
Los Van Van
Ella tiene algo que no sé lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 5:03
No sé, no sé qué fue lo que me hizo
I don't know, I don't know what it was that got to me
Pero llegó a mi vida, así sin pedir permiso
But it came into my life, just like that without asking for permission
Poco a poco se coló, oye, qué bien se acomodó
Little by little it crept in, hey, how well it settled
Gano un espacio y un lugar
It gained some space and a place
Sabía bien que se iba a quedar
I knew well that it was going to stay
Ay, Lizbeth
Oh, Lizbeth
Yo no sé cómo fue
I don't know how it happened
Yo siempre tuve muchas muchas relaciones
I always had many, many relationships
Siempre presumí de rompecorazones
I always boasted of being a heartbreaker
Creí que nadie me iba a sofocar
I thought no one was going to suffocate me
Nunca imaginé que esto iba a pasar
I never imagined this would happen
Ella se encargó
She took care of it
De ajustarme mi reloj
Of fixing my watch
Ay, Lizbeth
Oh, Lizbeth
Yo no sé cómo fue
I don't know how it happened
Un "te quiero" cuando hizo falta
A 'I love you' when it was needed
Una sonrisa, una poesía
A smile, a piece of poetry
Pero también esas noches largas
But also those long nights
Haciendo el amor hasta el otro día
Making love until the next day
Pero también esas noches largas
But also those long nights
Haciendo el amor hasta el otro día, ay
Making love until the other day, oh
Se ajusta (¿cómo?), se acomoda (qué rico)
It fits just right (how?), it feels good (so nice)
Ella se sabe mi medida (lo sabe bien)
She knows my size (she knows it well)
Que mi muchacha se las sabe todas
That my girl knows it all
Y las que no, se las imagina
And the ones she doesn't, she imagines
Así como tú eres
Just the way you are
Activa y orgullosa
Active and proud
A veces caprichosa
Sometimes a bit temperamental
Un primor cuando tú quieres
A delight when you want to
Se ajusta (así es), se acomoda (qué rico)
It fits just right (that's right), it feels good (so nice)
Ella se sabe mi medida (lo sabe bien)
She knows my every measure (she knows it well)
Que mi muchacha se las sabe todas
My girl knows all the tricks
Y las que no, se las imagina
And the ones she doesn't, she imagines
Se me acabó el invento
My invention has run out
Se me acabó la mentira
The lie has come to an end
Es que tiene un no sé qué, oye
It's that she has a certain something, you know
Oye, mira, me domina
Hey, look, she has me under control
Se ajusta (así es), se acomoda (pero qué rico)
She fits perfectly (that's right), she settles in (oh how nice)
Ella se sabe mi medida (ella lo sabe bien)
She knows my every measure (she knows it well)
Que mi muchacha se las sabe todas
My girl knows all the tricks
Y las que no, se las imagina
And the ones that aren’t, she just imagines
Me dijo: "¿qué buscas en la calle
She told me: "What are you looking for on the street
En fiesta' y otros placeres?
At parties and other pleasures?
Si aquí en tu morada, negrito
If here in your home, darling
Está lo que más te quiere"
Is what loves you the most?"
Se ajusta (así es), se acomoda (¿cómo?)
She adjusts (that's right), she fits (how?)
Ella se sabe mi medida (ella lo sabe bien)
She knows my size (she knows it well)
Que mi muchacha se las sabe todas
My girl knows everything
Y las que no, se las imagina
And the ones that aren’t, she just imagines
Me abrigó en su pecho
She sheltered me in her chest
Con amor y alegría
With love and joy
Y nunca imaginé
And I never imagined
Que esa bala me mataría
That bullet would take me down
Así me gusta a mí
That's how I like it
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you're my recipe
Tú sabes que tú dominas, oye, toda el alma mía
You know you dominate, hey, all my soul
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you're my recipe
Que yo nunca había encontrado a una mujer
That I had never found a woman
Que estuviera a mi medida
Who fit me just right
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you're my recipe
Así, así, así, así me gusta a mí
That's right, that's right, that's right, that's how I like it
A mí, perfecta
To me, perfect
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you are my remedy
Yo creía que mi mal, oye, no tenía cura
I thought my pain, hey, had no cure
Y aquí encontré mi receta
And here I found my remedy
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you are my remedy
Ya no lo puedo evitar, tengo la inyección de amar
I can't help it anymore, I've got the injection of love
Ay, qué locura
Oh, what madness
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Diabolical, imperfect, flirtatious, you are my remedy
Gracias a la vida que me enseñó a amar y respetar
Thanks to life for teaching me how to love and respect
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta, eres mi receta
Demonic, imperfect, flirty, you are my remedy
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta eres, mi receta
Demonic, imperfect, flirty you are, my remedy
Diabólica, imperfecta, coqueta eres, mi receta
Demonic, imperfect, flirty you are, my remedy
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Key vocabulary
- abrigó
- coveredA2
- coló
- entered
- bien
- wellA1
- acomodó
- arrangedC2
- gano
- I winB2
- espacio
- spaceB1
- muchas
- manyA1
- relaciones
- relationshipsB1
- presumí
- I boasted
- rompecorazones
- heartbreakers
About this song
Los Van Van is a Cuban band in the son genre that helped pioneer songo in the late 1960s, blending electric instruments, jazz influences, and dance-focused son with topical lyrics. They are among Cuba’s most popular groups, known for shaping a sound that draws on African roots and island song traditions.