Cuidado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich emotional landscape of Spanish music with José José's "Cuidado." This track offers a perfect opportunity to learn Spanish vocabulary related to caution, heartbreak, and self-respect, all delivered with the unparalleled emotive power of 'El Príncipe de la Canción.' Its direct warnings and powerful delivery make it a memorable piece for understanding heartfelt expression in the language.

[English]

Be careful, very careful

of what you’re doing

you’re heading down the wrong path

careful, with your lies

I can see right through them

when you look at me.

Be careful, very careful

I’m back now

while you haven’t even started

careful, I’m not so blind

to let you keep playing this game.

Be careful, when you have to leave me

behind, remember the world will keep

turning

and someday you’ll end up

crying.

Be careful, because you’ll have me

tied to your life, because in your mind I’ll

be there because when you return, you’ll

bow your head.

Be careful, when you have to leave me

behind, remember the world will keep

turning

and someday you’ll end up

crying.

Be careful, because you’ll have me

tied to your life, because in your mind I’ll

be there because when you return, you’ll

bow your head.

[Spanish]

Cuidado, mucho cuidado

que estas tomando

por un rumbo equivocado

cuidado, con tus mentiras

que yo las puedo adivinar

cuando me miras.

Cuidado, mucho cuidado

que estoy de vuelta

cuando tu ni has comensado

cuidado, no estoy tan ciego

para dejarte continuar con este juego.

Cuidado, cuando me tengas que dejar

a un lado, piensa que el mundo seguira

girando

y alguna vez acabaras

llorando

Cuidado, porque a tu vida me tendras

ligado, porque en tu mente yo estare

presente porque al volver inclinaras

la frente.

Cuidado cuando me tengas que dejar

a un lado, piensa que el mundo seguira

girando

y alguna vez acabaras

llorando

Cuidado, porque a tu vida me tendras

ligado, porque en tu mente yo estare

presente porque al volver inclinaras

la frente.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cuidado kwee-DA-do A1	noun - caution interjection - watch out
tomar to-MAR A1	verb - to take
rumbo ROOM-bo A2	noun - direction
equivocado eh-kee-boh-KA-do A2	adjective - wrong
mentiras men-TEE-ras A1	noun - lies
adivinar ah-dee-vee-NAR A2	verb - to guess
vuelta VWEHL-ta A2	noun - return
comenzado ko-men-SA-do A1	verb - started
ciego SYEH-go A2	adjective - blind
dejar deh-HAR A1	verb - to leave
continuar kon-tee-nu-AR A1	verb - to continue
juego HWEH-go A1	noun - game
ligado lee-GA-do B1	adjective - connected
presente pre-SEN-te A1	adjective - present
inclinar een-klee-NAR B1	verb - to incline
frente FREN-te A2	noun - forehead

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuidado, mucho cuidado que estás tomando por un rumbo equivocado

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The verb 'estás tomando' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now. It highlights the ongoing nature of 'taking a wrong path'.

• que yo las puedo adivinar cuando me miras

  ➔ Present simple tense with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase 'puedo adivinar' uses the modal verb 'poder' in the present simple tense to express ability. It shows the speaker's capability to 'guess' the lies.

• cuando tu ni has comensado

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase 'ni has comensado' uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has not started yet. It contrasts with the speaker's return.

• para dejarte continuar con este juego

  ➔ Infinitive after preposition

  ➔ The infinitive 'continuar' follows the preposition 'con' to indicate purpose. It explains the reason for 'letting you continue' with the game.

• Cuidado, cuando me tengas que dejar a un lado

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb 'tengas' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a hypothetical situation. It indicates a condition that may or may not happen.

• que el mundo seguirá girando

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The verb 'seguirá' is in the future tense, indicating a future action. It predicts that 'the world will keep spinning'.