Dale Don Dale – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Don Omar

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the infectious energy of 'Dale Don Dale' to master Caribbean Spanish slang and rhythmic phrasing. This track is a perfect study in how to use repetitive, high-energy vocabulary to build command and engagement in social dance settings.

[English]

Gocho

Don, Don

(M-V-P)

Go for it

Go for it Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up, Boster, go, go

Go for it, Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up (Boster, go)

I'm going full throttle to catch her in a corner like rum

She's so classy, a total killer

She does her hair and gets fancy, she gets dressed and puts on makeup

Relax, baby, or I'll have you in my chair

Today you're going to be mine

The Don challenges you, stay sure in my life

Watch out if he hits on you and your boyfriend gets aggressive

I'll start a war, and if Boster catches him

It won't even bother him

Go for it

Go for it, Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up, Boster, go, go

Go for it, Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up (Boster, go)

They tell me, mami, that tonight you're wild and free

(Go for it, papi, I'm as loose as a shutter)

Boster and the young boys are hunting you down

(Let them come, I'm as loose as a shutter)

There's a line of talkers waiting to go hard on you

(Let them get ready, I'm as loose as a shutter)

So let loose, just like a shutter

(Go for it, Omar, I'm as loose as a shutter)

They tell me, mami, that tonight you're wild and free

(Go for it, papi, I'm as loose as a shutter)

Boster and the young boys are hunting you down

(Let them come, I'm as loose as a shutter)

There's a line of talkers waiting to go hard on you

(Let them get ready, I'm as loose as a shutter)

So let loose, just like a shutter

(Go for it, Omar, I'm as loose as a shutter)

I'm her man, she's my girl in heat

She wants to look for some real trouble

She wants to pretend she doesn't like the bling-bling

And when I sing low with my reggaeton dance

Her boyfriend is out there acting shady, he's

Telling me tonight there's going to be a shootout

Tell them I'm out patrolling with my man

(And whoever tries to play me, I swear I'll take him)

Go for it

Go for it, Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up, Boster, go, go

Go for it, Don, go for it

So the girls can move

To get the wild ones going

And if anyone slips up (Looney Tunes, go)

They tell me, mami, that tonight you're wild and free

(Go for it, papi, I'm as loose as a shutter)

Boster and the young boys are hunting you down

(Let them come, I'm as loose as a shutter)

There's a line of talkers waiting to go hard on you

(Let them get ready, I'm as loose as a shutter)

So let loose, just like a shutter

(Go for it, Omar, I'm as loose as a shutter)

They tell me, mami, that tonight you're wild and free

(Go for it, papi, I'm as loose as a shutter)

Boster and the young boys are hunting you down

(Let them come, I'm as loose as a shutter)

There's a line of talkers waiting to go hard on you

(Let them get ready, I'm as loose as a shutter)

So let loose, just like a shutter

(Go for it, Omar, I'm as loose as a shutter)

Looney Tunes, Cheka

And Noriega

M-V-P

There's nobody like us, go

There's nobody like us, go

Don

(Omar)

...

[Spanish]

Gocho

Don, Don

(M-V-P)

Dale

Dale Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale Boster dale, dale

Dale, Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale (Boster, dale)

Yo la cojo maquina pa' pillarla en una esquina como ron

Que fina, tremenda asesina

Se peina y se guilla, se viste y se maquilla

Tranquila, chiquilla o te siento en mi silla

Hoy tú vas a ser mía

El Don te desafía, segura en mi vida

Cuida'o si te tira y si tu novio se activa

Yo activo la guerrilla y si el Boster te lo pilla

No le va a dar ni cosquilla

Dale

Dale, Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale Boster dale, dale

Dale, Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale (Boster, dale)

Me dicen, mami, que esta noche tú estás al garete

(Dale, papi, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Te andan cazando el Boster y los mozalbetes

(Que se tiren, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Hay una fila de charlatanes pa' darte fuerte

(Que se alisten, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Entonces tírate bien suelta, como gabete

(Dale, Omar, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Me dicen, mami, que esta noche tú estás al garete

(Dale, papi, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Te andan cazando el Boster y los mozalbetes

(Que se tiren, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Hay una fila de charlatanes pa' darte fuerte

(Que se alisten, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Entonces tírate bien suelta, como gabete

(Dale, Omar, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Yo soy su gato, ella es mi gata en celos

Quiere buscar rebuleo del bueno

Quiere fingir que no les gusta el blin-blineo

Y cuando canto hasta abajo con mi perreo

Por ahí andan su novio en un fantasmeo, me está

Que esta noche va haber un tiroteo

Diles que yo ando con mi gato en el patrulleo

(Y al que se lamba, jura'o me lo llevo)

Dale

Dale, Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale Boster dale, dale

Dale, Don, dale

Pa' que se muevan la yales

Pa' activar los anormales

Y al que se resbale (Looney Tunes, dale)

Me dicen, mami, que esta noche tú estás al garete

(Dale, papi, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Te andan cazando el Boster y los mozalbetes

(Que se tiren, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Hay una fila de charlatanes pa' darte fuete

(Que se alisten, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Entonces tírate bien suelta, como gabete

(Dale, Omar, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Me dicen, mami, que esta noche tú estás al garete

(Dale, papi, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Te andan cazando el Boster y los mozalbetes

(Que se tiren, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Hay una fila de charlatanes pa' darte fuete

(Que se alisten, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Entonces tírate bien suelta, como gabete

(Dale, Omar, que estoy suelta como gabete)

Looney Tunes, Cheka

Y Noriega

M-V-P

No hay pa' nadie, pa'

No hay pa' nadie, pa'

Don

(Omar)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dale da-le A1	verb - give it/go ahead
activar ak-ti-bar B1	verb - to activate
resbalar res-ba-lar B1	verb - to slip
asesina a-se-si-na B2	noun/adjective - murderer/deadly
maquillar ma-ki-yar A2	verb - to put on makeup
desafiar de-sa-fyar B2	verb - to challenge
guerrilla ge-ri-ya B2	noun - guerrilla/irregular warfare
garete ga-re-te C2	noun/adjective - adrift/reckless (Caribbean slang)
charlatán char-la-tan C1	noun/adjective - charlatan/talkative braggart
gato ga-to A1	noun - cat/slang for boyfriend
celos ce-los B2	noun - jealousy
fingir fin-jir B2	verb - to pretend
tiroteo ti-ro-te-o B2	noun - shootout
patrulleo pa-tru-ye-o B2	noun - patrolling
alistar a-lis-tar B2	verb - to prepare/enlist

Key Grammar Structures

• Pa' que se muevan la yales

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ The phrase 'para que' always triggers the subjunctive mood to express purpose.

• Hoy tú vas a ser mía

  ➔ Periphrastic future (Ir a + infinitive)

  ➔ Used to express an action that will take place in the near future or a strong intention.

• Me dicen, mami, que esta noche tú estás al garete

  ➔ Subordinate clause (Que + indicative)

  ➔ The verb 'dicen' (they say) introduces a fact, requiring the indicative mood.

• Cuida'o si te tira

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (Si + present indicative)

  ➔ A real condition used to warn about a possible future event.

• No le va a dar ni cosquilla

  ➔ Double negation (No ... ni)

  ➔ Spanish uses 'ni' to emphasize the negative in a sentence where 'no' is already present.

• Yo soy su gato, ella es mi gata

  ➔ Verb 'Ser' for permanent identity

  ➔ Used here to define a social role or relationship status.

• Te andan cazando

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Andar + gerund)

  ➔ It implies a repetitive or continuous action, often with a slightly informal tone.

• Que esta noche va haber un tiroteo

  ➔ Impersonal form 'Haber' (Haber)

  ➔ In modern colloquial Spanish, 'va a haber' is used for existence regardless of number.