Posted by Karol G returns with a new song, Contigo, produced with Tiësto: let’s discover the English lyrics, their meaning, and the main sample used.
It’s one of the most popular practices of the last few years, sampling an old success so the new generation could discover the music from our past in a new light. It happens more and more frequently, especially with the dear 90s, but not only. Karol G did it too in February 2024: Contigo, the song produced by Tiësto, contains a recognizable sample from 2007, and the lyrics are also interesting, hiding a fascinating meaning.
We will discover everything in this article: you’ll also have the complete English translation of the lyrics and the official video for Contigo at the end.
Contigo: the meaning behind the lyrics & the sample
Contigo is a poetic love song dedicated to a person who left us: in the lyrics, Karol G sings to a mysterious man, describing her strong sensations for him. She can no longer live without him, but he’s not here. He’s gone, and she’s alone now, passing her days just thinking about him.
The biggest curiosity around Karol G and Tiësto is about the sample in the chorus. Many people recognized it immediately; it comes from a pop hit released in 2007: Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis. You can listen to the original song below, and you won’t fail to recognize the part reused.
Exactly like Karol G’s Contigo, Bleeding Love was also a song about love and pain: in the original song’s lyrics, Leona Lewis admitted she was still in love with him, although everybody tried to advise her against it. The singer couldn’t change her heart; her man hurt her with his behavior, and she was metaphorically bleeding. Bleeding Love. You can find the original lyrics below.
I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
Ooh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
Similarly, Karol G recalls in Contigo those moments she spent with him, the mental picture that she still has and doesn’t go away. She can’t forget him. She’s deeply in love, and even though he’s gone, she can’t accept to keep living without him.
I still remember when I held your hand
My life is passing away thinking only of you
I can’t forget you
Here’s why the chorus repeats the Spanish line: “No quiero vida si no es contigo.” Contigo is Spanish for “with you”: below, you can find the English translation of the chorus lyrics.
I don’t want life if it’s not with you
The singer describes her life without him, constantly in pain. She tries to call him, she sends messages to him, but he just left. She can’t move on, though: she can’t explain what he did to her, but her life is completely changed.
I can’t delete the mental photo
What did you do to me that I can’t let go?
In conclusion, Contigo is the perfect song for those who have experienced the pain of losing love, and that’s the real meaning behind its lyrics: I still love you deeply, although you went away; I can’t stop thinking about you, and your absence hurts me every day. We can all relate to those feelings, as we probably experienced them at least once in our lives.
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The official video and the complete English lyrics
For my part, I still remember when I held your hand
My life is passing away thinking only of you
I can’t forget you and this desire makes me want to go look for you
Everything is so delicious if you are
If you are here
I don’t want life if it’s not with you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey
I don’t want life if it’s not with you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, yeah
I don’t want life if it’s not
(I don’t want life if it’s not)
They say it’s serious
Today I don’t have you and the words don’t come out
They are imprisoned in my heart and you know it
I love you, I don’t need anyone else
Couple of calls to the cell phone and you don’t answer me
Messages to DM and I have no answers
I’m in pain, trying to know what you think
You are for me, you have to realize
What I thought about you cannot be told
I can’t delete the mental photo
What did you do to me that I can’t let go?
I have every place of you in mind
How come I didn’t see you before?
I don’t want life if it’s not with you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey
I don’t want life if it’s not
With you, with, with you, hey
With you, with, with you, hey (I want to be with you)
I don’t want life if it’s not
