MENOS EL CORA

• By: Ryan Castro, Manuel Turizo
• Album: SENDÉ

Lyrics:

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Yo, Gangsta

Yo, Gangsta

¿Me está llamando?

Are you calling me?

Diciendo: "¿Por qué tan perdido?" Que quiere hacer algo

Saying: "Why so lost?" Wanting to do something

Bebé, pero ni por el puta' yo vuelvo a intentarlo

Baby, but I won't try again, not even for the fuck

Confieso que a vece' te pienso cuando salgo, woh

I confess, sometimes I think of you when I go out, woh

Pero ya se fue lo que sentía yo por usted

But what I felt for you is gone now

Yo la sufrí, borracho la llamé

I suffered for her, called her drunk

Ni por hacerle el favor me la vuelvo a comer

Not even to do her a favor would I get with her again

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

I'm hitting everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiеro a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiеndo to', todo menos el cora

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiero a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

Sube foto pa' que la vea, dice que no, pero me textea

Post a photo so she can see, she says no but texts me

Yo puede que borracho te lea y si te llamé solo fue por la pea

Maybe I'm drunk and I read your texts, I only called 'cause of the buzz

¿Tú me odia' o me desea'? Dime pa' hacerme la idea

Do you hate me or desire me? Tell me, so I get the idea

Yo puede que borracho te crea, pero debe ser por la pea

Maybe I'm drunk and I believe you, but it’s probably 'cause of the alcohol

En dejarnos quedamo' y ahora llama haciendo reclamo'

We're left here, and now you call making demands

Diciendo que extraña como nos besamo'

Saying you miss how we used to kiss

Texteando pa' que nos veamo'

Texting so we can see each other

Me viste con otra y quiere' que volvamo'

You saw me with another and want us back

Pero usted se fue y ni por hacerle el favor, me la vuevlo a comer

But you left, and I wouldn't do you just a favor, I got with another

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiero a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega otra inventona

When love leaves, another new one comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiero a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

Yeah, me dicen "te amo", me dicen "te quiero"

Yeah, they say "I love you," they say "I want you"

Te debo la gracias, ahora tengo má' cuero

Thanks to you, now I got more strength

Siempre ando lowkey, lo paso sornero

I'm always lowkey, I get by quietly

Si antes era perro, imagínate ahora que tengo dinero

If I was a dog before, just imagine now that I got money

Todo cae del cielo, pero a nada me aferro

Everything falls from the sky, but I hold on to nothing

Hoy es noche de entierro

Tonight's a night of burial

¿Hasta cuando va a estar llamando?

How long will you keep calling?

Qué vuelta lo que pasó, pero no estoy contestando

What’s up with what happened, but I’m not answering

Contigo iba en serio, pero tú estaba' charreando

I was serious about you, but you were just joking

Este amor no tenía rumbo y me la paso rumbeando

This love had no direction and I keep wandering

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega otra inventona

When love leaves, another one comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiero a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

No me quedó con una, yo le quiero a toda'

I didn't keep just one, I want them all

(Pero ya se fue lo que sentía yo por usted)

(But what I felt for you is gone now)

Ryan Castro y Manuel Turizo, baby

Ryan Castro and Manuel Turizo, baby

(Yo ya sufrí, borracho la llamé)

(I already suffered, called her drunk)

(Ni por hacerle el favor me la vuelvo a comer)

(Not even to do her a favor would I get with her again)

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdido /peɾˈðiðo/ B1	adjective - lost, missing
bebé /beˈβe/ A1	noun - baby noun - baby, sweetheart (term of endearment)
vuelvo /ˈbwelβo/ A2	verb - I return, I come back
pienso /ˈpjɛnso/ A2	verb - I think
siento /ˈsjento/ A2	verb - I feel
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
cabrona /kaˈβɾona/ B2	adjective - bitchy, difficult (slang)
cora /ˈkoɾa/ A2	noun - heart (short for corazón)
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
nalgona /nalˈɡona/ B2	adjective - big-buttocked (slang)
foto /ˈfoto/ A1	noun - photo, picture
borracho /boˈratʃo/ A2	adjective - drunk
odia /ˈoðja/ A2	verb - hates
desea /deˈsea/ B1	verb - desires
cuero /ˈkweɾo/ B2	noun - leather noun - skin (slang)

Grammar:

• ¿Por qué tan perdido?

  ➔ Interrogative Adverb + Adjective

  ➔ "`Por qué`" is an interrogative adverb meaning "why". "`Tan perdido`" means "so lost," using "`tan`" (so) and the adjective "`perdido`" (lost).

• Ni por el puta' yo vuelvo a intentarlo

  ➔ Negative Emphasis + Verb Conjugation

  ➔ "`Ni por el puta'`" is a strong negative expression, emphasizing "not even for anything". "`Vuelvo a intentarlo`" uses "`volver a`" (to do something again) + "`intentar`" (to try) in the present tense.

• Confieso que a vece' te pienso cuando salgo

  ➔ Subjunctive (Implied) + Temporal Clause

  ➔ The "`que`" after "`confieso`" implies a subjunctive mood because the confession introduces a subjective thought. "`Cuando salgo`" is a temporal clause using "`cuando`" (when) + present tense.

• Yo la sufrí, borracho la llamé

  ➔ Preterite Tense + Direct Object Pronoun + Adjective as Adverbial

  ➔ "`La sufrí`" uses the preterite tense and a direct object pronoun referring to the suffering. "`Borracho la llamé`" uses "`borracho`" (drunk) as an adverbial modifying the verb "`llamé`".

• Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

  ➔ Temporal Clause + Comparative Adjective

  ➔ "`Cuando un amor se va`" is a temporal clause with "`cuando`" (when). "`Una má' nalgona`" uses "`más`" (more) to create a comparative adjective implying "more attractive/curvy".

• Sube foto pa' que la vea, dice que no, pero me textea

  ➔ Imperative + Subjunctive + Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ "`Sube foto`" is an imperative (command). "`Pa' que la vea`" implies subjunctive mood because of the purpose clause introduced by "`para que`" (so that). "`Pero me textea`" uses "`pero`" (but) as a contrastive conjunction.

• ¿Tú me odia' o me desea'?

  ➔ Disjunctive Question with Omission

  ➔ This is a disjunctive question using "`o`" (or). The auxiliary verb "`me`" and "`odia`"/"`desea`" is omitted from the second part for brevity. The full question would be "¿Tú me odias o tú me deseas?"

• Diciendo que extraña como nos besamo'

  ➔ Gerund + Subjunctive (Implied) + Indirect Speech

  ➔ "`Diciendo`" is a gerund. The phrase "`como nos besamo'`" is an instance of indirect speech. While "como" usually doesnt trigger subjunctive, the implied emotion and the act of reporting it could lead to an argument for its use. In colloquial speech, the indicative is common here.

• Si antes era perro, imagínate ahora que tengo dinero

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Hypothetical) + Imperative + Temporal Clause

  ➔ "`Si antes era perro`" implies an imperfect subjunctive mood because it sets up a hypothetical situation in the past. "`Imagínate`" is an imperative. "`Ahora que tengo dinero`" is a temporal clause introduced by "`ahora que`" (now that).