Pobre Diabla – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Don Omar

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock the passion of Spanish with Don Omar's classic reggaeton hit, "Pobre Diabla." This song offers a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, all while enjoying a rhythm that defined a genre. Its clear storytelling and repetitive chorus make it an excellent choice for language learners to grasp key phrases and explore the emotive power of Latin music.

[English]

Poor devil

They say you’ve been seen wandering the streets

Crying over a man who’s not worth a dime

Poor devil, crying for a poor devil

(Eliel)

(This one’s for the bachata lovers)

Poor devil

They say you’ve been seen wandering the streets

Crying over a man who’s not worth a dime

Poor devil, crying for a poor devil

Who never valued you

And never will

Who only made you cry

But you love him

Who never valued you

When he enchanted you with kisses

Who only used you

And even got you pregnant

Poor devil

They say you’ve been seen wandering the streets

Crying over a man who’s not worth a dime

Poor devil, crying for a poor devil

And you’re seen crying

Crying

Just crying

Crying

You don’t dance anymore

Crying

All you do is cry

Crying

Poor devil

They say you’ve been seen wandering the streets

Crying over a man who’s not worth a dime

Poor devil, crying for a poor devil

(Eliel, for the bachata lovers)

For the folks from Montecristi

For the tigers of the Republic

Who never valued you

And never will

Who only made you cry

But you love him

Who never valued you

When he enchanted you with kisses

Who only used you

And even got you pregnant, you

Poor devil

They say you’ve been seen wandering the streets

Crying over a man who’s not worth a dime

Poor devil, cry for me, I’m your poor devil

Poor devil, cry for me, I’m your poor devil

Poor devil, cry for me, I’m your poor devil

(Eliel) You know it!

Poor devil

Poor devil

Poor devil

...

[Spanish]

Pobre diabla

Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

Pobre diabla, llora por un pobre diablo

(Eliel)

(Es que es pa' los bachateros)

Pobre diabla

Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

Pobre diabla, llora por un pobre diablo

Que no te valorizó nunca

Y que nunca lo hará

Que sólo te hizo llorar

Pero tú lo amas

Que no te valorizó

Cuando con besos te hechizó

Que sólo te utilizó

Y hasta te embarazó

Pobre diabla

Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

Pobre diabla, llora por un pobre diablo

Y se te ve llorar

Llorar

Sólo llorar

Llorar

Ya no bailas más

Llorar

Todo es llorar

Llorar

Pobre diabla

Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

Pobre diabla, llora por un pobre diablo

(Eliel, pa' los de la bachata)

Pa' los de Montecristi

Pa' los tigres de la República

Que no te valorizó nunca

Y que nunca lo hará

Que sólo te hizo llorar

Pero tú lo amas

Que no te valorizó

Cuando con besos te hechizó

Que sólo te utilizó

Y hasta te embarazó, a ti

Pobre diabla

Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

Pobre diabla llora por mí, que soy tu pobre diablo

Pobre diabla llora por mí, yo soy tu pobre diablo

Pobre diabla llora por mí, soy tu pobre diablo

(Eliel) ¡Tú sabes!

Pobre diabla

Pobre diabla

Pobre diabla

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
diabla /ˈdja.βla/ B1	noun - she-devil, female devil
diablo /ˈdja.βlo/ B1	noun - devil
pobre /ˈpo.βɾe/ A1	adjective - poor
vagar /baˈɣar/ B1	verb - to wander
llorar /ʝoˈɾar/ A1	verb - to cry
hombre /ˈom.βɾe/ A1	noun - man
centavo /senˈta.βo/ B2	noun - cent
valer /baˈleɾ/ B2	verb - to be worth; to cost
valorizar /ba.lo.ɾiˈsaɾ/ C1	verb - to value; to appreciate
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to kiss
beso /ˈbe.so/ A1	noun - kiss
hechizar /etʃiˈsaɾ/ C2	verb - to bewitch; to enchant
utilizar /u.ti.liˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to use; to utilize
embarazar /em.ba.ɾaˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to impregnate; to get pregnant
calle /ˈka.ʎe/ A1	noun - street
bachatero /ba.t͡ʃaˈte.ɾo/ C2	noun - bachata musician or fan
República /reˈpu.βli.ka/ A2	noun - republic

Key Grammar Structures

• Se dice que se te ha visto por la calle vagando

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect passive voice with 'se dice' (it is said) and 'ha sido visto' (has been seen), indicating an action that occurred in the past with relevance to the present.

• Llorando por un hombre que no vale un centavo

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ The present participle 'llorando' (crying) is used to describe an ongoing action happening at the same time as the main verb 'ha sido visto' (has been seen).

• Que no te valorizó nunca

  ➔ Past Simple in Subordinate Clause

  ➔ The past simple 'valorizó' (valued) is used in a subordinate clause to describe a completed action in the past.

• Pero tú lo amas

  ➔ Present Simple in Contrastive Clause

  ➔ The present simple 'amas' (love) is used in a contrastive clause to emphasize a current state or habit, contrasting with past actions.

• Y hasta te embarazó, a ti

  ➔ Past Simple with Pronoun Emphasis

  ➔ The past simple 'embarazó' (got you pregnant) is used with the pronoun 'te' (you) and 'a ti' (to you) for emphasis, highlighting the direct object.