Una Hoe – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: DLOMALO, MARCE

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant street slang and rhythmic linguistic flow of South African Amapiano with “Una Hoe.” This song is perfect for learners interested in contemporary South African colloquialisms and the fusion of local dialects with electronic music production.

[English]

Tell me, Ruiperez

Tell me, MARCE

Cairo

Dlomalo, bitch

Bah, you're a hoe, I don't understand it

How could I have been wasting so much time?

If you give me your heart, I'll just sell it now

From the tone of her voice, I already know when she's lying (pa-pa-pa)

I know it was a mistake

My buddy already warned me

Not to give my heart to a hoe (to a hoe)

She tells me she loves me, but the other guy, she doesn't

Baby, now that I see through your intentions

I don't understand why you want to be with another dude now

I fell in love with a hoe at a party, drinking bottles

My friend told me: "Why are you going with her?

That bitch is going to break your heart"

Her boyfriend showed up and hid me inside the bedroom closet

And I didn't want to fall in love

But it's impossible with an ass that big

And I want to make mistakes, even if you could kill me

Truth is, you're a hoe

But I don't know anyone who fucks me better

Dlomalo, bitch

You're a little devil from hell

I'm afraid you'll cheat on me, that you won't be there for me

It seems unbelievable that I didn't know, baby, that I don't have you

And now, when you're not around, girl, I can't sleep

I didn't listen at all, look, my boys warned me

That it was better if I didn't take that step

You took advantage of my heart, even though I had little left

You left, and now I'm celebrating my failure, my baby

I know it was a mistake

My buddy already warned me

Not to give my heart to a hoe (to a hoe)

She tells me she loves me, but the other guy, she doesn't

Baby, now that I see through your intentions

I don't understand why you want to be with another dude now

You're a little devil from hell

I'm afraid you'll cheat on me, that you won't be there for me

For me, for me, that you won't be there for me

And now, when you're not around, girl, I can't sleep

Look, look, my boys warned me

That it was better if I didn't take that step (CAIRO)

That it was better if I didn't take that step (hey, baby)

You left, and now I'm celebrating my failure, my baby

...

[Spanish]

Dímelo, Ruiperez

Dímelo, MARCE

Cairo

Dlomalo, puta

Bah, tú ere' una hoe, yo no lo entiendo

¿Cómo he podío estar perdiendo tanto tiempo?

Si me das tu corazón, yo ahora lo vendo

Por el tono en el que me habla, ya sé cuándo está mintiendo (pa-pa-pa)

Yo sé que fue un error

Mi pana ya me avisó

Que no le diera el corazón a una hoe (a una hoe)

Y me dice que me quiere; al otro, no

Mami, yo que ahora me conozco tu intención

No entiendo por qué ahora quieres estar con otro cabrón

Yo me enamoré de una hoe en un party bebiendo botella'

Me dijo mi colega: "¿Por qué te vas con ella?

Esa zorra va a romperte el corazón"

Vino su novio y me escondió dentro del armario de la habitación

Y yo no quería enamorarme

Pero imposible con un culo tan grande

Y yo quiero equivocarme, aunque tú pueda' matarme

En verdad que ere' una hoe

Pero no conozco a nadie que me chingue mejor

Dlomalo, puta

Tú ere' una diablita del infierno

Me da miedo que me ponga' los cuerno', que no estés pa mí

Parece mentira que no sepa, mami, que no te tengo

Y ahora, cuando tú no estás, ma, no puedo dormir

No hice ni caso, mira que lo' panas me avisaron

Que mejor que no diera ese paso

Te aprovechaste de mi corazón, aunque estaba escaso

Te fuiste y ahora celebro mi fracaso, my baby

Yo sé que fue un error

Mi pana ya me avisó

Que no le diera el corazón a una hoe (a una hoe)

Y me dice que me quiere; al otro, no

Mami, yo que ahora me conozco tu intención

No entiendo por qué ahora quieres estar con otro cabrón

Tú ere' una diablita del infierno

Me da miedo que me ponga' los cuerno', que no estés pa mí

Pa mí, pa mí, que no estés pa mí

Y ahora, cuando tú no estás, ma, no puedo dormir

Mira-mira que lo' panas me avisaron

Que mejor que no diera ese paso (CAIRO)

Que mejor que no diera ese paso (hey, baby)

Te fuiste y ahora celebro mi fracaso, my baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perdiendo per-dyen-do A2	verb - losing
mintiendo min-tyen-do A2	verb - lying
error e-ror A1	noun - mistake
intención in-ten-syon B1	noun - intention
cabrón ka-bron B2	noun - jerk/bastard
enamoré e-na-mo-re A2	verb - fell in love
armario ar-ma-ryo A1	noun - closet/wardrobe
imposible im-po-si-ble A2	adjective - impossible
equivocarme e-ki-bo-kar-me A2	verb - to be wrong/to make a mistake
matarme ma-tar-me A2	verb - to kill me
chingue chin-ge C2	verb - to fuck
diablita dya-bli-ta B1	noun - little she-devil
cuernos kwer-nos B2	noun - horns (infidelity)
fracaso fra-ka-so B1	noun - failure
escaso es-ka-so B2	adjective - scarce/limited

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Cómo he podío estar perdiendo tanto tiempo?

  ➔ Present Perfect of 'haber' + past participle + gerund construction

  ➔ The speaker uses "he podío" (he podido) to express an action that has consequences in the present, combined with "estar perdiendo" to show duration.

• Mi pana ya me avisó que no le diera el corazón a una hoe

  ➔ Past tense verb + subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb "diera" is in the imperfect subjunctive, triggered by the negative command/advice given in the past ("avisó que...").

• No entiendo por qué ahora quieres estar con otro cabrón

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun in an indirect question + periphrasis

  ➔ The phrase "por qué" introduces an indirect question expressing confusion, followed by the periphrasis "quieres estar".

• Me dijo mi colega: "¿Por qué te vas con ella?"

  ➔ Pronominal verb (verbo pronominal) in the present tense

  ➔ The verb "irse" (to leave/go) is used here as a pronominal verb to emphasize the act of moving away or changing state.

• Yo no quería enamorarme

  ➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito Imperfecto) + pronominal verb

  ➔ The imperfect "quería" describes a state of mind or intention in the past, while "enamorarse" is a pronominal verb indicating the process of falling in love.

• Que no te pongas los cuerno', que no estés pa mí

  ➔ Negative command / Subjunctive in dependent clause

  ➔ The subjunctive "pongas" and "estés" are used here to express fear and desire regarding the other person's actions.

• No hice ni caso, mira que lo' panas me avisaron

  ➔ Simple past (Pretérito Indefinido) + colloquial emphatic structure

  ➔ "Hice" is the irregular past tense of "hacer", while "mira que" is a common idiom used to emphasize a previous warning.

• Te fuiste y ahora celebro mi fracaso

  ➔ Pretérito indefinido + present tense in a contrastive structure

  ➔ The contrast between the completed action "te fuiste" (past) and the current state "celebro" (present) highlights the emotional change.