LA PLENA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Beéle, Westcol, Ovy On The Drums
• Album: W Sound 05

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Latin urban music with 'LA PLENA'! This catchy Afrobeat-infused track, a collaboration between Beéle, Westcol, and Ovy On The Drums, is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish. Its passionate lyrics about love at first sight and irresistible attraction, coupled with popular Colombian colloquialisms like 'parcerita' and 'costeño,' offer a lively and authentic language learning experience that's both enjoyable and culturally enriching.

[English]

O-O-Ovy On The Drums

You're the apple of my eye, you

You're everything I want

A beer to quench the thirst?, no

Better to be kissed by your little mouth, my love

Temptations, just like you

Deserve sins like me

Oh, if you want to, just give the signal (yeh-yeh)

You know I'm not gonna say no

Oh, you have the magic, you do have a little something

That I love, drives me crazy (alright)

Sleeping with you was love at first sight

When you danced like that

On the neck, kisses and little tongue

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

And sometimes

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

La Plena!

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh (hear it), uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Listen, the thing is, ever since I saw your face

I fall in love with you completely, 'cause you have a je ne sais quoi

I feel like you feel the same when I look at you

What do you say if we chill and watch the sunrise? (¡Prr, uh!)

I want to be your everything, I want you to be my everything

I tell her: "Soft low", and then she comes and rubs it (¡uah!)

Let's see each other later, if you don't like hell

Why do you come to the devil and fool him?

She's a paisa partner, and I'm a coastal guy

I press her on a tile

To speak clearly, zero pretension

It's known that you're pure poison

Oh, you have the magic, you do have a little something

That I love, drives me crazy

Sleeping with you was love at first sight

When you danced like that

On the neck, kisses and little tongue

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

And sometimes

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh (hear it)

La Plena!

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

I know you love it, it drives you crazy

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Beéle

Wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh!

Ovy On The Rasta Drums (I get it)

W Sound

Aye

Alright

...

[Spanish]

O-O-Ovy On The Drums

Eres la niña de mis ojos, tú

Eres todo lo que quiero yo

¿Una cerveza pa calmar la sed?, no

Mejor ser besado por su boquita, amor

Las tentaciones, así como tú

Merecen pecados como yo

Ay, si tú quieres, solo da la lu' (yeh-yeh)

Tú sabes que no vo'a a decir que no

Ay, tienes la magia, tú sí tienes una vainita

Que a mí me encanta, me enloquece (alright)

Dormir contigo fue amor a primera vista

Cuando bailabas así

Por el cuellito, besito y lengüita

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Y a veces

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

¡La plena!

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh-uh (óyelo), uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Oye, lo que pasa es que desde que vi tu cara

Me enamoro de ti toda, es que tú tiene' un no sé qué

Siento que te pasa lo mismo cuando te miro

¿Qué dices si nos parchamos a ver el amanecer? (¡Prr, uh!)

Quiero ser tu todo, quiero que tú seas mi toa

Le digo: "Soft low", y luego viene y me lo soba (¡uah!)

Vamo'a vernos luego, si no te gusta el infierno

¿Pa qué vienes al diablo y lo emboba'?

Ella parcerita paisa, y yo costeño coleto

En una baldosa la aprieto

Pa hablarte claro, cero visaje

Se sabe que tú eres puro veneno

Ay, tienes la magia, tú sí tiene' una vainita

Que a mí me encanta, me enloquece

Dormir contigo fue amor a primera vista

Cuando bailabas así

Por el cuellito, besito y lengüita

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Y a veces

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh (óyelo)

¡La plena!

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Sé que te encanta, te enloquece

Uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Beéle

¡Wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wuh!

Ovy On The Rasta Drums (lo tomo)

W Sound

Aye

Alright

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
niña /ˈni.ɲa/ A1	noun - girl
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
cerveza /seɾˈβe.sa/ A1	noun - beer
sed /sed/ A1	noun - thirst
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
tentación /tentaˈsjon/ B1	noun - temptation
pecado /peˈka.do/ B1	noun - sin
magia /ˈma.xi.a/ B1	noun - magic
encantar /enˈkan.taɾ/ B2	verb - to enchant, to delight
enloquecer /enlokeˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to drive crazy, to go mad
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ B1	verb - to sleep
vista /ˈbis.ta/ B1	noun - view, sight
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to dance
cuellito /kweˈʝi.to/ B2	noun - little neck
beso /ˈbe.so/ A1	noun - kiss
lengua /ˈleŋɡwa/ A1	noun - tongue
plena /ˈple.na/ B2	adjective - full; also a music genre (Plena)
cara /ˈka.ɾa/ A1	noun - face
enamorar /e.na.moˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to fall in love, to make love
veneno /beˈne.no/ B1	noun - poison

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Una cerveza pa calmar la sed?, no

  ➔ Colloquial preposition "pa" = "para" before an infinitive.

  ➔ The word "pa" replaces the standard "para" before the infinitive "calmar".

• Mejor ser besado por su boquita, amor

  ➔ Infinitive phrase used as subject/complement after "mejor" (comparative).

  ➔ The infinitive "ser" functions as the subject of the clause: "Mejor **"ser"** besado..."

• Ay, si tú quieres, solo da la lu'

  ➔ Conditional clause with "si" + present indicative.

  ➔ The word "si" introduces a condition, and the verb "quieres" is in the present: "si tú **"quieres"**".

• Tú sabes que no vo'a a decir que no

  ➔ Future periphrastic construction "voy a + infinitive" (colloquial contraction "vo'a").

  ➔ The phrase "vo'a" is a colloquial contraction of "voy a", which introduces the infinitive "decir": "vo'a **"a"** decir".

• Dormir contigo fue amor a primera vista

  ➔ Infinitive as subject + simple past "fue".

  ➔ The infinitive "Dormir" functions as the subject of the sentence, followed by the past verb "fue": "**"Dormir"** contigo fue..."

• Cuando bailabas así

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe an ongoing past action.

  ➔ The verb "bailabas" is in the imperfect, indicating a repeated or ongoing action: "Cuando **"bailabas"** así..."

• ¿Qué dices si nos parchamos a ver el amanecer?

  ➔ Indirect question + conditional clause with "si" + present; infinitive after preposition "a".

  ➔ The phrase "si nos parchamos" is a conditional clause introduced by "si"; the infinitive "ver" follows the preposition "a": "a **"ver"** el amanecer".

• Quiero ser tu todo, quiero que tú seas mi toa

  ➔ Use of subjunctive "seas" after the verb of desire "quiero que".

  ➔ The verb "quiero" triggers the subjunctive; therefore "tú **"seas"**" appears after "quiero que".

• Vamo'a vernos luego, si no te gusta el infierno

  ➔ "Vamos a + infinitive" future intention; colloquial contraction "vamo'a".

  ➔ The colloquial form "vamo'a" stands for "vamos a", followed by the infinitive "vernos": "vamo'a **"vernos"**".