RUMBATÓN Lyrics in English by Daddy Yankee

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song RUMBATÓN by Daddy Yankee from Spanish to English.

Intro

Rumba!

Chorus 1

I fell just like you and I got up

Little by little I got over all that hurt

You don't love in one day, nor forget in two

Either way you have to live life

So give it movement, and

Chorus 1

Dance for me, let's stay up dancing till dawn

Dance for me, that sorrows are forgotten by dancing

Dance for me, that the past is already leaving

And with you I only want to dance reggaeton

Let's dance reggaeton side to side, side to side

Let's dance reggaeton

This is for now, not for later

Verse 1

Not for tomorrow or the next day, or a month from now

If time is a teacher, we have to pass the test

Whoever walks straight turns the world upside down

So get moving, sweat that outfit and have fun

If somebody turned out a lemon, pour tequila on top

Don't let anybody get to you, if they pull you hard, pull

Seize the moment, that the good never expires

Come on, come, that there's a party, there's rumba

Your reset arrived, what rules is perreo

There's a party, there's rumba

We're in the grinding, I already see you looser

There's a party, there's rumba, there's a party, there's rumba

Call 911, we lit ourselves on fire

There's a party, there's rumba, there's a party, there's rumba

So give it movement, and

Chorus 2

Dance for me, let's stay up dancing till dawn

Dance for me, that sorrows are forgotten by dancing

Dance for me, that the past is already leaving

And with you I only want to dance reggaeton

Let's dance reggaeton side to side, side to side

Let's dance reggaeton

Verse 2

Reset your clock, reset it

Every second that you breathe, enjoy it

Cut loose whoever holds you back

We sent you the location because we're in the house

There's a party, there's rumba

Your reset arrived, what rules is perreo

There's a party, there's rumba

We're in the grinding, I already see you looser

There's a party, there's rumba, there's a party, there's rumba

Call 911, we lit ourselves on fire

There's a party, there's rumba, there's a party, there's rumba

What's born for today isn't left for later

Chorus 3

I fell just like you and I got up

Little by little I got over all that hurt

You don't love in one day, nor forget in two

Either way you have to live life

So give it movement, and

Chorus 3

Dance for me, let's stay up dancing till dawn

Dance for me, that sorrows are forgotten by dancing

Dance for me, that the past is already leaving

And with you I only want to dance reggaeton

Let's dance reggaeton side to side, side to side

Let's dance reggaeton

Outro

Hit the mambo

Ru-rumba!

Outro

Hit the mambo

Attack, Luny

Ziggy Daddy Yankee, yo

Ziggy-di, ziggy Daddy Yankee, yo

Ru-rumba!

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vacila — chill / have fun

Vacila is a fantastic slang word with multiple meanings, making it a fun one to learn. While it can mean "to hesitate" or "to tease" in some contexts, in Puerto Rico and much of the Caribbean, it's an invitation to "party," "have fun," or "chill out."

In the song, Daddy Yankee tells you to forget your problems, dance, and just vacila. It's a command to let loose and enjoy the moment, perfectly capturing the high-energy, carefree vibe of reggaetón.

Puerto Rican star Daddy Yankee brings sheer party therapy in "RUMBATÓN". Right off the bat, he drops the heavy truth that getting over heartbreak takes time: "Yo me caí igual que tú y me levanté" ("I fell just like you and I got back up") and "En un día no se quiere, tampoco en dos se olvida" ("You don't fall in love in a day, nor do you forget in two"). But instead of staying home to wallow, he treats the dance floor as the ultimate emergency room for bruised feelings. His prescription? "Báilame, que las penas se olvidan bailando" ("Dance with me, because sorrows are forgotten by dancing"). He wants you moving until sunrise, shaking off whatever went wrong.

The real joy here is Yankee's clever, street-smart advice. When things turn sour, he delivers the best twist on the old lemons saying you'll ever hear: "Si alguien te salió limón, échale po' encima tequila" ("If someone turned out to be a lemon, pour tequila on top"). He tells you to "ponte las pilas" ("put your batteries in," meaning get your act together) and declares "te llegó el reseteo" ("your reset has arrived"). He even dishes out Caribbean slang like "dale banda al que te atrasa" ("ignore whoever holds you back") and dives into pure party chaos with "guayeteo" (rough, close dancing). He calls out to his longtime producer with "Ataca, Luny" ("Attack, Luny"), turning personal setbacks into an unstoppable rush to just live right now.

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