MENOS EL CORA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Colombian reggaeton with "MENOS EL CORA" by Ryan Castro and Manuel Turizo! This catchy track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn colloquial Spanish and explore themes of post-breakup independence and resilience. Discover the empowering message behind the lyrics and get ready to dance to the rhythm of emotional freedom!

[English]

Yo, Gangsta

Are you calling me?

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

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

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

But what I felt for you is gone now

I suffered for her, called her drunk

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

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm hitting everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

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

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saying you miss how we used to kiss

Texting so we can see each other

You saw me with another and want us back

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

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

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

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, another new one comes in

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

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

Thanks to you, now I got more strength

I'm always lowkey, I get by quietly

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

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

Tonight's a night of burial

How long will you keep calling?

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

I was serious about you, but you were just joking

This love had no direction and I keep wandering

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, another one comes in

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

Without you, life is tough, it's tough

I'm with everything, everything except the heart

When love leaves, a bigger ass comes in

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

(But what I felt for you is gone now)

Ryan Castro and Manuel Turizo, baby

(I already suffered, called her drunk)

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

...

[Spanish]

Yo, Gangsta

¿Me está llamando?

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

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

Confieso que a vece' te pienso cuando salgo, woh

Pero ya se fue lo que sentía yo por usted

Yo la sufrí, borracho la llamé

Ni por hacerle el favor me la vuelvo a comer

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

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

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiеndo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

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

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

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

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

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

En dejarnos quedamo' y ahora llama haciendo reclamo'

Diciendo que extraña como nos besamo'

Texteando pa' que nos veamo'

Me viste con otra y quiere' que volvamo'

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

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

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

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega otra inventona

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

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

Te debo la gracias, ahora tengo má' cuero

Siempre ando lowkey, lo paso sornero

Si antes era perro, imagínate ahora que tengo dinero

Todo cae del cielo, pero a nada me aferro

Hoy es noche de entierro

¿Hasta cuando va a estar llamando?

Qué vuelta lo que pasó, pero no estoy contestando

Contigo iba en serio, pero tú estaba' charreando

Este amor no tenía rumbo y me la paso rumbeando

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega otra inventona

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

Sin ti la vida está cabrona, está cabrona

Ando metiendo to', todo menos el cora

Cuando un amor se va, llega una má' nalgona

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

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

Ryan Castro y Manuel Turizo, baby

(Yo ya sufrí, borracho la llamé)

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

Key Vocabulary

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)

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿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).