Oye Mujer Lyrics in English by Raymix, Juanes
Cobijar is a beautiful, tender verb that literally means "to cover with a blanket" or "to tuck in". The form used in the song, cobijarte, specifically means "to shelter you."
In this electrocumbia hit, the singer expresses his desire to "cobijarte entre mis brazos" (shelter you in my arms). This phrase goes beyond a simple hug, conveying a deep feeling of wanting to protect and provide warmth and comfort to the one he loves. It's a wonderfully cozy and romantic word!
"Oye Mujer" takes the bounce of traditional cumbia rhythms, mixes them with synthesizers into a style Raymix proudly announces as electrocumbia, and delivers a pure confession of being head over heels. The whole track is Raymix and Colombian guest Juanes talking straight to the woman who turned their worlds upside down. Right from the jump, the singer admits he has zero defense against love: "No tengo explicación / Me hundo en la emoción" ("I have no explanation / I sink into the emotion"). He even shouts out his home base, "Desde San José El Vidrio, Estado de México" ("From San José El Vidrio, State of Mexico"), giving this danceable club track a grounded hometown stamp before Juanes joins in with sweet, flowery compliments like seeing "la miel / Y un pétalo en tu piel" ("honey / And a petal on your skin").
What makes the chorus stick in your head is how simple the plea actually is. Despite weeping in the past—"Lo que lloré por ti" ("How much I cried for you")—he is not asking for the moon. He just wants one tender moment: "Yo solo quiero darte un beso y no más / Decirte lo que siento / Cobijarte entre mis brazos y ya" ("I only want to give you a kiss and nothing more / Tell you what I feel / Wrap you in my arms and that's it"). Notice that warm verb cobijarte: it comes from cobija (blanket), so he literally wants to blanket her in his embrace. It is sweet, dramatic, and totally unapologetic about begging for a hug on the dance floor.
