Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the emotional world of Latin reggaeton with "Si Te Vas" by J Balvin and Jay Wheeler! This powerful collaboration, rich with confessional lyrics and a melodic reggaeton beat, offers a unique opportunity to connect with Spanish language and culture. You'll learn how to express deep feelings of longing, heartbreak, and resilience through contemporary Spanish, and appreciate the creative journey of a song born from a viral social media moment. The raw honesty and relatable themes make it a special track for any language learner.
Imagining you with someone else makes me die of jealousy, and you don't help
You're a total criminal; because of you I discovered that men do cry
Lying has become trendy; if you're going to leave, go ahead, leave now
Tell me if you're leaving
So I can get drunk once and for all
Imagining you with another person makes me die of jealousy, and you don't help
You're a total criminal
Because of you I learned that men can cry
Lying became fashionable; if you're leaving, go ahead, leave now
Now, baby
I put life on pause
Whenever we fight you want to end everything; stop
What do you gain by being indifferent?
You're the one who messes with my mind
I know them all; I've heard all those stories before
I know you'll ask me to come back again
And I, being foolish, say "Yes" again (I say "Yes" again)
I know you and I aren't serious at all
But I don't know why it feels this way with you
You're the same, girl, stop the mystery
I don't know what happened when I undressed you
And now I'm speaking to you clearly
No other baby compares to you
That other people's flow separates you
Tell me if you're leaving so I can get drunk once and for all
Imagining you with someone else makes me die of jealousy, and you don't help
You're a total criminal
Because of you I discovered that men do cry
Lying became trendy; if you're leaving, go ahead, leave now
Now, baby
And if you don't come back, I know I'll be happy in the future
I want to thank you for what I learned
I no longer think about you, I say it without resentment (I already have someone else in my seat)
I'm unfocused
Because of the two who wear that bra
You fight a lot
But anyway I don't want to lose you
Tell me if you're leaving
So I can get drunk once and for all
Imagining you with another person makes me die of jealousy, and you don't help
You're a total criminal
Because of you I discovered that men do cry
Lying became fashionable; if you're going to leave, go ahead, leave now
Now, baby
Final, final
That's it
J Balvin, man
A bolero there
So that you fall in love
Or you fall out of love
Let's go
Go away
Don't come back here
Key Vocabulary
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emborrachar /em.boˈra.tʃar/ B1 |
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celos /ˈse.los/ A2 |
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colaborar /ko.la.βoˈɾaɾ/ B1 |
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criminal /kɾi.miˈnal/ B2 |
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descubrir /des.kuˈβɾiɾ/ B1 |
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hombre /ˈom.bɾe/ A1 |
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llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2 |
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mentira /menˈti.ɾa/ A2 |
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moda /ˈmo.ða/ B1 |
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indiferente /in.di.feˈɾen.te/ B2 |
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dañar /daˈɲaɾ/ B1 |
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mente /ˈmen.te/ B1 |
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cuento /ˈkwen.to/ A2 |
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volver /βolˈβeɾ/ A2 |
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serio /ˈse.ɾjo/ B1 |
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misterio /misˈte.ɾjo/ B2 |
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desvestir /des.beˈstiɾ/ B2 |
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feliz /feˈlis/ A1 |
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pendejo /penˈde.xo/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Dime si te vas pa' emborracharme de una vez por todas
➔ Indirect yes‑no question introduced by *si* + present indicative.
➔ The word "*si*" introduces an indirect question: "Dime *si* te vas..."
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Por ti descubrí que los hombres sí lloran
➔ Relative clause introduced by *que* after a verb of perception/discovery.
➔ "*que*" links the clause "los hombres sí lloran" to the main verb: "descubrí *que*..."
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Que decir mentiras se puso de moda
➔ Infinitive phrase (*decir mentiras*) as subject; impersonal passive with *se* + past tense.
➔ "*Que*" introduces the infinitive clause "decir mentiras" which acts as the subject of "se puso de moda".
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Si te vas a ir, dale, vete ahora
➔ Conditional clause with *si* + present; two imperatives (*dale*, *vete*).
➔ "*Si*" starts a conditional: "Si te vas a ir..."; "*dale*" and "*vete*" are imperatives meaning "give it" and "go away".
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Siempre que peleamos quiere acabar con todo, detente
➔ Temporal clause with *siempre que* + present; main clause contains a verb of desire (*quiere*) + infinitive, followed by an imperative (*detente*).
➔ "*Siempre que*" means "whenever" and introduces a repeated condition: "Siempre que peleamos...".
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Sé que vas a pedirme volver otra vez
➔ Future intention expressed with *ir a* + infinitive; subordinate clause introduced by *que* after a verb of knowledge (*sé*).
➔ "*vas a*" (from *ir a*) shows a near‑future action: "vas a pedirme volver".
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Ya no pienso en ti, lo digo sin resentimiento
➔ Present simple with negative adverb *ya no*; object pronoun *lo* before a verb; prepositional phrase *sin resentimiento*.
➔ "*Ya no*" means "no longer"; "*lo*" is the direct object pronoun referring to the previous statement.
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Pa' que te enamores o te desenamores
➔ Purpose clause with *para que* (contraction *pa'*) + subjunctive (*enamores*, *desenamores*).
➔ "*pa' que*" (short for *para que*) introduces a purpose clause and triggers the subjunctive: "te *enamores*" / "te *desenamores*".
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No va más
➔ Colloquial expression using the verb *ir* in third‑person singular to indicate cessation; implicit subject.
➔ "*No va*" literally means "it doesn't go" and is used idiomatically to say "it's over".
