Llamado De Emergencia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee
• Album: Talento de Barrio

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.

[English]

Attention all units

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

...

[Spanish]

Atención a todas las unidades

Llamado de emergencia del sistema 911

Hombre moribundo con aparente ataque cardíaco

Necesitamos asistencia de inmediato en el área

Ven y sana mi dolor

Tienes la cura de este amor

Hago este llamado para que tú vuelvas

¿Tú no ves que estoy sufriendo, que es muy dura esta prueba?

Hay un hombre moribundo aquí

Dime, ¿quién lo puede revivir?

Hay un hombre moribundo aquí

Dime, ¿quién lo puede revivir?

Tú tienes la receta, la fórmula secreta

Para poner en ritmo mi corazón

No existe medicina, doctores ni aspirina

Para el dolor que siente mi corazón

Casi no siento mis pálpitos

Al rescate que venga la paramédico

Necesito que me dé un electroshock

Eh-eh, de tu calor

Un suero de cariño, es lo que me toca

Quiero que me dé respiración boca a boca

Y que la camilla sea nuestra camita

Hay un hombre caído que a ti te necesita, ay, hombre

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Es un llamado de emergencia, baby

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Ven y sana mi dolor

Tienes la cura de este amor

Hago este llamado para que tú vuelvas

¿Tú no ves que estoy sufriendo, que es muy dura esta prueba?

Y abrázame y dime que me amas

Abrázame y dime que me amas (quédate)

Hey, y dale alivio a mi alma, inyéctale calma (quédate)

Hey, que tú no ves que por tu amor yo me muero, ma

Sin ti mi camino se desaparece

Sin ti las espinas son las que florecen

Sin ti yo no vivo

Sin ti no se escribe la historia del amor

Sin ti mi poema se queda sin versos

Sin ti no ilumina la estrella en mi universo

Mis signos vitales van disminuyendo, ven por favor

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Es un llamado de emergencia, baby

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Ven y sana mi dolor

Tienes la cura de este amor

Hago este llamado para que tú vuelvas

¿Tú no ves que estoy sufriendo, que es muy dura esta prueba?

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Ven aquí rápido, ven aquí rápido

Control, necesitamos asistencia en el área

Lo estamos perdiendo, lo estamos perdiendo

Control, se nos va, se nos va

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
llamado /ʎaˈmaðo/ A2	noun - call
emergencia /emeɾˈxenθja/ B1	noun - emergency
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
cura /ˈkuɾa/ A2	noun - cure
sufriendo /sufˈɾjendo/ B1	verb - suffering
hombre /ˈombɾe/ A1	noun - man
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
asistencia /asistenˈθja/ B1	noun - assistance
receta /reˈθeta/ B1	noun - recipe
medicina /meðisiˈna/ A2	noun - medicine
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - heat
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
historia /isˈtoɾja/ A2	noun - story
signos /ˈsiɡnos/ B1	noun - signs
vuelve /ˈbwelβe/ A2	verb - returns

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• ¿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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.