Perlas Negras – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Gabito Ballesteros
• Album: Porque La Demora

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with 'Perlas Negras' offers a glimpse into contemporary Mexican slang and culture. The song's narrative of empowerment and its catchy, genre-blending sound make it a unique and engaging way to explore modern Spanish language and the vibrant Latin music scene.

[English]

A wine-colored dress, sun, sand and sea

She's so aphrodisiac, supernatural

She drank a shot to forget

That once they left her crying (crying)

She pretends it doesn't hurt

That's why she keeps drinking (drinking)

Black Pearl with Red Bull

And don't lack the attitude

Love, for the coffin

For a sexy dance, she went on a spree

Her friends tell her to make an OnlyFans page

So he can see what he lost, oh-oh

Black Pearls with Red Bull

And don't lack the attitude

Love, for the coffin

For a sexy dance, she went on a spree

Her friends tell her to make an OnlyFans page

So he can see what he lost

What he lost

Once she got into the vibe

She uploaded a story to Insta that looked so hot

She's showered with hearts, millions of suitors

But she only has one in mind

I know what it feels like

I'll ask for her phone, please don't stop me

I'm going to take the leap to see what comes of it

I can be the remedy for her troubles

Because tonight she and I are the same

Oh well, I ended up pleading

Because I know that with me she loses herself (loses herself)

She loses herself

No one touched her the way I did

That's why she's crazy about me, ah

And even though sometimes things are bad between us

In bed everything gets fixed

And she comes, she comes

If you're going to be with someone else

You know full well that it's not real

Chill, baby (chill, baby), chill, baby

She drank a shot to forget

That once they left her crying (crying)

She pretends it doesn't hurt

That's why she keeps drinking (drinking)

Black Pearls with Red Bull

And don't lack the attitude

Love, for the coffin

For a sexy dance, she went on a spree

Her friends tell her to make an OnlyFans page

So he can see what he lost, oh-oh

Black Pearls with Red Bull

And don't lack the attitude

Love, for the coffin

For a sexy dance, she went on a spree

Her friends tell her to make an OnlyFans page (page)

So he can see what he lost

What he lost

...

[Spanish]

Un vestido color vino, sol, arena y mar

Ella es tan afrodisíaca, sobrenatural

Bebió un shot pa olvidar

Que una vez la dejaron llorando (llorando)

Finge que no le duele

Por eso se la lleva tomando (tomando)

Perla negra con Red Bull

Que no falte la actitud

El amor, pa'l ataúd

Pa sexy dance, se pegó un tour

Sus amigas le dicen que haga una página azul

Pa que vea lo que perdió, oh-oh

Perlas negras con Red Bull

Que no falte la actitud

El amor, pa'l ataúd

Sexy dance, se pegó un tour

Sus amigas le dicen que haga una página azul

Pa que vea lo que perdió

Que perdió

Ya metida en ambiente

Subió una historia al Insta que se veía tan ardiente

Le llueven corazones, millones de pretendientes

Pero ella solamente tiene uno en la mente

Yo sé lo que se siente

Le pediré su phone, por favor, no me paren

Voy a dar el salto pa ver qée me sale

Puedo ser el remedio para sus males

Porque esta noche ella y yo somos iguales

Pues ni modo, salí rogón

Porque sé que conmigo ella se pierde (se pierde)

Se pierde

Como yo nadie la tocó

Por eso es que conmigo ella se muere, ah

Y aunque a veces estamos mal

En la cama se arregla todo

Y se viene, se viene

Si con otra me va a mirar

Tú bien sabes que no es real

Tranqui, baby (tranqui, baby), tranqui, baby

Bebió un shot pa olvidar

Que una vez la dejaron llorando (llorando)

Finge que no le duele

Por eso se la lleva tomando (tomando)

Perla negra con Red Bull

Que no falte la actitud

El amor, pa'l ataúd

Sexy dance, se pegó un tour

Sus amigas le dicen que haga una página azul

Pa que vea lo que perdió, oh-oh

Perlas negras con Red Bull

Que no falte la actitud

El amor, pa'l ataúd

Sexy dance se pegó un tour

Sus amigas le dicen que haga una página azul (azul)

Pa que vea lo que perdió

Que perdió

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perla /ˈpeɾla/ A2	noun - pearl
negra /ˈneɣɾa/ A1	adjective - black (feminine)
olvidar /olbiˈðar/ A1	verb - to forget
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
actitud /aktiˈtuð/ B1	noun - attitude
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
ataúd /ataˈuð/ C1	noun - coffin
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose; to cease to have or retain (something) verb - to get lost (pronominal)
ardiente /aɾˈðjente/ B2	adjective - burning, fiery adjective - passionate, hot (sexually attractive)
pretendiente /pɾetenˈðjente/ B2	noun - suitor, pretender
mente /ˈmente/ A2	noun - mind
remedio /reˈmeðjo/ B1	noun - remedy, solution
mal /mal/ A1	adjective - bad noun - evil, harm, trouble, ailment
rogón /roˈɣon/ C1	adjective - pleading, begging (colloquial, for attention/affection)
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to touch; to come into physical contact with verb - to play (an instrument); to be one's turn
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to die; to cease to live verb - to be crazy about (figurative); to be dying (e.g., of laughter)
cama /ˈkama/ A1	noun - bed
arreglar /areˈɣlaɾ/ A2	verb - to fix, to mend, to repair verb - to sort out, to settle (a situation)
real /reˈal/ A1	adjective - real
tranqui /ˈtɾaŋki/ A2	adjective - calm, relaxed, chill (colloquial, short for 'tranquilo/a')

Key Grammar Structures

• Bebió un shot pa olvidar

  ➔ Informal "pa" (para) + infinitive for purpose.

  ➔ "pa" is a common colloquial shortening of "para" (in order to, to) followed by an infinitive verb, indicating the purpose of an action. Here, it means "to forget."

• Que una vez la dejaron llorando (llorando)

  ➔ Verb "dejar" + gerund.

  ➔ The structure "dejar + gerund" (e.g., "dejaron llorando") is used to express that someone was left in a particular continuous state or performing an action. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action at that moment in the past.

• Por eso se la lleva tomando (tomando)

  ➔ Reflexive verb "llevarse" + gerund.

  ➔ The expression "llevarse + gerund" (e.g., "se la lleva tomando") implies a continuous, habitual, or prolonged action. The direct object pronoun "la" refers to "ella" (the girl) being in that state.

• Sus amigas le dicen que haga una página azul

  ➔ Verb of influence/recommendation ("decir") + "que" + subjunctive.

  ➔ When verbs like "decir" (to tell/say) are used to make a suggestion, request, or indirect command, they are followed by "que" and the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause. "haga" is the present subjunctive of "hacer" (to make).

• Pa que vea lo que perdió

  ➔ Informal "pa que" (para que) + subjunctive.

  ➔ "Pa que" (a colloquial shortening of "para que") introduces a purpose clause. When the subject of the main clause is different from the subject of the purpose clause, the verb in the purpose clause is in the subjunctive mood ("vea" is the present subjunctive of "ver").

• Le llueven corazones, millones de pretendientes

  ➔ Impersonal verb "llover" used figuratively.

  ➔ While "llover" literally means "to rain," it's used here impersonally and figuratively (similar to "corazones le caen como lluvia") to convey that a large number of "hearts" (likes, affections, admirers) are "raining" or coming to her. The object "corazones" acts as the subject of "llueven."

• por favor, no me paren

  ➔ Negative imperative + object pronoun.

  ➔ "No me paren" is a negative command (imperative) directed at "ustedes" (you all, implied). The object pronoun "me" (me) is placed before the conjugated verb in negative imperatives. "Paren" is the negative imperative form of "parar" (to stop).

• En la cama se arregla todo

  ➔ Impersonal "se" (or passive "se").

  ➔ The impersonal "se" construction (e.g., "se arregla") is used when the agent performing the action is not specified or is generalized. It often translates to a passive voice in English ("everything is fixed") or an impersonal "one fixes" / "they fix."

• Pues ni modo, salí rogón

  ➔ Verb "salir" + adjective/noun (to turn out, to end up).

  ➔ The verb "salir" can mean "to go out," but also "to turn out" or "to end up" in a certain state or condition. Here, "salí rogón" means "I ended up being a beggar/pleader," describing the speaker's state after an action.

• Y se viene, se viene

  ➔ Idiomatic use of the reflexive verb "venirse".

  ➔ While "venirse" can literally mean "to come," in a sexual or highly emotional context, it idiomatically means "to orgasm" or to be overwhelmed by emotion. In this song, it's used with a double entendre implying sexual climax.