Luis Enrique
Nena lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop, Salsa
- Length
- 4:57
Ya despiértate, nena
Wake up already, baby
Sube al rayo al fin
Get on the ray at last
Ya despiértate, nena
Wake up already, baby
Sube al rayo al fin
Get on the ray at last
Y así verás
And you'll see
Lo bueno y dulce que es amar
How good and sweet it is to love
Ya despiértate, rayo
Wake up already, ray
Súbete a la nena
Get on the baby
Despiértate, rayo
Wake up, ray
Sube a la nena
Get on the baby
Y así verás
And this you'll see
Lo bueno y dulce que es amar
How good and sweet it is to love
Ya despiértate, nena
Now wake up, baby
Sube al rayo al fin
Ride the lightning at last
Así verás
Thus you'll see
Lo bueno y dulce que es amar
How good and sweet it is to love
Así verás
Thus you'll see
Lo bueno y dulce que es amar
How good and sweet it is to love
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Key vocabulary
- despiértate
- wake up
- sube
- go up
- así
- like thisA1
- verás
- you’ll seeB2
- dulce
- sweetB1
- amar
- to love; to like or be fond ofB2
- súbete
- get up
- rayo
- rayA2
- bueno
- goodA1
- fin
- endA1
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About this song
Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer based in California, associated with salsa romántica. He is known for the 2009 hit single “Yo Ne Sé Mañana” and the Grammy-winning album Ciclos, as well as for his intimate vocals and percussion work.