Satanás – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Tropa Vallenata
• Album: Fantasía Tropical 666

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Vallenato with 'Satanás.' This song is an excellent way to learn Colombian regional Spanish, specifically the use of metaphorical storytelling, folk idioms, and colloquial warnings common in the Caribbean coast's dialect.

[English]

Satan

Oh, Satan

Where are you?

I want to talk to Satan

I want to talk to Satan

To ask him for something that God hasn't been able to give me

To ask him for something that God hasn't been able to give me

A delicious Black woman to dance with

A delicious Black woman to dance with

Satan

Oh, Satan

Where are you?

Take it away!

Sound system!

That's my man, Sandino!

Let's go, crazy!

Satan, I want to ask you for something

Satan, I want to ask you for something

A delicious Black woman, whom God hasn't deigned to grant me

A delicious Black woman, whom God hasn't deigned to grant me

And may she be a real party girl, great for dancing

And may she be a real party girl, great for dancing

Satan

Oh, Satan

Where are you?

Follow me

Everyone, come to me

Let's enjoy the cumbia

In this new century arriving

Long live the cumbia!

Let's go to a '58!

Ay ojito, ay ojito

...

[Spanish]

Satanás

Oh, satanás

Dónde estás

Yo quiero hablar con satanás

Yo quiero hablar con satanás

Pa pedirle una cosa que Dios no me ha podido dar

Pa pedirle una cosa que Dios no me ha podido dar

Una negra sabrosa que sirva para bailar

Una negra sabrosa que sirva para bailar

Satanás

Oh, satanás

Donde estás

Llévalo

Sonidero

Ese es mi Sandino

Vámonos loquillo

Satanás, yo te quiero pedir

Satanás, yo te quiero pedir

Una negra sabrosa, que Dios no me ha querido oír

Una negra sabrosa, que Dios no me ha querido oír

Y que sea muy rumbera y buena para bailar

Y que sea muy rumbera y buena para bailar

Satanás

Oh, satanás

Dónde estás

Síganme

Vengan todos a mí

Vamos a gozar la cumbia

En el siglo que va llegando

Que viva la cumbia

Vámonos a un 58

Ay ojito, ay ojito

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Satanás sa-ta-nás B2	noun - Satan
hablar a-blar A1	verb - to speak
pedir pe-dir A2	verb - to ask for
negra ne-gra A1	adjective/noun - black woman / sweetheart
sabrosa sa-bro-sa B1	adjective - tasty / attractive
bailar bai-lar A1	verb - to dance
sonidero so-ni-de-ro C1	noun - sound system operator
rumbera rum-be-ra B2	adjective - party-loving
gozar go-zar B1	verb - to enjoy
cumbia kum-bia B2	noun - cumbia (music genre)
siglo si-glo A2	noun - century
ojito o-ji-to A2	noun - little eye (endearment)

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo quiero hablar con satanás

  ➔ Volitional structure with 'querer' + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "querer" expresses desire, followed directly by the infinitive "hablar" to indicate the intended action.

• Pa pedirle una cosa que Dios no me ha podido dar

  ➔ Present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto compuesto)

  ➔ The phrase "ha podido" uses the auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle to describe an action that has (or hasn't) occurred up to the present.

• Una negra sabrosa que sirva para bailar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in relative clauses

  ➔ The verb "sirva" is in the subjunctive because the subject refers to a hypothetical person or a yet-to-be-found object.

• Satanás, yo te quiero pedir

  ➔ Direct and indirect object pronouns

  ➔ The pronoun "te" acts as the indirect object (to you), showing who is receiving the request.

• Que Dios no me ha querido oír

  ➔ Compound verbal construction with 'querer'

  ➔ The combination "ha querido oír" expresses "has wanted to hear," showing refusal or lack of will by the subject (Dios).

• Vengan todos a mí

  ➔ Imperative mood (formal/plural)

  ➔ The verb "vengan" is the imperative form for the plural "ustedes," used to issue a command or invitation.

• En el siglo que va llegando

  ➔ Periphrastic progressive ('ir' + gerund)

  ➔ The structure "va llegando" suggests a gradual, continuous arrival of the century.

• Donde estás

  ➔ Interrogative adverb 'dónde' with verb 'estar'

  ➔ Used to ask about a location. The verb "estar" is used here because it refers to the temporary state or physical location of the subject.