Sin mi diablo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos, Adrián Rodríguez
• Album: Infame

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Argentine rock lexicon with Babasónicos' "Sin mi diablo." This song is perfect for Spanish learners interested in vocabulary related to self-discovery, rebellion, and social commentary. Pay attention to the use of 'diablo' (devil) as a metaphor for the authentic self, and the contrast between formal and colloquial language used to describe different social scenes.

[English]

The other night I went to an unbeatable party

Where everyone was good friends

They laughed, flirted so effortlessly

While others were wasting charm

But I couldn’t find my smile, how foolish!

Forgive me, I didn’t go with my devil

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil!

At the court with the queen and her consort

Giving away colonies in the Indies

They celebrated, at the peak of their high

They invited me to whip some slaves

But I, couldn’t find my smile, how foolish!

Forgive me, I didn’t go with my devil, (oh, oh)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil, (oh, oh)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil!

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Uh-uh-uh, oh-oh, uh-uh-uh, oh-oh)

...

At the dance, I found Satan naked

In a suite at the Sheraton in Rio

They offered the beauty of their girls

Who, excited, cheered for orgies

But I, couldn’t find my smile, how foolish!

Forgive me, I didn’t go with my devil (oh, oh, oh, oh)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil (oh, oh, oh, oh)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil!, (without my devil)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil, (oh, without my devil)

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil

The truth is I’m nothing without my devil

...

[Spanish]

La otra noche fui a una fiesta insuperable

Donde todos eran buenos amigos

Se reían, coqueteaban desenvueltos

Mientras otros gastaban simpatía

Pero yo no encontraba la sonrisa, ¡qué insensato!

Perdoname, es que no fui con mi diablo

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo

¡La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo!

En la corte con la reina y su consorte

Regalando colonias en las indias

Festejaban, y en el pico de su pedo

Me invitaban a azotar a unos esclavos

Pero yo, no encontraba la sonrisa ¡qué insensato!

Perdoname, es que no fui con mi diablo, (oh, oh)

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo, (oh, oh)

¡La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo!

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Uh-uh-uh, oh-oh, uh-uh-uh, oh-oh)

En el baile me encontré a Satán desnudo

En una suite del Sheraton de Río

Convidaban la belleza de sus chicas

Que excitadas vivaban por orgías

Pero yo, no encontraba la sonrisa ¡qué insensato!

Perdoname, es que no fui con mi diablo (oh, oh, oh, oh)

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo (oh, oh, oh, oh)

¡La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo!, (sin mi diablo)

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo, (oh, sin mi diablo)

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo

La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
diablo /ˈdja.blo/ B1	noun - devil; an evil spirit or supernatural being
sonrisa /sonˈri.sa/ A2	noun - smile; the expression formed by turning up the corners of the mouth
reina /ˈrei.na/ A2	noun - queen; female ruler or wife of a king
consorte /konˈsor.te/ B2	noun - consort; husband or wife of a monarch
colonia /koˈlo.nja/ B1	noun - colony; territory controlled by another nation
indias /ˈin.djas/ B2	noun - Indies; historical term for India or the East/West Indies
esclavo /esˈkla.bo/ B2	noun - slave; person owned by another person
satán /saˈtan/ B1	noun - Satan; personification of evil in religious belief
orgía /orˈxi.a/ C1	noun - orgy; wild party involving excessive sensual or chaotic activity
insensato /insenˈsa.to/ B2	adjective - foolish; lacking sense or judgment
perdonar /per.doˈnar/ A2	verb - to forgive; to pardon someone’s fault
festejar /fes.teˈxar/ B1	verb - to celebrate; to have a party in honor of something
coquetear /ko.keˈte.ar/ B2	verb - to flirt; behave romantically but not seriously
desnudo /desˈnu.do/ B1	adjective - naked; without clothing
excitado /ek.siˈta.do/ B2	adjective - excited; physically or emotionally aroused

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:La otra noche fui a una fiesta insuperable]

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ir' (fui)

  ➔ The word 'fui' means 'I went'. It expresses a completed past action, showing that the party event is finished.

• [translate:Perdoname, es que no fui con mi diablo]

  ➔ Causal connector 'es que'

  ➔ The phrase 'es que' introduces an explanation or justification, similar to 'it's because' in English.

• [translate:La verdad es que no soy nada sin mi diablo]

  ➔ Double negation with 'no soy nada'

  ➔ 'No soy nada' literally means 'I am not nothing', which intensifies the negation to mean 'I am nothing'.

• [translate:Donde todos eran buenos amigos]

  ➔ Imperfect tense 'eran' for description

  ➔ 'Eran' comes from 'ser' and is used in the imperfect to describe what people were like in the past.

• [translate:Se reían, coqueteaban desenvueltos]

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'reírse' in imperfect tense

  ➔ 'Se reían' means 'they were laughing'. The reflexive pronoun 'se' shows the action is on themselves.

• [translate:Pero yo no encontraba la sonrisa]

  ➔ Imperfect tense 'encontraba' expressing ongoing state

  ➔ 'Encontraba' expresses that he couldn’t find the smile during that time — the process or state is ongoing.

• [translate:Festejaban, y en el pico de su pedo]

  ➔ Colloquial expression with imperfect 'festejaban'

  ➔ 'Festejaban' means 'they were celebrating', using the imperfect to describe a general atmosphere or repeated action.

• [translate:Me invitaban a azotar a unos esclavos]

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'me' and infinitive construction 'a + infinitive'

  ➔ 'Me invitaban a azotar' means 'they invited me to whip'. The pronoun 'me' marks who receives the invitation.

• [translate:En el baile me encontré a Satán desnudo]

  ➔ Reflexive verb in preterite 'me encontré'

  ➔ 'Me encontré' means 'I met / I came across'. The reflexive form shows the encounter happened to the speaker.

• [translate:Que excitadas vivaban por orgías]

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' introducing subordinate clause

  ➔ The pronoun 'que' links the clause 'excitadas vivaban por orgías' to describe 'las chicas'.