Si Preguntas Lyrics in English by Maikel Delacalle, Bejo
Maleante translates to "thug" or "delinquent." It's an interesting word because it refers to someone involved in petty crime or street life, often with a rebellious or mischievous connotation.
In the song, the artist asks, "¿Recuerdas cuando solo era un maleante?" (Do you remember when I was just a thug?). This line highlights a past identity, contrasting it with his current status as a singer, and adds a layer of personal history and transformation to the narrative.
"Si Preguntas" is a barroom flashback. Maikel Delacalle runs into someone from his past and instead of small talk, he tells the whole story: how they met, how she cut straight to it, and how much has changed since then. "Yo estaba tomando en la barra del bar" [I was sitting at the bar having a drink], he starts, and she's the one who makes the first move, "Papi chulo, ¿tú qué vas a tomar?" [handsome, what are you having?]. He's not the guy she remembers. "Nena, me pegué, ahora soy cantante" [Baby, I made it, now I'm a singer], he tells her, before admitting the part that actually matters: "Que tú has sido mi musa desde antes" [You've been my muse since before all this].
The hook is the whole point of the song. "No voy a mentirte si preguntas" [I won't lie to you if you ask], he sings, "Detrás de ti" [I'm behind you]. He's got other girls around now, "Tengo par de babies que me gustan" [I've got a couple of girls I like], but he's still a step behind this one specifically. Bejo's verse near the end keeps the mood loose with a run of shoutouts and ad-libs, the kind of outro tag reggaeton records use to sign off. Underneath the swagger, it's a guy owning up to who he never quite got over.
