Muevete – English Lyrics

• By: Juanes

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Spanish with the internationally acclaimed artist Juanes and his fun song 'Muevete'! This song is a fantastic and engaging way for beginners to learn basic Spanish vocabulary for parts of the body. Its catchy tune and simple lyrics make it easy to sing along and dance, turning language learning into a joyful and active experience. Join Juanes, Elmo, and Rosita to learn and move!

[English]

JUANES: [SINGING]

There's three little words that I'd like you to know.

And once you have learned them, we're ready to go.

They're manos, cabeza, pies.

That's hands, head, and feet.

Manos, cabeza, pies.

Repeat!

ALL: Manos, cabeza, pies.

It's manos, cabeza, pies!

JUANES: That's hands--

ROSITA: Head--

ELMO: And feet.

JUANES: Now I want you to start moving

them all to the beat.

Here we go!

ALL: Muevete, muevete.

JUANES: Move your hands and head and feet.

ALL: Muevete, muevete.

JUANES: Move them all around to the sound of the beat.

Mueve las manos, mueve los pies.

Mueve la cabeza, [INAUDIBLE].

Move your hands and head and feet.

Move yourself around to the sound of the beat.

ALL: Manos, cabeza, pies.

Manos, cabeza, pies.

JUANES: Yes, moving around you can never go wrong.

But now I have come to the end of my song.

ALL: Muevete!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the arm, from the wrist to the fingers
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot; the terminal part of the leg below the ankle
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a main accent or rhythmic unit in music verb - to strike repeatedly
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear
moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy.
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to say something again
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	adverb - in a circle or at random

Key Grammar Structures

• There's three little words that I'd like you to know.

  ➔ Contraction 'There's' (There is), Conditional 'I'd like' (I would like), Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The contraction "There's" simplifies "There is". "I'd like" is a polite way of saying "I would like," expressing a wish. The clause "that I'd like you to know" modifies "three little words."

• And once you have learned them, we're ready to go.

  ➔ Present Perfect tense ('have learned'), Adverbial clause of time ('once'), Contraction 'we're' (we are)

  ➔ "Have learned" indicates an action completed before now. "Once" introduces a condition related to time. "We're" is a shortened version of "we are."

• Now I want you to start moving them all to the beat.

  ➔ Causative 'want you to start', Gerund 'moving'

  ➔ "Want you to start" expresses the speaker's desire for someone else to begin an action. "Moving" functions as a gerund, acting as a noun representing the action of moving.

• Mueve las manos, mueve los pies.

  ➔ Imperative mood (mueve), Definite articles (las manos, los pies)

  ➔ "Mueve" is the imperative form of the verb "mover" (to move), giving a direct command. "Las manos" and "los pies" use definite articles to specify which hands and feet are being referred to.

• Move yourself around to the sound of the beat.

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun ('yourself'), Prepositional phrase ('to the sound of the beat')

  ➔ "Yourself" is a reflexive pronoun, indicating that the subject is performing the action on itself. "To the sound of the beat" is a prepositional phrase that modifies the verb "move", specifying where the movement should be directed.

• Yes, moving around you can never go wrong.

  ➔ Adverb 'never', Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ "Never" is an adverb indicating that something will not happen at any time. "Can" is a modal verb expressing ability or possibility, in this case suggesting that there's no possibility of a negative outcome.

• But now I have come to the end of my song.

  ➔ Present perfect ('have come'), Prepositional phrase ('to the end of my song')

  ➔ "Have come" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. "To the end of my song" is a prepositional phrase specifying the location or destination reached.