Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Cantando bachata lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Merengue
- Length
- 3:00
Un, dos, tres, cuatro
One, two, three, four
Tú no sabes, no
You don’t know, no
Lo que yo pasé
What I went through
Cuando decidí
When I decided
Irme a Nueva York City
To leave for New York City
Oh, no, tan bien que estaba yo
Oh no, I was doing so well
Cantando bachata, yeh
Singing bachata, yeh
Se me heló la piel (uh, uh, uh)
My skin froze (uh, uh, uh)
La oreja, el mentón (la oreja, el mentón)
The ear, the chin (the ear, the chin)
Cuando yo viajé (uh, uh)
When I traveled (uh, uh)
De Punta Cana al Bronx, listen
From Punta Cana to the Bronx, listen
Oh, no, tan bien que estaba yo
Oh no, I was doing so good
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con unos pantalones cortos en mi casa
With some shorts at home
Con las canillas y el ombligo en el olvido
With my shins and my bellybutton left forgotten
Contigo, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
With you, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con las caricias aleatorias de mi gata
With my cat’s random caresses
Y con la rumba de mi perro callejero
And with the rumba of my street dog
Te quiero, eh, yeh-yeh-yeh
I love you, eh, yeah-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
(Cantando bachata)
(Singing bachata)
Se distorsionó
It got distorted
Mi guitarra pop
My pop guitar
Con un frío rock
With a cold rock
Allá en Nueva York City
Way out in New York City
Oh, no, tan bien que estaba yo
Oh no, I was doing so well
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con unos pantalones cortos en mi casa
With some short shorts in my house
Con las canillas y el ombligo en el olvido
With my shins and navel forgotten
Contigo, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
With you, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con las caricias aleatorias de mi gata
With the random caresses of my cat
Y con la rumba de mi perro callejero
And with the rumba of my stray dog
Te quiero, eh, yeh-yeh-yeh
I want you, eh, yeah-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Weeh-eeh, yeh (cantando bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh (singing bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh (cantando bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh (singing bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh (cantando bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh (singing bachata)
Weeh-eeh, yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con unos pantalones cortos en mi casa
With some short shorts in my house
Con las canillas y el ombligo en el olvido
With my shins and belly button forgotten
Contigo, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
With you, yeah-yeh-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
Con las caricias aleatorias de mi gata
With my cat’s random caresses
Y con la rumba de mi perro callejero
And with the rumba of my street dog
Te quiero, eh, yeh-yeh-yeh
I love you, eh, yeah-yeh-yeh
Cantando bachata
Singing bachata
(Ay, ay, ay, amor) yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, cantando bachata
(Ah, ah, ah, love) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, singing bachata
(Ay, ay, ay, amor) uoh-oh, cantando bachata
(Ay, ay, ay, love) uoh-oh, singing bachata
(Ay, ay, ay, amor) yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, cantando bachata
(Ay, ay, ay, love) yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, singing bachata
(Ay, ay, ay)
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Key vocabulary
- estaba
- wasB1
- cantando
- singing
- heló
- frozeB2
- piel
- skinA2
- mentón
- chin
- viajé
- I traveledA2
- punta
- tipB2
- cana
- gray hairB2
- cortos
- shortsA1
- casa
- houseA1
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About this song
Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer Juan Luis Guerra Seijas creates Latin music, especially merengue and bachata. He has won multiple awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards, and he is recognized for major charting releases and producing credits.