Machucando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee
• Album: Barrio Fino En Directo

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the culture, and Daddy Yankee's "Machucando" is a perfect example of the vibrant world of reggaeton. This song can teach you common Puerto Rican slang and the energetic expressions used in a party atmosphere. The fast-paced lyrics are a great challenge for learners to practice their listening skills and get a feel for the rhythm and flow of urban Latin music. "Machucando" is special because it's a pure representation of the reggaeton genre during its rise to global fame, produced by the iconic Luny Tunes, making it a key track in the history of the movement.

[English]

Dancing-o-o

We’ll settle our thing by dancing-o-o

No fear, keep going, you’re heating me up-o-o (What’s up, ma?!)

Ask for what you want, I’m not playing-o-o

No fear, let the rhythm take over-o-o (Motherfu-, are you ready?!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Keep it going!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding

Like an animal, like an animal

I’m gonna take her, I’m gonna devour her

Like an animal, like an animal

I’m gonna take her (grinding)

Through the city, that material

Way too brutal

Super abnormal, savage sound

Like an animal, like an animal (grinding)

Fierce, wild, wild

I’ll give her the Latin flavor, even if the neighbors complain (let ‘em know)

Wild, fierce, wild

So she can stay alone with me

Dancing-o-o

We’ll settle our thing by dancing-o-o

No fear, keep going, you’re heating me up-o-o (What’s up, ma?!)

Ask for what you want, I’m not playing-o-o

No fear, let the rhythm take over-o-o (Motherfu-, are you ready?!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding

Grinding (Yeah!) (drop the bass, Luny)

Grinding (Yeah!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding

Like an animal, like an animal

That goes hunting to kill

Like an animal, like an animal

I wanna attack her, I wanna attack her

Hard, hard, that material

Sisikiriti, way too brutal

Watch out for the animal (grinding)

Fierce, wild, wild

Size doesn’t matter, godfather, with the flow I give you, Latin style

Keep it going, wild, fierce, wild (stop)

We weren’t

Like a wild, lethal animal

I go after my prey, so natural

At 100 degrees, stickier than Crazy Glue

Sweating like barbecue chicken

Mazinger grinding with his Sayaka

With the extra, the tostón gets crushed

Still underground, staying strong

Money and fame haven’t changed me (all night long)

Dancing-o-o

We’ll settle our thing by dancing-o-o

No fear, keep going, you’re heating me up-o-o (What’s up, ma!)

Ask for what you want, I’m not playing-o-o

No fear, let the rhythm take over-o-o

Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee!

Lu-Lu-Luny Tunes!

Live

We simply don’t fail (Daddy!)

No unnecessary talk

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding (Yeah!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Grinding (Yeah!)

Grinding

...

[Spanish]

Bailando-o-o

Lo de nosotro' vamo'a resolverlo bailando-o-o

Sin miedo dale que me está' calentando-o-o (¡¿qué pasó, ma?!)

Pide lo que tú quiera', no 'toy jugando-o-o

Sin miedo, déjate llevar por el mambo-o-o (motherfu-, are you ready?!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡síguelo!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando

Como un animal, como un animal

Me la vo'a tirar, la vo'a devorar

Como un animal, como un animal

Me la vo'a llevar (machucando)

Por la capital, ese material

Demasia'o brutal

Súper anormal, sonido bestial

Como un animal, como un animal (machucando)

Rabioso, canino, canino

Le vo'a dar el sabor latino, aunque se molesten lo' vecino' (let 'em know)

Canino, rabioso, canino

Pa' que ella pueda quedarse sola conmigo

Bailando-o-o

Lo de nosotro' vamo'a resolverlo bailando-o-o

Sin miedo, dale que me está' calentando-o-o (¡¿qué pasó, ma?!)

Pide lo que tú quiera', no 'toy jugando-o-o

Sin miedo, déjate llevar por el mambo-o-o (motherfu-, are you ready?!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando

Machucando (¡eh!) (suelte el bajo, Luny)

Machucando (¡eh!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando

Como un animal, como un animal

Que sale a cazar pa' ir a matar

Como un animal, como un animal

La quiero atacar, la quiero atacar

Bien, bien, bien duro ese material

Sisikiriti demasia'o brutal

Cuidado con el animal (machucando)

Rabioso, canino, canino

En el tamaño, no importa, padrino, con el flow que te doy, latino

Síguelo, canino, rabioso, canino (stop)

No' fuimos

Como un, como un animal salvaje y letal

Le doy pa' encima a mi presa, muy natural

A 100 grado', pega'o má' que El Crazy Glue

Suda la piel como pollo a la barbecue

El Mazinger perreándose a su Sayaka

Con el pilón, el tostón se machaca

Sigo underground, bien pega'o

El dinero y la fama no me han cambia'o (toda la noche activa'o)

Bailando-o-o

Lo de nosotro' vamo'a resolverlo bailando-o-o

Sin miedo, dale que me está' calentando-o-o (¡qué pasó, ma!)

Pide lo que tú quiera', no 'toy jugando-o-o

Sin miedo, déjate llevar por el mambo-o-o

¡Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee!

¡Lu-Lu-Luny Tunes!

En directo

Simplemente no fallamo' (¡Daddy!)

Sin mucho palabreo

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando (¡eh!) (Daddy, Daddy)

Machucando (¡eh!)

Machucando

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
machucar /matʃuˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to crush or mash with force
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance to music
animal /aniˈmal/ A2	noun - a living creature that moves and feeds on organic matter adjective - instinctive or wild in behavior
resolver /resolˈbeɾ/ B1	verb - to solve or settle something
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear or feeling of being afraid
calentar /kalentaɾ/ B2	verb - to heat or make warm
pedir /peˈðiɾ/ A2	verb - to ask or request something
jugar /xuˈɡaɾ/ A1	verb - to play a game or sport
dejarse /deˈxaɾse/ B1	verb - to allow oneself to do something, to let oneself go
llevar /ʎeˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to carry or take along
capital /kapital/ B1	noun - main city of a country or region
material /mateɾiˈal/ B2	noun - substance or matter used to make something
brutal /bɾuˈtal/ C1	adjective - extreme, violent, or intense
bestial /besˈtjal/ C1	adjective - beast-like or animalistic in nature
rabioso /raˈβjoso/ C1	adjective - furious or rabid in behavior
canino /kaˈnino/ C1	adjective - relating to dogs or having dog-like traits
vecino /beˈθino/ A2	noun - a person living nearby, neighbor
presa /ˈpɾesa/ B2	noun - prey or catch for a hunter
fama /ˈfama/ B1	noun - state of being well-known or famous

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Lo de nosotro' vamo'a resolverlo bailando-o-o]

  ➔ Use of 'vamos a + infinitive' for near future.

  ➔ The expression 'vamo'a resolverlo' is a colloquial contraction of 'vamos a resolverlo', meaning 'we are going to solve it.'

• [translate:Sin miedo]

  ➔ Use of 'sin + noun' to express absence of something.

  ➔ The phrase 'sin miedo' means 'without fear' — expressing confidence or courage.

• [translate:Pide lo que tú quiera', no 'toy jugando-o-o]

  ➔ Use of 'imperative' form 'pide' for giving direct commands.

  ➔ ‘Pide’ comes from 'pedir', telling someone to ask for what they want.

• [translate:Déjate llevar por el mambo]

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb 'dejarse' to express 'let oneself be carried by.'

  ➔ ‘Déjate llevar’ literally means 'let yourself go' — encouraging relaxation or spontaneity.

• [translate:Me la vo'a tirar, la vo'a devorar]

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'vo'a' from 'voy a' for near future.

  ➔ 'Me la vo’a devorar' means 'I’m going to devour her' — a figurative future expression.

• [translate:Por la capital]

  ➔ Use of preposition 'por' to indicate location or movement within a place.

  ➔ 'Por la capital' means 'through the capital,' emphasizing movement within the city.

• [translate:Le vo'a dar el sabor latino]

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le' used to indicate 'to her' or 'to him'.

  ➔ 'Le vo’a dar' means 'I’m going to give him/her,' showing the action affects someone indirectly.

• [translate:Suda la piel como pollo a la barbecue]

  ➔ Comparison using 'como' to express similarity ('like/as').

  ➔ The phrase compares the sweating skin to grilled chicken to amplify heat imagery.