Rubí – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Oscar El Ruso, Moncho Chavea

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story of 'Rubí' and dive into the passionate world of Spanish urban music. This song offers a great opportunity to learn colloquial Spanish expressions and understand cultural references, like the famous telenovela 'Rubí,' which inspired the song's theme of a woman's captivating but deceptive nature. Its catchy rhythm and clear storytelling make it an enjoyable way to immerse yourself in the Spanish language.

[English]

She's a real brazen one

For being the most beautiful

She doesn't have much, but she likes it

The high life

And I like her

And I know how much she loves me

I know she dreams about me,

But she wakes up in someone else's bed

She belongs to no one, she belongs to everyone

A woman who kills

She loves money, but she also loves this guy

She also loves him

Money has stolen her heart

Lies have disarmed her soul

She's got me on her radar

She's tough, but I keep insisting

Especially after she undresses

That model, straight out of a magazine

Wherever she wants, and I'm going to take you

To the moon

Or maybe to Mars

I don't want to confuse you

I just want to give to you

But with time, you're capable of loving her

I saw her with a vibe like she's from Rubí

To people, a saint, in my bed like a star

You're a brazen one and you've caused a commotion

With what I have, I'm going to wipe the smile off her face

And you stick to me and you always get down with me, but separate

She doesn't believe in love from a soap opera

She belongs to no one, she belongs to everyone, a woman who kills

She loves money, but she also loves this crazy guy

Money has stolen her heart

Lies have disarmed her soul

[Spanish]

Es una descarada

Por ser la más hermosa

No tiene casi nada, pero le gusta

La vida cara

Y a mí me gusta ella

Y se cuánto me ama

Sé que sueña conmigo,

Pero amanece en otra cama

Es mujer de nadie, mujer de todo

Mujer que mata

Ama el dinero, pero a este tipo también lo ama

También lo ama

El dinero, le ha robado el corazón

Las mentiras le desarmaron el alma

Ella me tiene en lista

Ma' Gold duro que insista

Después de que se desvista

Esa modelo que es de revista

Donde quiere y que yo voy a llevarte

Para la luna

O tal vez para Marte

No te puedo confundir

Yo solo quiero darte

Pero con el tiempo se es capaz de amarte

Yo la vi con un flow como que es de Rubí

Para la gente una santa en mi cama como una lumi

Tú eres una descarada y tú has hecho un cascará

Con el aca yo le voy a borrar la cara

Y te me pegas y me perrea siempre separa

Ella no creen en el amor de novela

Mujer de nadie, mujer de todo, mujer que mata

Ama el dinero, pero a este loco también lo ama

El dinero le ha robado el corazón

Las mentiras le desarmaron el alma

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
descarada /deskaˈɾaða/ B2	adjective - shameless, brazen
hermosa /eɾˈmo.sa/ A2	adjective - beautiful, lovely
vida /ˈβi.ða/ A1	noun - life
ama /ˈa.ma/ A1	verb - loves (third person singular of love)
sueña /ˈswe.ɲa/ A2	verb - dreams (third person singular of dream)
cama /ˈka.ma/ A1	noun - bed
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1	noun - money
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A1	noun - heart
mentiras /menˈtiɾas/ A2	noun - lies
alma /ˈal.ma/ A2	noun - soul
modelo /moˈde.lo/ B1	noun - model (fashion), example
luna /ˈlu.na/ A1	noun - moon
Marte /ˈmaɾ.te/ B1	noun - Mars (planet)
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
capaz /kaˈβas/ B1	adjective - capable, able
Rubí /ruˈβi/ B2	noun - ruby (precious stone); also a personal name
santa /ˈsan.ta/ A2	adjective - holy noun - saint (female)
loco /ˈlo.ko/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad
novela /noˈβe.la/ A2	noun - novel, fiction

Key Grammar Structures

• Es una descarada

  ➔ Ser for inherent characteristics

  ➔ Uses "es" (from ser) to describe a permanent personality trait ("descarada" - shameless)

• Pero amanece en otra cama

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions

  ➔ "Amanece" (wakes up) in present tense indicates a recurring action, emphasizing her pattern of behavior

• El dinero le ha robado el corazón

  ➔ Present perfect + indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Ha robado" (has stolen) shows completed action with present relevance. "Le" indicates the action affects her indirectly

• Después de que se desvista

  ➔ Subjunctive in adverbial clause

  ➔ Subjunctive "desvista" is used after "después de que" for future/unrealized actions

• Pero a este tipo también lo ama

  ➔ Redundant direct object pronoun

  ➔ "Lo" redundantly refers to "este tipo" for emphasis, common in spoken Spanish

• Las mentiras le desarmaron el alma

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun + body part possession

  ➔ "Le" indicates whose soul is affected. Structure emphasizes personal impact (common with body parts/possessions)

• Con el aca yo le voy a borrar la cara

  ➔ Periphrastic future + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Voy a borrar" shows immediate future intention. "Con el aca" (slang for cash) demonstrates colloquial prepositional use

• Y se cuánto me ama

  ➔ Saber + subordinate clause

  ➔ "Sé" (I know) introduces the subordinate clause "cuánto me ama" without conjunction, showing advanced syntax