Qué Hay de Malo Jerry Rivera Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Qué Hay de Malo' means 'What's wrong' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Jerry Rivera' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: A tu padre como de costumbre

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Aligned Translation: To your father as usual

Free Translation: Your father as usual

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Original Lyrics: Le ha dado por que tu me olvides

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Aligned Translation: He's been given to you forgetting me

Free Translation: He's been trying to make you forget about me

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Original Lyrics: Dice que yo no soy bueno

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Aligned Translation: He says that I am not good

Free Translation: He says I'm not good

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Original Lyrics: Para ti

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Aligned Translation: For you

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Original Lyrics: Te ha prohibido mencionar mi nombre

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Aligned Translation: He has forbidden you to mention my name

Free Translation: He has prohibited you from mentioning my name

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Original Lyrics: Aunque sufras todo lo que sufres

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Aligned Translation: Even if you suffer all that you suffer

Free Translation: Even if suffer all you're suffering

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Original Lyrics: Alejándote de mi, el es feliz

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Aligned Translation: Getting you away from me, he is happy

Free Translation: Keeping you away from me, he's happy

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en quererte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

Free Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo te quiero

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Aligned Translation: The way I love you

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Original Lyrics: Regalarte una flor y vivir para ti

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Aligned Translation: Give you a flower and live for you

Free Translation: Giving you a flower and living for you

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Original Lyrics: Consolar a tu alma si busca consuelo en mi

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Aligned Translation: Comfort your soul if it seeks comfort in my

Free Translation: Comforting your soul if it seeks refuge in me

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amarte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo te amo

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Aligned Translation: The way I love you

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Original Lyrics: Caminar de tu mano o morir para ti

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Aligned Translation: To walk by your hand or to die for you

Free Translation: Walking holding your hand or diying for you

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Original Lyrics: Refugiarte en un mundo de amor inventado por mi

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Aligned Translation: Take refuge in a world of love invented by me

Free Translation: Taking refuge in a world of love made by me

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Original Lyrics: Será acaso que el jamás se enamoro

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Aligned Translation: Maybe he never fell in love

Free Translation: Could it be that perhaps he never fell in love

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Original Lyrics: Que a mis años nunca tuvo un amor

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Aligned Translation: That at my age never had a love

Free Translation: That at my age he never had a love

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en soñar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with dreaming

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en reír

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with laughing

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven y vivir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

Free Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en cantar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with singing

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Original Lyrics: Solo por ti

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Aligned Translation: Just for you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en quererte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo a ti te quiero

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Aligned Translation: Just like I love you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young

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Original Lyrics: En cantar y en vivir, amor

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Aligned Translation: In singing and living, love

Free Translation: In singing and living, love

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Original Lyrics: A tu padre como de costumbre

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Aligned Translation: To your father as usual

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Original Lyrics: Le ha dado por que tu renuncies

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Aligned Translation: He has given for you to resign

Free Translation: He wants you to give up

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Original Lyrics: Al amor que yo guardaba para ti

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Aligned Translation: To the love that I kept for you

Free Translation: To the love I kept for you

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Original Lyrics: Te ha prohibido mencionar mi nombre

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Aligned Translation: He has forbidden you to mention my name

Free Translation: He has prohibited you from mentioning my name

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Original Lyrics: Aunque sufras todo lo que sufres

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Aligned Translation: Even if you suffer all that you suffer

Free Translation: Even if suffer all you're suffering

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Original Lyrics: Alejándote de mi, el es feliz

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Aligned Translation: Getting you away from me, he is happy

Free Translation: Keeping you away from me, he's happy

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en quererte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo te quiero

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Aligned Translation: The way I love you

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Original Lyrics: Regalarte una flor y vivir para ti

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Aligned Translation: Give you a flower and live for you

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Original Lyrics: Consolar a tu alma si busca consuelo en mi

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Aligned Translation: Comfort your soul if it seeks comfort in my

Free Translation: Comforting your soul if it seeks refuge in me

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amarte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo te amo

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Aligned Translation: The way I love you

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Original Lyrics: Caminar de tu mano o morir para ti

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Aligned Translation: To walk by your hand or to die for you

Free Translation: Walking holding your hand or diying for you

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Original Lyrics: Refugiarte en un mundo de amor inventado por mi

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Aligned Translation: Take refuge in a world of love invented by me

Free Translation: Taking refuge in a world of love made by me

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Original Lyrics: Será acaso que el jamás se enamoro

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Aligned Translation: Maybe he never fell in love

Free Translation: Could it be that perhaps he never fell in love

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Original Lyrics: Que a mis años nunca tuvo un amor

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Aligned Translation: That at my age never had a love

Free Translation: That at my age he never had a love

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven y vivir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en soñar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with dreaming

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en reír

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with laughing

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven y vivir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en quererte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo a ti te quiero

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Aligned Translation: Just like I love you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young

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Original Lyrics: En cantar y en vivir, amor

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Aligned Translation: In singing and living, love

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en cantar, si cuando canto, sólo lo hago para ti

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong in singing, if when I sing, I only do it for you

Free Translation: What's wrong in singing, if when I sing, I only do it for you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar, en vivir, en ser joven y reír

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving, in living, being young and laughing

Free Translation: What's wrong with loving, in living, being young and laughing

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Original Lyrics: Baby, te quiero

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Aligned Translation: Baby, I love you

Free Translation: Baby, I love you

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Original Lyrics: No te olvides de mi, please

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Aligned Translation: Don't forget about me, please

Free Translation: Don't forget about me, please

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar (que hay de malo)

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving (What's wrong)

Free Translation: What's wrong with loving (What's wrong)

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Cuando se adora, cuando se quiere

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Aligned Translation: When you adore, when you want

Free Translation: When you adore, when you love

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Original Lyrics: Cuando se siente de esta manera, el amor no tiene fin

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Aligned Translation: When you feel this way, love has no end

Free Translation: When you feel this way, love has no end

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en amar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en sentir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with feeling

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Original Lyrics: Tu padre dice que me olvides

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Aligned Translation: Your father says to forget me

Free Translation: Your father says to forget me

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Original Lyrics: Que te alejes de mi, que no soy bueno para ti

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Aligned Translation: That you stay away from me, that I'm not good for you

Free Translation: To stay away from me, that I'm not good for you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en soñar

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with dreaming

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en reír

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with laughing

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven y vivir

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

Free Translation: What's wrong with being young and living

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en quererte

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with loving you

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Original Lyrics: Como yo a ti te quiero

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Aligned Translation: Just like I love you

Free Translation: Just the way I love you

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Original Lyrics: Que hay de malo en ser joven

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Aligned Translation: What's wrong with being young

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Original Lyrics: En cantar y en vivir, amor

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Aligned Translation: In singing and living, love

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Review

Jerry Rivera Qué hay de malo meaning and English lyrics explained

Qué hay de malo – “What’s wrong” or “What’s wrong with” is a song by the famous Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera. The song was released in 1993 and it was among the first songs the singer published. 

Qué hay de malo is a song about a young man who wants to see his girlfriend, but her father is against their relationship. The boy wonders if her dad never fell in love when he was young because what’s wrong with love? What’s wrong with being young and wanting to enjoy life? The boy doesn’t want to give up while his girlfriend's dad is making everything in his power to end their love and make his daughter forget the boy.

Qué hay de malo by Jerry Rivera is a long song, but its fast rhythm and lyrics make you feel like the song was shorter than it was. The lyrics aren’t difficult, just a few sentences are difficult to translate, the singing is fast and if you aren’t used to listening to Spanish you will probably get lost while listening. In any case, this song is extremely good for learning and I recommended it to those who want to introduce themselves to the Salsa genre.

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Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in common daily usage.RAE

Qué Hay de Malo has 92 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1679 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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