Te Quiero Y Me Miento – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Carin León, Diego El Cigala, Chanela Clicka

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with "Te Quiero Y Me Miento"! This song is a special blend of Mexican contemporary music and Spanish flamenco, offering a rich tapestry of sounds and emotions. Learning Spanish through its soulful lyrics will expose you to poetic expressions of love, regret, and internal conflict, while the fusion of genres provides a vibrant cultural context. Its poignant storytelling and unique musicality make it an excellent and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

You know well that I don’t know how to say “no” to you

Yes, I know the good and also the bad

And you come in that white dress

And now I lament the moment I met you

I love you and I lie to myself, and I can’t be without you anymore

I don’t know why I found you

Why did I lose myself?

God knows, I realized it too late

Far from finding myself, you will be my downfall

Another sleepless night, the glass full

Just you and me

Just you and me, bad companion

When I’m out drinking, I think of you

There were so many mistakes I made because of you

You’re still in my wallet

Like a dog, sniffing your misery

With a little kiss you anesthetize me

I love seeing myself suffer

Now I lament the moment I met you

I love you and I lie to myself, I can’t be without you any longer

I don’t know why I found you

Why did I lose myself?

And now I lament the moment I met you

I love you and I lie to myself, and I can’t be without you anymore

I don’t know why I found you

Why did I lose myself?

...

Now I lament the moment I met you

I love you and I’m not lying, I can’t be without you

I don’t know why you—

And why did I lose myself?

...

[Spanish]

Sabes bien que no sé decirte "no"

Sí, sé lo bueno y también lo malo

Y vienes tú con ese vestido blanco

Y ahora me lamento del momento en que te conocí

Te quiero y me miento, y ya no puedo estar sin ti

Yo no sé por qué te encontré

¿Por qué me perdí a mí?

Sabe Dios, me di cuenta tarde

Lejos de encontrarme, vas a ser mi perdición

Otra noche en vela, la copa llena

Solos tú y yo

Solos tú y yo, mala compañera

Cuando ando en la peda pienso en ti

Fueron tantos los errores que por ti yo cometí

Sigues en mi cartera

A lo perro, oliendo tus miserias

Con un besito me anestesias

Me encanta verme sufrir

Ahora me lamento del momento en que te conocí

Te quiero y me miento, ya no puedo estar sin ti

Yo no sé por qué te encontré

¿Por qué me perdí a mí?

Y ahora me lamento del momento en que te conocí

Te quiero y me miento, y ya no puedo estar sin ti

Yo no sé por qué te encontré

¿Por qué me perdí a mí?

Ahora me lamento del momento en que te conocí

Te quiero y no miento, ya no puedo estar sin ti

Yo no sé por qué te-

¿Y por qué me perdí a mí?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to love, to want
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to lie
lamento /laˈmento/ B1	noun - regret, lament
momento /moˈmento/ A2	noun - moment
perdición /peɾðiˈθjon/ B2	noun - damnation, ruin
vela /ˈbela/ B1	noun - candle, vigil
copa /ˈkopa/ A2	noun - glass, cup
peda /ˈpeda/ C1	noun - drinking spree (slang)
error /eˈɾor/ A2	noun - error, mistake
cartera /karˈteɾa/ B1	noun - wallet, portfolio
anestesiar /anesteˈsjar/ C1	verb - to anesthetize
encantar /enkaŋˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to enchant, to love
sufrir /suˈfɾir/ A2	verb - to suffer
vestido /besˈtiðo/ A2	noun - dress
blanco /ˈblaŋko/ A1	adjective - white

Key Grammar Structures

• Sabes bien que "no sé" decirte "no"

  ➔ Negative construction "no sé" + infinitive expresses lack of knowledge or ability to do something.

  ➔ The phrase "no sé" shows the speaker's inability to say "no".

• "Vienes" tú con ese vestido blanco

  ➔ Present indicative verb with subject pronoun for emphasis; verb‑subject order can be inverted for stylistic effect.

  ➔ The verb "vienes" is in present indicative, emphasizing the subject "tú".

• "No puedo" estar sin ti

  ➔ Negative ability construction: "no" + modal verb "poder" + infinitive.

  ➔ The phrase "no puedo" indicates that the speaker is unable to be without the other person.

• ¿Por qué "me perdí" a mí?

  ➔ Reflexive verb in preterite with pronoun "me"; the preposition "a" marks the personal object.

  ➔ "Me perdí" is a reflexive preterite meaning "I lost myself".

• "Cuando" ando en la peda pienso en ti

  ➔ Temporal subordinate clause introduced by "cuando" + present indicative.

  ➔ "Cuando" introduces a time clause meaning "when".

• Fueron tantos los errores "que" por ti yo cometí

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "que" after a quantitative expression.

  ➔ The word "que" links the main clause to the relative clause describing the errors.

• Con un besito "me" anestesias

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "me" placed before the verb to indicate the affected person.

  ➔ "Me" indicates that the speaker is the one being anesthetized.

• Me encanta "verme" sufrir

  ➔ Verb "encantar" followed by infinitive; the infinitive can be reflexive (verme).

  ➔ "Verme" is the reflexive infinitive meaning "to see myself".

• Y ahora me lamento del momento "en que" te conocí

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "del momento en que" introduces a relative clause with "en que" meaning "when".

  ➔ "En que" links the noun "momento" to the clause "te conocí" meaning "the moment when I met you".