Tu Veneno – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natalia Oreiro

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering anthem 'Tu Veneno' by Natalia Oreiro, a vibrant Latin pop and electronic track that captures the universal experience of breaking free from a damaging love. Through its energetic beats and poignant lyrics, the song offers a message of self-love and resilience, making it a compelling piece to explore themes of emotional independence and personal growth.

[English]

I have to leave.

I need to run away from you.

I have to forget.

And start over again.

Because your love is the target.

Your love is the fire that's burning me.

Because without thinking, your love,

Spills the poison that’s killing me.

And now I know what could have been,

I don't want to see it, I don't want to hold it.

And now that I've decided to stop losing,

I'm telling you, and you'll have to understand.

I had your poison,

I had your love and also your fire.

I had your poison,

I had your life, and I don't want it anymore.

...

I have to choose.

I have to feel again.

I have to find

A way to escape.

Because your love is the target.

Your love is the fire that's burning me.

Because without thinking, your love,

Spills the poison that's killing me.

And now I know what could have been,

I don't want to see it, I don't want to hold it.

And now that I’ve decided to stop losing,

I'm telling you, and you'll have to understand.

I had your poison,

I had your love and also your fire.

I had your poison,

I had your life, and I don't want it anymore.

I had your poison,

I had your love and also your fire.

I had your poison,

I had your life, and I don't want it anymore.

...

Fire that burns, passion that poisons.

I tell you, I tell you, and I tell you again,

It's not your poison I want to drink.

Neither taste nor get it back (na, na, na, na,).

I had your poison.

I had your love and also your fire (your fire too).

I had your poison.

I had your life, and I don't want it anymore (I don't want it anymore).

I had your poison.

I had your love and also your fire.

I had your poison.

I had your life, and I don't want it anymore.

...

[Spanish]

Tengo que partir

Tengo que escaparme de ti

Tengo que olvidar

Y de nuevo comenzar

Porque tu amor es el blanco

Tu amor es el fuego que me está quemando

Porque tu amor sin pensarlo

Derrama el veneno que me está matando

Y ahora sé que lo que pudo ser

No lo quiero ver, no lo quiero tener

Y ahora que decido dejar de perder

Te lo digo y tendrás que entender

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu amor y también tu fuego

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu vida y ya no la quiero

Tengo que elegir

Tengo que volver a sentir

Tengo que buscar

Una forma de escapar

Porque tu amor es el blanco

Tu amor es el fuego que me está quemando

Porque tu amor sin pensarlo

Derrama el veneno que me está matando

Y ahora sé que lo que pudo ser

No lo quiero ver, no lo quiero tener

Y ahora que decido dejar de perder

Te lo digo y tendrás que entender

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu amor y también tu fuego

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu vida y ya no la quiero

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu amor y también tu fuego

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu vida y ya no la quiero

Fuego que quema, pasión que envenena

Te digo, te digo y te digo otra vez

No es tu veneno el que quiero beber

Ni probar ni volver a tener (na, na, na, na,)

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu amor y también tu fuego (también tu fuego)

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu vida y ya no la quiero (ya no la quiero)

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu amor y también tu fuego

Tuve tu veneno

Tuve tu vida y ya no la quiero

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
partir /parˈtir/ A2	verb - to leave or depart
escapar /es.kaˈpaɾ/ A2	verb - to escape
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A1	noun - fire
veneno /beˈneno/ B1	noun - poison
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
decidir /deθiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
entender /en.tenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search or look for
forma /ˈfoɾ.ma/ A2	noun - form or shape
pasión /paˈsjon/ B2	noun - passion

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo que partir

  ➔ Expressing obligation with 'tener que' + infinitive

  ➔ 'Tengo que' indicates that I have to do something, showing obligation.

• Porque tu amor es el blanco

  ➔ Using 'porque' to express reason (because)

  ➔ 'Porque' indicates the reason for something, linking clauses.

• Tu amor sin pensarlo

  ➔ Using 'sin' + noun/gerund to indicate 'without' doing something

  ➔ 'Sin' + noun or gerund expresses the idea of 'without' performing the action.

• Tuve tu veneno

  ➔ Using 'tuve' (past tense of 'tener') + noun to indicate possession in the past

  ➔ 'Tuve' is the past tense of 'tener', meaning 'I had', used here to express possession of 'veneno' (venom).

• Y ahora sé que lo que pudo ser

  ➔ Using 'sé' (present of 'saber') to express knowledge or realization

  ➔ 'Sé' is the present tense of 'saber', meaning 'I know', used here to express understanding or realization.

• No es tu veneno el que quiero beber

  ➔ Using 'es' (present of 'ser') to describe a defining characteristic or identity

  ➔ 'Es' is the present tense of 'ser', used here to describe the identity or defining characteristic.