Ojitos Mentirosos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chino Pacas
• Album: CRISTIAN

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant world of 'Ojitos Mentirosos' by Chino Pacas, a song that uses vivid imagery and heartfelt lyrics to depict the pain of love and deception. Through this song, discover how the metaphor of 'lying eyes' captures the universal experience of emotional vulnerability and the struggle to discern truth from false promises.

[English]

Lying little eyes

Lying little eyes, don't look at me

Your tender gaze drives me crazy

And your look resembles

The burning sun that rises

Your little eyes lie, they lie

Look, look how pretty they are

And my heart shatters into pieces

And my heart shatters into pieces

Your little eyes lie, they lie

Look, look how pretty they are

And my heart shatters into pieces

And my heart shatters into pieces

But your lie is the night

Darkness filled with reproaches

Lying little eyes, don't look at me

Your tender gaze drives me crazy

Your little eyes lie, they lie

Look, look how pretty they are

And my heart shatters into pieces

And my heart shatters into pieces

Your little eyes lie, they lie

Look, look how pretty they are

And my heart shatters into pieces

And my heart shatters into pieces

[Spanish]

Ojitos mentirosos

Ojitos mentirosos no me miren

Tu mirada tierna me enloquece

Y es que tu mirar se parece

Al ardiente sol que amanece

Mienten, mienten tus ojitos

Mira, mira tan bonitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Mienten, mienten tus ojitos

Mira, mira tan bonitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Pero tu mentira es la noche

Oscuridad llena de reproches

Ojitos mentirosos no me miren

Tu mirada tierna me enloquece

Mienten, mienten tus ojitos

Mira, mira tan bonitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Mienten, mienten tus ojitos

Mira, mira tan bonitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ojitos /oˈxitos/ A1	noun - little eyes
mirada /miˈɾaða/ A2	noun - look or gaze
tierna /ˈtjerna/ B1	adjective - tender
enloquece /enloˈkese/ B2	verb - to drive crazy
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
pedacitos /peðaˈsitos/ B1	noun - little pieces
mentira /menˈtiɾa/ B2	noun - lie
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
oscuridad /oskuɾiˈðað/ B1	noun - darkness
reproches /reˈpɾotʃes/ B2	noun - reproaches
bonitos /boˈnitos/ A2	adjective - pretty or nice

Key Grammar Structures

• Ojitos mentirosos no me miren

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ A command asking lying eyes "not to look at me" – 'no me miren' combines negation with the indirect object pronoun 'me'.

• Tu mirada tierna me enloquece

  ➔ Possessive Adjective + Verb with Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ 'Your tender gaze drives me crazy' – 'tu' shows possession, and 'me' is the direct object pronoun receiving the action.

• Y es que tu mirar se parece

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Cleft Structure

  ➔ "And it's that your gaze resembles..." – 'se parece' is reflexive for similarity, while 'es que' emphasizes the explanation.

• Mienten, mienten tus ojitos

  ➔ Repetition + Diminutive Noun

  ➔ "They lie, they lie your little eyes" – Repetition of 'mienten' intensifies the accusation; '-itos' in 'ojitos' conveys endearment/smallness.

• Mira, mira tan bonitos

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Intensifier 'Tan'

  ➔ "Look, look so pretty" – 'Mira' is an imperative command repeated for urgency; 'tan' intensifies the adjective 'bonitos'.

• Y mi corazón se hace pedacitos

  ➔ Reflexive Verb Construction + Diminutive

  ➔ "And my heart turns into little pieces" – 'se hace' shows self-inflicted change; 'pedacitos' uses '-itos' to intensify the emotional pain.

• Pero tu mentira es la noche

  ➔ Metaphorical Equivalence

  ➔ "But your lie is the night" – Direct comparison using 'es' to metaphorically link deception (liar) with darkness.

• Oscuridad llena de reproches

  ➔ Noun Phrase with Adjective + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Darkness full of reproaches" – Descriptive structure where 'llena de' functions adjectivally to modify the core noun.