Con Calma – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee, Snow

Lyrics & Translation

“Con Calma” is a perfect song to dive into the Spanish language with its catchy, repetitive chorus and fun, dance-centric theme. The blend of Daddy Yankee's clear reggaeton delivery and Snow's classic dancehall style offers a unique and enjoyable way to pick up new vocabulary while getting energized by a global hit that connected cultures and generations.

[English]

What’s your name, baby?

Since I saw you, I knew you were for me

Tell your friends we’re ready

We’ll continue this at the after party

What’s your name, baby?

Since I saw you, I knew you were for me

Tell your friends we’re ready

We’ll continue this at the after party

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s a killer

When she dances, I want everyone to see her

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s got adrenaline

In the middle of the dance floor, come do whatever to me

I like your “poom poom,” girl

I see you’re alone, come keep me company

The night is ours, you know it

I’m so eager, eager, eager

To dance with you, baby, that rampampam! Yeah!

That criminal, the way she moves is a crime

I have to arrest you because I start and can’t stop

You have criminality, but I’ll give you fatality

Live the movie floating in my gravity

Daddy sets the rules, you have to obey.

Baby, there’s no pause, what are you going to do?

Go ahead, go ahead, go back

Go ahead, go forward and back

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s a killer

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her.

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s got adrenaline in the middle of the dance floor

Come do whatever to me.

I like your “poom poom,” girl

You’ve got fire and I’ve got the candle

Call 911, the soles are burning

It drives me crazy when she models that little skirt

Baby, you’re sick, but you won’t cancel your show

They call you the queen of the party,

That body has a lot of swagger

Take a step, no, no, don’t stop

Wow, go ahead, go ahead!

We’re two bandits between the party and romance

Drop it again, DJ, so she can dance

Go ahead, go ahead, go back

Go ahead, go forward and back

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s a killer

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her.

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s got adrenaline

In the middle of the dance floor, come do whatever to me.

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Come with a nice young lady

Intelligent, yes, she’s gentle and irie

Everywhere I go, I never leave her at all

Yes, Daddy Snow, I’m the roaming dance man

Roaming between dancing in the nation

You never know that Daddy and me, Snow

Are the boom shakata

I never lay down flat in a cardboard box

Yes, Daddy Yankee, I’m reaching out to the top,

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Move that “poom poom,” girl

She’s a killer

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Slowly, I don’t know, Daddy and me, Snow, I’ll blame

I like your “poom poom,” girl

The detective says,

Daddy and me, Snow, I’ll stab someone down the lane

I like your “poom poom,” girl

[Spanish]

Cómo te llamas baby?

Desde que te vi supe que eras pa’ mi

Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready

Esto lo seguimos en el after party

Cómo te llamas baby?

Desde que te vi supe que eras pa’ mi

Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready

Esto lo seguimos en el after party

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Es una asesina

Cuando baila quiero que to’ el mundo la vea

I like your “poom poom” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Tiene adrenalina

En medio de la pista vente hazme lo que sea

I like your “poom poom” girl

Ya vi que estás solita acompáñame

La noche es de nosotros tú lo sabes

Que ganas me dan dan dan

De guayarte mami ese rampampam! Yeah!

Esa criminal como lo mueve es un delito

Tengo que arrestarte porque empiezo y no me quito

Tienes criminality, pero te doy fatality

Vívete la película flotando en mi gravity

Daddy pone las reglas, tienes que obedecer.

Mami no tiene pausa qué es lo que vas hacer?

Échale échale échale pa’ tras

Échale échale pa’ lante y pa’ tras

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Es una asesina

Cuando baila, quiere que to’ el mundo la vea.

I like your “poom poom” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom pomm” girl

Tiene adrenalina en medio de la pista

Vente hazme lo que sea.

I like your “poom poom” girl

Tú tienes candela y yo tengo la vela

Llama al 911 se están quemando las suelas

Me daña cuando la faldita esa me la modela

Mami estás enferma pero tu show no lo cancelas

Te llaman a ti la reina del party,

Mucha sandunga tiene ese body

Tírate un paso no no no pare

wow dale dale!

Somos dos bandidos entre la rumba y romance

Zúmbale dj otra vez pa’ que dance

Échale échale échale pa’ tras

Échale échale pa’ lante y pa’ tras

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Es una asesina

Cuando baila, quiere que to’ el mundo la vea.

I like your “poom poom” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom pomm” girl

Tiene adrenalina

en medio de la pista vente hazme lo que sea.

I like your “poom poom” girl

Come with a nice young lady

Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie

Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie

Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a

Roam between-a dancin' in-a in-a nation-a

You never know say daddy me Snow me

Are the boom shakata

Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a

Yes-a daddy yankee me-a go reachin' out da top,

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Es una asesina

Cuando baila quiere que to’ el mundo la vea

I like your “poom poom” girl

Con calma, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame

I like your “poom poom” girl

'Tective man a say,

say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane

I like your “poom poom” girl

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llamas /ʝaˈmas/ A2	verb - to call, name
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A2	verb - to want
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
menea /meˈne.a/ B1	verb - to shake, to move rhythmically
adrenalina /aðɾe.naˈli.na/ B2	noun - adrenaline
pista /ˈpis.ta/ A2	noun - racecourse, dance floor
criminal /kɾi.miˈnal/ B1	noun - criminal
arrestarte /aˈres.taɾ.te/ B2	verb - to arrest
reglas /ˈreɣlas/ A2	noun - rules
obedece /obeˈðe.se/ B1	verb - to obey
mostrar /mosˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to show
fantasia /fanˈta.sja/ B2	noun - fantasy, imagination

Key Grammar Structures

• Cómo te llamas baby?

  ➔ Interrogative form for asking someone's name.

  ➔ The phrase "Cómo te llamas" translates to "What is your name?"

• Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready.

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a command.

  ➔ The phrase "Dile a tus amigas" means "Tell your friends".

• La noche es de nosotros tú lo sabes.

  ➔ Present tense used to express a fact.

  ➔ The phrase "La noche es de nosotros" translates to "The night is ours".

• Esa criminal como lo mueve es un delito.

  ➔ Simile used to compare actions.

  ➔ The phrase "como lo mueve" means "how she moves it".

• Tienes criminality, pero te doy fatality.

  ➔ Use of noun to describe a characteristic.

  ➔ The word "criminality" refers to a quality of being criminal.

• Échale échale échale pa’ tras.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "Échale" means "Put it" or "Throw it".

• Come with a nice young lady.

  ➔ Use of prepositions to indicate accompaniment.

  ➔ The phrase "Come with" indicates joining someone.