El Pacto Lyrics Translation (in English) – Manuel Turizo | Silvestre Dangond
Silvestre Dangond and Manuel Turizo join forces for El Pacto, a vallenato and pop fusion about a messy, on-again, off-again love. The vocalists trade verses over a lively beat. The words were drafted by a team including Andrés Castro, while Dangond and Castro also helped create the melody.
Released: February 18, 2026
El Pacto
Manuel Turizo | Silvestre Dangond
Lyricist
Andrés Castro, Luis Miguel Gómez Castaño & Others
Composer
Silvestre Dangond, Andrés Castro & Others
El Pacto Meaning & Lyrics (Manuel Turizo | Silvestre Dangond)
Silvestre Dangond describes a couple trapped in a toxic cycle. They promise to move on publicly but keep calling each other after a few drinks. The musician confesses their constant failure, singing ‘Lord, we’re always breaking our pact’ (Dios, siempre rompemos el pacto). He mentions blocked numbers and secret love, showing a romance that just will not end.
¡Ay, hombe!Oh, man!
Salud, mi reinaCheers, my queen.
Silvestre, mi hermano, sírvete otroSilvestre, my brother, pour yourself another drink.
¿Cómo dice?How does it go?
Nos la pasamos diciendo que ya nos olvidamos (Que ya nos olvidamos)We spend all our time saying we’ve moved on from each other (We’ve moved on),
Ah-ahAh-ah,
Y que ya gracias a Dios estás en buenas manos (Estás en buenas manos)and that, thank God, you’re finally in good hands (In good hands).
Yo también sueno raro al decir que, por fin, te he olvidadoI also sound strange saying that I’ve finally forgotten you,
Si ayer en una parranda por poquito te llamo, oh-ohsince I almost called you during a wild party yesterday, oh-oh.
Estoy convencido que te debo olvidarI’m convinced that I have to forget you.
Esta tusa no quiere acabarThis heartache just won’t come to an end.
Ya no tengo lágrimas pa’ llorarI don’t have any tears left to cry.
Yo no sé cómo te voy a olvidarI don’t know how I’m going to get over you.
Ay, ¿pa’ qué contestas el teléfono?Oh, why do you even answer the phone?
Si sabes que yo tomo y te vuelvo a marcarWhen you know I’ll drink and call you all over again.
El plan era que nunca más volviéramosThe plan was for us to never get back together.
Te escucho y es como volver a comenzarBut I hear your voice and it’s like starting all over again.
Dios, siempre rompemos el pactoLord, we’re always breaking our pact.
Se nos olvida lo que posteamosWe forget everything that we’ve posted online.
Tú dices que me odias tantoYou say that you hate me so much,
Al final, en silencio nos amamosbut in the end, we love each other in secret.
No nos merecíamos que esto no duraraWe didn’t deserve for this to end so soon,
Se apagara el día de la noche a la mañanafor the spark to die out from one day to the next.
Bebé, quiéremeBaby, just love me.
Aquí estoy, aunque sea tu plan BI’m still here, even if I’m only your backup plan.
Bebé, cuídameBaby, take care of me,
Si volviste a bloquearme otra vezeven if you’ve gone and blocked me once again.
Ay, ¿pa’ qué contestas el teléfono?Oh, why do you even answer the phone?
Si sabes que yo tomo y te vuelvo a marcarWhen you know I’ll drink and call you all over again.
El plan era que nunca más volviéramosThe plan was for us to never get back together.
Te escucho y es como volver a comenzarBut I hear your voice and it’s like starting all over again.
Dios, siempre rompemos el pactoLord, we’re always breaking our pact.
Se nos olvida lo que posteamosWe forget everything that we’ve posted online.
Tú dices que me odias tantoYou say that you hate me so much,
Al final, en silencio nos amamosbut in the end, we love each other in secret.
AyOh.
Sabroso tú que me podéis llamarMust be nice for you, since you’re able to call me.
En cambio yo no porque estáis ocupadaOn the other hand, I can’t, because you’re always busy.
Na-na, na-naNa-na, na-na,
¡Ay!Oh!
Esta canción es puro MedellínThis song is pure Medellin.
The meaning behind El Pacto is the frustrating, addictive pull of a bad relationship. The chemistry between Silvestre Dangond and Manuel Turizo makes the Spanish track irresistible.
