El Farsante (Remix) Lyrics in English by Ozuna, Romeo Santos
Farsante translates to "phony", "imposter", or "fraud". It is a dramatic and expressive word used to describe someone who is deceitful or fakes their true intentions.
In this hit remix, the artists confess their romantic failures by singing, "Yo sé que en el amor soy un farsante" (I know that in love I am a phony). They use this powerful title word to express the deep guilt of pretending to be a perfect partner while ultimately breaking their promises.
In "El Farsante (Remix)", Puerto Rican star Ozuna teams up with Romeo Santos for a dramatic confession of guilt where both singers admit they ruined a good thing. The title translates directly: a farsante is a phony, a fraud, or a pretender. Right from the start, Romeo Santos confesses he withered a perfect carnation with his own hands ("Tú fuiste perfecto clavel que con mis manos marchité") and quips that his life story is basically "Romeo sin Julieta otra vez" (Romeo without Juliet once again). He knows his apologies look ridiculous; his partner mocks him by saying he watches too many telenovelas where the guilty actor has to cry on cue ("Dice que ha visto muchas novelas y el actor debe llorar"). Romeo even drops extreme promises to win her back, swearing he will never cheat with "chapiadoras" (Dominican slang for gold-diggers or women chasing cash) and claiming he will make an entire new album with his old group Aventura just to dedicate it to her.
Ozuna matches that guilty energy by owning up to his lies ("Mentí diciéndote que era leal" / I lied telling you I was loyal) and feeling stuck in limbo without her scent lingering on the sheets. He rejects the bachelor lifestyle, getting refreshingly blunt about what he actually wants instead of freedom: a bank account with lots of zeroes, daily intimacy, and someone to blow that money with ("Tener una cuenta de banco con dígitos y muchos ceros / Hacerle el amor a diario y de paso gastar el dinero"). It is an honest, over-the-top plea where two self-proclaimed fakes swear they will never fall in love again if their exes walk out the door.
