Tu Mamá Te Mató – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camila Moreno
• Album: Mala Madre

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

No sé cómo pude estar

I don't know how I could be

Intentando ser otra cosa

Trying to be something else

No sé cómo pude pedir

I don't know how I could ask

Un poco de amor suplicando

For a little love begging

Voy a empezar a soltarte

I'm going to start letting you go

Voy a empezar a bailar

I'm going to start dancing

Voy a dejar de buscarte

I'm going to stop looking for you

Voy a empezar a bailar

I'm going to start dancing

Tu mamá te mató

Your mom killed you

Y yo lloraba

And I was crying

Con su piel te incendió

With her skin, she set you on fire

Estás ardiendo

You're burning

Este no es el sueño de Dios

This is not God's dream

Dijo temblando

He said trembling

"Enciéndanme toda la luz

"Light up all the lights for me

Que el Sol se apaga"

Because the Sun is fading"

...

...

En el amor y en el crimen

In love and in crime

Las cosas se mueven igual

Things move the same

Tú que siempre dijiste

You who always said

"Esto no puede acabar"

"This can't end"

Yo que tengo un cuchillo

I who have a knife

Te voy a sacar a bailar

I'm going to take you out to dance

Tu mamá te mató

Your mom killed you

Y yo lloraba

And I was crying

Con su piel te incendió

With her skin, she set you on fire

Estás ardiendo

You're burning

Este no es el sueño de Dios

This is not God's dream

Dijo temblando

He said trembling

"Enciéndanme toda la luz

"Light up all the lights for me

Que el Sol se apaga"

Because the Sun is fading"

Tu mamá te mató

Your mom killed you

Y yo lloraba

And I was crying

Con su piel te incendió

With her skin, she set you on fire

Estás ardiendo

You're burning

Este no es el sueño de Dios

This is not God's dream

Dijo temblando

He said trembling

"Enciéndanme toda la luz

"Light up all the lights for me

Que el Sol se apaga"

Because the Sun is fading"

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
matar /maˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to kill
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
incendiar /inθenˈdjaɾ/ B1	verb - to set on fire
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
cuchillo /kuˈtʃiʎo/ B1	noun - knife
temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B2	verb - to tremble
igual /iˈɣwal/ A2	adjective - equal
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
empezar /empeˈθaɾ/ A1	verb - to begin
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to search
cosa /ˈkoθa/ A1	noun - thing
dijo /ˈdixo/ A1	verb - said
arder /aɾˈðeɾ/ B2	verb - to burn

Key Grammar Structures

• No sé cómo **pude estar** Intentando ser otra cosa

  ➔ Compound Perfect Indicative (haber + past participle) with a modal verb (poder)

  ➔ The phrase "pude estar" uses the compound past to express a past ability or possibility. In this case, it suggests a reflection on a past action that the speaker now questions. The "haber" is conjugated, and the past participle of 'estar' is used after the verb 'poder'.

• Voy a empezar a **soltarte**

  ➔ Periphrastic Future (ir a + infinitive) with pronominal verb

  ➔ "Voy a empezar" indicates the near future. "Soltarte" is an infinitive form of the verb "soltar" (to release, to let go) combined with the pronoun "te" (you), creating a pronominal verb. The "te" is attached directly to the infinitive.

• Tu mamá te **mató**

  ➔ Preterite (Past Simple) tense

  ➔ "Mató" is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb "matar" (to kill). It indicates a completed action in the past.

• Con su piel te **incendió**

  ➔ Preterite (Past Simple) tense, with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Incendió" is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb "incendiar" (to set on fire, to ignite). "Te" is an indirect object pronoun (to/for you), indicating that she set you on fire.

• Este no es el sueño **de Dios**

  ➔ Possessive "de"

  ➔ The preposition "de" indicates possession or origin. "De Dios" signifies "of God" or "God's".

• **Dijo** temblando

  ➔ Past Simple (Preterite) tense.

  ➔ "Dijo" is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb "decir" (to say). It signifies a completed action of saying in the past.

• Tú que siempre **dijiste**

  ➔ Preterite Perfect Simple

  ➔ "dijiste" is the Preterite Perfect Simple form, referring to something said at some point in the past. It suggests something that was a defining constant.

• Yo que **tengo** un cuchillo

  ➔ Present Simple (Indicative)

  ➔ "Tengo" is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb "tener" (to have). It expresses a current state or possession.