Malena Lyrics in English by Cultura Profética
Cruzarnos comes from the verb cruzar, meaning 'to cross'. In this context, cruzarnos means 'to cross paths' or 'to meet again'.
It's a beautiful and hopeful word in the song, as the singer expresses a deep desire to reunite with Malena. He sings, "Si Dios volviera a cruzarnos" (If God were to cross our paths again), highlighting his longing for a second chance with her. This word captures the romantic and yearning tone of the lyrics.
This song feels like bumping into an unforgettable night every time you press play. The singer is stuck on one memory: being on the dance floor with Malena, “entre los sinte' y el bajo, bailando” [“between the synths and the bass, dancing”]. He did not stay with her that night, and now the whole song lives in that mix of regret and sweet obsession. He is not even sure if it was her eyes or the little moon “que llevaba pintada / con tinta negra en la frente” [“she had painted / with black ink on her forehead”] that hooked him, but either way, she became the one memory he chose to keep.
We only know Malena through these details: brown hair, “tu mirada sea” [“your sea-like gaze”], her “tonito, canela” [“your cinnamon-like tone,” a warm, sweet way of speaking], dancing in “el bar subterráneo, en la colonia Condesa” [“the underground bar in Colonia Condesa”]. He left her there “bai-bai-bailando” [“bye-bye-bye dancing”], thinking he would come back and she would still be there. Now he fantasizes that if God ever made them cross paths again, “no salgo sin ti” [“I’m not leaving without you”]. It is a song about that one almost-relationship that never really started, but keeps living in your head like a movie sequel you “me fui soñando con la secuela” [“left dreaming about the sequel”].
