
Ricardo Arjona
Iluso lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Length
- 6:48
Era un jueves gris, llovía
It was a gray Thursday, it was raining
Pídeme un remis, decía
Ask me for a ride, she said
En el lobby de un hotel barato
In the lobby of a cheap hotel
Viene de rentar su piel un rato
She comes from renting her skin for a while
Con la algarabía del deber cumplido
With the excitement of duty fulfilled
Acrobacias del placer fingido
Acrobatics of feigned pleasure
Un orgasmo de alquiler, con ruidos
A rented orgasm, with noises
Pone boca en su carmín escaso
She puts her mouth in her scarce lipstick
Arañando el adoquín, sus pasos
Scraping the cobblestone, her steps
Quien tiene algo para la nariz, pregunta
Who has something for the nose, asks
Podría ser de utilidad mi pañuelo
My handkerchief could be of use
Disfracé de ingenuidad mi anzuelo
I disguised my hook with innocence
Algo para no dormir idiota
Something to keep me from sleeping, idiot
Si me das podrías pedir mi ropa
If you give me, you might ask for my clothes
Donde encuentro nieve pal desvelo ahora
Where do I find snow for my wakefulness now
Creo que cien podría ajustar
I think I could adjust a hundred
¿Te animas?, para-pa-para-pa
Are you up for it?, para-pa-para-pa
Mi depa' está al cruzar la esquina
My place is just around the corner
Estoy solo como tú, fulana
I'm alone like you, you flirt
Te invito a estrenar la luz, mañana
I invite you to unveil the light, tomorrow
No te quiero pa desarreglar la cama
I don't want you to mess up the bed,
No es lo que haces con tu boca, mi muñeca rota lo que solicito
It's not what you do with your mouth, my broken doll, that's what I ask for.
Te puedes dejar la ropa, mi muñeca rota, no la necesito
You can keep your clothes on, my broken doll, I don't need it.
No es mojar la calentura, hurgar en tu cintura, lo que ando buscando
It's not about wetting the heat, probing at your waist, that's not what I'm looking for.
Es un poco de ternura para ver si cura lo que estoy pasando
It's a bit of tenderness to see if it heals what I'm going through.
Dijo si sin sonreír, camina
She said yes without smiling, walk.
Dime; ¿si el sexo sin placer te enciende?
Tell me; does sex without pleasure turn you on?
Solo si el cliente es mujer, lo entiendes
Only if the client is a woman, you understand.
Disimulando argumenté, está claro
I argued discreetly, it's clear.
No te creas que me parece raro
Don't think I find it strange.
Cada quien su gusto y su pasión, le dije
To each their own taste and passion, I told you
Te podría sujetar la mano
I could hold your hand
Dame cien para empezar y hablamos
Give me a hundred to start and we’ll talk
Los busqué en mi pantalón y nada
I searched my pants and found nothing
Fui debajo del colchón y estaban
I looked under the mattress and there they were
Se los di como quien compra un par de alas
I gave them away like someone buying a pair of wings
No es lo que haces con tu boca mi muñeca rota lo que solicito
It's not what you do with your mouth, my broken doll, that I'm asking for
Te puedes dejar la ropa, mi muñeca rota, no la necesito
You can keep your clothes on, my broken doll, I don't need them
No es mojar la calentura, hurgar en tu cintura, lo que ando buscando
It's not about dampening the heat, probing your waist, that I'm looking for
Es un poco de ternura para ver si cura lo que estoy pasando
It's a bit of tenderness to see if it heals what I'm going through
Miró el buró y sin sonreír
She looked at the desk and without a smile
Momento
Moment
Si es tu ex la del buró no hay trato
If it's your ex on the desk, there's no deal
Con su mano señaló el retrato
With her hand, she pointed at the picture
La conoces, pregunté, confuso
You know her, I asked, confused
Fue por mí quien te dejo, iluso
It was because of me that she left you, foolish
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Key vocabulary
- gris
- grayA1
- llovía
- was raining
- pídeme
- ask me
- remis
- taxi
- decía
- saidB2
- barato
- cheapA1
- rentar
- rent
- piel
- skinA2
- algarabía
- noise
- deber
- mustB2
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.