LA FAMA Lyrics in English by ROSALÍA, The Weeknd
Puñaladitas is a fascinating and dramatic word. It combines puñalada (a stab or dagger wound) with the diminutive suffix -ita, translating to "little stabs".
In the song, ROSALÍA uses this powerful metaphor to describe the sharp, repeated emotional pains caused by ambition. She sings, "Puñaladitas da su ambición" (Her ambition deals little stabs), vividly illustrating how the pursuit of fame can hurt you deeply, like tiny, sharp wounds to the heart.
Spanish superstar ROSALÍA teams up with The Weeknd for a smooth bachata-infused track that treats fame like a toxic romance. Right off the bat, she tells us she gave up a real romance ("Yo tenía mi bebé" [I had my baby]) because she became obsessed with her music career. Her partner kept warning her, but she acted "como si nada" [like it was nothing]. The core of the song turns ambition into a dangerous seductress with the central hook: "Es mala amante la fama, no va a quererte de verdad" [Fame is a bad lover, she won't love you for real].
Both singers warn that fame is intensely jealous, addictive, and quick to vanish ("como ella viene, se te va" [as fast as she comes, she leaves you]). The ambition it brings feels like sharp little stabs directly to the chest ("Puñaladitas da su ambición" [Her ambition gives little stabs]). Even though both singers admit they cannot shake the obsession, they share one blunt rule for survival: you can sleep with fame if you want, but "nunca la vayas a casar" [never go and marry her].
