QUE PRETENDES – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: J Balvin, Bad Bunny

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Latin urban music with J Balvin and Bad Bunny's hit, "QUE PRETENDES." This reggaeton track, with its infectious beat and relatable themes of moving past a breakup, offers an engaging way to connect with Spanish. You'll encounter colloquial expressions and modern language usage, making it an excellent song to learn how emotions are conveyed in contemporary Spanish music while enjoying the dynamic interplay between two of Latin music's biggest stars.

[English]

Yeah

Yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh-uh)

...

Now you wanna come back (Now you wanna come back, yeah)

Why? Tell me, what’s the point? (What’s the point, what’s the point?)

I don’t pay attention anymore (None)

I already put an end to it a while ago (Yeah)

What do you think you’re doing calling me at this hour? (Yeah, this time)

I already know that attitude (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

You know exactly what to do to keep me wrapped up (Wrapped up)

But this time, it’s way too late now (Uah, oh-oh-oh)

These aren’t the hours to be calling (No)

Unless you wanna suck, want to light up, want to burn (Uh-huh)

Que quiera' prender, que quiera' quemar (Uh-huh)

Honestly, I already think you’re even annoying (Haha)

I got on pills for you and went overboard Lamar (Woh)

But you’re not a Kardashian (No)

I don’t chase you, ’cause if I do, the retro kicks in (Retro)

I deleted you from Snapchat, from Facebook

From Instagram, I deleted you, I deleted you from my life (Boom!)

And now you wanna come back (Nah!)

Nah, all you wanna do is mess around (Wuh!)

But it ain’t gonna happen (Fuck you)

You’ll see me with someone else and you’ll get mad (Uh)

And now you wanna come back

Nah, all you wanna do is mess around

But it ain’t gonna happen

You’ll see me with someone else and you’ll get mad (Nah!)

What are you trying to do, call me at this hour? (Hey)

That attitude, I already know it

You know exactly how to wrap me up

But this time, it’s way too late now

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

You try everything so I’ll come back

Things aren’t the same, what’s the point in insisting?

Avoid the hassle and don’t waste your time

There’s nothing with me

You live sneaking around checking my photos

Digging through my profile

Don’t deny it, I know you well

Everything you did to me

You wanna repeat it

You’re out here looking for more

And I don’t care at all

Everything you did to me

You wanna repeat it

You’re out here looking for more

And I don’t care at all

What are you trying to do, call me at this hour?

That attitude, I already know it (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

You know exactly how to wrap me up (Wrap me up)

But this time, it’s way too late now (Uah, oh-oh-oh)

What are you trying to do, call me at this hour? (Hey)

That attitude, I already know it

You know exactly how to wrap me up

But this time, it’s way too late now

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Sky Breaking

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Breaking the bass

Bad Bunny, baby-be-be-bebé-bebé, baby

J Balvin

Let’s go

J Balvin

Bad Bunny

Oasis

Oasis, baby

This one’s for you

...

[Spanish]

Uah

Uah, uah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Uh-uh)

Ahora quiere' volver (Ahora quieres volver, yeah)

¿Por qué razón? Dime para qué (¿Para qué, para qué?)

Ya no te presto atención (Ninguna)

Desde hace tiempo le puse punto final (Sí)

¿Qué pretendes tú llamándome a esta hora? (Yeah, hora)

Esa actitud la conozco ya (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

Sabes qué hacer muy bien para envolverme (Envolverme)

Pero esta vez es muy tarde ya (Uah, oh-oh-oh)

Estas no son horas de llamar (No)

Al meno' que me lo quiera' mamar

Que quiera' prender, que quiera' quemar (Uh-huh)

Hablando claro, ya tú me cae' hasta mal (Ja)

Por ti me metí pastilla' y me fui de overflow Lamar (Woh)

Pero tú no ere' una Kardashian (No)

Contigo no me tiro, porque si no las retro se me embachan

De Snapchat te borré, de Facebook te borré

De Instagram te borré, de mi vida te borré (¡Plo!)

Y ahora quiere' volver (¡Nah!)

Nah, tú lo que quiere' e' joder (¡Wuh!)

Pero no se va a poder (Fuck you)

Me va' a ver con otra y te va' a morder (Uh)

Y ahora quiere' volver

Nah, tú lo que quiere' e' joder

Pero no se va a poder

Me vas a ver con otra y te va' a morder (¡Nah!)

¿Qué pretendes tú llamándome a esta hora? (Ey)

Esa actitud la conozco ya

Sabes qué hacer muy bien para envolverme

Pero esta vez es muy tarde ya

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Intentas hacerlo todo para que yo vuelva

Las cosas no son iguales, ¿Para qué insistir?

Evita molestias y tu tiempo no pierdas

Conmigo no encuentras nada

A escondidas vives chequeando las fotos

Investigando mi perfil

No lo niegues, bien te conozco

Todo lo que tú hiciste conmigo

Quiere' repetirlo

Anda buscando más

Y a mí eso me da igual

Todo lo que tú hiciste conmigo

Quiere' repetirlo

Andas buscando más

Y a mí eso me da igual

¿Qué pretendes tú llamándome a esta hora?

Esa actitud la conozco ya (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

Sabes qué hacer muy bien para envolverme (Envolverme)

Pero esta vez es muy tarde ya (Uah, oh-oh-oh)

¿Qué pretendes tú llamándome a esta hora? (Ey)

Esa actitud la conozco ya

Sabes qué hacer muy bien para envolverme

Pero esta vez es muy tarde ya

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Sky Rompiendo

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Rompiendo el bajo

Bad Bunny, baby-be-be-bebé-bebé, bebé

J Balvin

Leggo'

J Balvin

Bad Bunny

Oasis

Oasis, baby

Esta va pa' ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volver /bolˈbeɾ/ B1	verb - to return, to come back
pretendes /pɾeˈtendes/ B2	verb - you intend, you pretend
atención /atɛnˈθjõn/ A2	noun - attention
punto /ˈpunto/ A2	noun - point, dot
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun / adjective - end, final
actitud /aktiˈtud/ B1	noun - attitude, posture
envolverme /emboɾˈβeɾme/ B2	verb - to wrap myself, to involve
tarde /ˈtaɾðe/ A2	noun - late, afternoon
llamar /ʝaˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to call, to ring
mamar /maˈmaɾ/ C1	verb - to suck or to breastfeed
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to burn
morder /moɾˈdeɾ/ C1	verb - to bite
otra /ˈo.tɾa/ A2	adjective / pronoun - other, another

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Por qué razón? Dime para qué

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + reason clause + 'para qué' to ask 'what for' or purpose.

  ➔ '¿Por qué razón?' uses an interrogative phrase to ask about the reason or purpose behind an action.

• Ya no te presto atención

  ➔ Use of 'Ya no' to express 'no longer' + present tense verb to indicate cessation.

  ➔ 'Ya no' indicates that an action or state has stopped happening.

• Desde hace tiempo le puse punto final

  ➔ Use of 'Desde hace tiempo' to show duration of time; 'puse punto final' as a fixed expression meaning 'ended'.

  ➔ 'Desde hace tiempo' shows how long something has been happening; 'puse punto final' indicates an ending or final decision.

• Al meno' que me lo quiera' mamar

  ➔ Use of 'a menos que' (unless) + subjunctive mood to express a condition or exception.

  ➔ 'A menos que' introduces a condition that must be met for the main clause to be true.

• Conmigo no encuentras nada

  ➔ Use of 'conmigo' (a contraction of 'con' + 'mí') to indicate 'with me' as an object of preposition.

  ➔ 'Conmigo' emphasizes the presence or involvement of the speaker with the action or situation.

• Y ahora quiere' volver

  ➔ Use of 'quiere' (he/she/it wants) + infinitive verb to indicate desire.

  ➔ 'Quiere' followed by an infinitive indicates a desire or wish to perform the action.