La Gozadera – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gente de Zona, Marc Anthony
• Album: Visualízate

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Miami me lo confirmó

Miami confirmed it for me

Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona

Puerto Rico me lo regaló

Puerto Rico gave it to me

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Dominicana ya repicó

Dominican Republic already responded

Yelelei yelelei ohh

Yelelei yelelei ohh

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo (Ponle)

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me (Put it)

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmó (¿Qué me confirmó?)

And the party started, Miami confirmed it for me (What did it confirm?)

Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló

And the rice and beans, Puerto Rico gave it to me

Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó

And the merengue drums, Dominican Republic already responded

Con México, Colombia y Venezuela

With Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me

Repicando

Echoing

La cosa está bien dura, la cosa está divina

Things are really tough, things are divine

Perú con Honduras, Chile con Argentina

Peru with Honduras, Chile with Argentina

Panamá trae la zandunga, Ecuador bilirrubina

Panama brings the dance, Ecuador's got the rhythm

Y Uruguay con Paraguay, hermano con Costa Rica

And Uruguay with Paraguay, brothers with Costa Rica

Bolivia viene llegando, Brasil ya está en camino

Bolivia is arriving, Brazil is on its way

El mundo se está sumando, a la fiesta de los latinos (Ponle)

The world is joining in the Latin party (Put it)

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmó

And the party started, Miami confirmed it for me

Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló

And the rice and beans, Puerto Rico gave it to me

Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó

And the merengue drums, Dominican Republic already responded

Con México, Colombia y Venezuela

With Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmó

And the party started, Miami confirmed it for me

Ay el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló

Oh, the rice and beans, Puerto Rico gave it to me

Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó

And the merengue drums, Dominican Republic already responded

Con México, Colombia y Venezuela

With Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me

(Marc Anthony)

(Marc Anthony)

Vamos Guatemala, la fiesta te espera

Let's go Guatemala, the party awaits you

Llama a Nicaragua, El Salvador se cuela

Call Nicaragua, El Salvador sneaks in

Yo canto desde Cuba y el mundo se entera

I sing from Cuba, and the world hears

Si tú eres Latino, saca tu bandera

If you're Latino, wave your flag

Ponle

Put it

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmó

And the party started, Miami confirmed it for me

Y el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló (¿Qué es la que hay, papá?)

And the rice and beans, Puerto Rico gave it to me (What's up, dad?)

Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó

And the merengue drums, Dominican Republic already responded

Con México, Colombia y Venezuela

With Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me

Y se formó la gozadera, Miami me lo confirmó

And the party started, Miami confirmed it for me

Ay el arroz con habichuela, Puerto Rico me lo regaló (Boricua)

Oh, the rice and beans, Puerto Rico gave it to me (Boricua)

Y la tambora merenguera, Dominicana ya repicó

And the merengue drums, Dominican Republic already responded

Con México, Colombia y Venezuela

With Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela

Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

And from the Caribbean, it's you and me

Pa' los parceros y las parceras, vamos

For the friends, let's go

¿Qué la que hay papá?

How's it going, dad?

Ahora sí, nadie nos baja de aquí

Now no one can bring us down

Ponle ahí, cuchi cui

Put it there, cuchi cui

Gustoso y mira cómo gozo (Botin)

Joyful, and look how I enjoy (Botin)

Yo te lo dije

I told you

Gente de Zona

Gente de Zona

Tú sabes

You know

Lo mejor que suena hoy

The best thing playing today

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confirmó /kon.fiˈɾo/ B1	verb - to confirm, to verify
regaló /re.ɣaˈlo/ A2	verb - to give as a gift
repicó /re.piˈko/ B1	verb - to make a loud sound, to tingle (figurative)
formó /fɔˈɾmo/ A2	verb - to form, to shape
dura /ˈdu.ɾa/ A2	adjective - hard, tough
divina /diˈβi.na/ B2	adjective - divine, heavenly
trae /tɾe.a/ A2	verb - to bring
bailarina /bai.laˈɾi.na/ B2	noun - dancer, ballerina
caribe /kaˈɾi.be/ A1	noun - caribbean, Caribbean Sea
somos /ˈso.mos/ A2	verb - we are
fiesta /fjes.ta/ A1	noun - party, celebration
baja /ˈba.xa/ A2	verb - to go down, to descend
naciones /naˈsjo.nes/ B2	noun - nations, countries

Key Grammar Structures

• Miami me lo confirmó

  ➔ Clitic pronoun placement with direct object pronouns

  ➔ In Spanish, object pronouns like "lo" are placed before the conjugated verb, e.g., "me lo confirmó" meaning "confirmed it to me".

• Y del Caribe somos tú y yo

  ➔ Use of "somos" (we are) to express identity or belonging

  ➔ "Somos" is the first person plural form of "ser" (to be) in Spanish, used here to emphasize collective identity or belonging.

• Y se formó la gozadera

  ➔ Reflexive or passive use of "se" to indicate an action happening spontaneously or collectively

  ➔ In Spanish, "se" can be used as an agentless or impersonal marker to indicate actions without specifying who performs them, often used in passive or spontaneous contexts.

• La cosa está bien dura

  ➔ Use of "está" (to be) in the present tense plus adjective to describe a current state

  ➔ "Está" is the third person singular of "estar" in the present tense, used with adjectives to express a temporary or current condition.

• Vamos Guatemala, la fiesta te espera

  ➔ Use of "Vamos" (let's go) as an imperative or invitation with the subjunctive form

  ➔ "Vamos" is the first person plural form of "ir" (to go) in the present tense, often used as an imperative or invitation in Spanish.