NO LES CREO NADA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: NATHY PELUSO, C. Tangana
• Album: GRASA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I never believe them when they talk

I don’t believe them when they say I’m the best

Not even when they say I’m the worst

I only believe them when they dance, when they laugh, when they cry

That’s when they can’t lie

[Spanish]

Yo no les creo nunca cuando hablan

No les creo cuando dicen que soy el mejor

Ni cuando, cuando dicen que soy el peor

Solo les creo cuando bailan, cuando ríen, cuando lloran

Ahí no tienen forma de mentir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to believe
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak
decir /deˈθiɾ/ or /deˈsiɾ/ A2	verb - to say or tell
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
reír /reˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to laugh
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ or /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
forma /ˈfoɾma/ B1	noun - shape; way or manner
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie (not tell the truth)
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A2	adjective - better; best
peor /peˈoɾ/ A2	adjective - worse; worst
nunca /ˈnuŋka/ A2	adverb - never
ahí /aˈi/ A2	adverb - there (at that place)
tener /teˈneɾ/ A1	verb - to have; own
forma de /ˈfoɾma de/ B1	phrase - way of; manner of
soy /soj/ A1	verb (form of 'ser') - I am

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo no les creo nunca cuando hablan

  ➔ Double negation with 'no' + 'nunca'

  ➔ The words 'no' and 'nunca' reinforce the negation, meaning 'I never believe them.' Spanish allows double negatives for emphasis.

• No les creo cuando dicen que soy el mejor

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'cuando' (temporal clause)

  ➔ The word 'cuando' introduces a time clause, meaning 'when they say that I’m the best.' The main clause depends on it for context.

• Ni cuando dicen que soy el peor

  ➔ Correlative conjunction 'ni...ni...' for emphasis or continuation of negation

  ➔ The phrase uses 'ni' to link another negative clause, extending the previous negation ('not even when they say I’m the worst').

• Solo les creo cuando bailan

  ➔ Adverb of limitation 'solo' modifying the verb

  ➔ The adverb 'solo' means 'only' and limits the verb 'creo' to certain situations — believing them only when they dance.

• cuando ríen, cuando lloran

  ➔ Parallel structure using repetition of 'cuando' clauses

  ➔ Repeating 'cuando' creates rhythm and emphasis, grammatically linking similar time-based actions: 'when they laugh, when they cry.'

• Ahí no tienen forma de mentir

  ➔ Expression of inability with 'no tener forma de + infinitive'

  ➔ The phrase 'no tienen forma de mentir' means 'they have no way to lie,' expressing impossibility or lack of means.