Tusa Lyrics in English by Karol G, Nicki Minaj

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tusa by Karol G from Spanish to English.

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What happened with you? Tell me

Verse 1

She doesn't have an excuse anymore

Today she went out with her friend supposedly to kill the heartache

That because a man treated her badly

She's hot and she's killing it

Or: She's tough and takes advantage

She got tired of being good

Now she's the one who uses them

That because a man treated her badly

She's not seen as sentimental anymore

She says she doesn't cry over another man

Chorus 1

But if they play the song for her

She gets ridiculously sad

Crying she starts to call him

But he sent her to voicemail

Is it because he's with someone else

Pretending that he can love another?

But I did all this crying for nothing

Now I'm a bad girl

Chorus 2

But if they play the song for her

She gets ridiculously sad

Crying she starts to call him

But he sent her to voicemail

Is it because he's with someone else

Pretending that he can love another?

Verse 2

One shot for the deep sorrow

And we keep blowing through the cash

Another shot for the mind

So that the memory doesn't torment her

She pays him no mind anymore

Her ex means nothing to her now

She goes out to the club and just wants to twerk

But she gets confused when she starts to drink

She cures herself with partying

And love can go to the grave

Lit: And love (is) for the grave

All the men buzz around her

Or: All men hit on her

Chorus 3

But if they play the song for her

She gets ridiculously sad

Crying she starts to call him

But he sent her to voicemail

Is it because he's with someone else

Pretending that he can love another?

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tusa — heartbreak / the blues

Tusa is a popular Colombian slang term that is the heart and soul of this hit song.

It describes a specific kind of emotional state after a breakup: a mix of heartbreak, spite, and an inability to get over someone. In the song, Karol G sings about going out with her friend 'pa' matar la tusa' (to kill the 'tusa'), trying to cure this feeling with a party. Learning this word is key to understanding the culture behind modern Latin music.

Ever tried going out to party away the pain of a breakup, only to completely fall apart the second the DJ plays that one special track? That is the exact story Colombian star Karol G tells in "Tusa". The title itself comes from Colombian slang: tusa means the specific heartache, sorrow, and spite you feel after being dumped. In the track, the main character hits the club with her friend "pa' matar la tusa" (to kill the heartache) because a guy treated her badly. She tries to act tough, taking shots so the memories stop tormenting her, but the moment she hears their melody, she gets hit by "una depresión tonta" (a silly depression) and starts calling her ex in tears, only to be sent straight to voicemail.

Then Nicki Minaj steps up to balance that vulnerability with straight-up attitude, switching between English and Spanish to shut down any idea of getting back together. Nicki calls her ex "a big toddler" and an "epic fail", bragging that she is busy making money instead of answering late-night calls. The song balances that real, messy struggle between wanting to dance the pain away and accidentally drunk-dialing an ex when the music hits a little too close to home.

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