Lyrics & Translation
Experience the fusion of reggaeton and heartfelt emotion in Daddy Yankee's "Llamado De Emergencia." This song offers a unique way to explore metaphorical language, using medical terms to describe the pain of love and loss. Dive in to understand how music can turn personal suffering into a universal cry for connection.
Emergency call from 911 system
A dying man with what appears to be a heart attack
We need immediate assistance in the area
Come and heal my pain
You have the cure for this love
I'm making this call so you'll come back
Can't you see I'm suffering, this test is too hard?
There's a dying man here
Tell me, who can bring him back?
There's a dying man here
Tell me, who can bring him back?
You have the recipe, the secret formula
To get my heart in rhythm
There's no medicine, doctors, or aspirin
For the pain my heart feels
I can barely feel my heartbeat
Help, paramedics, come rescue me
I need an electric shock
Hey-hey, from your warmth
A serum of love, that's what I need
I want you to give me mouth-to-mouth
And let our bed be the stretcher
There's a fallen man here who needs you, oh man
Come quickly, come quickly
This is an emergency call, baby
Come quickly, come quickly
Come and heal my pain
You have the cure for this love
I'm making this call so you'll come back
Can't you see I'm suffering, this test is too hard?
Hold me and say you love me
Hold me and say you love me (stay)
Hey, give relief to my soul, inject some calm (stay)
Hey, can't you see I’m dying for your love, girl
Without you my path disappears
Without you, thorns are what bloom
Without you, I don't live
Without you, the love story isn't written
Without you, my poem has no verses
Without you, the star in my universe doesn't shine
My vital signs are dropping, please come
Come quickly, come quickly
This is an emergency call, baby
Come quickly, come quickly
Come and heal my pain
You have the cure for this love
I'm making this call so you'll come back
Can't you see I'm suffering, this test is too hard?
Come quickly, come quickly
Come quickly, come quickly
Come quickly, come quickly
Come quickly, come quickly
Control, we need assistance in the area
We're losing him, we're losing him
Control, he's slipping away, he's slipping away
Key Vocabulary
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llamado /ʎaˈmaðo/ A2 |
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emergencia /emeɾˈxenθja/ B1 |
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dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2 |
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cura /ˈkuɾa/ A2 |
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sufriendo /sufˈɾjendo/ B1 |
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hombre /ˈombɾe/ A1 |
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corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2 |
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asistencia /asistenˈθja/ B1 |
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receta /reˈθeta/ B1 |
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medicina /meðisiˈna/ A2 |
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calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2 |
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camino /kaˈmino/ A2 |
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alma /ˈalma/ A2 |
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historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2 |
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signos /ˈsiɡnos/ B1 |
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vuelve /ˈbwelβe/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tienes la cura de este amor
➔ Present simple of 'tener' (to have) - expressing possession/having the cure.
➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense in Spanish to state a current condition. "Tienes" means "you have". It's a direct statement indicating the person addressed possesses the cure for the described love.
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¿Tú no ves que estoy sufriendo, que es muy dura esta prueba?
➔ Present progressive (estar + gerund) - "estoy sufriendo" (I am suffering) expressing an ongoing action; relative clause "que es muy dura esta prueba" (that this test is very hard).
➔ The use of "estoy sufriendo" emphasizes the continuous nature of the suffering. The question aims to elicit empathy, questioning if the listener doesn't see the speaker's pain and the difficulty of the situation.
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Dime, ¿quién lo puede revivir?
➔ Interrogative pronoun "quién" (who); modal verb "puede" (can/is able to) + infinitive "revivir" (to revive).
➔ This line is a rhetorical question. It expresses the speaker's desperation and implies only the person they're addressing has the ability to save them.
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Para poner en ritmo mi corazón
➔ Preposition "para" (for/in order to) indicating purpose; verb in infinitive form "poner" (to put).
➔ "Para" + infinitive is a common structure to express purpose. The phrase explains the reason or goal behind an action – in this case, to get the heart back in rhythm.
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Casi no siento mis pálpitos
➔ Adverb "casi" (almost); negative particle "no"; present simple of "sentir" (to feel).
➔ The combination of "casi no" creates a weakened negation, indicating that the speaker is barely feeling their heartbeats. This further emphasizes the urgency of the situation.
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Quiero que me dé respiración boca a boca
➔ Subjunctive mood triggered by "Quiero que..." (I want that...); "dé" is the subjunctive form of "dar" (to give).
➔ "Quiero que" necessitates the use of the subjunctive mood in the following verb. This is because the speaker is expressing a desire or a wish, rather than a definite fact.
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Y abrázame y dime que me amas
➔ Imperative mood: "abrázame" (hug me); conjunction "y" (and); imperative mood: "dime" (tell me); indirect statement "que me amas" (that you love me).
➔ This line showcases direct commands and a requested declaration of love. The use of imperative verbs emphasizes the speaker's urgent need for affection and reassurance.
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Sin ti mi camino se desaparece
➔ Preposition "sin" (without); reflexive verb "desaparecerse" (to disappear), used here in the present simple.
➔ The reflexive form of "desaparecer" emphasizes the completeness of the disappearance. "Se desaparece" suggests that not only does the path vanish, but it ceases to exist entirely.
