Un Veneno – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Niño de Elche

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the complex world of Spanish music with "Un Veneno," a pivotal track that marks C. Tangana's bold shift from trap to a new flamenco-infused bolero. This collaboration with Niño de Elche is a masterclass in emotional Spanish vocabulary, using raw, traditional sounds to convey a deeply modern and universal message about the 'poison' of fame. You will learn evocative phrases and powerful, poetic language centered on ambition, love, and self-sacrifice, all while experiencing a unique blend of contemporary and classic Spanish artistry.

[English]

This boundless ambition

For women, the cash, and the spotlight

Is taking my life

Little by little by little

The press asks me

"Puchito, what's your secret?"

Without singing or being on key

Mmmmmm

So that all of Spain listens to me

Hey!

It's a poison I carry inside

Running deep in my blood

That's going to be the death of me

Without it ever having even loved me

I did it for you (that's right)

I did it for you (of course)

I did it for you

I did it for you, baby

I did it for you (come on, come on)

I did it for you (so you'll look at me)

I did it for you (so you'll love me)

I did it for you

I was born a bohemian

But your love has changed me

And now I want to succeed and win and be on TV and the radio

Hey!

It's a cruel and violent poison (ah)

That you all are feeding

That's going to be the death of me

While you all just stand there watching

I did it for you (of course)

I did it for you

That's right

I did it for you

Only for you, for you

I did it for you

So you'll look at me

I did it for you

I did it for you

I did it for you

I did it for you

I still remember the hungry kid

You wouldn't invite to the dance

Back when I was innocent, before

But back then I was nobody (take that)

And now I'm partying all day long

Running forward

Trying to forget you

Dodging memories that burn

It's a poison I carry inside

Running deep in my blood

That's going to be the death of me

Without it ever having even loved me (hey)

It's a poison I carry inside

Running deep in my blood

That's going to be the death of me

Without it ever having even loved me

I did it for you

That's right

I did it for you

Only for you

I did it for you

I did it for you

So you'll love me

I did it for you

I did it for you, baby

I did it for you

Only for you

I did it for you

[Spanish]

Esta ambición desmedida

Por las mujeres, la pasta y los focos

Me está quitando la vida

Muy poquito a poquito a poco

Me pregunta la prensa

"¿Puchito, cuál es la maña?"

Sin cantar ni afinar

Mmmmmm

Pa' que me escuche to'a España

¡Ey!

Es un veneno que llevo dentro

En la sangre metido

Que va a hacer que me mate

Sin que me haya siquiera querido

Lo hice por ti (eso es)

Lo hice por ti (cómo no)

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti, mami

Lo hice por ti (vamos, vamos)

Lo hice por ti (pa' que me mires)

Lo hice por ti (pa' que me quieras)

Lo hice por ti

Yo he nacido bohemio

Pero tu amor me ha cambiado

Y ahora quiero triunfar y ganar y salir en la tele y la radio

¡Ey!

Es un veneno cruel y violento (ah)

Que estáis alimentando

Que va a hacer que me mate

Mientras todos seguís ahí mirando

Lo hice por ti (cómo no)

Lo hice por ti

Eso es

Lo hice por ti

Por ti na' ma', por ti

Lo hice por ti

Pa' que me mires

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti

Aún recuerdo el chaval hambriento

Que no invitabais al baile

Antes cuando era inocente, antes

Pero antes yo no era nadie (toma)

Y ahora to' el día metido en farra

Escapando pa'lante

Intentando olvidarte

Toreando recuerdos que arden

Es un veneno que llevo dentro

En la sangre metido

Que va a hacer que me mate

Sin que me haya siquiera querido (hey)

Es un veneno que llevo dentro

En la sangre metido

Que va a hacer que me mate

Sin que me haya siquiera querido

Lo hice por ti

Eso es

Lo hice por ti

Por ti na' ma'

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti

Pa' que me quieras

Lo hice por ti

Lo hice por ti, bebé

Lo hice por ti

Por ti na' ma'

Lo hice por ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
veneno beˈneno A2	noun - poison
ambición ambiˈθjon B1	noun - ambition
desmedida desmeˈðiða B2	adjective - excessive
pasta ˈpasta A1	noun - money
focos ˈfokos B1	noun - spotlights
maña ˈmaɲa B1	noun - skill
afinar afiˈnaɾ B1	verb - to tune
sangre ˈsaŋɡɾe A1	noun - blood
bohemio boˈemjo B2	adjective - bohemian
triunfar tɾjuŋˈfaɾ B1	verb - to succeed
farra ˈfaɾa B1	noun - party
toreando toɾeˈando B2	verb - bullfighting
alimentando alimenˈtando A2	verb - feeding
mirando miˈɾando A1	verb - looking
hambriento amˈbɾjento A2	adjective - hungry

Key Grammar Structures

• Esta ambición desmedida

  ➔ Feminine singular adjective agreement

  ➔ The adjective 'desmedida' agrees in gender and number with the noun 'ambición', both being feminine singular.

• Me está quitando la vida

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The verb 'está quitando' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action that is happening now.

• Muy poquito a poquito a poco

  ➔ Adverbial expression of manner

  ➔ The phrase 'poquito a poquito a poco' is an adverbial expression that describes the manner in which the action is performed.

• Sin que me haya siquiera querido

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in dependent clause

  ➔ The verb 'haya querido' is in the subjunctive mood, used in a dependent clause introduced by 'sin que'.

• Lo hice por ti

  ➔ Prepositional pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun 'ti' is a prepositional pronoun, used after the preposition 'por'.

• Yo he nacido bohemio

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'he nacido' is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that occurred in the past and has results in the present.

• Que estáis alimentando

  ➔ Present tense of verb 'estar' + gerund

  ➔ The construction 'estáis alimentando' uses the present tense of 'estar' followed by a gerund, indicating an ongoing action.

• Antes cuando era inocente

  ➔ Imperfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'era' is in the imperfect tense, used to describe a past habitual action or state.