No Te Debí Besar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Paloma Mami

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Spanish? Let the alluring track 'No Te Debí Besar' by C. Tangana and Paloma Mami be your guide. The song's repetitive and emotionally charged chorus, 'No te debí besar,' provides a perfect and memorable entry point for mastering a key phrase about regret. Beyond the chorus, the conversational lyrics offer a glimpse into modern, colloquial Spanish, making the learning process both engaging and culturally relevant. This track is special because it not only teaches you the language but also immerses you in the dramatic and passionate storytelling that is a hallmark of contemporary Latin music.

[English]

The club is about to close

I push people aside to get through

Everyone watching you dance, hmm (Hmm)

I fall for you like a spell

Ready for the worst

Your love is like a sharp pain

The song about finishing was playing

The club was about to close

You were dancing alone in the middle

While others watched

It's always been hard to imitate

I shouldn't have let myself get hypnotized

I shouldn't have approached you without thinking (No)

I shouldn't have kissed you

You shouldn't have kissed me

I shouldn't have kissed you

You shouldn't have kissed me

I control your mind (Mind)

Baby, you get hot (Hot)

I tell you slower, then faster, and you finish stronger

You shouldn't have gotten close, no (No)

You shouldn't have touched me, no (No)

You shouldn't have fallen in love, no (No)

I'm holding you captive in my claws

Baby, you're not coming back (Whoa)

You can't escape the trap (Whoa)

Asking for more and more (I need more)

Baby, don't gas yourself

I got you like everyone else

I have you under my spell

Not the only one (Not the only one)

I shouldn't have kissed you

You shouldn't have kissed me

I shouldn't have kissed you

I shouldn't have kissed you (Hmm)

I still remember your flavor (Your flavor)

Locked up like a prison (A prison)

In my mouth like an obsession, baby (Hmm)

God, help me accept (Accept)

The things I can't change (I can change)

God, help me, give me courage

You moved that pum pum like galloping

Trying not to let the fart show

I wanted that tam tam to bounce back to me

And for bottles to come so I can explode

You moved that pum pum like galloping

Trying not to let the fart show

I wanted that tam tam to bounce back to me

And for bottles to come so I can explode

I shouldn't have kissed you (No)

You shouldn't have kissed me

I shouldn't have kissed you (No)

You shouldn't have kissed me (Hmm)

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[Spanish]

El club a punto de cerrar

Empujo gente pa' pasar

Todos mirándote bailar, hmm (Hmm)

Te entro como un mata'or

Preparado para lo peor

Tu cariño es como un mal dolor

Sonaba la canción de terminar

El club estaba a punto de cerrar

Tú bailaba' sola en la mitad

Y el resto mirando

Siempre ha sido difícil de imitar

No debí dejarme hipnotizar

No debí acercarme sin pensar (No)

No te debí besar

No me debiste' besar

No te debí besar

No me debiste' besar

Yo te controlo la mente (Mente)

Mami te pone caliente (Caliente)

Yo te digo más despacio, y despué' más de prisa y acaba' más fuerte

No debiste acercarte, no (No)

No debiste rozarme, no (No)

No debiste enamorarte, no (No)

Te tengo preso en mis garras

Papi no has vuelto atrá' (Au)

No pue' salir de la trampa (Au)

Pidiendo más y más (Necesito más)

Bebecito don't gass yourself

I got you like everyone else

I have you under my spell

Not the only one (Not the only one)

No te debí besar

No me debiste' besar

No te debí besar

No me debiste' besar (Hmm)

Aún recuerdo tu sabor (Tu sabor)

Encerrado como una prisión (Una prisión)

En mi boca como una obsesión, bebé (Hmm)

Dios ayúdame a aceptar (Aceptar)

Las cosas que no puede cambiar (Puedo cambiar)

Dios ayúdame, dame valor

Movías ese pum pum como al galope

Intentando que el pedo no se me note

Quería que ese tam tam me lo rebote

Y que me traigan botellas para que explote

Movías ese pum pum como al galope

Intentando que el pedo no se me note

Quería que ese tam tam me lo rebote

Y que me traigan botellas para que explote

No te debí besar (No)

No me debiste' besar

No te debí besar (No)

No me debiste' besar (Hmm)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cerrar /θeˈraɾ/ B1	verb - to close
empujar /empuˈxaɾ/ B2	verb - to push
mirando /miˈɾando/ A2	verb - looking
bailar /bajˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
mataror /mataˈoɾ/ C2	noun - a type of Latin American dance or slang term
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain, suffering
sonaba /soˈnaβa/ B1	verb - was ringing, sounded
bailaba' /baiˈlaɣa/ A2	verb - was dancing
hipnotizar /ipnoθiˈθaɾ/ B2	verb - to hypnotize
besar /βeˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
controlar /kon.tɾoˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to control
ley /lei/ A2	noun - law
fuerte /fweɾte/ B2	adjective - strong, powerful

Key Grammar Structures

• No Te Debí Besar

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (debí + infinitive)

  ➔ Expresses regret or something that should not have happened. 'Debí' is the first-person singular conditional of 'deber' (should/ought to). 'Besar' is the infinitive 'to kiss'. Therefore, the phrase means 'I should not have kissed'.

• Todos mirándote bailar

  ➔ Gerund (bailar) after a verb of perception (mirar)

  ➔ After verbs of perception like 'mirar' (to watch/look at), 'oír' (to hear), the infinitive (or gerund) is used to describe the action being observed. Here, everyone is watching 'you dancing'.

• Te entro como un mata'or

  ➔ Simile using 'como'

  ➔ 'Como' is used to make a comparison. Here, 'Te entro' (I approach you) is being compared to 'un mata'or' (a bullfighter), suggesting a confident and aggressive approach.

• Tu cariño es como un mal dolor

  ➔ Simile using 'como'

  ➔ Again, 'como' is used for comparison. 'Tu cariño' (your affection) is being compared to 'un mal dolor' (a bad pain), implying the affection is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.

• Siempre ha sido difícil de imitar

  ➔ Present Perfect (ha sido) + Passive Infinitive (de imitar)

  ➔ 'Ha sido' is the present perfect of 'ser' (to be), and 'de imitar' indicates something that can be/is imitated. Combined, it means 'It has always been difficult to be imitated' or more naturally 'It has always been difficult to imitate'.

• No debiste acercarte, no

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (debiste + infinitive) with negation

  ➔ 'No debiste' is the negative form of 'debiste' (you should have), which is the second-person singular conditional of 'deber' (should/ought to). 'Acercarte' is the reflexive infinitive 'to approach'. Therefore, the phrase means 'You should not have approached'.