Bobo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Luis Segura
• Album: EL MADRILEÑO (LA SOBREMESA)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Spanish lyricism with C. Tangana and Luis Segura's 'Bobo.' This song offers a candid look at heartbreak, self-reflection, and a touch of Latin rhythm, making it a powerful piece for understanding contemporary Spanish emotional expression blended with traditional sounds like bachata.

[English]

The father of bachata

You painted it so beautifully

So many times you said it

You shouted it so loudly (ey)

That in the end, I’ve believed all your lies

For you, I’ve closed down all the bars (we)

For you, I’ve peed on every corner (wuh)

For you, I’ve slept with your friends

Thinking you’d come back, I’ve gone out and fought over silly things

I’ve been a fool, ey

I’ve been a fool (I’ve been a fool)

I’ve been a fool (fool; oh, I’ve been a fool)

I’ve been a fool (ey, ey)

But now I have a new love

I’ve fallen for her accent

That sounds like son

Her hips are like a guajira (ey)

She tears up the avenue (come on)

Her diva-like walk

Has pierced right into my heart (one, two, two, and I)

I’ve been a fool

I’ve been a fool (completely a fool)

And I’ve been a fool (yes)

I’ve been a fool

The father of bachata (uh, uh, and move it)

The father of bachata (uh)

There are still sleepless nights

There’s still struggle and there’s still pain

I still hold on to hope

That my sentence will end

I’m still a fool (how?)

Master

Luis Segura

The Legend

C. Tangana, don’t tie yourself down

I’m still a

Take your girl and go

Four roads

The Dominican

Here and in Valencia (let’s go, let’s go, let’s go)

Oh, God

Hand arri-rri-rri-rri

Hand arri-rri-rri-rri

The Madrileño, damn

The father of bachata

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[Spanish]

El papá de la bachata

Tan bonito lo pintabas

Tantas veces lo decías

Tan fuerte me lo gritabas (ey)

Que al final me he creído todas tus mentiras

Por ti he cerrado to' los bare' (we)

Por ti me meo en todas las esquinas (wuh)

Por ti me he folla'o a tus amigas

Pensando que vendrías he salío' a pegarme por tonterías

He sido un bobo, ey

He sido un bobo (he sido un bobo)

He sido un bobo (bobo; oh, he sido un bobo)

He sido un bobo (ey, ey)

Pero ahora tengo un nuevo amor

Me he enamorado de su acento

Que suena a son

Su cadera es una guajira (ey)

Destroza la avenida (come on)

Sus andares de diva

Se han clavado dentro de mi corazón (uno, dos, dos, y yo)

He sido un bobo

He sido un bobo (completamente un bobo)

Y he sido un bobo (sí)

He sido un bobo

El papá de la bachata (uh, uh, y muévelo)

El papá de la bachata (uh)

Aún hay noches en vela

Hay fatigas y aún hay penas

Aún guardo la esperanza

De que acabe mi condena

Aún soy un bobo (¿cómo?)

Maestro

Luis Segura

La Leyenda

C. Tangana, no te amarres

Aún soy un

Arranca a tu muchachita

Cuatro caminos

La dominicana

Acá y en Valencia (vámono', vámono', vámono')

Ay, Dios

Mano arri-rri-rri-rri

Mano arri-rri-rri-rri

El Madrileño, joder

El papá de la bachata

Key Grammar Structures

• Que al final me he creído todas tus mentiras

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense ('he creído') to express an action that started in the past and has results in the present.

• Por ti me meo en todas las esquinas

  ➔ Reflexive Verb

  ➔ The verb 'meo' (colloquial for 'orinar') is used reflexively with 'me' to indicate the action is performed on the subject.

• He sido un bobo

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense ('he sido') to emphasize a past action with present relevance.

• Me he enamorado de su acento

  ➔ Reflexive Verb

  ➔ The verb 'enamorado' is used reflexively with 'me' to express falling in love as an action experienced by the subject.

• Aún hay noches en vela

  ➔ Present Tense with Adverb

  ➔ The present tense ('hay') is used with the adverb 'aún' to indicate a continuing situation.

• De que acabe mi condena

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood ('acabe') is used after 'de que' to express a wish or uncertainty.