Me Rehúso – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Danny Ocean

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Ba-Ba-Babylon girl, Ba-Ba-Babylon girl

Ba-Ba-Babylon girl, Ba-Ba-Babylon girl

Para todos aquellos amores que

For all those loves that

Que fueron obligados a ser separados

Were forced to be separated

Ba-Ba-Babylon girl, Ba-Ba-Babylon girl

Ba-Ba-Babylon girl, Ba-Ba-Babylon girl

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Esta canción es para ti

This song is for you

Dime cómo le explico a mi destino que ya no estás ahí

Tell me how I explain to my destiny that you're no longer there

Dime cómo haré para desprenderme de este frenesí

Tell me how I'll detach myself from this frenzy

Esta locura que siento por ti con esta química que haces en mí

This madness I feel for you, with this chemistry you create in me

Y ya no puedo, girl, ya no puedo, girl

And I can't anymore, girl, I can't anymore, girl

Nena, discúlpame si te ilusioné, yo no lo quise hacer

Baby, forgive me if I gave you false hope, I didn't mean to

Sé que en el amor cuando es real ese vuelve, vuelve

I know that in love, when it's real, it comes back, it comes back

Pero ¿cómo olvidar tu piel?, ¿y cómo olvidarte, mujer?

But how to forget your skin? And how to forget you, woman?

Ya no puedo, girl, ya no puedo, girl

I can't anymore, girl, I can't anymore, girl

Baby, no (baby, no)

Baby, no (baby, no)

Me rehúso a darte un último beso, así que guárdalo (guárdalo)

I refuse to give you a last kiss, so keep it (keep it)

Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo (haciéndolo)

So that next time I give it to you while doing it (doing it)

Haciéndotelo así, así, así

Doing it to you like this, like this, like this

Así como te gusta, baby

Just the way you like it, baby

Sin mirar atrás, sin buscar a nadie más

Without looking back, without looking for anyone else

Solo quiero estar contigo, woh

I just want to be with you, woh

Si no te tengo aquí conmigo, yo no quiero ser tu amigo

If I don't have you here with me, I don't want to be your friend

Porque tú eres mi camino, woh

Because you are my path, woh

Y yo solo quiero estar junto a ti

And I just want to be next to you

Nena, por favor, entiéndelo

Baby, please, understand it

Solo dame tu mano y confía en mí

Just give me your hand and trust me

Si te pierdes solo sigue mi voz

If you get lost, just follow my voice

Y dale tiempo (tiempo), mami, al tiempo

And give time (time), mama, to time

Que tú, que yo, estamos hechos para estar los dos

That you, that I, we are made to be together

Y dale tiempo, baby, al tiempo

And give time, baby, to time

Que tú y yo, que tú y yo estamos hechos para estar los dos

That you and I, that you and I, we are made to be together

Baby, no (baby, no)

Baby, no (baby, no)

Me rehúso a darte un último beso, así que guárdalo (guárdalo)

I refuse to give you a last kiss, so keep it (keep it)

Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo (haciéndolo)

So that next time I give it to you while doing it (doing it)

Haciéndotelo así, así, así (así, así)

Doing it to you like this, like this, like this (like this, like this)

Así como te gusta, baby (woh, woh)

Just the way you like it, baby (woh, woh)

Baby, no

Baby, no

Me rehúso a darte un último beso, así que guárdalo (guárdalo)

I refuse to give you a last kiss, so keep it (keep it)

Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo

So that next time I give it to you while doing it

Haciéndotelo así, así, así

Doing it to you like this, like this, like this

Así como te gusta, baby

Just the way you like it, baby

Así, así, así como te gusta, baby

Like this, like this, like this, just the way you like it, baby

...

...

Baby, no (baby, no)

Baby, no (baby, no)

Me rehúso a darte un último beso, así que guárdalo (guárdalo)

I refuse to give you a last kiss, so keep it (keep it)

Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo

So that next time I give it to you while doing it

Haciéndotelo así, así, así

Doing it to you like this, like this, like this

Así como te gusta, baby

Just the way you like it, baby

Baby, no (baby, no)

Baby, no (baby, no)

Me rehúso a darte un último beso, así que guárdalo (guárdalo)

I refuse to give you a last kiss, so keep it (keep it)

Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo

So that next time I give it to you while doing it

Haciéndotelo así, así

Doing it to you like this, like this

Así como te gusta, baby

Just the way you like it, baby

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rehusar /re.uˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to refuse, to decline; to object to doing something
beso /ˈbe.so/ A2	noun - kiss
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate noun - destination
frenesí /fɾe.neˈsi/ C1	noun - frenzy, delirium, madness (often of passion)
locura /loˈku.ɾa/ B1	noun - madness, craziness; folly, craze
química /ˈki.mi.ka/ B2	noun - chemistry (science) noun - chemistry (connection or attraction between people)
ilusionar /ilu.sjoˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to create hope/excitement, to make someone hopeful/excited verb - to deceive (by creating false hopes)
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path, road, way noun - course of action, direction
confiar /konˈfjaɾ/ B1	verb - to trust, to confide (in someone)
entender /en.tenˈdeɾ/ A1	verb - to understand, to comprehend
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time noun - weather
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ A1	verb - to do, to make, to perform (general action) verb - to perform a sexual act (in context of 'haciéndolo') verb - to be made for, to be destined for (in context of 'estamos hechos para')
separar /se.paˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to separate, to divide; to split up
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to return, to come back; to turn (around/over)
guardar /ɡwaɾˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to keep, to save, to put away; to guard
obligar /o.βliˈɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to oblige, to force, to compel
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
voz /boθ/ A1	noun - voice (human or animal sound); opinion/say

Key Grammar Structures

• Que fueron obligados a ser separados

  ➔ Passive Voice with 'ser' + past participle + 'a' + infinitive

  ➔ "fueron obligados a ser separados": This construction demonstrates the **passive voice** ('ser' + past participle), followed by "a" and another infinitive to indicate the action they were forced to endure.

• Dime cómo le explico a mi destino que ya no estás ahí

  ➔ Indirect Question with Interrogative Adverb + Indirect Object Pronoun 'le'

  ➔ "cómo le explico": This is an **indirect question** starting with an interrogative adverb ("cómo"). The **indirect object pronoun** "le" refers to "mi destino" (to whom the explanation is directed).

• Dime cómo haré para desprenderme de este frenesí

  ➔ Simple Future Tense + 'para' + Reflexive Infinitive

  ➔ "haré": The **simple future tense** expresses a future action or a decision made about the future. "para desprenderme": The construction "**para + infinitive**" is used to express purpose or aim. "Desprenderme" is a reflexive verb.

• Nena, discúlpame si te ilusioné, yo no lo quise hacer

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'si' + Preterite of 'querer' (meaning 'refused to')

  ➔ "si te ilusioné": This forms a **conditional clause**, where "si" introduces a condition in the past (preterite tense). "no lo quise hacer": The **preterite of "querer"** ("quise") in negation often implies "refused to" or "didn't want to" actively.

• Pero ¿cómo olvidar tu piel?

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with 'cómo' + Infinitive

  ➔ "¿cómo olvidar?": This is a **rhetorical question** structure using an interrogative adverb ("cómo") followed directly by an **infinitive**. It conveys difficulty or impossibility.

• Me rehúso a darte un último beso

  ➔ Reflexive Verb 'rehusarse' + Preposition 'a' + Infinitive

  ➔ "Me rehúso a darte": The **reflexive verb "rehusarse"** (to refuse oneself) is always followed by the **preposition "a"** before an infinitive, indicating the action one refuses to do.

• Para que la próxima vez te lo dé haciéndolo

  ➔ Purpose Clause with 'para que' + Subjunctive + Gerund

  ➔ "Para que... dé" introduces a **purpose clause** requiring the **subjunctive mood** for the verb ("dé"). The **gerund** "haciéndolo" indicates the manner or a simultaneous action, with the object pronoun "lo" attached.

• Sin mirar atrás, sin buscar a nadie más

  ➔ 'Sin' + Infinitive

  ➔ "Sin mirar": The **preposition "sin"** (without) is always followed by an **infinitive** in Spanish to express "without doing something".

• Si no te tengo aquí conmigo, yo no quiero ser tu amigo

  ➔ First Conditional (Type 1 Conditional)

  ➔ "Si no te tengo... no quiero": This exemplifies a **first conditional (Type 1) sentence**, where a condition in the present (present indicative "tengo") leads to a consequence also in the present or future (present indicative "no quiero").

• Que tú, que yo, estamos hechos para estar los dos

  ➔ Passive Construction 'estar hechos' + 'para' + Infinitive

  ➔ "estamos hechos para estar": This is a common **passive construction** "estar hecho/a/os/as" (to be made/destined) followed by "**para + infinitive**" to express purpose or destiny.