Risa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Infame

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Babasónicos with their song "Risa." This track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its evocative lyrics that explore instant attraction, the thrill of new connections, and the bittersweet understanding that even the purest joy can be fleeting. The poetic expressions of desire and the contemplation of happiness's transient nature make it a rich and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

In the arena of strangers

I search for warmth beside them

And pretending to whisper in his ear

He/She kissed his neck and said

I like you so much

I wish I could learn your name

I like you so much that

I don’t know where I’m going

I approached him, cautiously

And I cast a hook to him

Let’s smoke a joint over there

I love watching you laugh (I like you so much)

I love your flirting so much

I love watching you laugh (I like you so much)

I love your flirting so much

...

I have an idea, don’t talk to me about yourself

And even less about your past

Something on your crimson lips

Suggests that we get straight to the point

I like you so much

I wish I could learn your name

I like you so much that

I don’t know where I’m going

I love watching you laugh (ah, ah, ah)

I like you so much I wish I could learn your name (I love your flirting so much)

I love watching you laugh (ah, ah, ah)

I like you so much I don’t know where I’m going (I love your flirting so much)

Oh! Joy arrived, joy arrived and

I know it doesn’t last forever

Oh! Joy arrived, joy arrived and

I know it doesn’t last forever

I like you so much

I like you so much that…

I like you so much

...

[Spanish]

En la palestra de desconocidos

Busco a su lado el calor

Y simulando mojarle el oído

Le besó el cuello y le dijo

Me gustas tanto

Quisiera aprenderme tu nombre

Me gustas tanto que

No sé por dónde voy

Me le acerqué, suspicaz

Y le tendí un anzuelo

Vamos a fumar un porro ahí

Me gusta verte reír (me gustas tanto)

Me gusta tanto tu coqueteo

Me gusta verte reír (me gustas tanto)

Me gusta tanto tu coqueteo

Tengo una idea, no me hables de ti

Y mucho menos de tu pasado

Algo en tus labios color carmín

Sugiere que vayamos al grano

Me gustas tanto

Quisiera aprenderme tu nombre

Me gustas tanto que

No sé por dónde voy

Me gusta verte reír (ah, ah, ah)

Me gustas tanto quisiera aprenderme tu nombre (me gusta tanto tu coqueteo)

Me gusta verte reír (ah, ah, ah)

Me gustas tanto que no sé por dónde voy (me gusta tanto tu coqueteo)

¡Oh! La alegría llegó, la alegría llegó y

Sé que no dura para siempre

¡Oh! La alegría llegó, la alegría llegó y

Sé que no dura para siempre

Me gustas tanto

Me gustas tanto que...

Me gustas tanto

Key Grammar Structures

• Busco a su lado el calor

  ➔ Verb + prepositional phrase structure ('buscar a su lado')

  ➔ "Busco" means 'I look for'; the prepositional phrase 'a su lado' means 'by his/her side', showing direction and emotional proximity.

• Le besó el cuello y le dijo

  ➔ Use of indirect object pronoun 'le' before the verb

  ➔ The pronoun 'le' refers to 'him/her' showing that the action (kissing and speaking) is directed toward that person.

• Me gustas tanto

  ➔ Reflexive-like use of 'me gustas' (literally 'you please me')

  ➔ Spanish expresses liking as 'you please me' rather than 'I like you'; 'me gustas' literally means 'you are pleasing to me'.

• Quisiera aprenderme tu nombre

  ➔ Use of conditional 'quisiera' for politeness or desire

  ➔ 'Quisiera' is used instead of 'quiero' to sound softer or more polite, meaning 'I would like to learn your name'.

• No sé por dónde voy

  ➔ Use of interrogative 'dónde' in an indirect question

  ➔ The sentence literally means 'I don’t know where I’m going'; 'por dónde' marks location or direction in indirect speech.

• Me le acerqué, suspicaz

  ➔ Pronominal verb 'acercarse' used with indirect object pronoun 'le'

  ➔ 'Me le acerqué' literally 'I approached him/her', combining reflexive and indirect object pronouns.

• Vamos a fumar un porro ahí

  ➔ Periphrasis 'ir a + infinitive' expressing near future or intention

  ➔ 'Vamos a fumar' means 'we’re going to smoke'; 'ir a' + infinitive is similar to English 'going to'.

• No me hables de ti

  ➔ Negative imperative with pronoun placement before the verb

  ➔ In negative commands, object pronouns precede the verb—'No me hables' = 'Don’t talk to me'.

• La alegría llegó

  ➔ Use of preterite tense to describe completed past action

  ➔ 'Llegó' (preterite of 'llegar') shows that joy arrived and the action is completed in the past.