Learn Spanish With KAROL G with these 23 Song Recommendations (Full Translations Included!)

KAROL G
LF Content Team | Updated on 2 February 2023
Learning Spanish with KAROL G's music is fun, engaging, and includes a cultural aspect that is often missing from other language learning methods. It is also great way to supplement your learning and stay motivated to keep learning Spanish!
Below are 23 song recommendations by KAROL G to get you started! Alongside each recommendation, you will find a snippet of the lyric translations with links to the full lyric translations and lessons for each of the songs!

Carolina Giraldo Navarro, known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer-songwriter born on February 14, 1991, in Medellín, Colombia. She is regarded as one of the most influential artists in reggaeton and urban pop, with a career spanning since 2006. Karol G has earned numerous awards including a Grammy, six Latin Grammys, and five Billboard Music Awards.

Karol G rose to international fame with hits like "Ahora Me Llama", "Tusa", and her record-breaking album Mañana Será Bonito, the first Spanish-language album by a female artist to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. She blends reggaeton, urban pop, and Latin R&B with powerful vocals and empowering lyrics. Beyond music, Karol G is recognized for breaking barriers for women in Latin urban music and continues to shape the genre worldwide.

CONTENTS SUMMARY
La Vida Es Una (You Only Live Once)
El amor para mí no es cosa de un rato
¿Pa' qué peleamos por eso si no es para tanto?
Que tu presencia me cambia la suerte
Si estamos bien que bonito se siente
For me, love isn't a fleeting thing
Why do we fight about that if it's not that serious?
Your presence changes my luck
When we're good, how lovely it feels

Colombian superstar KAROL G has a very direct message for us in this song: enjoy life while you can! She gets straight to the point with the line, "La vida es una, lo dice la muerte" [There's only one life, death says so]. It's a reminder that our time is limited, so we shouldn't waste it on small fights. She asks, "¿Pa' qué peleamos por eso si no es para tanto?" [Why do we fight over that if it's not such a big deal?]. Instead, the song tells us to focus on the good things, like the love from our family and the joy of being with people who make us feel good.

So what's the solution? Dance! The chorus is a simple command to get moving: "Quiero que muevas tu cintura / Que la vida es una locura" [I want you to move your waist / Because life is crazy]. The song suggests that when you die, you can't take anything with you except the love you've been given. It's a powerful call to live in the moment, appreciate what truly matters, and celebrate the beautiful madness of being alive.

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido | Coke Studio (If I Had Met You Before)
¿Qué hubiera sido?
Si antes te hubiera conocido
Seguramente, estarías bailando esta conmigo
No como amigos
What would have been?
If I had met you before
Surely, you would be dancing this with me
Not as friends

Ever locked eyes with someone across a party and immediately thought: Why didn't I meet you first? Colombian superstar KAROL G lays out that exact frustration here. She watches her crush out on the floor and asks the ultimate question: "¿Qué hubiera sido? Si antes te hubiera conocido" [What would have happened? If I had met you earlier]. To her, the answer is obvious. You would be slow-dancing with her instead of just being buddies ("no como amigos" [not as friends]). She knows he is currently taken, but she is completely unfazed by his girlfriend. In fact, she bluntly points out that while the other woman is pretty, "Ella es tímida y yo no" [She is shy and I am not] and "Hoy estás jangueando con ella / Pero después tal vez no" [Today you are hanging out with her / But later maybe not]. Notice the Puerto Rican street slang jangueando, which comes straight from the English verb "to hang out."

KAROL G plays the part of the hopeful schemer with hilarious confidence. She jokes that she needs a dating manual to win him over ("que me pasen el manual" [pass me the manual]), only to immediately jump to wedding plans: "Mi nombre suena bien con tu apellido" [My name sounds good with your last name]. She says she is just waiting for the girlfriend to slip up ("el primer descuido") so she can introduce him as her husband. It is bold, slightly unhinged, and totally fun to sing along to when you are secretly crushing on someone off-limits.

Coleccionando Heridas (Collecting Wounds)
Será que el amor no es pa' mí
Que no nací pa' esto, que no sé pedir
Porque me da lo opuesto, siempre me toca a mí
Hacerme compañía
Could it be that love isn't for me
That I wasn't born for this, that I don't know how to ask
Because it gives me the opposite, it always happens to me
To keep myself company

Ever felt like everyone else figured out how to be numb, but you missed the memo? That is the exact vibe Colombian superstar KAROL G brings to "Coleccionando Heridas" alongside Mexican legend Marco Antonio Solís. The track tackles modern dating fatigue with total honesty. KAROL G wonders out loud if romance is simply outdated: "Será que se quedó el amor en otros tiempos" ("Could it be that love stayed in the past?"). She looks at people who cruise through breakups effortlessly and admits, "Vivir como si no tuviera sentimientos / Yo no tengo ese talento" ("Living as if I had no feelings / I don't have that talent"). In conversational Spanish, using "no se me da" (like in "odiarte no se me da" ["hating you just isn't in me"]) is a great idiom for saying you lack the knack for something.

Instead of acting tough, the lyrics lean straight into the drama of sleepless nights and endless heartache. Time is supposed to heal wounds, but here, "este sufrimiento no se va" ("this suffering doesn't leave"). The best line comes when she gets overwhelmed by overthinking and straight-up begs: "Diosito, te quiero preguntar / De dónde se apagan los pensamientos" ("Dear God, I want to ask you / Where do you switch off your thoughts?"). Calling God "Diosito" adds an affectionate, childlike touch to a heavy plea. Even after collecting so many emotional scars ("coleccionando heridas"), she stubbornly holds out hope that real love is still possible.

CONTIGO (WITH YOU)
De mi parte sigo recordando cuando tomaba tu mano
La vida se me está yendo pensando
Sólo en ti
No puedo olvidarte
For my part, I keep remembering when I held your hand
My life is slipping away as I think
Only about you
I can't forget you

Colombian superstar KAROL G teams up with Dutch DJ Tiësto to bring total romantic obsession straight to the dancefloor in "CONTIGO". The core message is as dramatic as it gets: "No quiero vida si no es contigo" ("I don't want a life if it's not with you"). She is completely stuck on an ex or a lover who has vanished, admitting that her days slip away just thinking about holding their hand again. There is no middle ground here; she outright says, "Yo te quiero a ti, no necesito a más nadie" ("I want you, I don't need anybody else").

The song really shines when it gets into the relatable panic of getting ghosted. She sings about firing off unanswered phone calls and blowing up direct messages ("Par de llamadas al celular y tú no me contestas / Mensajes al DM y no tengo respuestas"). She even drops the casual Colombian phrase "Me daño la mente" ("I mess up my mind" or "I overthink") while trying to guess what they are thinking. Instead of playing it cool, she admits she has a mental photo ("foto mental") locked in her brain that she cannot erase, stubbornly insisting that they are meant to be together.

Alguien Que Te Amaba (Someone Who Loved You)
Nunca pensé decir lo que te diré hoy
Baby, lo que no se cuida no es eterno
Rompiste todas las promesas de este amor
Y el verano rosa ahora es un invierno
I never thought I'd say what I'll tell you today
Babe, what's not cared for isn't eternal
You broke all the promises of this love
And the pink summer is now a winter

Colombian star KAROL G slows down the reggaeton bounce for a very direct breakup track in "Alguien Que Te Amaba". She gets straight to the point in the opening lines: "Baby, lo que no se cuida no es eterno" ("Baby, what you don't take care of doesn't last forever"). The lyrics describe a romance turning cold, comparing the broken trust to seasonal shifts and dying elements. She says her pink summer turned into a harsh winter ("el verano rosa ahora es un invierno"), matching the sadness to flowers that wither, starless nights where the shine goes dark, and rain putting out a fire.

She also calls out the slow drift before the actual split. KAROL G points out that things really ended long before the spoken goodbye because her ex stopped showing up mentally: "Pa' todo sí, pero pa' mí ya no había tiempo" ("Yes to everything, but for me there was no longer time"). Notice the shortening of para to pa', which is everyday spoken Spanish you hear constantly in music and conversation. In the end, there is no big fight left to have; she looks at what used to be a forever love and calls it a sad story left behind by someone who used to love them ("alguien que te amaba").

BbY WOW (Baby WOW)
¿Y mi baby?
¿Y mi, y mi baby?
¿Y mi baby?
¿Y mi, y mi baby?
And my baby?
And my, and my baby?
And my baby?
And my, and my baby?

Ever stared at your phone, totally unable to look away while quietly begging an ex to text? That is the exact mood Colombian star KAROL G brings in "BbY WOW," teaming up with Judeline and Rusowsky. The narrator skips therapy altogether—asking point-blank: "¿Terapia pa' qué? ¿Pa' qué sacarte del pecho?" ("Therapy for what? Why get you out of my chest?")—because moving on is off the table. Instead, she is driving through the city just on the wild off-chance they bump into each other. Even in a packed nightclub, the room feels completely dead without them: "La disco está llena, se siente vacía / Porque no está el que yo quería" ("The club is full, it feels empty / Because the one I wanted isn't here").

The track is packed with casual Spanish phrases worth knowing. When the lyrics say "cuando estábamos tragao'" ("when we were crazy in love"), they are leaning on Colombian slang: estar tragado literally means being "swallowed up" by romantic infatuation. Later on, when they remember how much fun they had, they drop the playful swear word "la pasamos hijuepu'" (short for hijo de puta, used here affectionately like "we had a hell of a good time"). Between late-night longing and admitting that "quererte es tan fácil y a la vez tan complicao" ("loving you is so easy and at the same time so complicated"), this tune turns classic romantic stubbornness into pure, infectious reggaeton.

Casi Nada (Almost Nothing)
Si me preguntan por ti
Qué pasó con nuestra historia
Diría que para ser feliz
Mejor tener mala memoria
If they ask me about you
What happened to our story
I would say that to be happy
Better to have a bad memory

In "Casi Nada", Colombian artist Karol G delivers the ultimate post-breakup reality check with pure reggaeton bounce. She kicks things off with one of the most savage opening lines in modern Latin pop: "para ser feliz / Mejor tener mala memoria" ("to be happy / It's better to have a bad memory"). Her ex is running around telling everyone that she is still obsessed with him ("yo por ti sigo loquita" - "I'm still crazy about you"), but she calls his bluff instantly. The truth? She is finally free, having fun, and definitely not looking for him.

What makes this track hit so hard is its total lack of regret. She looks back at his toxic version of romance ("A eso que tú le llamabas amor" - "That thing you used to call love") and says it simply failed to work. The moment she walked away, all the bitterness vanished, replaced by pure fun ("Cuando me fui empezó la locura / Felicidad en vez de amargura"). Between the upbeat rhythm and the blunt chorus declaring that "no queda casi nada" ("there is almost nothing left"), Karol G makes it clear that while he is stuck sulking with a bad attitude, her past with him is completely wiped from memory.

Después De Ti (After You)
Un día más que me levanto, desayuno
Y no me sabe a nada
Desde que tú no estás aquí, la vida
Se me vuelto complicada
One more day I wake up, have breakfast
And it tastes like nothing
Since you're not here, life
Has gotten complicated

In "Después De Ti", Colombian superstar KAROL G teams up with Greg Gonzalez to drop all defenses about the ugly, daily aftermath of a breakup. Forget moving on quickly; here, everyday life simply falls apart. Breakfast has no flavor, studying is impossible, and sleep is completely gone. She rejects the usual friendly advice because it feels useless from the outside: "Es tan fácil hablar cuando no te pasa a ti" ("It's so easy to talk when it's not happening to you"). Instead of going out when friends call, she lies and stays home staring at dried-up flowers ("Mirando las últimas rosas que me diste / Aunque están marchitadas" [Looking at the last roses you gave me / Even though they're withered]).

Notice the Spanish idiom "voy a cien" in the line "Ahora voy a cien por la misma avenida" ("Now I'm going at a hundred down the same avenue"). It literally means driving at 100 km/h, but idiomatically it describes speeding recklessly with a spinning head and dangerous thoughts. The lyrics balance this reckless spiral with desperate wishful thinking, admitting to inventing daydreams ("fabrico fantasías") where the ex is still around to take care of her, hoping someone will step in and prove that the whole breakup is just a lie.

Si Lo Ven (If They See It)
No sé a quién le miento
Si se me nota que todavía extraño, que todavía siento
Últimamente estoy saliendo más, pero no me divierto
Si me ven sonriendo
I don't know who I'm lying to
When it's obvious I still miss him, that I still have feelings
Lately I'm going out more, but I don't have fun
If they see me smiling

We have all put on a brave face on social media after a breakup, and Colombian superstar KAROL G calls herself out for it in "Si Lo Ven". She goes out more often, posts online looking happy, but instantly admits: "Por fuera sonriendo, por dentro muriendo" (Smiling on the outside, dying on the inside). Even though she knows she is not fooling anyone close to her, she begs mutual friends to lie to her ex if they run into him: "Si lo ven, díganle que estoy bien" (If you see him, tell him I'm fine).

What makes this reggaeton track hit hard is her blunt honesty about being stuck while he moves on. She uses a great Colombian expression when she says "Me dejó vuelta nada" (He left me wrecked / turned into nothing). She confesses to nursing an abandonment wound, struggling to trust anyone new, and battling real emotional dependency ("dependencia"). She knows she has to let go, but until she does, she just wants her friends to protect her pride and keep her secret.

Eclipse
Otra noche que sola la paso
Otra vez me paso
Recordando to' los besos, caricias y abrazos
Otra vez que de tequila estoy llenando el vaso
Another night I spend alone
It's happening again
Remembering all the kisses, caresses, and hugs
Again I'm filling the glass with tequila

In this song, KAROL G is up late, feeling the sting of a breakup. She's spending another night alone, filling her glass with tequila and toasting to a love that "me dejó en pedazos" (left me in pieces). She's trying to move on, but it's hard. She's even "blindando el corazón" (shielding her heart) from any more fake 'I love yous'. It's a lonely feeling, and she looks up at the moon for answers, asking why love has to hurt so much when it's not supposed to.

This is where the song gets really clever. She starts talking to the moon as if it's a friend who also has relationship problems... with the sun! She asks the moon, "¿Será que amarlo a él también te dolió?" (Could it be that loving him hurt you too?). She uses the moon and sun, who are always apart, as a metaphor for her own separation. But then she asks the big question: if the moon and sun are meant to be separate, "¿Por qué a veces hay eclipses?" (Why are there sometimes eclipses?). It's a beautiful way to ask why people who have broken up sometimes find their way back to each other, even for a moment. She's looking for hope, but also deciding she can't accept the pain anymore.

Tropicoqueta (Tropical Flirt)
¿Dónde está la gente de esta fiesta
Que vino pa' bailar, no pa' una siesta?
A ver, los que están en esta esquina
No quiero a nadie calentándome la silla
Where's the people at this party
That came to dance, not for a nap?
Let's see, those who are in this corner
I don't want anybody warming up my seat

Colombian superstar KAROL G turns into the ultimate party host here, getting everybody off their chairs with zero excuses allowed. Right from the start, she calls out anyone slacking off: "¿Dónde está la gente de esta fiesta / Que vino pa' bailar, no pa' una siesta?" ("Where are the people at this party / Who came to dance, not take a nap?"). She even targets people sitting at the tables, shouting "No quiero a nadie calentándome la silla" ("I don't want anyone warming up my chair"), and pulls her favorite aunt straight out of the kitchen to spin around. It feels just like a loud family reunion where the host insists on breaking the ice by going around the circle asking names like Valentina, Luciano, and Enrique.

Then she gives everyone clear dance instructions. You put "la mano derecha en la cabeza" ("right hand on your head"), "la otra mano en el ombliguito" ("the other hand on your little belly button"), and shake your hips and shoulders with a "tropicoqueta" mood. That playful made-up word blends tropical energy with being cheeky and flirtatious (coqueta). The track stays lighthearted right down to the spoken outro where she checks in English, "Are you recording that?", treating the whole song like an impromptu, fun dance lesson.

PROVENZA (PROVENCE)
Baby ¿qué más?
Hace rato que no sé nada de ti
Estaba con alguien, pero ya estoy free
Puesta para revivir viejos tiempos
Baby, what's up?
I haven't heard from you in a while
I was with someone, but now I'm free
Ready to relive old times

Colombian superstar KAROL G drops all the games in "PROVENZA" with a direct, late-night text to an ex. Right away, she cuts straight to the point: "Estaba con alguien, pero ya estoy free / Puesta para revivir viejos tiempos" ("I was with someone, but now I'm free / Ready to relive old times"). She hasn't been out in a while, she is single again, and she wants to know where they are hiding. There is zero hesitation here. She even tells them to hurry up and step outside because she is already waiting in the car: "¿Qué de malo puede pasar? / ¿Que nos vaya mal? Estoy afuera, sal" ("What's the worst that can happen? That it goes badly? I'm outside, come out").

The title itself is a shoutout to Provenza, a famous, bustling nightlife neighborhood in KAROL G's hometown of Medellín, Colombia. She suggests hanging out there first ("Nos damos un rocecito por Provenza" / "We'll take a little spin through Provenza") before finding somewhere private. Her plan for the night is totally laid out: park the car, spark up, grab drinks for the cottonmouth ("Pa' la seca algo bebemos"), put on some reggaeton, and take advantage of the chemistry they still share before she leaves town tomorrow.

TQG (TE QUEDÓ GRANDE | I'M TOO GOOD FOR YOU)
La que te dijo que un vacío se llena con otra persona te miente
Es como tapar una herida con maquillaje, no se ve, pero se siente
Te fuiste diciendo que me superaste
Te conseguiste nueva novia
The one who told you that a void is filled with another person is lying to you
It's like covering a wound with makeup, it's not visible, but it's felt
You left saying that you got over me
You got a new girlfriend

TQG (which stands for Te Quedó Grande, roughly meaning "I was way out of your league") brings Colombian powerhouses KAROL G and Shakira together to deliver the ultimate post-breakup reality check. Instead of crying over an ex who moved on too fast, both artists call out the messy truth: their former partners might have new girlfriends, but they are still watching social media stories and hitting "like" on old photos. KAROL G sets the mood right away by laughing off the rebound, singing: "La que te dijo que un vacío se llena con otra persona te miente" ("Whoever told you a void gets filled with another person is lying to you"). She compares rushing into a new relationship to covering a wound with makeup: nobody sees it, but it still hurts underneath.

The real joy of the track comes from the sharp Colombian slang and unapologetic confidence. KAROL G teases her ex with "¿no pues que muy tragadito?" (a Colombian idiom meaning "weren't you supposed to be so deeply head-over-heels in love?"), pointing out that she does not fight over men, especially when "al menos yo te tenía bonito" ("at least I kept you looking good"). Shakira jumps in to declare herself "triple M"—"más buena, más dura, más leve" ("hotter, tougher, lighter")—and brushes off any drama because her blessings and money are rolling in while her ex goes backward. It is a sharp, funny, and direct anthem about leveling up your life so much that going back is completely out of the question.

MATADORA (KILLER)
Bebé, no estoy romántica
Me tienes calientita toda
Dejemos la plática
La ropa no se quita sola
Babe, I'm not feeling romantic
You have me all hot
Let's stop talking
The clothes won't come off themselves

Colombian superstar KAROL G is not here for a romantic evening in "MATADORA." This song is a direct and confident statement of pure physical desire. She tells her partner, "Bebé, no estoy romántica" (Baby, I'm not feeling romantic) and gets straight to the point: "Dejemos la plática / La ropa no se quita sola" (Let's stop talking / The clothes don't take themselves off). She's in complete control of the situation, describing herself as an "abusadora" (a go-getter who takes what she wants) and warning him that a certain look will turn her into a "matadora" (a killer, or femme fatale).

The song follows the action from the club to the hotel, filled with funny and bold lines that show her confidence. She uses a fast motorcycle, the Hayabusa, as a metaphor for her wild energy and even calls for a "Plomero, arrégleme el leakeo" (Plumber, fix my leak) in a classic reggaeton-style innuendo. She makes it clear she's not a pushover, rejecting any sweet talk ("labia") and asserting that she is not someone who is "fácil" (easy). It's a powerful and playful track about a woman who knows exactly what she wants and isn't afraid to demand it.

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido (If I Had Met You Before)
¿Qué hubiera sido?
Si antes te hubiera conocido
Seguramente, estarías bailando esta conmigo
No como amigos
What would have been?
If I had met you before
Surely, you would be dancing this one with me
Not as friends

Ever locked eyes with someone who is completely taken and wondered how things would look if you had met them first? That exact 'what if' drives this track from Colombian star KAROL G. Right away, she asks, "¿Qué hubiera sido? Si antes te hubiera conocido" [What would have happened? If I had met you earlier], convinced that instead of being stuck on the sidelines, the two of you would be dancing together "No como amigos" [Not as friends]. She is not shy about her crush at all; she admits she gets jealous seeing his girlfriend, even though she openly concedes the partner is gorgeous.

What makes this track so fun is just how direct and shamelessly confident she gets. She uses the Puerto Rican and Latin American slang verb "jangueando" (hanging out / partying) in "Hoy estás jangueando con ella / Pero después tal vez no" [Today you are hanging out with her / But later, maybe not]. KAROL G even jokes about how great her first name sounds paired with his last name ("Mi nombre suena bien con tu apellido"), waiting for any tiny slip-up in his relationship so she can introduce him as her husband. It is bold, slightly unhinged, and full of irresistible rhythm.

Viajando Por El Mundo (Traveling Around The World)
Salida del vuelo con destino a la felicidad
Viajando por el mundo me encontré
Cosas hermosas que antes no veía
Personas que disfrutan un amanecer
Departure of the flight destined for happiness
Traveling around the world I found
Beautiful things that I didn't see before
People who enjoy a sunrise

Colombian superstar KAROL G teams up with Manu Chao for "Viajando Por El Mundo", a track that feels like booking a one-way ticket to pure joy. Right from the start, the flight takes off with "destino a la felicidad" (destination: happiness). The core message is simple and blunt: nobody takes anything with them when they die, so existing is not enough. As KAROL G sings, "Mi miedo no es morir, es no haber vivido" (My fear is not dying, it is not having lived). Instead of stressing over material status, the lyrics focus on spontaneous moments: getting fake-married in Vegas ("Casarnos en Las Vegas sin papel"), eating a cheap slice of pizza in New York, and posing like a tourist holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Manu Chao brings his trademark wandering-nomad imagery, singing about carrying his whole home inside a shoe ("Tengo mi casa en un zapato") that slips whenever it rains. KAROL G pairs that spirit with warm Latin American staples, dreaming of shouting "Pura vida" in Costa Rica and sipping warm aguapanelita (a comforting hot drink made of unrefined sugarcane water) on a chilly night in Colombia. She even shouts out people from all across her home country: "Costeño, paisa, rolo, caleño" (people from the Caribbean coast, Medellín, Bogotá, and Cali). Ultimately, the song redefines real wealth. It reminds you that "El lujo no son diamantes en un Cartier / El verdadero lujo es vivir sin prisa" (Luxury isn't diamonds in a Cartier; real luxury is living without rushing).

LATINA FOREVA (LATINA FOREVER)
Él me estaba presionando
Y yo le dije: 'Deja que fluya'
Ya me estaba posteando
Sh, papi, deja la bulla
He was pushing me
And I told him, "Let it flow"
He was already posting me
Shh, babe, cut the noise

KAROL G brings pure party energy in this track, shutting down clingy guys before the beat even drops. When a guy pushes too hard and starts posting about her, she tells him flat out: "Deja que fluya" ("Let it flow") and "deja la bulla" ("stop the noise"). Just because she is dancing with him does not mean she is going home with him ("No creas que voy a ser tuya" / "Don't think that I'm going to be yours"). Instead, she flips the script entirely by gathering women from all over Latin America—Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic—and heading out for a wild night with her crew.

The lyrics are packed with fun slang and wild boasts. She uses the Colombian slang "Qué chimba" ("How cool" / "How awesome") to describe the night, and throws in "saoco" (a classic Puerto Rican word for rhythm and flavor). To hype up her friends' curves, she jokes that not even NASCAR has turns like that ("Esa curva no la tiene ni la NASCAR"), and that NASA does not even know the planets they are carrying ("Esos planetas no los conoce la NASA"). With lines like "Esta noche juego para el otro equipo" ("Tonight I'm playing for the other team"), she makes it clear she is only focused on having fun with the girls, leaving everyone else behind.

AMARGURA (BITTERNESS)
Ayer te vi
Aparentemente, estabas contento, estabas feliz
Besándola a ella, así como antes me besabas a mí
En parte me alegra que uno de los dos no esté llorando
Yesterday I saw you
Apparently, you seemed happy, you looked content
Kissing her the way you used to kiss me
I'm partly glad that one of us isn't crying

Colombian superstar KAROL G delivers the ultimate heartbreak anthem disguised as a danceable reggaeton track with "AMARGURA". The setup is painfully relatable: she spots her ex out in public looking totally happy and kissing someone new. While she pretends everything is fine on the outside, she admits the bitter truth inside: "Baby, qué amargura me da, saber que ahora / Tú estás vacilando con otra" ("Baby, it gives me such bitterness to know that now / You're messing around with someone else"). She puts on a brave face with "Por fuera me río, pero por adentro estoy rota" ("On the outside I laugh, but on the inside I'm broken"), trying to convince herself that at least one of them is spared the tears.

She runs through a clever countdown using numbers from one to five (primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto), while admitting to classic post-breakup behaviors like obsessively saving old photos and being left on read ("Me duele ver cómo me dejas en visto"). She even mocks her own delusions with the great Spanish idiom "Yo misma los pajaritos me pinto" (literally "I paint the little birds myself," meaning she invents false illusions that he still misses her). Instead of drinking socially with him, she drinks to forget him, wrapping up the track with the blunt request: "Esta canción / Que no me la pongan borracha" ("Don't play this song when I'm drunk").

Ahí (There)
O-O-Ovy On The Drums
Bebé, yo te quiero
Pero por ahora
No estoy disponible
O-O-Ovy On The Drums
Babe, I want you
But for now
I'm not available

This song is all about hitting the pause button on a new romance, but for a really good reason. KAROL G is telling a new guy, "Bebé, yo te quiero / Pero por ahora / No estoy disponible" (Baby, I love you / But for now / I'm not available). It's not that she doesn't like him; it's that she's dealing with a broken heart from a past relationship. She's worried about hurting him in return, explaining that when someone's heart is broken, they often end up breaking someone else's.

Instead of jumping into something new, she asks him to just hold onto his feelings for her for a little while: "Téngamelo ahí" (Keep it there for me). She promises that once she's healed, they can be together. Then Drake comes in with a super direct verse, basically describing his ideal woman... and it's KAROL G! He raps, "I want a face just like Carolina / And I want a waist just like Carolina," using her real name. It's a fun contrast to her cautious approach; she’s asking for patience while he's making it clear she's exactly who he's waiting for.

MIENTRAS ME CURO DEL CORA (WHILE I HEAL MY HEART)
Dame tiempo
Que no estoy en mi mejor momento
Pero yo mejoro de a poquitos, sí
Hoy estoy down
Give me time
Because I'm not at my best
But I get better little by little, yeah
Today I'm down

We all have days where we wake up feeling completely drained, and Colombian star KAROL G gives us the ultimate healing anthem for those low moments with "MIENTRAS ME CURO DEL CORA". The title uses the cute, everyday abbreviation cora for corazón (heart), framing the whole track around taking a breather while your heart mends. She opens with total honesty, singing "Dame tiempo / Que no estoy en mi mejor momento" [Give me time / Because I'm not at my best] and "Hoy estoy en menos veinte" [Today I'm at minus twenty]. Instead of pretending everything is fine, she drops one of the most comforting lines you will ever hear in reggaeton: "Está bien no sentirse bien, es normal, no es delito" [It's okay not to feel okay, it's normal, it's not a crime].

Her recipe for bouncing back is delightfully simple. She heads to the beach ("Hoy salgo pa'l mar a aprovechar que hay sol" [Today I'm going to the sea to enjoy the sun]) and surrounds herself with what really matters. She gives a toast to her parents and sisters staying healthy, grabs a cold beer, and chills with her friends ("Los panas de visita" [My buddies visiting, where panas is great Latin American slang for close pals]). She even shouts out her longtime Colombian producer by asking for good health and "Ni que me falte Ovy en los instrumentales" [Nor that I lack Ovy on the beats]. With good music, loving people, and a reminder that "mañana será más bonito" [tomorrow will be more beautiful], she shows that healing is just a process of taking things one sunny day at a time.

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido | Coke Studio (Se Eu Tivesse Te Conhecido Antes | Coke Studio)
¿Qué hubiera sido?
Si antes te hubiera conocido
Seguramente, estarías bailando esta conmigo
No como amigos
O que teria sido?
Se antes eu tivesse te conhecido
Com certeza, você estaria dançando esta comigo
Não como amigos

Já viu alguém que te interessa e pensou: "Puxa, por que não te conheci antes?" É exatamente esse o sentimento que a colombiana KAROL G explora nesta música. Ela vê um cara que já tem namorada e fica imaginando como tudo seria diferente se o destino os tivesse unido primeiro. Ela tem certeza de que eles não seriam apenas amigos, cantando: "¿Qué hubiera sido? Si antes te hubiera conocido, Seguramente, estarías bailando esta conmigo, No como amigos" (O que teria sido? Se eu tivesse te conhecido antes, Com certeza, você estaria dançando esta comigo, Não como amigos).

Mas em vez de ficar só na lamentação, ela parte para o ataque! Com uma confiança contagiante, KAROL G compara-se diretamente com a atual namorada dele, afirmando que ela é a melhor opção. Ela não tem papas na língua ao dizer: "No te va a tratar como yo, No te va a besar como yo" (Ela não vai te tratar como eu, não vai te beijar como eu). Ela chega a sonhar acordada com o futuro, imaginando como apresentá-lo como seu marido e dizendo: "Mi nombre suena bien con tu apellido" (Meu nome soa bem com seu sobrenome). É uma declaração de intenções direta e divertida sobre ir atrás do que se quer, mesmo que pareça tarde demais.

La Vida Es Una (From Puss In Boots: The Last Wish) (Life Is One)
El amor para mí no es cosa de un rato
¿Pa' qué peleamos por eso si no es pa' tanto?
Que tu presencia me cambia la suerte
Si estamos bien que bonito se siente
Love for me isn't a matter of a moment
Why do we fight about that if it's not that big a deal?
That your presence changes my luck
If we're good, how nice it feels

Colombian superstar KAROL G drops a massive reality check here, wrapped up in an irresistible dance beat. The title says it all: "La vida es una" ("You only get one life"). Instead of letting small arguments ruin your mood, she bluntly asks, "¿Pa' qué peleamos por eso si no es pa' tanto?" ("Why do we fight over that if it's not a big deal?"). Notice how she shortens "para" to "pa'"—that is everyday spoken Spanish, perfect for casual conversations. She reminds us that nobody gets to live forever with the line "La vida es una, lo dice la muerte" ("You only have one life, death says so"). Fittingly for a track written for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the song treats mortality as a reason to celebrate while you still can.

Her recipe for dealing with that ticking clock? Shake it off. When she sings "Quiero que muevas tu cintura / Que la vida es una locura / Hula, hula" ("I want you to move your hips / Because life is crazy / Hula, hula"), she treats dancing like the best possible cure for anxiety. At the same time, she gets surprisingly grounded about what truly matters. She notes that when she dies, material things stay behind: "Porque el día que falte nada me llevo / Solo el amor que me dan mis viejos" ("Because the day I'm gone I take nothing with me / Only the love my parents give me"). In Latin American Spanish, "mis viejos" literally means "my old folks," but people use it affectionately to mean "my parents." It keeps the message simple: enjoy the people around you, skip petty drama, and dance while you are still here.

MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (TOMORROW WILL BE BEAUTIFUL)
Baby, ven acá
Vamos a celebrar
Que la vida es una y nadie nos puede parar
Deja que hablen
Baby, come here
Let's celebrate
Because life is one and nobody can stop us
Let them talk

If you are going through a rough breakup, Colombian reggaeton star KAROL G and Mexican indie singer Carla Morrison have your back. In "MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO", they remind you that giving everything to someone who lied and betrayed you hurts, but staying stuck in sadness is a waste of your time. Instead of wallowing, they tell you to get up, look in the mirror, and celebrate being single. The song brings massive comfort with the promise that "toda la niebla fue un ratito" ("all the fog only lasted a little while") and that the big scary problem or ex that seemed so threatening was really nothing: "el león sólo era un gatito" ("the lion was only a kitten").

Along the way, KAROL G sprinkles in some fun Colombian slang to boost your confidence. She calls out "cómo se puso de chimbita" ("how cute she became"), using the local word chimba or chimbita to mean someone or something that looks fantastic, cool, or gorgeous. She also hypes you up with "se ve más mamacita" ("she looks even hotter"). The central lesson is simple, blunt, and uplifting: you cannot travel back in time to change the past, but "sí podemos volver a empezar" ("we can start over"). Tomorrow the sky turns blue again, and nobody is allowed to dim your light.

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