Havana – English Lyrics

• By: Camila Cabello, Daddy Yankee

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fun and effective method, and Camila Cabello's 'Havana' is a great place to start with Spanish. The song's catchy rhythm and blend of English and Spanish lyrics, like the word 'malo,' make it easy to pick up new vocabulary while enjoying a global hit. Its story of love and nostalgia for Cabello's Cuban roots adds a rich cultural layer to your learning experience.

[English]

Woo!

Havana, ooh na-na

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah

Oh, but my heart is in Havana

There's somethin' 'bout his manners

Havana, ooh na-na

He didn't walk up with that, "How you doin'?"

When he came in the room

He said there's a lot of girls I can do with (hey!)

But I can't without you

I knew him forever in a minute

That summer night in June

And papa says he got malo in him

He got me feelin' like

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

I knew it when I met him, I loved him when I left him

Got me feelin' like, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And then I had to tell him, I had to go

Oh, na-na-na-na-na

Havana, ooh na-na (hey!)

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na

Oh, but my heart is in Havana

My heart is in Havana

Havana, ooh na-na

I knew I was there when I read the signs (sing!)

Welcome to La Yuma

I knew it was him when he hugged from behind

It gets me every time

And he's put in work, but it's in the streets

He said, "Girl, can you ride?"

And this is the part that my daddy told me

He got me feelin' like

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

I knew it when I met him, I loved him when I left him

Got me feelin' like (sing!) Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

And then I had to tell him, I had to go

Oh, na-na-na-na-na

Havana, ooh na-na

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na

Oh, but my heart is in Havana

My heart is in Havana

Havana, ooh na-na

London!

Everybody sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Sing oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Louder! (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Everybody say oh-oh-oh-oh

Louder! (Oh-oh-oh-oh), there you go!

Say oh-oh-oh-oh, scream!

Chris, you ready?

One, two, and a one, two, three, hey!

Havana, ooh na-na (let me hear you sing)

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na (clap!)

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (everybody clap!)

Oh, but my heart is in Havana

My heart is in Havana (woo!)

Havana, ooh na-na

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na, yeah!

You took me back to East Atlanta, oh, ooh

My heart is in Havana

My heart is in Havana

Havana, ooh na-na

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - move from one place to another; travel.
met /met/ A1	verb - past tense of meet, to encounter someone.
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to express something to someone.
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town.
room /ruːm/ A2	noun - a space that is separated from other spaces by walls.
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2	noun - the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours.
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone). noun - an intense feeling of affection.
daddy /ˈdædi/ A1	noun - father
manners /ˈmænərz/ B1	noun - a person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others.
welcome /ˈwelkʌm/ A2	verb - greet (someone) in a polite or friendly way.

Key Grammar Structures

• Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a current state or fact, indicated by the verb 'is'.

• He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe an action that has already happened, indicated by the verb 'took'.

• I knew him forever in a minute

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate a completed action in the past, shown by the verb 'knew'.

• I had to tell him, I had to go

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Modal Verb

  ➔ The phrase combines the past simple tense with the modal verb 'had to' to express necessity in the past.

• He said there's a lot of girls I can do with

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ The phrase uses reported speech to convey what someone else has said, indicated by 'He said'.

• There's somethin' 'bout his manners

  ➔ Contraction and Informal Language

  ➔ The phrase uses a contraction 'There's' for 'There is', which is common in informal speech.

• And this is the part that my daddy told me

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase includes a relative clause 'that my daddy told me' to provide more information about 'the part'.