Peligro Lyrics in English by Aventura
Perdición is a powerful and dramatic word that translates to "perdition," "damnation," or "ruin." It's not a word you hear every day, making it a unique piece of vocabulary to learn.
In this intense song, the singer wishes for his treacherous ex-lover to suffer, singing, "Cáete en los mares intensos de la perdición" (Fall into the intense seas of perdition). This vivid, almost biblical curse paints a powerful picture of his pain and desire for revenge, making perdición an unforgettable word.
Dominican bachata group Aventura does not hold back one bit in "Peligro", turning a bitter breakup into pure, dramatic theater. The singer looks back at an ex who completely wrecked him, comparing her to a venomous snake in disguise. His own mother warned him right from the start with "Hijo mío, te vas a lamentar" ("My son, you are going to regret it"), but he ignored everyone. Instead, he showered her with luxury fashion houses like Roberto Cavalli y Chanel, only for her to run up his credit card and cheat on him. He quips in English, "the devil wears Prada / I know 'cause she used my credit card," playfully flipping the famous book and movie title into a literal complaint about his empty bank account.
From there, the insults fly with zero filter. He calls her "el demonio vestido de mujer" ("the devil dressed as a woman"), nicknames her Lucifer, and snaps that "a tu funeral no irá ni un perro" ("not even a dog will go to your funeral"). He shouts a public service announcement to other guys: "Fellas, be aware, this woman's dangerous." Rather than trying to take the high road, he leans into the Spanish proverb "no hay mal que por bien no venga" (every cloud has a silver lining) to daydream about payback. He hopes she gets cheated on too, so that when she crawls back begging for forgiveness, he can laugh straight in her face.
