quédate – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Beéle

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

How do I explain to my heart that you want to leave?

If you have doubts, baby, I'm not lying to you.

Look into my eyes while my soul undresses.

The ones you look at right as I'm coming.

How I wish you were here.

You'd feel me, right by your side.

So you see that I can't pretend, and I could die for your kisses.

How I wish you were here.

You'd feel me, right by your side.

So you see that I can't pretend, and I could die for your kisses.

Come stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

...

Stay, I can't be without you.

This one here doesn't want to leave you.

This one here also lets himself get carried away.

We're destined to celebrate Christmas together.

This never made sense, we went against Universal Law.

What a sight, what a trip.

Tell me how we avoid the signs.

Sometimes I wish it wouldn't stop.

But this is going to kill me.

I want to see what she responds, she doesn't even text me "hello!"

And I'm here with a big problem.

Thinking about all the nights we were alone and

We didn't care about a thing.

Being intimate with such a feeling, we were the King of the waves.

I'm in front of your soul, please, babe, let me in.

Allow me to make you understand that there's no one else.

And if I stay with you, it's because you're the absolute best.

Come stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

I can't be without you.

Stay, stay.

...

I can't be without you.

Stay.

I can't be without you.

...

[Spanish]

Cómo le explico al corazón que quieres irte

Si tienes duda mami no te estoy mintiendo

Mira mis ojos mientras mi alma se desviste

Los que miras justo cuando me estoy viniendo

Cómo quisiera que estuvieras aquí

Me sintieras a mí, al ladito tuyo

Pa' que veas que yo no puedo fingir, y me puedo morir por los besos tuyos

Cómo quisiera que estuvieras aquí

Me sintieras a mí, al ladito tuyo

Pa' que veas que yo no puedo fingir, y me puedo morir por los besos tuyos

Ven quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, no puedo estar sin ti

Este que está aquí, a ti no te quiere dejar

Este que está aquí, también se deja llevar

Tamo' destinados a juntos celebrar la Navidad

Esto nunca tuvo sentido, fuimos en contra de la Ley Universal

Qué visaje, cule' viaje

Dime cómo evitamos las señales

A veces yo quisiera que no pare

Pero esto me va a matar

Quiero ver qué responde, no me tira ni "hola!"

Y, yo aquí con cule' bartola

Pensando en toda' las noche' que estuvimos a solas y

No le parábamos bolas

Chingando con un fillin' somos Rey de las olas

Estoy enfrente a tu alma, por fa Ma' déjame entrar

Permíteme que entienda' que no existe nadie más

Y si me quedo contigo es porque tú eres la mondá

Ven quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate, quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate,quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Quédate

No puedo estar sin ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
quedarse /keˈðaɾse/ A2	verb - to stay, to remain in a place or state
corazón /koɾaˈson/ (LatAm) /koɾaˈθon/ (Spain) A1	noun - heart (organ); core; affection/feeling
duda /ˈduða/ A2	noun - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie, to tell a lie
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul, spirit; essence or vital part of something
desvestir /desβesˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to undress, to take off clothes (often reflexive, 'desvestirse'); metaphorically, to reveal one's true self or expose something.
fingir /finˈxiɾ/ B1	verb - to pretend, to feign, to simulate
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to die; to perish; to be overwhelmed by a feeling (e.g., 'morir de amor')
besos /ˈbesos/ A2	noun (plural of beso) - kisses
visaje /biˈsahe/ (Colombian slang) C1	noun - (Colombian slang) a strange or weird situation; a facial expression indicating surprise or disbelief; a gesture. Can also refer to something fake or a lie.
cule /ˈkule/ (Colombian slang) C1	adjective - (Colombian slang, used as an intensifier) a lot of, very, extremely, big. Often used before a noun to emphasize. Derives from 'culo' (ass), but its usage here is as a general intensifier.
viaje /ˈbjahe/ A2	noun - trip, journey; (slang) a drug trip or a very intense experience
evitar /eβiˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to avoid, to prevent, to avert
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A2 (basic meaning), C1 (slang)	verb - to stop, to cease movement or action; (Colombian slang, in 'parar bolas') to pay attention, to care.
bartola /baɾˈtola/ (Colombian slang) C1	noun - (Colombian slang) a large, often protruding belly; metaphorically, a difficult or tedious situation, or a large amount of something (e.g., 'cule' bartola' meaning a lot of trouble/waiting). Can also refer to a lazy person.
chingar /tʃinˈɡaɾ/ (Latin American slang, often vulgar) C1	verb - (Latin American slang, highly informal/vulgar) to screw, to mess up, to bother; also, to have sex. In this song, with 'fillin'', it implies intense enjoyment/connection, possibly sexual.
Rey /rei̯/ A2	noun - king; a person who excels extraordinarily in an activity or domain
mondá /monˈda/ (Colombian slang, highly vulgar) C2	noun - (Colombian slang, highly vulgar) penis; often used as an intensifier for 'the best' or 'the worst' (depending on tone), or to express annoyance or surprise. In 'tú eres la mondá', it means 'you are the best/the shit' (colloquial positive).
Ley /lei̯/ A2	noun - law, rule, principle; (in 'Ley Universal') universal law/principle
venir /beˈniɾ/ A1 (basic meaning), C1 (sexual slang)	verb - to come, to arrive; (slang, sexual) to come, to climax, to orgasm.

Key Grammar Structures

• Cómo le explico al corazón que quieres irte

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun and Subordinate Noun Clause

  ➔ The indirect object pronoun "le" refers to "al corazón" (to the heart). The clause "que quieres irte" (that you want to leave) functions as the direct object of the verb "explico" (I explain).

• Si tienes duda mami no te estoy mintiendo

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1, Real Conditional) and Present Progressive

  ➔ The structure "Si + present indicative, present indicative/progressive" describes a real condition and its likely outcome. "estoy mintiendo" (I am lying) expresses an action in progress.

• Cómo quisiera que estuvieras aquí

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive of 'querer' ('quisiera') expressing a wish, followed by Subjunctive

  ➔ "Quisiera" is a polite or hypothetical way to express "I would like" or "I wish". It's followed by "que + imperfect subjunctive" ("estuvieras") to express wishes about unlikely, hypothetical, or contrary-to-fact situations.

• Pa' que veas que yo no puedo fingir, y me puedo morir por los besos tuyos

  ➔ Colloquial purpose clause ('Pa' que' + Subjunctive) and Modal Verb ('poder + infinitive')

  ➔ "Pa' que" is a colloquial shortening of "Para que" and introduces a purpose clause ("in order that"). The verb in this clause ("veas") must be in the subjunctive. "Poder + infinitive" ("puedo fingir", "puedo morir") expresses ability or possibility.

• Tamo' destinados a juntos celebrar la Navidad

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction and Passive Voice/State ('estar + past participle')

  ➔ "Tamo'" is a very common informal contraction of "Estamos" (we are). "Estar destinado a" ("destinados a") means "to be destined to" and is used to describe a state or outcome.

• Esto nunca tuvo sentido, fuimos en contra de la Ley Universal

  ➔ Preterite Tense and Negative Adverb 'nunca'

  ➔ The preterite tense ("tuvo", "fuimos") is used to describe completed actions or events in the past. "Nunca" (never) is a negative adverb that precedes the verb. "En contra de" means "against".

• Dime cómo evitamos las señales

  ➔ Imperative and Indirect Question

  ➔ "Dime" is an informal command (tú form of 'decir' + direct object pronoun 'me'). "cómo evitamos las señales" is an embedded (indirect) question functioning as the direct object of "dime".

• Estoy enfrente a tu alma, por fa Ma' déjame entrar

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase, Colloquialisms, and Compound Imperative with Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Enfrente a" indicates "in front of". "Por fa" is a common colloquial shortening of "por favor" (please), and "Ma'" is a colloquial shortening of "Mami". "Déjame" combines the imperative "Deja" (leave/let) with the object pronoun "me" (me), meaning "let me".