Ricardo Arjona
Ni tú ni yo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Pop, Rock
- Length
- 5:42
Lo nuestro, pa' empezar, no es de novela
What we have, to begin with, isn't a romance novel
Ni de Romeos muriendo por Julietas
Nor are there Romeos dying for Juliets
Ni haremos de "Love Story" la secuela
Nor will we be making a sequel to 'Love Story'
Ni somos, de este circo, marionetas
Nor are we, in this circus, mere puppets
Lo nuestro, tiene un poco de desquite
What we have, has a hint of revenge
Y no comparte fines de semana
And it doesn't share weekends
Lo nuestro, se cocina en escondite
What we have, is cooked in secret
Y se sirve de a dos sobre la cama
And it’s served for two on the bed
Por hoy, déjame ser tu hombre perfecto
For today, let me be your perfect man
Mientras que te aparece el indicado
While the right one appears for you
Para casarte, busca un arquitecto
To marry you, find an architect
Para hacer el amor, un desalmado
To make love, a heartless one
Lo nuestro, no pregunta por futuros
What we have doesn’t ask about the future
Jamás llegué o me fui con equipaje
I never arrived or left with luggage
Lo nuestro, se sustenta en lo inseguro
What we have is sustained in the uncertain
Y no se ampara en celos ni chantajes
And it’s not sheltered in jealousy or blackmail
Ni tú ni yo, ni yo ni tú
Neither you nor I, nor I nor you
Queremos que se contamine
We want it to be contaminated
Este amor que, sin permiso
This love that, without permission
Durará hasta que termine
Will last until it ends
Ni tú ni yo
Neither you nor I
Estamos pa' los modales
Are suited for manners
Que requiere el protocolo
That the protocol needs
De las páginas sociales
Of the social pages
Ni tú ni yo, ni yo ni tú
Neither you nor I, nor I nor you
¿Me estás oyendo, inútil?
Are you listening to me, useless?
Este amor durará hasta que tú quieras
This love will last until you want it to
Lo nuestro es, por salvaje, verdadero
What we have is, for being wild, true
Y no se ampara en códigos morales
And it doesn't rely on moral codes
Lo nuestro es clandestino y tan sincero
What we have is clandestine and so sincere
Que no precisa abrir más sucursales
That doesn't need to open more branches
Jamás te amenacé, ojo por ojo
I never threatened you, eye for an eye
Ni hago chantajes con lo que dijiste
Nor do I blackmail with what you said
Reinventas Kamasutras a tu antojo
You reinvent Kamasutras at your will
Y nunca pregunté dónde aprendiste
And I never asked where you learned
Ni tú ni yo, ni yo ni tú
Neither you nor I, neither I nor you
Queremos que se contamine
We want it to become contaminated
Este amor que, sin permiso
This love that, without permission
Durará hasta que termine
Will last until it ends
Ni tú ni yo
Neither you nor I
Estamos pa' los modales
We're here for the manners
Que requiere el protocolo
That the protocol requires
De las páginas sociales
Of the social pages
Ni tú ni yo, ni yo ni tú
Neither you nor me, nor me nor you
¡Ay, dolor!
Oh, the pain!
Ni tú estás pa' jardín con sube y baja
Neither you are for playgrounds swinging up and down
Ni yo pa' barbeques ni domingadas
Nor am I for barbecues or Sunday fests
Aquí, cada quien va para su casa
Here, everyone goes back to their own home
Y no se anda con tanta tarugada
And we don't mess around with so much nonsense
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Key vocabulary
- escondite
- hideoutB2
- sirve
- serves
- cama
- bedA1
- ser
- beB1
- arquitecto
- architectA2
- inseguro
- unsafeA2
- aparece
- appearsB2
- celos
- jealousyB2
- permiso
- permissionB2
- equipaje
- luggageB1
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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.