El Malo Lyrics in English Aventura

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Malo by Aventura from Spanish to English.

He gives you his love, you sleep with doubts

Now you see that routine

Isn't what it appears to be

He's so sincere, unlike my flaws

But I'm still the bad guy

That you don't stop loving

You'll be Cinderella

He's the fool that draws pity

And even though I'm not Prince Charming

I'm your love and your dilemma

And just like in the novels

I'm the villain with one virtue

He doesn't understand the procedure

When and how to give you a kiss

I, on the other hand, find the weak spot

That lifts you too much

He can't even imagine that mysterious pact

With your soul and your brain

You'd have to be born again

To see if in another life you'd fall for him

He doesn't have the right tactic

To tear me out of your heart

I, who failed you a thousand times

I'm still your owner

That he asks me how I won you

That he writes my little tricks on paper

Morals and being faithful aren't enough

If you go crazy for the bad guy

That gives you goosebumps

Hey, listen to the words

You'll be Cinderella

He's the fool that draws pity

And even though I'm not Prince Charming

I'm your love and your dilemma

And just like in the novels

I'm the villain with one virtue

He doesn't understand the procedure

When and how to give you a kiss

I, on the other hand, find the weak spot

That lifts you too much

He can't even imagine that mysterious pact

With your soul and your brain

You'd have to be born again

To see if in another life you'd fall for him

He doesn't have the right tactic

To tear me out of your heart

I, who failed you a thousand times

I'm still your owner

That he asks me how I won you

That he writes my little tricks on paper

Morals and being faithful aren't enough

If you go crazy for the bad guy

That gives you goosebumps

He gives you his love, you sleep with doubts

And I'm still the bad guy

That you don't stop loving

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Anthony Santos, William A Reyna

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SONG MEANING

Aventura’s “El Malo” plunges us into a spicy love triangle set to irresistible bachata rhythms. Picture a modern‐day telenovela: the heroine is a Cinderella in torn‐between‐two‐lovers chaos, her current boyfriend is the “good guy” who plays by the rules, and our narrator is the unapologetic malo who, despite his flaws, knows exactly how to make her heart race. Through playful bragging and honest confessions, he admits he has failed her “mil veces,” yet he confidently claims that no amount of good manners or faithfulness can compete with the chemistry they share.

The song’s core message is both seductive and provocative. It asks why we often crave excitement over stability, passion over perfection. Romeo Santos (Aventura’s lead singer from a Dominican heritage) frames the dilemma in vivid imagery: she sleeps with doubts beside the “tonto que da pena” while secretly longing for the “bad boy” whose kisses hit her “punto débil.” “El Malo” reminds listeners that love is rarely logical. Sometimes the heart chooses the one who makes you feel alive, even when everyone else says he is the villain of the story.

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