La Bilirrubina Lyrics in English by Juan Luis Guerra

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Hey, I got a fever the other day

Because of your love, Christian

That I ended up in the infirmary

Without me having any bed insurance

And they injected me with colored serum

And they took the X-ray

And they diagnosed me with lovesickness, mmm

When they saw how my heart was beating

Hey, and they poked me clear to the soul

With X-rays and surgery

And it's that science doesn't work

Only your kisses, my life

Oh babe, look, go get a catheter

And inject me your love like insulin

And give me affection vitamin

Because my bilirubin has risen

My bilirubin goes up

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

Hey, my bilirubin goes up

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

Hey

Hey, my bilirubin goes up in me

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

My bilirubin goes up

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

Oh babe, look, go get a catheter

And inject me your love like insulin

My face is dressed in yellow

And my bilirubin has gone up

My bilirubin goes up

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

Hey, my bilirubin goes up in me

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

When I look at you and you don't look at me

Oh, when I look at you and you don't look at me

And aspirin won't take it away

Not even an IV with penicillin

It's a love that contaminates

Oh, my bilirubin goes up

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bilirrubina — bilirubin

Bilirrubina is the Spanish medical term for "bilirubin," a yellowish substance in the blood that doctors measure to check liver health; elevated levels can cause symptoms like jaundice. It's an unusually scientific word to find at the center of a dance song.

In "La Bilirrubina," Juan Luis Guerra sings "Que me ha subido la bilirrubina" ("Because my bilirubin has risen"), humorously describing lovesickness as a medical condition, as if falling for someone literally spiked his blood test results. The playful use of a clinical term is part of what makes the song so memorable and funny.

"La Bilirrubina" turns a broken heart into a hospital visit. The narrator shows up with a mystery fever — "Oye, me dio una fiebre el otro día" [Hey, I got a fever the other day] — and gets X-rays, colored serum injections, every test the ward has, while the real diagnosis is staring the doctors in the face: "Y me diagnosticaron mal de amores" [And they diagnosed me with lovesickness]. There's only one prescription that works: "Sólo tus besos, vida mía" [Only your kisses, my love].

The hook turns a real liver enzyme into a symptom of infatuation — "Que me ha subido la bilirrubina" [My bilirubin has gone up] — a joke Juan Luis Guerra builds an entire merengue around, right down to asking for a catheter and "vitamina de cariño" [a vitamin of affection] instead of medicine. It's from 1990's Bachata Rosa, and the absurd hospital conceit is exactly what made the chorus stick.

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