El Préstamo Lyrics in English by Maluma

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Listen Chan, turn up the microphone for me a little bit there

I have to say a few things that

She doesn't want to hear

Verse 1

Only out of curiosity, I have to ask you

Will you leave it or take it?

You don't see that I have to use it

With you and with others

I promised not to mistreat it again

Prechorus 1

Sorry but I have my reasons

In the game of love I've lost a lot

The past made me like this

And I prefer to speak to you clearly

Chorus 1

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

The biggest thing that I had

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

I gave you all my love

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

The biggest thing that I had

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

I gave you all my love

And you don't want to return it

What happened babe? What was I going to give you what?

Verse 2

It's been several months

Giving you what you deserve

Three in the morning and at night another two times

It seems that this grows and grows

Hopefully you don't forget to pay the interest

You didn't arrive at the best moment

If I say otherwise, I'd be lying to you

I analyze and conclude it

Every madman with his own

Or: To each with his own

Don't stay alone

Men there are plenty

Or: There is a surplus of men

Why don't you look for who loves you and fall in love

Don't stay alone

Men there are plenty

Or: There is a surplus of men

Why don't you look for who loves you and fall in love

Chorus 2

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

The biggest thing that I had

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

I gave you all my love

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

The biggest thing that I had

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

I gave you all my love

And you don't want to return it

Prechorus 3

Sorry but I have my reasons

In the game of love I've lost a lot

The past made me like this

And I prefer to speak to you clearly

Chorus 3

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

The biggest thing that I had

And you don't want to return it

I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it

I gave you all my love

And you don't want to return it

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BRYAN SNAIDER LEZCANO CHAVERRA, EDGAR BARRERA, JUAN LUIS LONDONO ARIAS, KEVIN MAURICIO JIMENEZ LONDONO

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intereses — interest

Intereses translates to "interest," as in the fee you pay on a loan. This word is the key to the song's clever central metaphor and title, "El Préstamo" (The Loan).

Maluma sings that he only lent his heart, he didn't give it away. He cheekily warns his lover, "Ojalá no olvides de pagar los intereses" (I hope you don't forget to pay the interest), implying his affection isn't free and requires her continued effort and attention.

Colombian reggaeton star Maluma treats romance like a high-stakes banking transaction in "El Préstamo" (The Loan). Right from the opening request to boost his mic, he makes it clear that someone is about to hear hard truths. He argues that he never gave his heart away forever: "Yo no lo di, yo no lo di, yo lo presté" ("I didn't give it, I didn't give it, I lent it"). Blaming bad experiences in the past where he lost too much in the "game of love," he wants his heart back so he can keep using it elsewhere: "No ves que lo tengo que usar / Contigo y con otras más" ("Don't you see that I have to use it / With you and with others too").

It is delightfully blunt, especially when he jokes that his partner shouldn't forget to pay back the interest ("pagar los intereses"). Instead of offering commitment, he advises her that there are plenty of men out there and suggests she find someone else to fall in love with: "Hombres hay de sobra / Por qué no te buscas quién te ame" ("There are plenty of men / Why don't you look for someone who loves you"). He even drops the classic proverb "Cada loco con lo suyo" ("To each their own," literally "each madman with their own thing") to brush off the drama and keep things moving.

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