Tango Llorón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Brenda Asnicar

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (aha)

because I need rhythm (aha)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me da lo mismo.

and it doesn't matter to me.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

por que es muy fuerte (aha)

because it's too strong (aha)

y si alguna vez te mire

and if I ever looked at you

fue por que tuviste suerte.

it was because you were lucky.

Woow, chicas yo me vuelvo crazy

Woow, girls, I'm going crazy

(hum) cuando pienso en el tonto ese

(hum) when I think of that fool

que vino en la disco y me dijo de atrás

who came to the disco and told me from behind

.

.

Ahi me di vuelta y lo vi de costado

There I turned around and saw him sideways

era flaco, alto de pelo aplastado

he was skinny, tall with flattened hair

me agarró la mano se hizo el galán

he took my hand and acted like a gentleman

y me dijo baby vamos a bailar.

and said to me, baby, let's dance.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (aha)

because I need rhythm (aha)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me da lo mismo.

and it doesn't matter to me.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

por que es muy fuerte (aha)

because it's too strong (aha)

y si alguna vez te mire

and if I ever looked at you

fue por que tuviste suerte.

it was because you were lucky.

Él me imaginaba una chica facíl

He imagined me as an easy girl

yo me preguntaba y ese man que hace

I wondered what that guy was doing

me miro a los ojos me quizo besar

he looked into my eyes and wanted to kiss me

lo corté de una lomande a pasear.

I cut him off and took him for a walk.

Me pidió disculpas muy desesperado

He apologized very desperately

y yo le grité: borrate tarado

and I shouted: get lost, idiot

el me dijo: dame otra oportunidad

he said to me: give me another chance

solo le faltaba ponerse a llorar.

he was just missing to start crying.

(haha)

(haha)

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (aha)

because I need rhythm (aha)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me da lo mismo.

and it doesn't matter to me.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

por que es muy fuerte (aha)

because it's too strong (aha)

y si alguna vez te mire

and if I ever looked at you

fue por que tuviste suerte.

it was because you were lucky.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (aha)

because I need rhythm (aha)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me daaaaaaaaaa

and it doesn't matter to me

¡TANGO!

TANGO!

no, no, no, no, no, no.no

no, no, no, no, no, no, no

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (aha)

because I need rhythm (aha)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me da lo mismo.

and it doesn't matter to me.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

por que es muy fuerte (aha)

because it's too strong (aha)

y si alguna vez te mire

and if I ever looked at you

fue por que tuviste suerte.

it was because you were lucky.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

que yo necesito ritmo (riitmoooow)

because I need rhythm (riitmoooow)

por que hay música en mi corazón

because there's music in my heart

y a mi no me da lo mismo.

and it doesn't matter to me.

No me vengas con un tango llorón

Don't come to me with a crying tango

por que es muy fuerte (yo quiero ritmo fuuertee)

because it's too strong (I want strong rhythm)

y si alguna vez te mireeeeee

and if I ever looked at you

fue por que tuuuviste suuuuerte.

it was because you were lucky.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vengas /benˈɡaɾas/ B2	verb - to come back or to return verb - to seek revenge
necesito /neseˈsito/ A2	verb - to need
ritmo /ˈritmo/ A2	noun - rhythm
música /ˈmusika/ A1	noun - music
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ A2	adjective - strong
mirar /miˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
suerte /ˈswɛrte/ A2	noun - luck
discusión /diskuˈsjon/ B1	noun - discussion
bailar /bailaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
disco /ˈdisko/ A1	noun - disco, nightclub
flaco /ˈfla.ko/ A2	adjective - thin, slim
alto /ˈalto/ A1	adjective - high, tall
pelo /ˈpelo/ A1	noun - hair
abrazo /aˈbɾaθo/ A2	noun - hug
disculpa /disˈkulpa/ A2	noun - excuse, apology
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ B2

Key Grammar Structures

• No me vengas con un tango llorón

  ➔ Imperative form with pronoun clitic + verb

  ➔ The verb 'vengas' is in the subjunctive mood combined with the imperative tone to give a command.

• que hay música en mi corazón

  ➔ Existential phrase with 'hay'

  ➔ 'Hay' indicates existence, similar to 'there is' in English, showing that music exists in the singer's heart.

• yo necesito ritmo

  ➔ Verb 'necesito' in the present indicative first person singular

  ➔ 'Necesito' is the first person singular form of 'necesitar', meaning 'I need'.

• fue por que tuviste suerte

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ser' and 'tener' in second person singular

  ➔ 'Fue' is the preterite (past simple) form of 'ser', meaning 'was'. 'Tuviste' is the preterite of 'tener', meaning 'you had'.

• yo quiero ritmo fuerte

  ➔ Verb 'quiero' in the present indicative first person singular, adjective 'fuerte' as complement

  ➔ 'Quiero' is the first person singular present tense of 'querer' (to want). 'Fuerte' is an adjective meaning 'strong'.

• fue porque te mire

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'ser' and 'mirar' in the first person singular

  ➔ 'Fue' is the preterite of 'ser' meaning 'was'. 'Te mire' is the preterite of 'mirar' with the indirect object pronoun 'te', meaning 'I looked at you'.

• yo quiero ritmo fuerte

  ➔ Verb 'quiero' in the present indicative first person singular, adjective 'fuerte' as complement

  ➔ 'Quiero' is the present tense of 'querer' meaning 'I want'. 'Fuerte' is an adjective meaning 'strong'.