Cohete Lyrics in English by Shakira, Rauw Alejandro
Cohete literally means "rocket" or "firework". It's a fun, high-energy word that perfectly captures the song's exciting, otherworldly theme.
In the lyrics, Shakira sings, "Te haré salir volando como un cohete" (I'll make you go flying like a rocket). She uses this powerful image to describe a love so intense and exhilarating it feels like being launched into another galaxy, making it a perfect metaphor for the song's passionate and escapist vibe.
Colombian pop star Shakira links up with Rauw Alejandro for "Cohete," an unapologetically fun dance track that treats intense physical attraction like a literal space launch. Right away, the lyrics frame their secret encounters as something out of this world: "La luna está pa' que nos besemos" (The moon is set for us to kiss) and "Se alinean los planetas cada vez que nos vemos" (The planets align every time we see each other). Notice how Shakira uses pa' here—it is a super common everyday shortcut for para (for / in order to). The core of the song is pure, dizzying lust, summarized by the punchy hook: "Te haré salir volando como un cohete" (I will send you flying like a rocket). It is playful, bold, and delightfully blunt about how wild their chemistry gets.
Beyond the space metaphors, there is a fun layer of secrecy running through the whole track. Both singers know that whatever they are doing behind closed doors would cause absolute chaos if the public found out, joking that "Si confesamos, nos vamos viral" (If we confess, we will go viral). Instead of dealing with the outside world, they just want to hide out: "Baby, solo anhelo estar contigo, amarnos en algún rincón / Y comernos sin ninguna complicación" (Baby, I only crave being with you, loving each other in some corner / And devouring each other without any complication). The verb comerse literally means "to eat each other," but here it works as spicy slang for hooking up passionately. They call each other "un problema" (a problem), yet neither has any intention of slowing down.
