La Puntita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Infame

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical subtlety of Babasónicos' "La Puntita." This song offers an excellent opportunity to learn Spanish vocabulary related to desire, honesty, and complex relationships, moving beyond simple romance. You'll encounter poetic phrasing that reveals a nuanced and 'forbidden' narrative, all set to an intimate and distinct Alternative Rock sound.

[English]

The bad thing is lying

...

Words of love

Accept it

We’re not here for that

We lack the courage

...

You know what they say about me

And you know what they say about love

Just as I know that you know

I’ll keep quiet

And let’s agree that people

Lie when they talk about us two

...

Accept it

We’re not here for romance

Let’s surrender to the trance

That’s what’s truly for us two

...

The bad thing is lying

...

Words of love

Accept it

We’re not here for that

We lack the courage

...

You know what they say about me

And you know what they say about love

Just as I know that you know

I’ll keep quiet

And let’s agree that people

Lie when they talk about us two

...

[Spanish]

Lo malo es mentir

Palabras de amor

Acéptalo

No estamos para eso

Nos falta valor

Tú sabes lo que dicen de mí

Y sabes lo que dicen del amor

Como yo sé que tú lo sabes

Me lo callo

Y acordemos que la gente

Miente cuando habla de los dos

Acéptalo

No estamos para el romance

Entreguémonos al trance

Que eso sí es para los dos

Lo malo es mentir

Palabras de amor

Acéptalo

No estamos para eso

Nos falta valor

Tú sabes lo que dicen de mí

Y sabes lo que dicen del amor

Como yo sé que tú lo sabes

Me lo callo

Y acordemos que la gente

Miente cuando habla de los dos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie or say something untrue
palabra /paˈlaβɾa/ A2	noun - word or speech unit
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love or affection
aceptar /aθepˈtaɾ/ or /asepˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to accept or agree with something
valor /baˈloɾ/ B1	noun - courage or worth
faltar /falˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to lack or be missing
saber /saˈbeɾ/ A2	verb - to know information or facts
decir /deˈθiɾ/ or /deˈsiɾ/ A2	verb - to say or tell
callar /kaˈʎaɾ/ or /kaˈʝaɾ/ B1	verb - to keep silent or stop talking
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people or crowd
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak or talk
romance /roˈmanse/ B2	noun - love relationship or story
entregar /entɾeˈɡaɾ/ B1	verb - to give or hand over; to surrender
trance /ˈtɾanse/ C1	noun - a state of being semi-conscious or absorbed; in mystic or musical sense
malo /ˈmalo/ A1	adjective - bad or evil
miente /ˈmjente/ B1	verb (form of mentir) - he/she lies

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo malo es mentir

  ➔ Use of the infinitive as the subject of a sentence.

  ➔ Here, 'mentir' acts as a noun, meaning 'lying'; the phrase literally means 'The bad thing is to lie'.

• Nos falta valor

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'faltar' meaning 'to lack'.

  ➔ 'Nos falta valor' literally means 'We lack courage'; 'faltar' is conjugated for what is missing (valor).

• Acéptalo

  ➔ Imperative form with direct object pronoun attached.

  ➔ 'Acéptalo' means 'Accept it'; the pronoun 'lo' is attached to the imperative 'acepta'.

• Entreguémonos al trance

  ➔ First-person plural imperative with reflexive pronoun.

  ➔ 'Entreguémonos' comes from 'entregar(se)'; it means 'Let’s give ourselves over' or 'Let’s surrender'.

• Tú sabes lo que dicen de mí

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' as the connector.

  ➔ The phrase 'lo que dicen de mí' means 'what they say about me'; 'que' connects the relative clause.

• Y acordemos que la gente miente

  ➔ Subjunctive/imperative use of first-person plural with 'acordar'.

  ➔ 'Acordemos' means 'let’s agree'; it's an exhortative form used to propose action together.

• Miente cuando habla de los dos

  ➔ Present tense for habitual action.

  ➔ 'Miente' means 'lies' in the sense of 'habitually tells lies'; used in general truths.

• Como yo sé que tú lo sabes

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'como' expressing cause or reason.

  ➔ The phrase means 'Since I know that you know it'; 'como' gives the reason for silence or agreement.

• Me lo callo

  ➔ Reflexive and double object pronouns used together.

  ➔ 'Me lo callo' literally means 'I keep it to myself'; 'me' is reflexive, 'lo' is the thing kept quiet.