Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Corazon Culpable by Anthony Santos from Spanish to English.
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Babe, it's the mayimbe again
Antony Santos, the bachatú, the bachatú, the bachatú
Verse 1
If I fail, babe, it's not your fault
Or: If I mess up, babe, you don't have the blame
You told it to me
Or: You told me that
That I should think very well because in life there exists
Loves with malice
Or: Malicious love / harmful love
I didn't want to fall in love, no
I didn't know that it was going to be like this
Or: I didn't know it would be like this
Believing in her, I gave her everything
'¡Ay, caramba!', from the Spanish interjections ay (denoting surprise or pain) and caramba (a deliberate misspelling for carajo), is an exclamation used to denote surprise
What pain I feel
My heart is to blame
Lit: My heart has the blame
That he fell in love with you
Or: That (it / he / the heart) fell in love with you
Chorus 1
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love and I don't know when it happened
I don't know why I noticed you
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
Verse 2
Oh, how great in life to be in love
Of an impossible love
But what am I going to do if every time I love her more?
She is my favorite
Lit: She is my preferred
Oh, babe, I'm not to blame, no
Lit: Oh, babe, I don't have fault
My heart was what fell in love
It liked that woman
How great it is to fall in love like this
'¡Ay, caramba!' is used as a catchphrase of Bart Simpson from the animated sitcom The Simpsons.
Knowing that she doesn't love me
Chorus 2
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
What do I do in this life like this?
Yes, oh, my friend, you tell me
What will become of me
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
Babe, here is your mayimbe again
The bachatú, the bachatú for you
Oh, but how scary
That black girl of mine sounds nice
Verse 3
But tell me, my baby, why don't you give me your love
If I love you so much
Who loves you, you ignore
Lit: To whom loves you, you don't make the case / you don't care
You are my failure
Don't abandon me, sweetheart
Or: Don't leave me, my heart
I keep loving you until the end
Even if my baby doesn't love me
'Madre' usually means 'mother', but here it is used informally as 'babe' / 'baby'
Someday, you will be for me
Or: One day you'll be mine
How great it is to fall in love like this
Chorus 3
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
What do I do in this life like this?
Yes, oh, my friend, you tell me
What will become of me
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
I fell in love, I fell in love, and I don't even know how it happened
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SONG MEANING
Corazón Culpable spins the classic bachata tale of falling head-first into a love that was doomed from the start. Our narrator, Antony Santos’s charismatic mayimbe, admits he ignored every warning — even from his own mother — and now blames only one accomplice: his “guilty heart.” He never meant to fall, he does not even know how or when it happened, yet he handed over everything to a woman who simply cannot or will not love him back. The song captures that bittersweet cocktail of passion and pain that makes bachata so irresistible: the danceable rhythm pulls you to the floor while the lyrics pour out raw heartbreak.
Instead of anger, the singer feels awe at the power of love. He marvels, “Qué grande es enamorarse así” — how huge it is to love like this — even though it leaves him lost and unsure of his future. Between playful shout-outs to the audience and pleading questions to friends for advice, Antony Santos layers humor over sorrow, reminding listeners that mischief, romance, and resignation often dance together in Dominican bachata. In short, the song is an anthem for anyone who has ever loved the wrong person yet can’t stop their heart from hoping.
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