
Ricardo Arjona
Cita en el bar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Length
- 4:22
Voy a contarles una historia
I’m going to tell you a story
Muy particular
Very particular
Me sucedió
It happened to me
Hace unos meses
A few months ago
En un viejo bar
In an old bar
Un hola fue suficiente para entablar conversación
A hello was enough to spark a conversation
Le improvisé
I improvised for her
Un poema
A poem
Inspirado en su diadema
Inspired by her headband
Las intenciones del Don Juan
The intentions of the Don Juan
Ya saben ustedes dónde van
You all know where they go
Cuando eran siete las cervezas
When there were seven beers
Haciendo alarde de destreza
Showing off their skills
La invité a mi departamento
I invited her to my apartment
Inventando no sé qué cuento
Making up who knows what story
Aceptó
She accepted
Muy gustosa
With great pleasure
Eran las dos de la madrugada
It was two in the morning
Qué manera de darle fin a la jornada
What a way to end the day
Pasó lo que tenía que pasar
What had to happen, happened
La noche fue de amar y amar
The night was all about love and more love
Lo cómico es que al despertar
The funny thing is when I woke up
Cuando urge una caricia
When a touch is needed
Me dijo
She told me
Son ochenta de los verdes
It's eighty of the greens
Y eso por tratarse de ti
And that's just for being with you
Le dije estoy acabado
I told her I'm done for
Mira no tengo ni un centavo
Look, I don't have a single cent
Solo amanecí un poquito enamorado
I just woke up a little in love
Aceptas un cheque posfechado
Do you accept a post-dated check?
Que sirva de pago
Let it be my payment
Por haberte amado
For having loved you
Me dio un beso en la barbilla
She gave me a kiss on the chin
Que me hizo un tanto cosquillas
That tickled me just a bit
Se vistió
She dressed up
Y se fue
And she left
A dónde yo no sé
To a place I don't know
Una lágrima en su mejilla
A tear on her cheek
Y en su historia otra pesadilla
And in her story, another nightmare
Regresó
She returned
Y me dijo
And he told me
Tu deuda está saldada
Your debt is settled
Yo también me marcho algo enamorada
I'm leaving a bit in love too
Le dije estoy acabado
I said I'm done for
Mira no tengo ni un centavo
Look, I don't have a single cent
Solo amanecí un poquito enamorado
I just woke up a little in love
Aceptas un cheque posfechado
Do you accept a postdated check
Que sirva de pago
That serves as payment
Por haberte amado
For having loved you
Ochenta verdes por ternura
Eighty greens for tenderness
Es una ganga en el mercado
It's a bargain at the market
Yo que buscaba una aventura
I was looking for an adventure
Y terminé enamorado
And I ended up falling in love
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Key vocabulary
- voy
- I goA1
- contarles
- tellB1
- historia
- storyA1
- muy
- veryA1
- conversación
- conversationA1
- dónde
- whereA1
- hola
- helloA1
- juan
- JohnA1
- sucedió
- happenedC2
- hace
- doesA2
About this song
Ricardo Arjona is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and actor in the Latin pop and Latin ballad genres. He is known for the chart-topping hits “Mujeres” and “El Problema,” and for a long-running career with numerous Billboard Latin chart entries and honors, including induction into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.