Daddy Yankee
Tiene la carretera paralizada lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Reggaeton, Dembow, Latin Pop
- Length
- 4:00
¡Rumba!
Rumba!
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
Lúcete, ahora es
Show off, now is the time
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
Lúcete, ahora es (DY)
Show off, now is the time (DY)
Yeah, mucho booty a la vista
Yeah, so much booty in sight
Demasiao poderoso, alimento pa mis ojos, porque está de revista
Too powerful, food for my eyes, because she's magazine-worthy
Puede ser que no sea famosa, pero ella opaca a cualquier artista
She might not be famous, but she overshadows any artist
E' una chica fashion, en eso de la moda es toda una especialista
She's a fashion girl, a real specialist in style
La acera es tu pasarela, lúcete
The sidewalk is your runway, show off
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, con tu estilo, mátalo (mátalo)
Ay-eh, with your style, kill it (kill it)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, fórmate un escándalo
Ay-eh, create a scandal
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Sensual, bebé
Sensual, baby
Pon arriba la copa (ajá)
Raise the cup (uh-huh)
Sigue sexy la ropa (ajá)
Keep the clothes sexy (uh-huh)
No importa la marca, si ella es la que le da la vida a la ropa (ajá)
It doesn't matter the brand, if she's the one bringing life to the clothes (uh-huh)
No le hace falta la fama (ajá)
She doesn't need fame (uh-huh)
Todo el mundo la aclama (oh, yeah)
Everyone cheers her on (oh, yeah)
Son muchas las superestrellas que ponen la zona en llama' (oh)
There are many superstars setting the area on fire (oh)
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
Lúcete, ahora es
Show off, now is the time
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
Lúcete, ahora es (muy duro, ma)
Show off, now is the time (very tough, ma)
Tiene la carretera paralizá
She's stopping traffic
Es que está pasando algo descomunal
Something monumental is happening
He visto millones de Miss Universo
I've seen millions of Miss Universes
La cosa es que con todas me quiero quedar
The thing is, I want to stay with all of them
Por culpa de esos cuerpos tan ricos
Because of those amazing bodies
Me tienen el cuello como un abanico
They have my neck spinning like a fan
De lao a lao, de lao a lao
From side to side, from side to side
La acera es tu pasarela, lúcete
The sidewalk is your runway, show off
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, con tu estilo, mátalo (mátalo)
Ay-eh, with your style, kill it (kill it)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, fórmate un escándalo
Ay-eh, create a scandal
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
Lúcete, ahora es
Show off, now is the time
Modelo uno, rótate
Model one, turn around
Modelo dos, rótate
Model two, turn around
Modelo tres, rótate
Model three, turn around
La acera es tu pasarela, lúcete
The sidewalk is your runway, show off
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, con tu estilo, mátalo
Ay-eh, with your style, kill it
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh (ay-eh), ay-oh (ay-oh)
Ay-eh, fórmate un escándalo (mambo)
Ay-eh, create a scandal (mambo)
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Mambo
Key vocabulary
- cuello
- neckA2
- cuerpos
- bodiesC1
- culpa
- blameA1
- demasiao
- too much
- descomunal
- enormousC2
- moda
- fashionB2
- ropa
- clothesA2
- rótate
- rotate
- vida
- lifeA2
- estilo
- styleB1
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About this song
Puerto Rican rapper known as the King of Reggaeton. Helped push the genre onto pop radio.