Un Cumbión Dolido Lyrics in English Christian Nodal

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Intro

Having some drinks with strangers

In a rundown bar is where I am

Toasting to the memories that you've left

Singing heartbreak songs at the top of my lungs

Prechorus 1

And here I'm not the only one to whom it has happened

The friend by my side also lost everything

Because of loving blindly he became deaf

And from that stumble he never got up

Chorus 1

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

Mijo is short slang for 'mi hijo' - my son - an affectionate word to refer to a younger person, who may not necessarily be an actual son

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

Verse 1

Today I've been drinking all night and surely I'll see the sun

In another place, someone else may want it, but it's the same pain

Who condemned me when she said 'goodbye', loving her is a bitch

I had hope, but it escaped when God abandoned me

Because he sends signals, but I always ignore them

I like the bad ones that I like, oh well

I don't know how to give a little, I only know how to give everything

I give everything

Prechorus 2

And here I'm not the only one to whom it has happened

The friend by my side also lost everything

Because of loving blindly he became deaf

And from that stumble he never got up

Chorus 2

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

Verse 2

And I want everyone with the drink up, so we toast

Cheers to all those sorrows that we never forget

Here we take the pain out to dance

Life is tough and the one who endures it, more

And with the drink up, that's how we toast

Cheers to all those sorrows that we never forget

Here we take the pain out to dance

Life is tough and the one who endures it, more

Chorus 3

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

That's why I'm only looking for a little devil to dance

Who also is broken to fit

Because that's how it is, son, that's how it goes

My grandma was saying, love can kill

And it almost killed me, but it wasn't the occasion

That's why I'm hurt, but dancing a cumbia

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SONG MEANING

Un Cumbión Dolido is the perfect soundtrack for anyone who tries to drown a broken heart in tequila yet still finds enough spark to hit the dance floor. Christian Nodal, Mexico’s modern-day charro of heartbreak, paints a vivid scene: a run-down cantina full of strangers who share the same wound. Between loud toasts and rowdy choruses, he confesses that love nearly killed him, just as it did the drinking buddy by his side.

Instead of surrendering, Nodal turns pain into rhythm. He looks for a "diablita" just as shattered as he is, because broken pieces fit better when they dance together. The chorus reminds us that “el amor puede matar”— love can kill — yet this cumbia invites listeners to lift their glasses, summon their sorrows onto the dance floor, and keep moving. It is a bittersweet celebration of resilience: heartache in every verse, but feet that refuse to stay still.

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