Pal Amor Soy Malo (Remix) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Adrian L Santos, Oscar Maydon

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Corridos Tumbados with this remix! By listening to 'Pal Amor Soy Malo,' you can learn modern Mexican Spanish slang and the rhythmic flow of contemporary regional music, making it a perfect entry point for those wanting to understand the current sounds of Mexico.

[English]

I saw that you saw me

I spoke to you and you didn't hear me

I cried and you laughed

You were happy, I was sad

A love based on lies

I felt that you felt the same

You asked me for some space

And his name isn't like mine

I'm bad at love

But I'm very good at making them fall for me

Sometimes I struggle to forget them

And I'm not used to feeling jealous

Don't tell me "I miss you"

Because I'll tell you that I don't love you anymore

Going out to kiss became a habit

Little Red Riding Hood's story has come to an end

Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

And this one

Is for singing, dancing, and crying

Adrián L Santos

19-0

I'm bad at love

But I'm very good at making them fall for me

Sometimes I struggle to forget them

And I'm not used to feeling jealous

Don't tell me "I miss you"

Because I'll tell you that I don't love you anymore

Going out to kiss became a habit

Little Red Riding Hood's story has come to an end

And maybe I do miss you

And if they ask, maybe I do feel jealous

But my ego won't let me look down

And a heartbreak is silenced by a deep silence

How nice it is to be drunk

And give a smile to the sky

Yes, I owed you, but not that much

I was your own karma, I was your little fairytale

Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Your little fairytale, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Spanish]

Te vi que me viste

Te hablé y no me oíste

Lloré y tú reíste

Tú feliz, yo triste

Amor de mentiras

Sentí que sentías

Me pediste un tiempo

Y no se llama como yo

Pa'l amor soy malo

Para enamorarlas soy muy bueno

Pa olvidarlas a veces batallo

Y no es costumbre andar sintiendo celos

No me digas: "te extraño"

Porque te diré que ya no te quiero

Se hizo costumbre salir a besarnos

A Caperucita se le acabó el cuento

Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Y esta

Se canta, se baila y se llora

Adrián L Santos

19-0

Pa'l amor soy malo

Para enamorarlas soy muy bueno

Pa olvidarlas a veces batallo

Y no es costumbre andar sintiendo celos

No me digas: "te extraño"

Porque te diré que ya no te quiero

Se hizo costumbre salir a besarnos

A Caperucita se le acabó el cuento

Y quizás sí te extraño

Y si preguntan, quizá sienta celos

Pero mi ego no voltea p'abajo

Y un desamor lo calla un buen silencio

Qué lindo andar borracho

Y regalarle una sonrisa al cielo

Sí las debía, pero no pa tanto

Fui tu propio karma, fui tu lindo cuento

Uoh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Tu lindo cuento, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor a-mor A1	noun - Strong feeling of affection
malo ma-lo A1	adjective - Bad or not good at something
enamorar e-na-mo-rar A2	verb - To make someone fall in love
batallar ba-ta-yar B2	verb - To struggle or have difficulty
costumbre kos-tum-bre A2	noun - Habit or custom
celos se-los B1	noun - Jealousy
extrañar eks-tra-nyar A2	verb - To miss someone
cuento kwen-to A1	noun - Story or tale
ego e-go B2	noun - Sense of self-esteem or self-importance
silencio si-len-syo A2	noun - Silence
borracho bo-rra-cho B1	adjective - Drunk
sonrisa son-ri-sa A1	noun - Smile
karma kar-ma C1	noun - Karma (consequences of actions)
mentiras men-ti-ras A2	noun - Lies
llorar yo-rar A1	verb - To cry

Key Grammar Structures

• Te vi que me viste

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions

  ➔ "Vi" and "viste" are irregular conjugations of 'ver' in the preterite tense, denoting actions that occurred and finished at a specific point in the past.

• Pa'l amor soy malo

  ➔ Contraction (para + el = pa'l) and Copula verb 'ser'

  ➔ "Pa'l" is a common colloquial contraction of "para el". The verb "soy" describes an inherent characteristic.

• Para enamorarlas soy muy bueno

  ➔ Infinitive structure with attached object pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun "las" is attached to the infinitive "enamorar" to indicate the direct object (the women).

• No me digas: "te extraño"

  ➔ Negative imperative (Subjunctive mood)

  ➔ In Spanish, the negative imperative uses the subjunctive form. "No digas" is the negative command form of 'decir'.

• Se hizo costumbre

  ➔ Reflexive verb for passive or impersonal meaning

  ➔ "Se hizo" acts as a passive construction here, meaning "it became a habit" or "a habit was formed".

• A Caperucita se le acabó el cuento

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le' for emphasis/possession

  ➔ The 'le' adds an emotional or possessive nuance, indicating the story 'belonging' to her has ended.

• Qué lindo andar borracho

  ➔ Exclamatory structure + Infinitive as a noun

  ➔ The infinitive "andar" functions as the subject (the state of being drunk is nice).

• Sí las debía, pero no pa tanto

  ➔ Direct object pronoun placement and 'pa' (para) colloquialism

  ➔ "Las" refers to past debts/mistakes. "Pa" is an informal contraction of "para".