SEBASTIAN OBANDO GIRALDO, MAURICIO RENGIFO PEREZ, ANDRES TORRES TORRES, ALEJANDRO RENGIFO
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maléfica — malevolent / evil
maléfica translates to 'malevolent' or 'evil'. You might recognize it from the famous Disney villain, Maleficent, whose name in Spanish is Maléfica!
In this song, Sebastián Yatra uses this powerful adjective to describe the woman's intentions. He sings, "se te nota desde lejos tu maléfica intención" (your evil intention is noticeable from afar), accusing her of plotting to break his heart from the very beginning. It's a dramatic and memorable word that perfectly captures the song's fiery tone.
Colombian star Sebastián Yatra is not holding back in this song! He's calling out a woman who loves to play games. He says he's heard she gets a kick out of making people fall for her just to hurt them: “Buscando al que se enamora para hacerlo sufrir” [Looking for someone to fall in love to make them suffer]. She tells him she's crazy about him, but he's not buying it for a second. He flat out tells her, “Si me dices que me amas no te voy a creer” [If you tell me you love me, I'm not going to believe you].
The whole song is basically him listing all the reasons he can't trust her. He calls her a “Traicionera” [Traitor] and a “Mentirosa” [Liar] over and over. He says she was just a temporary person in his life, a “pasajera” [passenger]. The best part is how he turns her own words against her. After she claims she's dying for him, he ends the chorus by saying, “no me importa que de amor te mueras” [I don't care if you die of love]. It's a super direct and catchy way of saying he's completely done with her games.
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