Dancehall Love Story – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens
• Album: Dancehall Love Story - Single

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey with Konshens' "Dancehall Love Story." This energetic dancehall track, rich with a romantic narrative set in Jamaica, offers a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant language and culture of dancehall music. Learn how expressions of love and storytelling intertwine with infectious rhythms, making it special for its engaging lyrical content and authentic Caribbean feel.

[English]

I'm nervous, I feel like as soon as I get back home,

everything's going to be stressed with work and...

Feel like it was a bad time to come, you know.

You'll be fine, don't worry, don't stress. You're in Jamaica.

That's what I'm nervous about.

You're gonna have so much fun, don't worry. I'll show you everything.

Don't worry, you're good. Have fun. You're gonna love it.

Like a dancehall love story.

Like a dancehall love story.

Love story.

Like a dancehall love story.

Fix good.

Don de suh.

What a teez fi fi up dung de suh.

Take time. No bile it up.

So good mi feel fi wipe it up.

Wine it up, wine it up.

That's how the name she in line keep up.

First she seh, "Oh no, you bright you know."

Then she go say, "Ooh bwoy, you right you know."

Like a dancehall love story.

On the dance floor we are make a movie.

With your co-star for me, me a Brad Pitt, you a Angelina Jolie.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Alright, hear we go.

Some machine, seh any bwoy weh cyah get a gyal now, come off a di field. You nuh good.

You body comfortable.

You know me, say reliable.

You swag up like seven.

You ain't regular rude but a bedroom devil.

I just wanna make you smile.

And anything you want.

I wanna love you all the while.

Baby you feel fi give di boss child.

Like a dancehall love story.

On the dance floor we are make a movie.

With your co-star for me, me a Brad Pitt, you a Angelina Jolie.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Fix good.

Don de suh.

What a teez fi fi up dung de suh.

Take time. No bile it up.

So good mi feel fi wipe it up.

Wine it up, wine it up.

That's how the name she in line keep up.

First she seh, "Oh no, you bright you know."

Then she go say, "Ooh bwoy, you right you know."

Like a dancehall love story.

On the dance floor we are make a movie.

With your co-star for me, me a Brad Pitt, you a Angelina Jolie.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Hold me, hold me.

Like a dancehall love story.

Bubblin' slowly, slowly.

Like a dancehall love story.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B1	adjective - feeling worried or anxious
stress /stres/ B1	verb - to give someone anxiety or cause them worry noun - pressure or worry caused by the problems in someone's life
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room on which you stand
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a series of moving pictures recorded with sound that tells a story
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - grasp, keep, or carry (something) with one's hands, arms, or body
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or an animal
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - form one's face into a pleased or amused expression noun - a pleased or amused expression on a person's face
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for
reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl/ B1	adjective - able to be trusted or believed
wine /waɪn/ B1	verb - dance with a wriggling motion of the hips
devil /ˈdevəl/ B2	noun - the supreme spirit of evil

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm nervous, I feel like as soon as I get back home,

  ➔ Present Simple + like + clause

  ➔ The structure "I feel like..." is used to express a personal feeling or opinion, often followed by a clause describing the feeling.

• You'll be fine, don't worry, don't stress. You're in Jamaica.

  ➔ Future Simple (contracted) + Imperative

  ➔ "You'll be fine" uses the contracted form of the future simple tense to reassure, followed by imperative forms "don't worry" and "don't stress" for direct advice.

• Like a dancehall love story.

  ➔ Simile (Like + noun)

  ➔ The phrase uses "like" to compare the situation to a "dancehall love story," emphasizing the romantic and vibrant atmosphere.

• On the dance floor we are make a movie.

  ➔ Present Continuous (error: should be 'making')

  ➔ The sentence incorrectly uses 'make' instead of 'making' in the present continuous tense, which is used to describe an action happening now.

• Me a Brad Pitt, you a Angelina Jolie.

  ➔ Subject + a + noun (Jamaican Patois)

  ➔ This structure is typical in Jamaican Patois, where 'a' is used instead of 'am' or 'is' to indicate identity or role.