La Víctima – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Xavi

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional landscape of Xavi's hit song "La Víctima." Through its powerful lyrics and regional Mexican sound, the song offers a relatable narrative of heartbreak and resilience. Learning this song can provide insight into contemporary Mexican music and express universal themes of betrayal and self-empowerment.

[English]

I thought twice before you played me, claiming I don’t know anymore

Don’t act like the victim, you know exactly what you did

We made mistakes

But this time I’m not coming back because you crossed the line

And it was never enough for you to calm down and see

The man who loved you, you didn’t value, you just chased the money

Now you want to find me

But I can’t because I’m all over the place

And AMG

In my ride with the crew, we went to that club

I tried to get drunk so I wouldn’t think of you and you turned out to be there

In someone else’s arms, and I thought you loved me

And again, your lies

“The Victim”

I thought twice before you played me, claiming I don’t know anymore

Don’t act like the victim, you know exactly what you did

We made mistakes

But this time I’m not coming back because you crossed the line

And right away

Pack your things, get lost, I don’t want to see you again

Live that life you wanted so badly, ungrateful soul

You broke my heart because I thought you loved me

And again, your lies

Y vive esa vida que tanto querías, malagradecida eres

Me quebraste el corazón porque pensé que me querías

Y otra vez con tus mentiras

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[Spanish]

Ya pensé

Dos veces antes de que tú me la juegues con que ya yo no sé

No te hagas la víctima, tú sabes claramente lo que hiciste

Cometimos errores

Pero esta vez no vuelvo porque te pasas de lanza

Y nunca fue

Bastante para que tú te calmaras en la puteada y ver

El hombre que te amaba no lo valoraste y te pelaste por feria

Ahora quieres buscarme

Pero yo ya no puedo porque ando por todas partes

Y AMG

En mi caravana con toda la plebada fui pa la privada aquella

Quise empedarme para no pensarte y resultaste estar allí

En medio de otros brazos y yo pensé que me querías

Y otra vez con tus mentiras

"La Víctima"

Ya pensé

Dos veces antes de que tú me la juegues con que ya yo no sé

No te hagas la víctima, tú sabes claramente lo que hiciste

Cometimos errores

Pero esta vez no vuelvo porque te pasas de lanza

Y de una vez

Agarra tus cosas, pélate a la verga, no quiero volverte ver

Y vive esa vida que tanto querías, malagradecida eres

Me quebraste el corazón porque pensé que me querías

Y otra vez con tus mentiras

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
error /ˈeɾɾoɾ/ B1	noun - a mistake or wrong action
victim /ˈbiktim/ B2	noun - a person harmed or sacrificed due to an event or action
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to happen
quería /keˈɾia/ B1	verb - wanted
imágen /iˈmaχen/ A2	noun - image, picture
mentira /menˈtiɾa/ A2	noun - lie, falsehood
quedaste /keˈðaʃte/ B1	verb - you stayed or remained
corazón /koˈɾaθon/ A2	noun - heart
quebrar /keˈβɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to break
querías /keˈɾias/ B1
vuelve /ˈbwelβe/ B2	verb - returns, goes back
vida /ˈbiða/ A2	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya pensé Dos veces antes de que tú me la juegues con que ya yo no sé

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (present subjunctive)

  ➔ The phrase "antes de que" requires the subjunctive mood. "Juegues" is the subjunctive form of "jugar" (to play, in this context, to deceive or manipulate). It expresses doubt or uncertainty. This is used when discussing something that may or may not happen.

• No te hagas la víctima, tú sabes claramente lo que hiciste

  ➔ Preterite tense (hiciste), reflexive pronoun (te hagas)

  ➔ "Hiciste" is the preterite form of "hacer" (to do), indicating a completed action in the past. "Te hagas la víctima" uses the reflexive pronoun to emphasize that she is acting as the victim.

• Cometimos errores Pero esta vez no vuelvo porque te pasas de lanza

  ➔ Present simple (vuelvo), causative construction (te pasas de lanza)

  ➔ "Vuelvo" is the present simple form of "volver" (to return), indicating a decision in the present. "Te pasas de lanza" is an idiomatic expression meaning "you go too far" or "you cross the line", and the "te" is used reflexively, but it is part of the whole expression.

• Y nunca fue Bastante para que tú te calmaras en la puteada y ver

  ➔ Past simple (fue), Subjunctive (te calmaras)

  ➔ "Fue" is the past simple of "ser" (to be), indicating a state or condition in the past. "Te calmaras" is the imperfect subjunctive of "calmarse" (to calm down). The subjunctive is used here because the calming down is a hypothetical situation that didn't happen. The phrase implies that no amount was enough *in order that* she calm down. Because this is not a certainty, the subjunctive mood is needed.

• El hombre que te amaba no lo valoraste y te pelaste por feria

  ➔ Relative Clause (que te amaba), past simple (valoraste, pelaste)

  ➔ "Que te amaba" is a relative clause that describes "el hombre." "Valoraste" and "pelaste" are in the past simple, denoting actions that happened and finished in the past.

• Quise empedarme para no pensarte y resultaste estar allí

  ➔ Preterite (quise), Infinitive (empedarme), Subjunctive (pensarte) implied in 'para no'

  ➔ "Quise" is the preterite of "querer" (to want), "empedarme" is the infinitive form, indicating the action he wanted to do. "Para no pensarte" implies the subjunctive, although it's using the infinitive. The subjunctive would be necessary if a different subject was doing the thinking e.g., "para que ella no pensara..."

• Y otra vez con tus mentiras

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (con tus mentiras)

  ➔ "Con tus mentiras" is a prepositional phrase modifying the implied subject, meaning 'again with your lies'.

• Y vive esa vida que tanto querías, malagradecida eres

  ➔ Imperative (vive), Relative Clause (que tanto querías), Present Simple (eres)

  ➔ "Vive" is the imperative form of "vivir" (to live), giving a command or suggestion. "Que tanto querías" is a relative clause modifying "esa vida". "Eres" is present simple, indicating a state of being.