Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Calma by Pedro Capó from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
Four hugs and a coffee
Or: Four hugs and a cup of coffee
I barely woke up
And looking at you I remembered
That I already found everything
Your hand in my hand
From everything we escaped
Together watching the sun go down
Chorus 1
Let's go to the beach
To heal the soul
Close the screen
Cierra is the 2nd person imperative conjugation for cerrar - to close - used to express a 'command'
Open the Medalla
Medalla is a Puerto Rican beer
All the Caribbean sea
Watching your waist
You flirt
You are a flirt
Or: You are a troublemaker
And I like it
Me gusta translates literally to 'it pleases me'
Slow and content
Or: Slow and happy
Face to the wind
Slow and content face to the wind
Verse 2
And take advantage that the sun is hot
And let's enjoy the atmosphere
Or: And let's enjoy the ambiance
Let's get in the water
To see how great it feels
And let's go to the tropical
Throughout the coast bar-hopping
Or: Bar hopping on all the coast
From bar to bar
Chinchorro is a slang word for a small bar where you can eat and drink
We stopped to get a Medalla
Medalla is a Puerto Rican beer. The word 'medalla' is also the Spanish word for 'medal'
Very cold to lower the drought
Or: Very cold to quench the thirst
A bit of Bob Marley
And some drinks of sangria
So that you let go
Or: So you can let loose
Little by little bit
Because to have fun
Vacilar is Puerto Rican slang for 'to have fun'
There's no reason to leave Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, if it wasn't the country, would be translated to 'rich port'
And take it slowly
Take a shot of Coquito
Coquito meaning 'Little Coconut' is a traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico
And like Fonsi says
Let's do it slowly
Or: Let's take it slowly
So that you let go
Little by little bit
Because to have fun
Vacilar is Puerto Rican slang for 'to have fun'
There's no reason to leave Puerto Rico
Let's go to the beach
To heal the soul
Close the screen
Or: Turn off to computer screen
Open the Medalla
All the Caribbean sea
Watching your waist
You flirt
You are a flirt
Chorus 2
Let's go to the beach
To heal the soul
Close the screen
Open the Medalla
All the Caribbean sea
Watching your waist
You flirt
Baby, you are great and I like it
Slow and content, face to the wind
Slow and content, face to the wind
Verse 3
And take it slowly, take it violently
I put on reggaetón so that you turn off that body
Or: I put on reggaetón so that your body gets close
Get low, that movement is great
The only witness that we have here is the wind
And come on, move your waist
Kill me with your beauty
Look how she faces me
'Frontear' is a slang Puerto Rican verb. Sometimes it means to confront someone, but here it seems to mean something like 'to face' / 'to front' / 'to dance' / 'to flirt'
Because she knows that she's great
Calm, my life, with calm
Or: Calmly, babe, calmly
Because nothing is lacking
Or: Because nothing is missing
If we're together hanging out
'Andar' is a verb which can have many meanings, such as 'to walk', 'to go', 'to hang out with', 'to date', 'to go out with'
Calm, my life, with calm
Or: Calmly, my life, calmly
Because nothing is lacking
If we're together dancing
Let's go to the beach
To heal the soul
Close the screen
Open the Medalla
All the Caribbean sea
Watching your waist
You flirt
You are a flirt
Let's go to the beach
To heal the soul
Close the screen
Open the Medalla
All the Caribbean sea
Watching your waist
You flirt
Baby, you are great and I like it
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Carlos Efren Reyes Rosado, Franklin Martinez, Gabriel Edgard Gonzalez-Perez, George Noriega, Marcos Gerardo Perez, Pedro Capo
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SONG MEANING
Feel the sand between your toes and the sun on your face — Calma is a laid-back love letter to life’s simplest joys. Pedro Capó and Farruko invite us to wake up slowly with cuatro abrazos y un café, slip our hands together, and escape to the Caribbean shore. With every line they paint a vivid picture: closing the laptop screen, popping open an ice-cold Medalla beer, swaying to Bob Marley, and letting the warm Puerto Rican breeze carry all worries away. The chorus, “Vamos pa’ la playa, pa’ curarte el alma,” is more than an invitation to the beach; it’s a remedy for the soul.
At its heart, the song celebrates three things: love, island pride, and living in the moment. You don’t need luxury or far-off travel to have a good time — just good company, good music, and the natural beauty of Puerto Rico. By mixing gentle acoustic guitars with a smooth reggaetón beat, Calma urges us to slow down (lento y contento), dance close, and let the ocean be our only witness. So close your screen, open your heart, and let this song remind you that paradise can be as simple as sunshine, waves, and someone special by your side.
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