Pupilas De Gato – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Miguel
• Album: Busca Una Mujer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Spanish through 'Pupilas De Gato.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to practice poetic vocabulary, metaphors, and the passionate cadence of the Latin Bolero, all delivered by one of the most iconic voices in music history.

[English]

Why do you insist on using him?

Why do you enjoy provoking him?

He is my friend, just like you

And I don't want to betray him

No, no

Why do you dance that way?

Get your nails off my back already

He's watching us from the bar

He thinks I am trustworthy

No, no

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils strike me down

Don't seduce me in front of him

With those feline ways of yours

Ooh

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils hypnotize me

Because if I lose control

Our friendship will end up in pieces

Ooh, dururu, duru, duru, durarai, durai

Didu daru dru da, didu daru didu, daru didu daru di daru dodi

...

Don't bring your mouth any closer to mine

Because the boundaries are breaking

He is my friend, but I

Am not a wooden puppet

Noo, no, noo

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils strike me down

Don't seduce me in front of him

With those feline ways of yours

No, no, no

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils hypnotize me

Because if I lose control

Our friendship will end up in pieces

Ooh

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils strike me down

Don't seduce me in front of him

With those feline ways of yours

No, no, no, no

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils hypnotize me

Because if I lose control

Our friendship will end up in pieces

I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to, no, no

Don't look at me like that anymore

Your cat-like pupils strike me down

Don't seduce me in front of him

...

[Spanish]

¿Por qué insistes en usarle?

¿Por qué te divierte provocarlo?

Es mi amigo igual que tú

Y yo no quisiera traicionarlo

No, no

¿Por qué bailas de esa forma?

Quita ya tus uñas de mi espalda

Él nos mira desde el bar

Piensa que soy digno de confianza

No, no

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me fulminan

No me seduzcas frente a él

Con esas formas tuyas tan felinas

Ooh

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me hipnotizan

Que si yo pierdo el control

Nuestra amistad acabará hecha trizas

Ooh, dururu, duru, duru, durarai, durai

Didu daru dru da, didu daru didu, daru didu daru di daru dodi

No me acerques más tu boca

Que se están rompiendo las fronteras

Es mi amigo pero yo

No soy un muñeco de madera

Noo, no, noo

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me fulminan

No me seduzcas frente a él

Con esas formas tuyas tan felinas

No, no, no

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me hipnotizan

Que si yo pierdo el control

Nuestra amistad acabará hecha trizas

Ooh

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me fulminan

No me seduzcas frente a él

Con esas formas tuyas tan felinas

No, no, no, no

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me hipnotizan

Que si yo pierdo el control

Nuestra amistad acabará hecha trizas

Yo no quiero, yo no quiero, yo no quiero, no, no

Ya no me mires más así

Tus pupilas de gato me fulminan

No me seduzcas frente a él

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
insistes insistis B1	verb - to insist, to persist
provocarlo provokarlo B1	verb - to provoke him
traicionarlo traisonarlo B2	verb - to betray him
digno digno B2	adjective - worthy, deserving
pupilas pupilas B2	noun - pupils (eyes)
fulminan fulminan C1	verb - to strike, to blast, to dazzle
seduzcas sedutsas B2	verb - to seduce
felinas felinas B2	adjective - feline, cat-like
hipnotizan ipnotizan B2	verb - to hypnotize
trizas trisas C1	noun - shards, pieces, ruins
fronteras fronteras B1	noun - borders, boundaries
muñeco munyeko A2	noun - doll, puppet
madera madera A2	noun - wood

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Por qué insistes en usarle?

  ➔ Verb + Preposition + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "insistir" requires the preposition "en" when followed by another action (infinitive).

• Yo no quisiera traicionarlo

  ➔ Conditional Tense (Cortés)

  ➔ Using the conditional "quisiera" (a variation of "querría") softens the statement, making it more polite or subjunctive in tone.

• Quita ya tus uñas de mi espalda

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ "Quita" is the affirmative imperative form of "quitar" (to remove), used here to give a direct command.

• Que si yo pierdo el control

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Real possibility)

  ➔ The structure "si + present indicative" is used to express a real or likely future outcome.

• Que se están rompiendo las fronteras

  ➔ Present Continuous (Passive/Reflexive)

  ➔ Using "están rompiendo" (are breaking) with a reflexive/passive nuance to describe a process happening right now.

• No soy un muñeco de madera

  ➔ Copulative Verb (Ser) + Negative

  ➔ "Soy" comes from "ser", used to define a permanent characteristic or nature of the subject.

• Tus pupilas de gato me hipnotizan

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun (Me)

  ➔ "Me" is the direct object receiving the action of the verb "hipnotizar".

• Nuestra amistad acabará hecha trizas

  ➔ Future Tense + Past Participle (Adjective)

  ➔ "Acabará" is the future tense; "hecha" (from hacer) acts as a past participle functioning as an adjective.