Un Cumbión Dolido Lyrics in English by Christian Nodal

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Intro

Having some drinks with strangers

In a rundown bar is where I am

Toasting to the memories that you've left

Singing heartbreak songs at the top of my lungs

Prechorus 1

And here I'm not the only one to whom it has happened

The friend by my side also lost everything

Because of loving blindly he became deaf

And from that stumble he never got up

Chorus 1

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

Mijo is short slang for 'mi hijo' - my son - an affectionate word to refer to a younger person, who may not necessarily be an actual son

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

Verse 1

Today I've been drinking all night and surely I'll see the sun

In another place, someone else may want it, but it's the same pain

Who condemned me when she said 'goodbye', loving her is a bitch

I had hope, but it escaped when God abandoned me

Because he sends signals, but I always ignore them

I like the bad ones that I like, oh well

I don't know how to give a little, I only know how to give everything

I give everything

Prechorus 2

And here I'm not the only one to whom it has happened

The friend by my side also lost everything

Because of loving blindly he became deaf

And from that stumble he never got up

Chorus 2

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

Verse 2

And I want everyone with the drink up, so we toast

Cheers to all those sorrows that we never forget

Here we take the pain out to dance

Life is tough and the one who endures it, more

And with the drink up, that's how we toast

Cheers to all those sorrows that we never forget

Here we take the pain out to dance

Life is tough and the one who endures it, more

Chorus 3

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

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cumbión — A big cumbia song

Cumbión is a fantastic, energetic word you'll hear in Mexican music. It comes from cumbia, a popular Latin American music and dance genre, but adds the augmentative suffix -ón to mean "big" or "intense".

In "Un Cumbión Dolido," Christian Nodal isn't just dancing to any song; he's dancing a big cumbia to cope with his pain (dolido). This single word perfectly captures the song's theme of finding a powerful, lively escape from heartbreak on the dance floor.

Mexican singer Christian Nodal finds himself in a sketchy dive bar, or "un bar de mala muerte", drinking with total strangers and screaming heartbreak anthems at the top of his lungs. Instead of wallowing alone in misery, he looks around and bonds with the guy next to him who also lost everything by loving blindly. His grandmother used to warn him that love can kill ("Lo decía mi nana, el amor puede matar"). It almost took him down this time, but since he survived, he chooses to dance the heartache away to a massive, upbeat cumbia rhythm.

Nodal admits his own bad habit: he always ignores red flags and falls for trouble, confessing "Les gusto a las malas que me gustan" [The bad girls I like end up liking me back]. His remedy is not finding a saint to fix him. Instead, he looks for a fellow "little devil" who is just as broken as he is ("una diablita pa' bailar / Que también esté rota para encajar") so their jagged pieces fit together. He turns collective suffering into a drinking party, raising a glass to life's rough patches with the upbeat motto that "al dolor lo sacamos a bailar" [we drag the pain out to dance].

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