Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: KAROL G

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Karol G's 'Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido' and explore the nuances of romantic longing in Spanish. This merengue-infused track offers catchy rhythms and relatable lyrics about wishing for a different past, making it a perfect song to immerse yourself in the language and understand expressions of 'what if' in a passionate Latin context.

[English]

What's good?! We're chilling!

Summer's here! It's lit!

...

What would've happened

If I had met you sooner?

Surely

You'd be dancing with me right now

Not as friends

But as something else

You close by makes me feel dangerous

For one little kiss I'd do anything

Your girlfriend makes me jealous

And even though she's beautiful (hey)

She won't treat you like I would

She won't kiss you like I would

She's not as hot as I am

She's shy and I'm not

With this desire I have

I'd dare to take it all

Today you're hanging out with her

But, mm, maybe not later

What would've happened

If I had met you sooner?

Surely

You'd be dancing with me right now

Not as friends, hey

What would've happened

Oh, if I had met you sooner?

Surely

You'd be dancing with me right now

Not as friends, hey

And I see you and I don't know how to act

Baby, to win you over, someone give me the manual

I'll wait for whatever it takes, I'm not giving up

I have faith those eyes will look at me one day

I'm marrying you

My name sounds good with your last name

I'm waiting for the first slip-up

To introduce you as my husband

I'm marrying you

My name sounds good with your last name

I'm waiting for the first slip-up

To introduce you as my husband

Haven't you understood that

She won't treat you like I would

She won't kiss you like I would

She's not as hot as I am

She's shy and I'm not?

With this desire I have

I'd dare to take it all

Today you're hanging out with her

But, mm, maybe not later

What would've happened

If I had met you sooner? (Hey, how?)

Surely

You'd be dancing with me right now

Not as friends, no, no, no

Hey, hey, hey, hey (if I had met you sooner)

Siguiza, siguiza, siguiza, siguiza (surely)

Mm, mm, mm, mm (you'd be dancing with me right now)

Not as friends

What would've happened

If I had met you sooner?

Surely

...

[Spanish]

¡¿Qué lo qué?! ¡Tamo' rulay!

¡Empezó el verano! ¡Fuego!

¿Qué hubiera sido

Si antes te hubiera conocido?

Seguramente

Estaría' bailando hasta conmigo

No como amigos

Sino como otra cosa

Usted cerca me pone peligrosa

Por un besito hago cualquier cosa

La novia suya me pone celosa

Y aunque es hermosa (ey)

No te va a tratar como yo

No te va a besar como yo

No está tan rica así como yo

Ella es tímida y yo no

Con estas ganas que tengo yo

Me atrevo a comérmelo to

Hoy estás jangueando con ella

Pero, mm, después tal vez no

¿Qué hubiera sido

Si antes te hubiera conocido?

Seguramente

Estaría' bailando hasta conmigo

No como amigos, ey

¿Qué hubiera sido

Ay, si antes te hubiera conocido?

Seguramente

Estaría' bailando hasta conmigo

No como amigos, ey

Y yo te veo y no sé cómo actuar

Bebé, pa conquistarte que me pasen el manual

Espero lo que sea, yo no me voy a quitar

Tengo fe que esos ojito' un día me van a mirar

Yo me caso contigo

Mi nombre suena bien con tu apellido

Toy esperando el primer descuido

Pa presentarte como mi marido

Yo me caso contigo

Mi nombre suena bien con tu apellido

Toy esperando el primer descuido

Pa presentarte como mi marido

¿No has entendido que

No te va a tratar como yo

No te va a besar como yo

No está tan rica así como yo

Ella es tímida y yo no?

Con estas ganas que tengo yo

Me atrevo a comérmelo to

Hoy estás jangueando con ella

Pero, mm, después tal vez no

¿Qué hubiera sido

Si antes te hubiera conocido? (Ey, ¿cómo?)

Seguramente

Estaría' bailando hasta conmigo

No como amigos, no, no, no

Ey, ey, ey, ey (si antes te hubiera conocido)

Siguiza, siguiza, siguiza, siguiza (seguramente)

Mm, mm, mm, mm (estaría' bailando hasta conmigo)

No como amigos

¿Qué hubiera sido

Si antes te hubiera conocido?

Seguramente

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
conocido /konoˈsiðo/ B1	verb - known, met (past participle of 'conocer' - to know, to meet)
bailar /bajˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
peligrosa /peliɣˈrosa/ B1	adjective - dangerous (feminine form)
besito /beˈsito/ A1	noun - little kiss (diminutive of 'beso')
celosa /seˈlosa/ B1	adjective - jealous (feminine form)
hermosa /eɾˈmosa/ A1	adjective - beautiful, lovely (feminine form)
tratar /tɾaˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to treat, to handle (a person or thing)
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to kiss
rica /ˈrika/ B2	adjective - delicious (food, feminine form) adjective - attractive, sexy (person, informal, feminine form)
tímida /ˈtimiða/ B1	adjective - shy, timid (feminine form)
ganas /ˈɡanas/ B1	noun - desire, urge, will, inclination (often used in plural, e.g., 'tener ganas de')
atreverse /atɾeˈβeɾse/ B2	verb - to dare, to venture (reflexive verb)
janguear /xaŋɡeˈaɾ/ C1	verb - to hang out, to party (informal, especially in Puerto Rican and Caribbean Spanish)
conquistar /koŋkisˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to conquer, to win over, to woo
manual /maˈnwal/ B1	noun - manual, handbook
casarse /kaˈsaɾse/ A2	verb - to marry, to get married (reflexive verb)
apellido /apeˈliðo/ A2	noun - surname, last name
descuido /desˈkwiðo/ B2	noun - oversight, carelessness, neglect, lapse
marido /maˈriðo/ A2	noun - husband

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Qué hubiera sido / Si antes te hubiera conocido?

  ➔ Conditional Perfect + Past Perfect Subjunctive

  ➔ This structure is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past that did not happen. The 'si' clause uses the Past Perfect Subjunctive ("hubiera/hubiese + past participle"), and the main clause uses the Conditional Perfect ("habría + past participle").

• Seguramente / Estaría' bailando hasta conmigo

  ➔ Conditional Simple + Apocope/Contraction

  ➔ The Conditional Simple ("estaría'") expresses a hypothetical action or result. The apostrophe ('s') in "estaría'" indicates a colloquial omission of the final 's' in the tú form, common in some Spanish dialects, especially Caribbean.

• Usted cerca me pone peligrosa

  ➔ Verb 'Poner' + Indirect Object + Adjective

  ➔ The verb "poner" can be used with an indirect object pronoun ("me", te, le, etc.) and an adjective to indicate that something *makes* someone feel or become a certain way. Here, "me pone peligrosa" means "makes me feel/become dangerous."

• Por un besito hago cualquier cosa

  ➔ Indefinite Adjective 'Cualquier'

  ➔ "Cualquier" means "any" or "whatever." It comes before a singular noun (here, "cosa"). It is invariable in gender, but becomes "cualesquiera" for plural nouns, though this is less common.

• No te va a tratar como yo / No está tan rica así como yo

  ➔ Periphrastic Future (Ir a + Infinitive) + Comparative Structures

  ➔ The periphrastic future ("ir a" + infinitive) is very common in spoken Spanish to express future actions. This line also uses comparative structures: "como yo" (like me) and "tan... así como yo" (as beautiful/rich as me), to compare qualities.

• Ella es tímida y yo no

  ➔ Ellipsis / Omission of Repeated Verb

  ➔ This construction demonstrates ellipsis, where a verb (in this case, "soy tímida") is omitted because it's understood from the preceding clause. It's common in Spanish to avoid repetition and make speech more concise.

• Me atrevo a comérmelo to'

  ➔ Phrasal Verb 'Atreverse a' + Infinitive + Colloquialism 'to''

  ➔ "Atreverse a" means "to dare to" or "to be bold enough to." It's always followed by "a" and an infinitive. "To'" is a colloquial, shortened form of "todo" (all/everything), common in informal speech, especially in Latin America.

• Bebé, pa' conquistarte que me pasen el manual

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction 'Pa'' + Subjunctive for Indirect Command/Wish

  ➔ "Pa'" is a common colloquial contraction of "para" (for/to). "Que me pasen el manual" uses the present subjunctive ("pasen") to express an indirect command or a wish directed at an unspecified 'they' (impersonal third person plural).

• Espero lo que sea, yo no me voy a quitar

  ➔ 'Lo que sea' (Relative Pronoun + Subjunctive) + Reflexive Idiomatic Phrase

  ➔ "Lo que sea" means "whatever it may be" or "anything." It uses the neuter relative pronoun "lo que" followed by the subjunctive to express indefiniteness or uncertainty. "No me voy a quitar" is an idiomatic expression meaning "I won't give up" or "I won't quit," using the reflexive verb "quitarse."

• Toy esperando el primer descuido

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction 'Toy' + Present Progressive (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ "Toy" is a very common colloquial contraction of "estoy" (I am). The present progressive (estar + gerund) is used to describe an action that is currently in progress.