Por Esos Ojos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Fuerza Regida

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Sé que yo no soy el mismo

I know I'm not the same

Y en mi cuello una cadena con diamantes

And around my neck a chain with diamonds

De la pobreza fui a salvarme

From poverty, I went to save myself

Loco, pero bien enamorado

Crazy, but deeply in love

Se ve que me la paso a toda madre

It shows that I'm having a great time

Bien bendecido por mi madre

Well blessed by my mother

Por esos ojos, yo robo y mato

For those eyes, I steal and kill

Pa'l envidioso cargo aparatos

For the envious, I carry gadgets

Niña, no me digas que no

Girl, don't tell me no

Que esta noche te hago el amor

Because tonight I'll make love to you

Por esos ojos me hice malandro

For those eyes, I became a thug

Tú la más buena, la envidia del antro

You're the best, the envy of the club

Niña, no me digas que no

Girl, don't tell me no

Que esta noche te hago el amor

Because tonight I'll make love to you

KidSuper

KidSuper

Super Niño

Super Kid

Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida

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Vida recia, lujos, fama, joyas, culos

Tough life, luxury, fame, jewels, curves

Tengo todo y nada me llena

I have everything and nothing fills me

El billete no vale verga

The money isn't worth anything

Ah, que buena vida llevo

Ah, what a good life I lead

Y si es que me voy primero

And if I go first

De allá te cuido, desde el cielo

From up there, I'll watch over you, from heaven

Como a ti nadie, yo te quiero

Like no one else, I love you

Por esos ojos, yo robo y mato

For those eyes, I steal and kill

Pa'l envidioso cargo aparatos

For the envious, I carry gadgets

Niña, no me digas que no

Girl, don't tell me no

Que esta noche te hago el amor

Because tonight I'll make love to you

Por esos ojos me hice malandro

For those eyes, I became a thug

Tú la más buena, la envidia del antro

You're the best, the envy of the club

Niña, no me digas que no

Girl, don't tell me no

Que esta noche te hago el amor

Because tonight I'll make love to you

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Compa Armenta

Compa Armenta

Carito

Carito

Compa Jorsshh

Compa Jorsshh

Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida

IUh-uh!

IUh-uh!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cadena /kaˈðena/ A2	noun - chain
diamantes /djaˈmantes/ B1	noun - diamonds
pobreza /poˈβɾeθa/ B1	noun - poverty
enamorado /ena.moˈɾaðo/ A2	adjective - in love
robo /ˈroβo/ B1	noun - theft
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
lujos /ˈluxos/ B2	noun - luxuries
fama /ˈfama/ A2	noun - fame
joyas /ˈxojas/ A2	noun - jewels
envidia /emˈbiðja/ B2	noun - envy
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
buena /ˈbwe.na/ A1	adjective - good
cielo /ˈsjelo/ A2	noun - sky
quiero /ˈkje.ɾo/ A1	verb - I want
malandro /maˈlandɾo/ B2	noun - thug

Key Grammar Structures

• Sé que yo no soy el mismo

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood (sé que + indicative/subjunctive)

  ➔ After "sé que" (I know that), the indicative mood is generally used when expressing certainty. However, the use of "no soy el mismo" makes it a negative or uncertain statement, leaning towards the subjunctive, even if not strictly required, adding a nuance of doubt or change. It is a common construction where the subjunctive is subtly implied.

• De la pobreza fui a salvarme

  ➔ Use of "ir a + infinitive" to express future intention or action.

  ➔ "Fui a salvarme" translates to "I went to save myself" or "I was going to save myself." It expresses the intention or plan to escape poverty.

• Se ve que me la paso a toda madre

  ➔ Impersonal construction with "se" + verb + que.

  ➔ The phrase "Se ve que..." means "It seems that..." or "It's evident that...". "Me la paso a toda madre" is an idiom meaning "I'm having a great time".

• Pa'l envidioso cargo aparatos

  ➔ Contraction "pa'l" (para el). Use of "para" to indicate purpose or recipient.

  ➔ "Pa'l envidioso" means "For the envious person". The sentence implies the speaker carries weapons or something to intimidate envious people.

• Niña, no me digas que no

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive after a negative command: "No me digas que + subjunctive"

  ➔ While not explicitly using the subjunctive here, the underlying idea is that a negative command like "No me digas que no" often implies a possibility or uncertainty, which in other constructions would require the subjunctive.

• Que esta noche te hago el amor

  ➔ Use of "hacer el amor" - idiomatic expression for 'to make love'

  ➔ This is a common and relatively gentle euphemism for having sexual relations, though still quite direct within the context of the song.