El Amigo

• Por: Christian Nodal

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♪ De cora me alegra ♪

From the heart, it makes me happy

♪ Que ya tu vida no esté negra ♪

That your life isn't dark anymore

♪ Que le puso color y están mucho mejor ♪

That he added color and you're much better

♪ Se te nota y me cuentan ♪

It shows, and I'm told

♪ No es secreto que tú merecías más ♪

It's no secret that you deserved more

♪ De lo que te di, él fue el que ganó ♪

Than what I gave you, he's the one who won

♪ Yo fui el que perdí ♪

I was the one who lost

♪ Y me frustra ♪

And it frustrates me

♪ Hablar de eso no me gusta ♪

I don't like talking about it

♪ Yo de ese tema no opino ♪

I don't give my opinion on that topic

♪ Pero ya con los tragos les digo ♪

But after a few drinks, I tell them

♪ Que la trata como a una reina ♪

That he treats her like a queen

♪ Pero ella lo trata como amigo ♪

But she treats him like a friend

♪ Y él se ve fino ♪

And he seems fancy

♪ De esos que se emborrachan con vino ♪

One of those who gets drunk on wine

♪ Pero yo que la conozco a ella ♪

But I, who know her

♪ No le gusta, no es su estilo ♪

She doesn't like it, it's not her style

♪ Y la verdad ♪

And the truth is

♪ Juntos no se ven tan mal ♪

Together, they don't look so bad

♪ Pero se veía mejor conmigo ♪

But she looked better with me

♪ (Uh) ♪

(Uh)

♪ El amigo es el titular ♪

The friend is the starter

♪ Del novio, puede que le pese ♪

Of the boyfriend, it may bother him

♪ Puede que la bese ♪

He may kiss her

♪ Pero no la besa como yo la besé ♪

But he doesn't kiss her like I kissed her

♪ A veces pienso que ella piensa en eso ♪

Sometimes I think she thinks about that

♪ A veces dice que es feliz, pero no parece ♪

Sometimes she says she's happy, but it doesn't seem like it

♪ Con él ella no se humedece ♪

With him, she doesn't get aroused

♪ Conmigo es que ella pertenece ♪

She belongs with me

♪ Yo le doy un par de meses ♪

I give them a couple of months

♪ Pa' que conmigo regrese ♪

For her to come back to me

♪ Ni aunque ore, ni aunque rece ♪

Not even if he prays, not even if he recites

♪ Ni aunque es mucho lo que ofrece ♪

Not even if he offers a lot

♪ Ella con él no envejece ♪

She won't grow old with him

♪ No sabe dónde quedan esos puntos ♪

He doesn't know where those spots are

♪ Que la vuelven loca ♪

That drive her crazy

♪ Él le toca el cuerpo ♪

He touches her body

♪ Pero soy yo el que al alma le toca ♪

But I'm the one who touches her soul

♪ Les pido de compas ♪

I ask you out of compassion

♪ Que no me hagan abrir la boca ♪

Don't make me open my mouth

♪ Que yo de ese tema no opino ♪

That I don't give my opinion on that topic

♪ Pero ya con los tragos les digo ♪

But after a few drinks, I tell them

♪ Que la trata como a una reina ♪

That he treats her like a queen

♪ Pero ella lo trata como amigo ♪

But she treats him like a friend

♪ Y él se ve fino ♪

And he seems fancy

♪ De esos que se emborrachan con vino ♪

One of those who gets drunk on wine

♪ Pero yo que la conozco a ella ♪

But I, who know her

♪ No le gusta, no es su estilo ♪

She doesn't like it, it's not her style

♪ Y la verdad ♪

And the truth is

♪ Juntos no se ven tan mal ♪

Together, they don't look so bad

♪ Pero se veía mejor conmigo ♪

But she looked better with me

(Sonidos Incidentales)

(Incidental Sounds)

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
alegra /aˈle.ɣɾa/ B1	verb - to gladden, to make happy
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
color /koˈloɾ/ A1	noun - color
secreto /seˈkɾe.to/ A2	noun - secret adjective - secret, hidden
frustra /fɾusˈtɾa/ B2	verb - frustrates
tragos /ˈtɾa.ɣos/ B1	noun - drinks, alcoholic beverages
reina /ˈrei.na/ A2	noun - queen
amigo /aˈmi.ɣo/ A1	noun - friend
fino /ˈfi.no/ B1	adjective - refined, elegant
vino /ˈbi.no/ A1	noun - wine
estilo /esˈti.lo/ A2	noun - style
titular /ti.tuˈlaɾ/ B2	noun - holder, titleholder adjective - incumbent, leading
pese /ˈpe.se/ B2	verb - to weigh, to bother
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth

Gramática:

• Que ya tu vida no esté negra

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after *que* expressing a wish/desire.

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used because the speaker is expressing a desire for the other person's life to no longer be dark. "Esté" is the subjunctive form of "estar".

• De lo que te di, él fue el que ganó

  ➔ Relative clause with a definite article (*el que*) to emphasize the subject.

  ➔ *El que* emphasizes that *he* was the one who won. It's not just anyone, but specifically him.

• Puede que le pese

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after *puede que* expressing uncertainty or possibility.

  ➔ The phrase *puede que* always requires the subjunctive mood. *Pese* is the subjunctive form of *pesar*.

• Pero no la besa como yo la besé

  ➔ Comparison using *como* with past tense (Pretérito Indefinido/Simple Past) to describe a past action.

  ➔ This sentence compares how the current boyfriend kisses her to how the speaker used to kiss her in the past. *Besé* is the Pretérito Indefinido of *besar*.

• Con él ella no se humedece

  ➔ Use of the reflexive pronoun *se* with an intransitive verb to indicate a state or condition.

  ➔ The verb *humedecerse* means 'to become wet' or 'to moisten'. The reflexive pronoun *se* indicates that she isn't experiencing that state (sexual arousal) with him.

• Conmigo es que ella pertenece

  ➔ Cleft sentence with *es que* for emphasis.

  ➔ Using *es que* highlights the phrase *conmigo*, emphasizing that she belongs with *him* and not the current boyfriend.

• Pa' que conmigo regrese

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after *para que* expressing purpose or intention.

  ➔ The phrase *pa' que* (short for *para que*) requires the subjunctive mood because it expresses the speaker's intended result. *Regrese* is the subjunctive form of *regresar*.