“Perfecta” is a collaboration between Mexican band Reik and Colombian singer Maluma. As of the writing of this post it is a non-album single. It reached number 33 on the Billboard Latin chart.

Song information from Wikipedia.

About the Artists

Reik

Reik is a Mexican pop rock band from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico that was formed in 2003 by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas (lead vocals), Julio Ramírez Eguía (guitar, background vocals), and Gilberto Marín Espinoza (guitar). The band’s name came from the word ‘rake’, in reference to raking a guitar’s strings. The English term was transliterated for Spanish speakers. They began releasing demos through the Mexican underground club scene, two of which, “Levemente” and “Ahora Sin Ti”, gained them recognition throughout Mexico. In May of 2005 they released their first album Reik, and their first two singles “Yo Quisiera” and “Qué Vida La Mía” both reached number one on the Mexican charts, as did their third single “Noviembre Sin Ti” from their second album Secuencia. Their first five albums all reached platinum or gold certification in Mexico. After their fifth album the goup made a shift from pop to urban music, working with numerous reggaeton singers, including Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Maluma, giving them several hits on the Billboard charts. won a Latin Billboard Music Award, four Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica awards, and a Latin Grammy.

Biographical information from Wikipedia.

Maluma

Juan Luis Londoño Arias, who performs as Maluma, is a singer, songwriter, and actor from Medellín, Colombia. He got his start recording and publishing his own music. He has had numerous hits in the US and throughout Latin America. His biggest hit to date was the single “Chantaje”, a collaboration with Colombian singer Shakira. He has won a Latin Grammy Award and two Latin American Music Awards.

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Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

Ordinarily in this section, I would go over why the subjunctive is necessary/appropriate in each instance. However, since the subjunctive mood is the grammar subject addressed in the activities section, these explanations can be found on our Activities page.

‘de verdad’ – Literally translating as ‘of truth’, this phrase means ‘seriously’ or ‘really’.

‘llevarse’ – The verb ‘llevar’ means ‘to take’ or ‘to carry’. The pronominal version ‘llevarse’ has several meanings. It can mean ‘to take’ or ‘to steal’; ‘to get along’ or ‘to hit it off’; or ‘to be in style/fashion’. In this context it is used in the sense of taking or stealing.

‘hay/habrá’ – The impersonal third person singular form of the verb ‘haber’ meaning ‘to have’, this term means ‘there is’ or ‘there are’. It would translate literally as ‘it has’. ‘Habrá’ is the future form of ‘hay’.

‘para que’ – This phrase means ‘so that’ or ‘in order that’, and is one of the phrases that will always be followed by the subjunctive.

‘devolverse’ – The verb ‘devolver’ means ‘to return’, ‘to give back’ or ‘to take back’. The pronominal version ‘volverse’ means ‘to turn back’, ‘to go back’, or ‘to come back’.

‘lo’ – ‘Lo’ is a little different than the other object pronouns. While the other pronouns replace a specific noun, ‘lo’ is used to refer to something abstract, to an unnamed activity or situation, or to a previous statement. Here it refers to the situation in general. While most of the uses in this song refer simply to an abstract ‘it’, in the instance “Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo” ‘lo’ refers to the previous statement about turning back time.

‘darse cuenta’ – Lliterally translating as ‘to give oneself account’, this phrase means ‘to realize’.

‘me faltaba’ – One of the uses of the verb ‘faltar’ is to express a lack of something. In this use ‘faltar’ works like the verb ‘gustar’, where the person/object that lacks or needs something is the indirect object of the sentence, not the subject. The object or person that is lacking or needed is the subject, and the verb in agreement. Literally this phrase means ‘[item] is missing to [person/thing]’.

‘solo’ vs ‘tan solo’ – While both phrases translate as ‘only’ or ‘just’, the addition of ‘tan’, meaning ‘so’, makes the second version more emphatic.

‘volverse’ – The verb ‘volver’ means ‘to return’ or ‘to come back’. The pronominal form means ‘to turn’, ‘to become’ or ‘to get’.

‘de la nada’ – Literally translating as ‘from the nothing’, this phrase means ‘out of nowhere’ or ‘out of the blue’.

‘a tu piel me direcciono’ – Ok, so I’m not going to lie, the whole verse section of this song perplexs me a little. I feel like it was written more with rhyming in mind that with meaning. The RAE doens’t even recognize ‘dirrectionar’ as a Spanish verb. While several dictionaries do recognize it as a verb, it is an IT term referring to giving an address to a piece of data. So I guess literally he’s saying ‘I address (give myself an address) to your skin’. I am fairly certain that in this instance it is simply an anglecism used in the sense of ‘heading in the direction of’ something. Once again I also think its use here has to do with creating the right rhyming sequence.

‘apasionarse’ – The verb ‘apasionar’ means ‘to inspire’ or ‘to be passionate about’. The pronominal verson ‘apasionarse’ means ‘to love’ or ‘to be crazy about’.

‘capa de ozono’ – True to its literal translation, this term means ‘ozone layer’.

‘por ahí’ – Literally meaning ‘for there’, this phrase means ‘around there’, that way; somewhere; over there

‘dar con’ – Literally translating as ‘to give with’, this phrase means ‘ to find’ or ‘to stumble upon’.

‘cora’ – This is simply a shortened version of the masculine noun ‘corazón’ meaning ‘heart’.

‘por más que’ – Literally translating as ‘for much that’, this phrase means ‘no matter how much’.

‘tratar de’ – The verb tratar by itself mean ‘to address’, ‘to deal with’, ‘to treat’ or ‘to cure. The expression ‘tratar de’ means ‘to try to’ or ‘to attempt to’. While the ‘de’ does not appear in this construction, this is the meaning that makes sense in this context.

Activities

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Perfectaperfectoperfect|adj|fem sing

[Intro]
Antesantesfirst, before|adv nononot|adv creíacreerto think, believe|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing imperf quequethat, than; because; let|conj dedefrom, of|prep||de verdad = seriously, really verdadverdadtruth|noun|fem sing|de verdad = seriously, really existieraexistirto exist, be; live|verb, reg|first and third pers sing imperf subj alguienalguienanyone, someone|pron asíasílike this, like that, this way, that way|adv comocomolike, as since|adv tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub
Benditobenditosacred, holy, sanctified, blessed; lucky, fortunate|adj|masc sing elelthe|art, def|masc sing díadíaday|noun|masc sing enenin, on, during|prep elelthe|art, def|masc sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing encontréencontrarfind, discover, encounter; meet, run into|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pret
Jurojurarswear; curse, cuss|verb, reg|first pers sing pres quequethat, than; because; let|conj dedefrom, of|prep dóndedóndewhere|adv estésestarto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing subj algoalgosomething|pron dedefrom, of|prep mímíme|pron|first pers sing, disj teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing llevarásllevarto take; to carry|verb, reg|sec pers sing fut|llevarse = to take, steal; get along, hit it off; be in style/fashion tambiéntambiéntoo, also, as well|adv
Nononot|adv habráhaberto have|verb, irreg|third pers sing fut caminocaminoroad; way, path; journey, trip|noun|masc sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj caminecaminarto walk|verb, reg|first pers sing subj sisiif|conj tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub nononot|adv estásestarto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres enenin, on, during|prep élélhe, him|pron|third pers sing, sub and disj

[Pre-Chorus]
¿Cómocómohow, why|adv puedopoderto be able to|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres hacerhacerto do; to make|verb, irreg|infin paraparafor, to, in order to|prep||para que = so that quequethat, than; because; let|conj||para que = so that entiendasentenderunderstand|verb, stm chg|sec pers sing subj
Quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex deslumbras,deslumbrarto blind, dazzle, leave speechless, blow away|verb, reg|sec pers sing pres quequethat, than; because; let|conj eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres perfecta,perfectoperfect|adj|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj nononot|adv hayhaberthere is, are|verb, irreg|third pers sing impersonal pres ninguna?ningunono, none, not one|adj|fem sing
Sisiif|conj sesepart of pronominal verb|pron|third pers sing reflex pron pudierapoderto be able to|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing imperf subj devolverdevolverto return, give back; take back|verb, stm chg|infin|devolverse = turn back, go back, come back elelthe|art, def|masc sing tiempotiempotime|noun|masc sing
YoyoI|pron|first pers sing nononot|adv lolohim, it|pron|masc sing, neuter haríahacerto do, to make|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing cond porqueporquebecause|conj aano equivalent in EN|prep|personal a, used when dir obj a person titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing tengotenerto have|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres
Solosoloonly, just|adv tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex complementas,complementarto complement, supplement|verb, reg|sec pers sing pres nononot|adv tengotenerto have|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres dudasdudaquestion; hesitation, doubt|noun|fem pl
Sinsinwithout|prep darmedar + meto give + me|verb + pron|infin + first pers sing reflex|darse cuenta = to realize cuentacuentasum; bill; account|noun|fem sing|darse cuenta = to realize lele(to) him, (to) her, (to) them, it, you|pron|third pers sing, indir obj distedarto give|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pret curacuracure, treatment|noun|fem sing aato, into, by|prep lalathe|art, def|fem sing soledadsoledadsolitude, loneliness|noun|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex matabamatarto kill, murder; destroy|verb, reg|first and third pers sing imperf
Tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex distedarto give|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pret lolohim, it, you|pron|masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex faltabafaltarto lack, be short of, not have enough; be missing|verb, reg|first and third pers sing imperf

[Chorus]
Nononot|adv sésaberto know|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres nininor; not even|conj cómocómohow, why|adv explicarexplicarto explain|verb, spl chg|infin lolohim, it, you|pron|masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let|conj yoyoI|pron|first pers sing, sub sientosentirto feel; sense; hear; taste; feel about, think about; feel sorry about|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pres porporfor; because of; by|prep titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj
Eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres tantanso, such; as|adv fundamental,fundamentalfundamental, essential; basic|adj|masc or fem sing enenin, on, during|prep mimimy|adj, poss|masc and fem sing vidavidalife|noun|fem sing tantanso, such; as|adv crucialcrucialcrucial, key|adj|masc and fem sing
Yyand|conj nononot|adv quieroquererto want|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pres imaginarimaginarimagine; envision; suppose|verb, reg|infin tantanso, such; as|adv||tan solo = just, only solosoloonly, just|adv||tan solo = just, only ununa|art, indef|masc sing díadíaday|noun|masc sing sinsinwithout|prep titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj
Tustusyour|adj, poss|masc and fem pl besosbesokiss|noun|masc pl sesepart of pronominal verb|pron|third pers sing reflex pron volvieronvolverto return, come back|verb, stm chg|third pers pl pret|volverse = turn, become, get necesariosnecesarionecessary, required; inevitable|adj|masc pl
Eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres lalathe|art, def|fem sing luzluzlight|noun|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj dedefrom, of|prep||de la nada = out of nowhere, out of the blue lalathe|art, def|fem sing nadanadanothing|noun|fem sing|de la nada = out of nowhere, out of the blue saliósalirleave; come from|verb, irreg|third pers sing pret

[Verse]
Lalathe|art, def|fem sing verdadverdadtruth|noun|fem sing nononot|adv dimensionodimensionarmeasure, size; heighten, give dimension; evaluate, guage|verb, reg|first pers sing pres
Estarestarto be|verb, irreg|infin sinsinwithout|prep ti,tiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj porporfor; because of; by|prep esoesothat|pron, dem teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing mencionomencionarto mention, name|verb, reg|first pers sing pres
Cadacadaeach, every|adj ve’veztime|noun|fem pl quequethat, than; because; let|conj nononot|adv teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing veo,verto see|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres aato, into, by|prep tutuyour|adj, poss|masc and fem sing pielpielskin; peel; leather|noun|fem sing mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex direccionodireccionarto address (IT); to operate (machine, vehicle)|verb, reg|first pers sing pres
Tantanso, such; as|adv||tan solo = just, only solosoloonly, just|adv||tan solo = just, only ala + elto the|prep + def art|masc sing vertever + teto see + you|verb + pron|infin + sec pers sing dir obj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex apasionoapasionarto inspire, be passionate about|verb, reg|first pers sing pres|apasionarse = love, be crazy about
Tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex besa’besarto kiss|verb, reg|sec pers sing pres (besas) yyand|conj yoyoI|pron|first pers sing, sub sientosentirto feel; sense; hear; taste; feel about, think about; feel sorry about|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pres cómocómohow, why|adv mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex saca’sacarto kick out, throw out; remove; extract; take out|verb, spl chg|sec pers sing pres (sacas) dedefrom, of|prep lalathe|art, def|fem sing capacapalayer; cape|noun|fem sing|capa de ozono = ozone layer dedefrom, of|prep||capa de ozono = ozone layer ozonoozonoozone|noun|masc sing|capa de ozono = ozone layer
Bebé,bebébaby|noun|masc and fem sing tustusyour|adj, poss|masc and fem pl besosbesokiss|noun|masc pl sonserto be|verb, irreg|third pers pl pres comocomolike, as since|adv unaunaa, an|art, indef|fem sing puestapuestasetting, going down; egg-laying|noun|fem sing aato, into, by|prep otraotroother; another, one more|adj|fem sing dimensióndimensióndimension; aspect; scope, extent, scale|noun|fem sing
YoyoI|pron|first pers sing, sub quequethat, than; because; let|conj pensabapensarto think|verb, stm chg|first and third pes sing imperf quequethat, than; because; let|conj eraserto be|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing imperf ununa|art, indef|masc sing locolococrazy person|noun|masc sing porporfor; because of; by|prep||por ahí = around there; that way; somewhere; over there ahíahíthere, then|adv||por ahí = around there; that way; somewhere; over there sinsinwithout|prep direccióndireccióndirection; address; management|noun|fem sing
Peroperobut|conj didarto give|verb, irreg|first pers sing pret|dar con = to find, stumble upon conconwith|prep||dar con= to find, stumble upon tutuyour|adj, poss|masc and fem sing ubicaciónubicaciónlocation, whereabouts, position|noun|fem sing yyand|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex quedéquedarto remain, to stay; to be left; to be located; suit, fit|verb, reg|first pers sing pret enenin, on, during|prep tutuyour|adj, poss|masc and fem sing corazóncorazónheart|noun|masc sing
Lalathe|art, def|fem sing dueñadueñaowner, proprietor, landlady; master|noun|fem sing dedefrom, of|prep mimimy|adj, poss|masc and fem sing coracorazónheart|noun|masc sing|shortened form eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub
Nadienadieno one, nobody|pron mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex lolohim, it, you|pron|masc sing, neuter, dir obj hacehacerto do, to make|verb, irreg|third pers sing pres comocomolike, as since|adv tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub
Tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub tienestenerto have|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres algoalgosomething|pron quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex atrapaatraparto catch, capture|verb, reg|third pers sing pres
Ningunaningunonone, nobody, no one|pron llegallegarto arrive, reach|verb, spl chg|third pers sing pres aato, into, by|prep tutuyour|adj, poss|masc and fem sing nivelnivellevel, height|noun|masc sing porporfor; because of; by|prep||por más que = no matter how much má’másmore|adv||por más que = no matter how much quequethat, than; because; let|conj tratantratarto address, deal with; treat, cure|verb, reg|third pers pl pres|tratar de = to try to, attempt to

[Pre-Chorus]
¿Cómocómohow, why|adv puedopoderto be able to|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres hacerhacerto do; to make|verb, irreg|infin paraparafor, to, in order to|prep||para que = so that quequethat, than; because; let|conj||para que = so that entiendasentenderunderstand|verb, stm chg|sec pers sing subj
Quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex deslumbras,deslumbrarto blind, dazzle, leave speechless, blow away|verb, reg|sec pers sing pres quequethat, than; because; let|conj eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres perfecta,perfectoperfect|adj|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj nononot|adv hayhaberthere is, are|verb, irreg|third pers sing impersonal pres ninguna?ningunono, none, not one|adj|fem sing
Sisiif|conj sesepart of pronominal verb|pron|third pers sing reflex pron pudierapoderto be able to|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing imperf subj devolverdevolverto return, give back; take back|verb, stm chg|infin|devolverse = turn back, go back, come back elelthe|art, def|masc sing tiempotiempotime|noun|masc sing
YoyoI|pron|first pers sing nononot|adv lolohim, it|pron|masc sing, neuter haríahacerto do, to make|verb, irreg|first and third pers sing cond porqueporquebecause|conj aano equivalent in EN|prep|personal a, used when dir obj a person titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj teteyou, to you, yourself|pron|dir and indir obj, reflex, sec pers sing tengotenerto have|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres
Solosoloonly, just|adv tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex complementas,complementarto complement, supplement|verb, reg|sec pers sing pres nononot|adv tengotenerto have|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres dudasdudaquestion; hesitation, doubt|noun|fem pl
Sinsinwithout|prep darmedar + meto give + me|verb + pron|infin + first pers sing reflex|darse cuenta = to realize cuentacuentasum; bill; account|noun|fem sing|darse cuenta = to realize lele(to) him, (to) her, (to) them, it, you|pron|third pers sing, indir obj distedarto give|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pret curacuracure, treatment|noun|fem sing aato, into, by|prep lalathe|art, def|fem sing soledadsoledadsolitude, loneliness|noun|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex matabamatarto kill, murder; destroy|verb, reg|first and third pers sing imperf
Tútúyou|pron|sec pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex distedarto give|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pret lolohim, it, you|pron|masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let|conj mememe, to me, myself|pron|first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex faltabafaltarto lack, be short of, not have enough; be missing|verb, reg|first and third pers sing imperf

[Chorus]
Nononot|adv sésaberto know|verb, irreg|first pers sing pres nininor; not even|conj cómocómohow, why|adv explicarexplicarto explain|verb, spl chg|infin lolohim, it, you|pron|masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let|conj yoyoI|pron|first pers sing, sub sientosentirto feel; sense; hear; taste; feel about, think about; feel sorry about|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pres porporfor; because of; by|prep titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj
Eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres tantanso, such; as|adv fundamental,fundamentalfundamental, essential; basic|adj|masc or fem sing enenin, on, during|prep mimimy|adj, poss|masc and fem sing vidavidalife|noun|fem sing tantanso, such; as|adv crucialcrucialcrucial, key|adj|masc and fem sing
Yyand|conj nononot|adv quieroquererto want|verb, stm chg|first pers sing pres imaginarimaginarimagine; envision; suppose|verb, reg|infin tantanso, such; as|adv||tan solo = just, only solosoloonly, just|adv||tan solo = just, only ununa|art, indef|masc sing díadíaday|noun|masc sing sinsinwithout|prep titiyou|pron|sec pers sing, disj
Tustusyour|adj, poss|masc and fem pl besosbesokiss|noun|masc pl sesepart of pronominal verb|pron|third pers sing reflex pron volvieronvolverto return, come back|verb, stm chg|third pers pl pret|volverse = turn, become, get necesariosnecesarionecessary, required; inevitable|adj|masc pl
Eresserto be|verb, irreg|sec pers sing pres lalathe|art, def|fem sing luzluzlight|noun|fem sing quequethat, than; because; let|conj dedefrom, of|prep||de la nada = out of nowhere, out of the blue lalathe|art, def|fem sing nadanadanothing|noun|fem sing|de la nada = out of nowhere, out of the blue saliósalirleave; come from|verb, irreg|third pers sing pret

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Perfecta
Perfect

[Intro]
Antes no creía que de verdad existiera alguien así como tú
Before, I didn’t think that anyone like you really existed
Bendito el día en el que te encontré
Blessed is the day I found you
Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también
I swear that wherever you are, you’ll take something from me too
No habrá camino que camine si tú no estás en él
There will be no road that I walk if you are not on it

[Pre-Chorus]
¿Cómo puedo hacer para que entiendas
How can I make you understand
Que me deslumbras, que eres perfecta, que no hay ninguna?
That you blow me away, that you are perfect, that there is none?
Si se pudiera devolver el tiempo
If time could be turned back
Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo
I wouldn’t because I have you
Solo tú me complementas, no tengo dudas
Only you complement me, I have no doubts
Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
Without realizing it you cured the loneliness that was killing me
Tú me diste lo que me faltaba
You gave me what I was missing

[Chorus]
No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
I don’t even know how to explain how I feel about you
Eres tan fundamental, en mi vida tan crucial
You are so fundamental, so crucial in my life
Y no quiero imaginar tan solo un día sin ti
And I don’t want to imagine even one day without you
Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
Your kisses became necessary
Eres la luz que de la nada salió
You are the light that came out of nowhere

[Verse]
La verdad no dimensiono
The truth, I don’t measure
Estar sin ti, por eso te menciono
Being without you, that’s why I’m mentioning to you
Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
Every time I don’t see you, I turn toward your skin
Tan solo al verte me apasiono
Just seeing you I go crazy
Tú me besa’ y yo siento cómo me saca’ de la capa de ozono
You kiss me and I feel how you take me out of the ozone layer
Bebé, tus besos son como una puesta a otra dimensión
Baby, your kisses are like a setting to another dimension
Yo que pensaba que era un loco por ahí sin dirección
I, who thought I was a madman out there with no direction
Pero di con tu ubicación y me quedé en tu corazón
But I found your location and I stayed in your heart
La dueña de mi cora eres tú
The owner of my heart is you
Nadie me lo hace como tú
Nobody does it to me like you
Tú tienes algo que me atrapa
You have something that catches me
Ninguna llega a tu nivel por má’ que tratan
None reach your level no matter how hard they try

[Pre-Chorus]
¿Cómo puedo hacer para que entiendas
How can I make you understand
Que me deslumbras, que eres perfecta, que no hay ninguna?
That you blow me away, that you are perfect, that there is none?
Si se pudiera devolver el tiempo
If time could be turned back
Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo
I wouldn’t because I have you
Solo tú me complementas, no tengo dudas
Only you complement me, I have no doubts
Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
Without realizing it you cured the loneliness that was killing me
Tú me diste lo que me faltaba
You gave me what I was missing

[Chorus]
No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
I don’t even know how to explain how I feel about you
Eres tan fundamental, en mi vida tan crucial
You are so fundamental, so crucial in my life
Y no quiero imaginar tan solo un día sin ti
And I don’t want to imagine even one day without you
Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
Your kisses became necessary
Eres la luz que de la nada salió
You are the light that came out of nowhere

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Possessive adjectives:
  • Eres tan fundamental, en mi vida tan crucial
  • La dueña de mi cora eres tú
  • Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
  • Bebé, tus besos son como una puesta a otra dimensión
  • Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
  • Pero di con tu ubicación y me quedé en tu corazón
  • Ninguna llega a tu nivel por má’ que tratan

• Contractions:
  • Tan solo al verte me apasiono

• Demonstrative Pronoun:
  • Estar sin ti, por eso te menciono

• Object Pronouns:
  • Bendito el día en el que te encontré
  • Que me deslumbras, que eres perfecta, que no hay ninguna?
  • Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo
  • Solo tú me complementas, no tengo dudas
  • Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
  • Tú me diste lo que me faltaba
  • No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
  • Estar sin ti, por eso te menciono
  • Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
  • Tan solo al verte me apasiono
  • Tú me besa’ y yo siento cómo me saca’ de la capa de ozono
  • Nadie me lo hace como tú
  • Tú tienes algo que me atrapa

• Disjunctive Pronouns:
  • Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también
  • No habrá camino que camine si tú no estás en él
  • Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo
  • No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
  • Y no quiero imaginar tan solo un día sin ti
  • Estar sin ti, por eso te menciono

• Reflexive Pronouns:
  • Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también
  • Si se pudiera devolver el tiempo
  • Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
  • Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
  • Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
  • Tan solo al verte me apasiono
  • Pero di con tu ubicación y me quedé en tu corazón

• Irregular:
  • estar:
    • No habrá camino que camine si tú no estás en él
  • ser:
    • Que me deslumbras, que eres perfecta, que no hay ninguna?
    • Eres tan fundamental, en mi vida tan crucial
    • Eres la luz que de la nada salió
    • La dueña de mi cora eres tú
    • Bebé, tus besos son como una puesta a otra dimensión
  • haber:
    • Que me deslumbras, que eres perfecta, que no hay ninguna?
  • saber:
    • No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
  • ver:
    • Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
  • hacer:
    • Nadie me lo hace como tú
• Spelling-Change:
  • sacar:
    • Tú me besa’ y yo siento cómo me saca’ (sacas) de la capa de ozono
  • llegar:
    • Ninguna llega a tu nivel por má’ que tratan
• Stem-changing:
  • tener:
    • Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo
    • Solo tú me complementas, no tengo dudas
    • Tú tienes algo que me atrapa
  • poder:
    • ¿Cómo puedo hacer para que entiendas
  • sentir:
    • No sé ni cómo explicar lo que yo siento por ti
    • Tú me besa’ y yo siento cómo me saca’ de la capa de ozono
  • querer:
    • Y no quiero imaginar tan solo un día sin ti

• Reflexive Verbs:
  • Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también
  • Si se pudiera devolver el tiempo
  • Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
  • Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
  • Cada ve’ que no te veo, a tu piel me direcciono
  • Tan solo al verte me apasiono
  • Pero di con tu ubicación y me quedé en tu corazón

• Preterito:
  • Tus besos se volvieron necesarios
  • Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
  • Tú me diste lo que me faltaba
  • Eres la luz que de la nada salió
  • Pero di con tu ubicación y me quedé en tu corazón
  • Bendito el día en el que te encontré

• Imperfect:
  • Antes no creía que de verdad existiera alguien así como tú
  • Yo que pensaba que era un loco por ahí sin dirección
  • Sin darme cuenta le diste cura a la soledad que me mataba
  • Tú me diste lo que me faltaba

• Future:
  • No habrá camino que camine si tú no estás en él
  • Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también

• Conditional:
  • Yo no lo haría porque a ti te tengo

• Subjunctive:
  • Juro que de dónde estés algo de mí te llevarás también
  • No habrá camino que camine si tú no estás en él
  • ¿Cómo puedo hacer para que entiendas

• Imperfect Subjunctive:
  • Si se pudiera devolver el tiempo
  • Antes no creía que de verdad existiera alguien así como tú