Mi peor enemigo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dillom, Andres Calamaro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and visceral world of Dillom's 'Mi peor enemigo.' This track is an excellent choice for Spanish learners to explore complex emotional vocabulary related to regret, insecurity, and self-reflection. You'll hear contemporary Latin Alternative Rock fused with classic Argentinian rock sensibility, showcasing both modern slang and timeless poetic expressions of the human struggle against the self.

[English]

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

Oh, I refuse to think I was born to die like this

To think I was born to live like this

At the end of the month, they give me crumbs so I don’t complain

Damn, I want my money, not to hear nonsense

I’m so tired of this feeling

Life is a dick, and it’s totally screwing me

And it doesn’t get better than this

I hate the idea of leaving as just another face in the crowd

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

If I had one wish

I’d turn back time

So many things I regret

I could never give my all

And little by little, I became my worst enemy

By searching for myself in an empty shell

Rag, grill, oven, barbecue

I’m your floor rag, your corner bar

Where your shoulder veers off

And your port, your dead dog

The dead dog in the dump

The mini-market of hard drugs

The mortgage bond

The love called madness

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

I spend all night walking in a zigzag

I’ve got that bland taste like an unsalted dish

Life goes by fast, damn, tick-tock

There’s nothing good in the bad, screw the yin-yang

Fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

Life goes by fast, fast

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[Spanish]

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Oh, me niego a pensar que nací para morir así

A pensar que nací para vivir así

A fin de mes me dan miguitas para que no me queje

Puta, yo quiero mi guita, no escuchar boludeces

Estoy tan cansado de este sentimiento

La vida es una pija y me está re-cogiendo

Y no se pone mejor que esto

Odio la idea de marcharme siendo uno más del resto

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Si tuviera que pedir un deseo

Volvería para atrás el tiempo

Tantas cosas de las que me arrepiento

Nunca pude dar mi cien por ciento

Y poco a poco me volví mi peor enemigo

Por buscarme en un envase vacío

Trapo, rejilla, al horno, a la parrilla

Soy tu trapo de piso, tu bar de la esquina

A donde derrapa tu banquina

Y tu puerto, tu perro muerto

El perro muerto en el vertedero

El minimercado de droga dura

El vínculo hipotecario

El amor llamado locura

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

La vida pasa rápido, puta, tic-tac

No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

Rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

La vida pasa rápido, rápido

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
zigzag ˈθiɣ.θaɣ B1	noun - a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns.
sinsabor sin.sa.ˈβoɾ B2	noun - lack of flavor; blandness.
miguitas mi.ˈɣi.tas A2	noun - crumbs; small pieces.
guita ˈɣi.ta A2	noun - money (slang).
cansado kan.ˈsa.ðo A2	adjective - tired; weary.
sentimiento sen.ti.ˈmjen.to B1	noun - feeling; sentiment.
pija ˈpi.xa C1	noun - a difficult or unpleasant situation (vulgar slang).
re-cogiendo re.ko.ˈxjen.do B2	verb - picking up; collecting (in this context, taking advantage of).
marcharme mar.ˈt͡ʃar.me B1	verb - to leave; to go away.
enemigo e.ne.ˈmi.ɣo A2	noun - enemy.
envase en.ˈβa.se B1	noun - container; packaging.
trapo ˈtɾa.po A1	noun - rag; cloth.
rejilla re.ˈxi.ʎa B1	noun - grill; grating.
banquina ban.ˈki.na C1	noun - road shoulder (Argentina slang).
vertedero beɾ.te.ˈðe.ɾo B1	noun - landfill; dump.
droga ˈdɾo.ɣa B1	noun - drug.
vínculo ˈβin.ku.lo B2	noun - bond; link.
locura lo.ˈku.ɾa A2	noun - madness; insanity.

Key Grammar Structures

• Me paso toa la noche caminando en zigzag

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The phrase uses the reflexive pronoun 'me' (myself) with the present tense verb 'paso' to indicate an action the subject does to themselves.

• Tengo ese sinsabor que tiene un plato sin sal

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' is used to introduce a relative clause that describes 'sinsabor', comparing it to a dish without salt.

• No hay na bueno en lo malo, me cago en el yin-yang

  ➔ Double negative and idiomatic expression

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative 'no hay na bueno' (there isn't anything good) and the idiomatic expression 'me cago en el yin-yang' to express frustration.

• A fin de mes me dan miguitas para que no me queje

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in purpose clause

  ➔ The subjunctive mood 'que no me queje' is used in the purpose clause to express the intention behind giving 'miguitas' (crumbs).

• Y poco a poco me volví mi peor enemigo

  ➔ Past tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The past tense 'volví' is used with the reflexive pronoun 'me' to indicate a change in the subject's state.