Tu Foto – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful world of Spanish indie-pop with 'Tu Foto' by Cupido. The song’s clean, catchy melody and simple, contemporary Spanish lyrics—centered around the humorous metaphor of a photo acting as a credit card—make it excellent for learning everyday vocabulary and lighthearted expression. Pay attention to the use of Spanish slang and the endearing, exaggerated declarations of love to improve your conversational fluency.

[English]

It doesn’t matter if I don’t have money

Or if my card doesn’t work

When I go shopping at Mercadona

It doesn’t matter if I lose my wallet

I don’t even care how much

Money I have left in the bank

It doesn’t matter if I don’t have change

Or if the bill they gave me back

Ends up in the washing machine

Because I have your photo in my wallet

To pay for whatever I want

Because I have your photo in my wallet

To pay for whatever I want, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

And now I shop at Gucci and Zara

I pay for expensive things with your face

With the photo from your ID

...

And I no longer think about cash or if it runs out

Because I don’t need money anymore

And I don’t care about the stack or if at work

They don’t want to pay me enough

And I no longer think about cash or if it runs out

Because I don’t need money anymore

And I don’t care about the stack or if at work

They don’t want to pay me enough

Because I have your photo in my wallet

To pay for whatever I want

Because I have your photo in my wallet

To pay for whatever I want, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

And now I shop at Gucci and Zara

I pay for expensive things with your face

Because you always laughed at me

And now I’m going to pay for it all

With the photo from your ID

With the photo from your ID (because I have)

With the photo from your ID (your photo)

With the photo from your ID

With the photo from your ID

With the photo from your ID

With the photo from your ID

...

[Spanish]

Da igual si no llevo dinero

O si la tarjeta no funciona

Cuando voy a comprar al Mercadona

Da igual si pierdo el monedero

Ya no me interesa ni cuánto

Dinero me queda en el banco

Da igual si ya no llevo suelto

O si el billete que me han devuelto

Lo meto en la lavadora

Porque yo tengo tu foto en la cartera

Para pagar lo que yo quiera

Porque tengo tu foto en la cartera

Para pagar lo que yo quiera, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Y ahora compro en la Gucci y en el Zara

Pago muchas cosas caras con tu cara

Con la foto de tu DNI

Y ya no pienso en pasta ni en si se me gasta

Porque ya no necesito billete

Y me da igual el fajo o si en el trabajo

No me quieren pagar lo suficiente

Y ya no pienso en pasta ni en si se me gasta

Porque ya no necesito billete

Y me da igual el fajo o si en el trabajo

No me quieren pagar lo suficiente

Porque tengo tu foto en la cartera

Para pagar lo que yo quiera

Porque tengo tu foto en la cartera

Para pagar lo que yo quiera, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Y ahora compro en la Gucci y en el Zara

Pago muchas cosas caras con tu cara

Porque siempre te reíste de mí

Y ahora voy a pagarlo todo

Con la foto de tu DNI

Con la foto de tu DNI (porque tengo)

Con la foto de tu DNI (tu foto)

Con la foto de tu DNI

Con la foto de tu DNI

Con la foto de tu DNI

Con la foto de tu DNI

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dinero di.ˈne.ɾo A1	noun - money
tarjeta taɾ.ˈxe.ta A1	noun - card
Mercadona meɾ.ka.ˈðo.na A2	noun - Spanish supermarket chain
monedero mo.ne.ˈðe.ɾo A1	noun - wallet
suelto ˈswe.lto A1	adjective - loose change
billete bi.ˈʎe.te A1	noun - banknote
lavadora la.βa.ˈðo.ɾa A1	noun - washing machine
foto ˈfo.to A1	noun - photo
cartera kar.ˈte.ɾa A1	noun - wallet
Gucci ˈɡutʃi A2	noun - Italian luxury brand
Zara ˈθa.ɾa A2	noun - Spanish clothing retailer
pasta ˈpas.ta A1	noun - money
fajo ˈfa.xo B1	noun - wad of bills
DNI ˈde.ene.i B1	noun - National Identity Document
reíste re.ˈis.te A2	verb - you laughed

Key Grammar Structures

• Da igual si no llevo dinero

  ➔ Present Subjunctive

  ➔ The phrase uses the present subjunctive 'llevo' after 'da igual si' to express a hypothetical or uncertain condition.

• Porque yo tengo tu foto en la cartera

  ➔ Present Indicative

  ➔ The sentence uses the present indicative 'tengo' to state a fact or current situation.

• Para pagar lo que yo quiera

  ➔ Infinitive

  ➔ The infinitive 'pagar' is used to express purpose after the preposition 'para'.

• Y ahora compro en la Gucci y en el Zara

  ➔ Present Indicative

  ➔ The present indicative 'compro' is used to describe a habitual or current action.

• Con la foto de tu DNI

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'con la foto de tu DNI' is used to indicate the means or method of payment.

• Porque siempre te reíste de mí

  ➔ Preterite Tense

  ➔ The preterite tense 'reíste' is used to describe a completed action in the past.