POR EL CONTRARIO – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Becky G, Leonardo Aguilar, Ángela Aguilar

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of "Por el Contrario," a collaboration between Becky G, Ángela Aguilar, and Leonardo Aguilar. This Mariachi track offers a powerful narrative about navigating heartbreak and the complexities of letting go, making it a special song for understanding the resilience of the human heart.

[English]

If I'm supposed to have forgotten you

That what we had is now at peace

Tell me, what am I doing here in my solitude thinking about how you are?

Tell me if there's another mouth that kisses you

If I'm still on your mind

I want to know if with another tattoo

You covered my name

With another name

I, on the contrary, almost lost my soul

To not feel your goodbye that disarms me

I tried to negotiate it with karma

And it told me: "everything is paid for"

"Everything is paid for"

I, on the contrary, almost sold my soul

In exchange for living without feeling anything

They say it shows in my eyes

That your memories hurt me

But they still don't kill me

I wanted to talk to karma and ask it to let me

Forget your face, to forgive me

Because I feel you aim, but you don't shoot

I shout to God: "Why do you leave me unprotected?"

Sometimes I lie to see if I feel

That I can breathe without you

But you know that's not true

I know you're fine without me

I, on the contrary, almost lost my soul

To not feel your goodbye that disarms me

I tried to negotiate it with karma

And it told me: "everything is paid for"

"Everything is paid for"

I, on the contrary, almost sold my soul

In exchange for living without feeling anything

They say it shows in my eyes

That your memories hurt me

But they still don't kill me

Lai-la-la, la-la-la

Lai-la-la, la-la-la

Woh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

That your memories hurt me

But they don't kill me

...

[Spanish]

Si se supone que ya te olvidé

Que lo de nosotros ya descanse en paz

Dime, ¿qué hago aquí en mi soledad pensando en cómo estás?

Dime si hay otra boca que te besa

Si todavía sigo en tu cabeza

Quiero saber si con otro tattoo

Te tapaste mi nombre

Con otro nombre

Yo por el contrario casi pierdo el alma

Pa' no sentir tu adiós que me desarma

Traté de negociarlo con el karma

Y me dijo: "todo se paga"

"Todo se paga"

Yo por el contrario casi vendo el alma

A cambio de vivir sin sentir nada

Dicen que se me nota en la mirada

Que tus recuerdos maltratan

Pero aún no me matan

Yo quise hablar con el karma y pedirle que me dejara

Olvidar su cara, que me perdonara

Porque siento que apuntas, pero no disparas

Le grito a Dios:"¿Por qué me desamparas?"

A veces miento pa' ver si siento

Que puedo respirar sin ti

Pero tú sabes que no es así

Se que estás bien sin mí

Yo por el contrario casi pierdo el alma

Pa' no sentir tu adiós que me desarma

Traté de negociarlo con el karma

Y me dijo: "todo se paga"

"Todo se paga"

Yo por el contrario casi vendo el alma

A cambio de vivir sin sentir nada

Dicen que se me nota en la mirada

Que tus recuerdos maltratan

Pero aún no me matan

Lai-la-la, la-la-la

Lai-la-la, la-la-la

Woh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Que tus recuerdos maltratan

Pero no me matan

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
olvidé /olβiˈðe/ A2	verb - to forget
soledad /soloˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness
paz /paθ/ A2	noun - peace
dime /ˈdi.me/ A1	verb - tell me
pensando /penˈsan.do/ A2	verb - thinking
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
sigo /ˈsi.ɣo/ A2	verb - I keep / I continue
cabeza /kaˈβe.θa/ A2	noun - head
nombre /ˈnom.bɾe/ A1	noun - name
alma /ˈal.ma/ B2	noun - soul
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to feel
adiós /aˈðjos/ A2	noun - goodbye
negociarlo /neɣoˈsjaɾlo/ B2	verb - to negotiate it
karma /ˈkaɾ.ma/ B2	noun - karma (the concept of cause and effect in moral decisions)
paga /ˈpa.ɣa/ A2	verb - to pay