Venganza Cumplida Lyrics in English by Christian Nodal
Venganza cumplida translates to "revenge fulfilled" or "revenge accomplished." It's a strong and dramatic phrase that immediately grabs attention, hinting at a story of retribution.
In the song, this phrase is central to the narrative. The singer is offering to help someone get back at an ex-partner, suggesting that their shared actions will serve as a form of "revenge fulfilled" against the person who caused pain. It's a powerful and somewhat provocative concept that drives the song's plot.
"Venganza Cumplida" opens mid-conversation, Christian Nodal needling a woman who's still hanging on to a man who let her down: "¿Y tú pa' cuando lo vas a dejar?" [And when are you going to leave him?]. The verses build the case against him — "Con él perdiste la seguridad" [With him you lost your confidence] — before the song turns dancing until dawn into the real payback: "Te escapas por las noches" [You sneak out at night], and the hook says so outright, "Y venganza cumplida" [And revenge fulfilled].
The bridge widens the argument from one bad ex into a general rule, "Todo se paga en esta vida tú tranquila" [Everything gets paid back in this life, don't you worry], while staying warm rather than bitter: "Ven que yo se que tu no eres mala" [Come, 'cause I know you're not bad]. Recorded with Nodal's mariacheño sound — mariachi horns over banda percussion — and released on his 2020 album AYAYAY!, it plays like a friend's pep talk set to a party beat, closing on the tidy justice of "Pero el que la hace la paga" [But whoever does it pays for it].
