Mala Gente

• By: Juanes
• Album: Un Día Normal

Lyrics:

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Tú me pides que te deje ahora, ahora

You ask me to leave you now, now

Ahora cuando más te necesito

Now when I need you the most

Tú me dices que este amor se fue al olvido, ahora

You tell me that this love has been forgotten, now

Ahora cuando yo ya no te olvido

Now when I no longer forget you

Tú me pides que seamos solo amigos, amigos

You ask me to just be friends, friends

Y a mí no me interesa ser tu amigo

And I’m not interested in being your friend

Tú me dices que este amor ha sido en vano

You say this love has been in vain

¡Qué malo que dices eso!

How bad that you say that!

Pero ¡qué bueno que se acabó!

But how good that it’s over!

(Mala gente), te burlaste de mis sentimientos y ahora te lamentas

(Bad person), you mocked my feelings and now you regret it

(Mala gente), vas a pagarla caro porque a mí tú ya no me interesas

(Bad person), you will pay dearly because I’m no longer interested in you

(Mala gente), porque tú eres una mentirosa y una

(Bad person), because you are a liar and a

(Mala gente), ¡y en el infierno enterita, enterita te vas a quemar!

(Bad person), and in hell completely, completely you will burn!

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Traicionera, mentirosa, mala gente, ¡ora!

Traitor, liar, bad person, pray!

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Tú me pides que regrese ahora, ahora

You ask me to come back now, now

Y ahora es a mí es a quien no le importa

And now it’s me who doesn’t care

Tú me pides que seamos más que amigos, amigos

You ask me to be more than friends, friends

Y amigos para qué, si no hay cariño

And friends for what, if there’s no affection

Hoy por fin me he dado cuenta de tu engaño

Today I finally realized your deceit

De tu mala calaña

Of your bad nature

Y tanto mal que me hiciste tú, ¡ah!

And all the harm you did to me, ah!

(Mala gente), te burlaste de mis sentimientos y ahora te lamentas

(Bad person), you mocked my feelings and now you regret it

(Mala gente), vas a pagarla caro porque a mí tú ya no me interesas

(Bad person), you will pay dearly because I’m no longer interested in you

(Mala gente), porque tú eres una mentirosa y una

(Bad person), because you are a liar and a

(Mala gente), ¡y en el infierno enterita, enterita te vas a quemar!

(Bad person), and in hell completely, completely you will burn!

(Mala gente), te burlaste de mis sentimientos y ahora te lamentas

(Bad person), you mocked my feelings and now you regret it

(Mala gente), vas a pagarla caro porque a mí tú ya no me interesas

(Bad person), you will pay dearly because I’m no longer interested in you

(Mala gente), porque tú eres una mentirosa y una

(Bad person), because you are a liar and a

(Mala gente), ¡y en el infierno enterita, enterita te vas a quemar!

(Bad person), and in hell completely, completely you will burn!

(Mala gente), el día en que tú naciste, cariño

(Bad person), the day you were born, darling

(Mala gente), ese día nacieron todas mis penas

(Bad person), that day all my sorrows were born

(Mala gente), ¡oiga!

(Bad person), hey!

(Mala gente), ¡y en el infierno enterita, enterita te vas a quemar!

(Bad person), and in hell completely, completely you will burn!

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
pide /ˈpiðe/ B1	verb - to ask for or request
dejé /deˈxe/ B1	verb - to leave behind or abandon
necesito /neθeˈsito/ A2	verb - to need
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
olvido /olβiˈðo/ B2	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion
amigos /aˈmiɣos/ A2	noun - friends
interesa /inteˈɾesa/ B1	verb - to interest
mentirosa /menˈiɾo.sa/ B2	noun / adjective - liar (female)
quema /ˈkeɱa/ B2	verb / noun - to burn, fire; burn (noun)
traicionera /tɾaβiˈθjo.neɾa/ C1
calle /ˈka.ʝe/ A2	noun - street
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
nació /naˈθjo/ B1	verb - was born

Grammar:

• Tú me pides que te deje ahora, ahora

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que' to express desire or recommendation.

  ➔ The phrase 'que te deje' uses the **subjunctive mood** to indicate a desire or request.

• Ahora cuando yo ya no te olvido

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' to indicate that an action no longer occurs or a state has ended.

  ➔ 'Ya no te olvido' means 'I no longer forget you,' highlighting the end of forgetting.

• Y a mí no me interesa ser tu amigo

  ➔ Use of 'interesa' with an indirect object pronoun to express interest or concern.

  ➔ The phrase 'no me interesa' uses the verb 'interesar' to indicate that something does not concern or interest the speaker.

• ¡Qué malo que dices eso!

  ➔ Use of 'que' after 'malo' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing an opinion or judgment.

  ➔ The phrase 'qué malo que dices eso' uses 'que' to connect the main clause with the subordinate clause expressing an opinion.

• Y en el infierno enterita, enterita te vas a quemar

  ➔ Use of 'vas a' to form the near future tense indicating an intention or imminent action.

  ➔ The phrase 'vas a quemar' uses the 'vas a' structure to express an action that will happen in the near future, here implying burning in hell.