Spanish Songs, Translated

Sweet dancy nibblets!

Okay just kidding – but are you ready to get your heart racing?

Today, we’re diving into ‘Andas en mi cabeza,’ a romantic reggaeton hit by the dynamic duo Chino y Nacho, with a little help from Daddy Yankee. This track is all about that one special person who’s always on your mind, 24/7, making your world spin. It’s a mix of catchy rhythms, smooth vocals, and a dash of poetic lyrics, all wrapped up in a vibe that makes you want to dance and confess your love at the same time.

Plus, who doesn’t love a song that’s equal parts fun and feels? Let’s jump into the lyrics and feel the love together!

Appendix:
1. Normal: Original Spanish lyric
2. Italics: Translated English lyric
3. –Italics nestled within hyphens–: Random comments that you can safely ignore

Andas En Mi Cabeza – Nacho, Chino, Daddy Yankee [Spanish to English line-by-line song translation]

La letra
Lyrics

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Me delata la mirada
My gaze gives me away
Hacerme el tonto, ¿Para qué?
Why pretend to be a fool?
Si a mí no me importa nada
If I don’t care about anything
Prefiero vivir y perder
I prefer to live and lose
Que no haber vivido nada
Than to have lived nothing
Si te vas
If you leave
Quedaré en un dolor
I will be left in a pain
Que jamás conocí
That I never knew

Como arena en el viento
Like sand in the wind
Sin brújula, sin dirección
Without a compass, without direction
Pisado y sediento
Trampled and thirsty
Lo mismo que ver un humano
The same as seeing a human
Sin alma en el cuerpo
Without a soul in their body
Si te vas
If you leave
Quedaré en un dolor
I will be left in a pain
Que jamás conocí
That I never knew

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
No sé cómo explicarte
I don’t know how to explain to you
El mundo me da vueltas
The world spins around me
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
No paro de pensarte
I can’t stop thinking about you
Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(Imaginando que) Contigo me casé (Oh yeah)
(Imagining that) I married you (Oh yeah)
Y por siempre te amé (Love you girl, girl)
And I always loved you (Love you girl, girl)

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
(Cada segundo, cada minuto)
(Every second, every minute)
El mundo me da vuelta
The world spins around me
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
Cada segundo, cada minuto
Every second, every minute
Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(Imaginando que) Contigo me casé (Oh yeah)
(Imagining that) I married you (Oh yeah)
Y por siempre te amé
And I always loved you

Imagínate que tú conoces lo que desconoces
Imagine that you know what you don’t know
Yo me convierto en lobo después de las doce
I turn into a wolf after midnight
Si no tuviera mi loba para que la despose
If I didn’t have my she-wolf to marry her
Me voy con la manada hasta que me destroce
I go with the pack until they tear me apart

Porque en la calle hay mucha compe’ eh eh
Because there’s a lot of competition on the street, eh eh
Siempre lo bueno se corrompe eh eh
The good always gets corrupted, eh eh
Pero me viene otra mujer aprovechándose
But another woman comes, taking advantage
Cuando tú eres la que me encanta, chica
When you’re the one I adore, girl

Nunca yo me atrevería a dejarte, sola
I would never dare to leave you, alone
Chiqui, chiqui, chiqui, chica nunca, sola
Baby, baby, baby, girl never, alone
Por ti yo guardé mi pistola
For you, I put away my gun
Las gatitas no me controlan
The kittens don’t control me

Estás dudando, yo lo sé
You’re doubting, I know
Pero me quieres a la vez
But you love me at the same time
Solo pide que te dé my love
Just ask me to give you my love
Que te dé my love, que te dé
To give you my love, to give it to you

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
No sé cómo explicarte
I don’t know how to explain to you
El mundo me da vueltas
The world spins around me
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
No paro de pensarte
I can’t stop thinking about you
Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(Imaginando que) Contigo me casé (Oh yeah)
(Imagining that) I married you (Oh yeah)
Y por siempre te amé (I love you girl, girl)
And I always loved you (I love you girl, girl)

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
Cada segundo, cada minuto
Every second, every minute
Mi mundo me da vueltas
My world spins around
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
Cada segundo, cada minuto
Every second, every minute
Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(Imaginando que) Contigo me casé (Oh yeah)
(Imagining that) I married you (Oh yeah)
Y por siempre te amé
And I always loved you

Si tú te vas, se muere el amor
If you leave, love dies
El que tú me das y llega el dolor
The one you give me, and pain arrives
Seré un vagabundo, solo en este mundo
I’ll be a vagabond, alone in this world
Sin rumbo, sin rumbo
Without direction, without direction

Si tú te vas (Te vas), se muere el amor (Amor)
If you leave (You leave), love dies (Love)
El que tú me das (Me das) y llega el dolor (Y llega el dolor)
The one you give me (You give me), and pain arrives (And pain arrives)
Seré un vagabundo, solo en este mundo
I’ll be a vagabond, alone in this world
Sin rumbo (Sin rumbo), sin rumbo
Without direction (Without direction), without direction

Tú eres mi musa, eres mi letra, tú eres mi armonía
You are my muse, you are my lyrics, you are my harmony
Eres el agua que me ahoga en la melancolía
You are the water that drowns me in melancholy
Chino y Nacho y Daddy Yankee, te trajeron esta melodía
Chino y Nacho and Daddy Yankee, brought you this melody
Convertida en poesía bebé, para que goces y vaciles, tú ve
Turned into poetry, baby, so you can enjoy and have fun, go ahead
Romántico, pero le metemos brutal
Romantic, but we make it intense

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
(D D D Y)
(D D D Y)
El mundo me da vueltas
The world spins around me
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
(Chino y Nacho, baby)
(Chino y Nacho, baby)
Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(You know)
(You know)
Contigo me casé
I married you
(El que produce solo)
(The one who produces alone)
Y por siempre te amé (I love you girl, girl)
And I always loved you (I love you girl, girl)

Andas en mi cabeza
You’re in my head
Nena, a todas horas
Girl, all the time
Cada segundo, cada minuto
Every second, every minute
Mi mundo me da vueltas
My world spins around
Tú me descontrolas
You make me lose control
Cada segundo, cada minuto
Every second, every minute

Por ti me la paso imaginando que
Because of you, I spend my time imagining that
(Imaginando que)
(Imagining that)
Contigo me casé (Oh yeah)
I married you (Oh yeah)
Y por siempre te amé
And I always loved you
(Dum dum dum didi dum dum de)
(Dum dum dum didi dum dum de)

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And there you have it! ‘Andas en mi cabeza’ is the perfect soundtrack for anyone who can’t stop thinking about that special someone.

If you’re looking to improve your Spanish skills or just need a little help becoming fluent, I’m here to help! Feel free to reach out to me at effietrumpet19@gmail.com. Hasta la próxima, amigos, and keep those romantic vibes going strong!