Dicen Lyrics in English by Matt Hunter, Lele Pons
Malvada is a powerful adjective that translates to "wicked" or "evil". It's a much more dramatic and intense word than the common adjective mala (bad).
In the song, the singers describe a woman who is supposedly a heartbreaker, a classic femme fatale. The lyrics say, "Dicen que soy malvada" (They say I'm wicked), capturing her dangerous and alluring reputation. Learning this word adds a touch of theatrical flair to your vocabulary!
In "Dicen", Matt Hunter and Lele Pons jump headfirst into a classic flirtatious standoff: chasing someone everybody warned you about. People whisper that she breaks hearts for fun—"Dicen que tú eres mala, de ti nadie se salva" ("They say you are bad, nobody is saved from you")—yet Matt simply doesn't care. He compares her dangerous charm to a flight he is willing to board even if a crash is guaranteed: "Escuché que tu amor es pasajero, pero me montaría en el vuelo" ("I heard your love is fleeting, but I'd board the flight"). Notice that word pasajero; in Spanish, it works as both a noun for a airline "passenger" and an adjective meaning "temporary" or "passing." Matt leans into the pun completely, knowing their fling might not last, but begging for a chance anyway.
Lele Pons steps in to own that frosty reputation with zero hesitation. She brags that she can stop street traffic with a single glance ("El tráfico para mientras cruce me miraban"), while remaining "fría como el invierno" ("cold as winter"). She is blunt about the fact that guys only want her body, singing "De ellos no quiero nada" ("From them, I want nothing"). When Matt insists he might be the one guy who can melt her heart, Lele shuts him down with total reality: she has seen plenty of "passengers" like him try the exact same pickup lines. It turns the track into an entertaining game of romantic chicken, where one person plays the daredevil and the other plays completely out of reach.
