Contigo Karol G, Tiesto Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Contigo' means 'With You' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Karol G, Tiesto' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: De mi parte sigo recordando cuando tomaba tu mano

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Aligned Translation: From my part I continue remembering when I took your hand

Free Translation: On my part, I still remember when I held your hand

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: La vida se me está yendo pensando

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Aligned Translation: The life is leaving from me thinking

Free Translation: My life is going by thinking

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Solo en ti

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Aligned Translation: Only about you

Free Translation: About you only

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: No puedo olvidarte

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Aligned Translation: I can't forget you

Free Translation: I can't forget you

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: Y estas ganas me dan con ir a buscarte

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Aligned Translation: And this desire gives me with going to look for you

Free Translation: And I want to go pick you up so bad

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Original Lyrics: Todo es tan rico si estás

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Aligned Translation: Everything is so delicious if you are

Free Translation: Everything is so nice if you are

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Original Lyrics: Si estás aquí

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Aligned Translation: If you are here

Free Translation: If you are here

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Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no es contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no es contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Line 13
Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, yeah

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, yeah

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, yeah

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Line 14
Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no es

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if it's not

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not

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Original Lyrics: (No quiero vida si no es)

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Aligned Translation: (I don't want life if it's not)

Free Translation: (I don't want life if it's not)

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Line 16
Original Lyrics: Dicen que es grave

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Aligned Translation: They say that it's serious

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Line 17
Original Lyrics: Hoy no te tengo

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Aligned Translation: Today I don't have you

Free Translation: Today I don't have you

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Original Lyrics: Y las palabras no me salen

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Aligned Translation: And the words don't come out from me

Free Translation: And the words can't come out of my mouth

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Original Lyrics: Están presas en mi corazón

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Aligned Translation: They are imprisoned in my heart

Free Translation: They are prisoners of my heart

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Original Lyrics: Y lo sabes

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Aligned Translation: And you know it

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Original Lyrics: Yo te quiero a ti,

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Aligned Translation: I want to you,

Free Translation: I want you,

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Original Lyrics: No necesito a más nadie, yeah-yeah

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Aligned Translation: I don't need anyone else, yeah-yeah

Free Translation: I don't need no one else, yeah-yeah

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Original Lyrics: Par de llamadas al celular y no me contestas

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Aligned Translation: Couple of calls to the cellphone and you don't answer me

Free Translation: Couple of calls to the cell phone and you don't answer me

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Original Lyrics: Mensajes al DM y no tengo respuestas

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Aligned Translation: Messages to the DM and I don't have answers

Free Translation: Messages to the DM and I don't get replies

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Original Lyrics: Me daño la mente por saber qué piensas

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Aligned Translation: I hurt the mind for knowing what you think

Free Translation: I hurt my mind in order to know what you're thinking

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Original Lyrics: eres para mí,

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Aligned Translation: You are for me,

Free Translation: You're made for me,

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Original Lyrics: Tienes que darte cuenta

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Aligned Translation: You have to realize

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Original Lyrics: Lo que te pensé no se puede contar

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Aligned Translation: What I thought you can't itself count

Free Translation: What I thought about you cannot be told

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Original Lyrics: La foto mental no la puedo borrar

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Aligned Translation: I can't erase it the mental photo

Free Translation: I can't delete the mental photo

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué me hiciste que no puedo soltar?

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Aligned Translation: What did you do to me that I can't let go?

Free Translation: What did you do to me since I can't let you go?

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Original Lyrics: Tengo presente cada lugar de ti

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Aligned Translation: I have present every place of you

Free Translation: I'm aware of every one of your places

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Original Lyrics: ¿Cómo fue que antes no te vi?, y

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Aligned Translation: How was it that I didn't see you before?, and

Free Translation: How is it that I didn't see you before?, and

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Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no es contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not with you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no es

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if it's not

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not

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Original Lyrics: (No quiero vida si no es)

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Aligned Translation: (I don't want life if it's not)

Free Translation: (I don't want life if it's not)

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey (yo quiero estar contigo)

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey (I want to be with you)

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey (I want to be with you)

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, con-, contigo, ey

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Aligned Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

Free Translation: With you, with, with you, hey

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Original Lyrics: No quiero vida si no

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Aligned Translation: I don't want life if not

Free Translation: I don't want a life if it's not

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Review

The song "Contigo" by Karol G and Tiësto tells a story of deep longing and emotional attachment. The lyrics express the protagonist's memories of being with their loved one and how life feels incomplete without them. The central message is that everything is better when they are together, and there's a strong declaration of not wanting a life if it's not shared with the other person.

While I don't experience emotions, the song's narrative and its emotive language suggest that it could evoke feelings of nostalgia and yearning in listeners. The artists use the how (expressing deep feelings), where (in the protagonist's memories), when (reminiscing about the past), who (the protagonist and their loved one), and what (the desire to be together) to weave a story that many can relate to.

The song does not include explicit themes; it's more about the emotional intensity of missing someone. It can be interpreted as both fun and sad—fun in its upbeat tempo and sad in its lyrics of longing.

Regarding the YouTube video, it often happens that the video adds a visual layer to the song's themes, sometimes depicting the story told in the lyrics or adding new elements to interpret. Without specific details, it's hard to say exactly how this video relates, but typically, music videos aim to visually represent the song's emotions and narrative.

For discussions about the song, you can find analyses and interpretations on sites like Genius and Songtell. As for the artists' social media profiles, you can follow Karol G on Instagram @karolg and Twitter @karolg, and Tiësto on YouTube  . These platforms often provide updates and insights directly from the artists.

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Contigo has 122 BPM (beats per minute)

Contigo is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 0 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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