Soy Una Gárgola – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rauw Alejandro, Arcangel, Randy
• Album: Afrodisíaco

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of reggaeton with 'Soy Una Gárgola'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through modern urban slang and rhythmic phrasing, offering a unique look at how metaphors are used in contemporary Latin music.

[English]

Hey, yo

My voice changed a little bit, huh?, ha, ha, ha

But it's still the same

Arcángel, baby

I love going out at night

I'm not afraid of the dark (darkness, darkness, darkness)

I own the night

And the darkness works in my favor when I hit the streets

And everyone hides for fear that I'll kill them

Even though I'm surrounded by so much evil, a friend to no one

Because I, oh-oh

Am a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

I'm a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

This is for the girls in Spain

Who fog up the windows in the car, eh

Ready for the mission and the exploits

She forgot her ex, she doesn't miss him

The ones from Venezuela like it a cappella

But the one from Chile asks for it hard

Grinding for the girls so they get hype

If they're feeling horny, I let them tease me, eh

But a girl from Puerto Rico

Has something that kills me

She never says sorry

She rolls up, lights up, and gets wild

I have one from Mexico

Who calls me if she drinks mezcal

By day she plays the saint

By night she lives to sin

I'm a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

I'm a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

I keep going out at night

I'm an original gargoyle

Over time I became stronger (what I mean is)

I'm not just a passing trend

I'm still a gargoyle

I'm still active and they haven't reached my level yet

Back then we used to go out at night

But now we're running things night and day

I'm still a gargoyle

I'm still active and they haven't reached my level yet

Back then we used to go out at night

But now we're running things night and day

The night is perfect for some good grinding

She wants to drink, bottles flowing

DJ, don't stop the reggaeton, all she wants is to grind

Keep playing that heavy beat

The girl wants that heavy, commanding reggaeton

The club shakes when she moves that skirt

The high motivates her to lift her skirt

Even if it ends up on Snapchat, yeah

Tonight we toast because you, tonight, will be mine

Let loose without fighting me

Women, clubs, and street life (street life, street life)

I'm a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

I'm a gargoyle, we go out at night to let loose

Women, clubs, dancing, grinding (I'm a gargoyle)

The women let themselves get caught up in it

Trendy reggaeton turned into grinding

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, yeah

Grinding

Ra-Rauw

Rauw Alejandro, Randy Nota Loca

Tell me, Arca

The fuckin' Marvel, eh

We are the real gargoyles

From generation to generation (Randy)

Rauw, Afrodisíaco

...

Calloway

Alex Gargoyle

END

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[Spanish]

Hey, yo

¿Me cambió la voz un poquito, ah?, ja, ja, ja

Pero sigue siendo lo mismo

Arcángel, pa

Me encanta salir de noche

Yo no le temo a la oscuridad (oscuridad, oscuridad, oscuridad)

Soy dueño de la noche

Y la oscuridad juega a favor cuando salgo a la calle

Y to el mundo se esconde por miedo a que yo los mate

Aunque me rodee de tanta maldad, amigo de nadie

Porque yo, oh-oh

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda converti'o en el perreo

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda converti'o en el perreo

Esto es pa las nenas de España

Que en el auto los cristales empañan, eh

Puestas pa'l misioneo y las hazañas

Su ex lo olvidó, no lo extraña

La' de Venezuela, le' gusta a capela

Pero la de Chile duro me lo pide

Perreo pa las nenas pa que se activen

Si están bellacas, dejo que me hostiguen, eh

Pero una bori

Tiene algo que me mata

Ella nunca pide sorry

Enrola, prende, se arrebata

Tengo una de México

Que llama si bebe mezcal

De día se hace la santa

De noche le da con pecar

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda convertido en el perreo

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda converti'o en el perreo

Yo sigo saliendo de noche

Soy una gárgola original

Con el tiempo me hice más fuerte (quiere decir)

De moda no voy a pasar

Yo sigo siendo una gárgola

Sigo activo y no me llegan todavía

Pa esos tiempos salíamos de noche

Pero ahora campeamo' de noche y de día

Yo sigo siendo una gárgola

Sigo activo y no me llegan todavía

Pa esos tiempos salíamos de noche

Pero ahora campeamo' de noche y de día

Que la noche está buena para un buen perreo

Ella quiere beber, botelleo

DJ, no le quite el reggaetón que lo que quiere es perreo

Que le pongan del sateo

La nena quiere reggaetón pesao del que manda

La disco se revuelca cuando mueve esa falda

La nota la motiva a que se suba la falda

Aunque salga en Snapchat, yeah

Hoy brindamos porque tú, esta noche serás para mí

Suéltate sin pelearme

Mujeres, discotecas y maleanteo (maleanteo, maleanteo)

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda convertido en el perreo

Soy una gárgola, de noche salimos pa deshacer

Mujeres, discoteca, bailoteo, manoteo (soy una gárgola)

Las mujeres se dejan envolver

Reggaetón de moda converti'o en el perreo

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, yeah

En el perreo

Ra-Rauw

Rauw Alejandro, Randy Nota Loca

Dímelo, Arca

La fuckin' Maravilla, eh

Nosotro' somo' la' verdadera' gárgolas

De generación en generación (Randy)

Rauw, Afrodisíaco

Calloway

Alex Gárgola

END

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gárgola gárgola C2	noun - gargoyle; metaphorically, a person active at night
oscuridad oscuridad A2	noun - darkness
maldad maldad B1	noun - evil, wickedness
deshacer deshacer B1	verb - to undo, to break apart
discoteca discoteca A1	noun - nightclub
perreo perreo C1	noun - style of dancing to reggaeton
envolver envolver A2	verb - to wrap; to entice
empañar empañar B2	verb - to fog up, to cloud
hazaña hazaña B2	noun - feat, exploit
extrañar extrañar A2	verb - to miss (someone)
activar activar B1	verb - to activate
hostigar hostigar C1	verb - to harass, to bother
arrebatar arrebatar B2	verb - to snatch; to become enraged/ecstatic
pecar pecar B1	verb - to sin
brindar brindar B1	verb - to toast; to offer

Key Grammar Structures

• La oscuridad juega a favor cuando salgo a la calle.

  ➔ Temporal clauses with 'cuando'

  ➔ Using "cuando" followed by the present indicative to describe a habitual action in the present.

• Aunque me rodee de tanta maldad, amigo de nadie.

  ➔ Concessive clause with 'aunque' + subjunctive

  ➔ The subjunctive "rodee" is used after "aunque" because it refers to a hypothetical or non-realized situation in this context.

• Las mujeres se dejan envolver.

  ➔ Pronominal verb construction (Passive reflexiva)

  ➔ The "se" here creates a passive effect, meaning the women allow themselves to be caught up or involved.

• Reggaetón de moda convertido en el perreo.

  ➔ Past participle as an adjective

  ➔ "Convertido" (from convertir) acts as an adjective modifying "reggaetón".

• Si están bellacas, dejo que me hostiguen.

  ➔ First conditional (Real conditions)

  ➔ A real conditional structure where "Si" + present indicative indicates a likely situation.

• Ella quiere beber, botelleo.

  ➔ Verbs expressing desire + infinitive

  ➔ "Querer" (quiere) is followed by the infinitive "beber" to express intention/desire.

• No le quite el reggaetón que lo que quiere es perreo.

  ➔ Imperative (Negative) + Substantive clause with 'que'

  ➔ "No le quite" is the negative imperative (usted form).

• Hoy brindamos porque tú, esta noche serás para mí.

  ➔ Future tense (Simple)

  ➔ "Serás" is the second-person singular future tense of "ser", expressing a prediction or certainty.