No me dejes solo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel
• Album: Barrio Fino (Bonus Track Version)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of early-2000s reggaeton with "No Me Dejes Solo"! This high-octane collaboration is an excellent song for learning high-frequency Spanish phrases related to desire and excitement, such as 'Papi, tú me vuelves loca' (Daddy, you drive me crazy). Its powerful, driving rhythm and clear vocal delivery make it a perfect, energetic introduction to the lyrical style and flow that defined the genre's first global wave.

[English]

I remember when I met you (you know, Daddy!)

You said, "Tonight’s perfect for getting into trouble" (W!)

I remember when I slept in your bed (Yandel!)

You said you couldn’t live without me (c'mon, are you ready, ma? Let’s go!)

That’s why

Baby, don’t leave me alone

Daddy, don’t leave me alone

You love it when I spank you

Daddy, you drive me crazy

Baby, don’t leave me alone

Daddy, don’t leave me alone

You love it when I spank you (Daddy!)

Daddy, you drive me crazy (What?! What?! What?!)

I want your strawberry and peach scent

I’ll fuel the fire to light up that flame

Call me up, speed it up, get wild

What?! Let's go!

Fresh talk, you love to go fishing

Looking for a cane, but the giant kind

Harder, then I’ll tag you

As simple as one-to-one

I told you I’ve got the broth for that pot

Your mom and dad dropped the ball with you

I’ve got the fertilizer that poppy’s asking for

What?! (Daddy, go now!)

Baby, don’t leave me alone

Daddy, don’t leave me alone

You love it when I spank you

Daddy, you drive me crazy

Baby, don’t leave me alone

Daddy, don’t leave me alone

You love it when I spank you

Daddy, you drive me crazy

All the way down, baby, bend those knees

Shake that bumper hard and those plates

Steel booty that bends my rod

What?! Fired up ‘til the spark flies

It’s at the club where my girl takes flight (hey!)

She loves it when I kiss her neck (hey!)

Her kisses taste like candy

And if we’re heading for a fight, I’ll run her over (What?! What?! What?!)

I told you I’ve got the broth for that pot

Your mom and dad dropped the ball with you

I’ve got the fertilizer that poppy’s asking for

What?! (Daddy, go now!)

Baby, don’t leave me alone

Daddy, don’t leave me alone

You love it when I spank you

Daddy, you drive me crazy

Baby, don’t leave me alone (ah, ah)

Daddy, don’t leave me alone (ah, ah)

You love it when I spank you (ah, ah, yeah)

Daddy, you drive me crazy (ah)

Daddy! (Oh eh oh!)

Yandel, W! (Oh eh oh!)

Be realistic, man (oh eh oh!)

You know who sets the pace in this music (eh!), don’t go too far, man (oh eh oh!)

C'mon, man, Daddy! (Oh eh oh!)

Monserrate, DJ Urba y Fido (oh eh oh!)

For all the ladies in "Barrio Fino" (eh!)

C'mon

...

[Spanish]

Me acuerdo cuando yo te conocí (you know, ¡Daddy!)

Que dijiste: "esta noche tá buena pa hacer maldade'" (¡W!)

Me acuerdo cuando en tu cama dormí (¡Yandel!)

Que dijiste que tú no podía' vivir sin mí (c'mon, are you ready, ma? ¡Fuimo'!)

Por eso

Mami, no me dejes solo

Papi, no me dejes sola

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca

Mami, no me dejes solo

Papi, no me dejes sola

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto (¡Daddy!)

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca (¡¿qué?! ¡¿Qué?! ¡¿Qué?!)

Quiero tu aroma de fresa y melocotón

Pongo la leña pa prender ese fogón

Corre mi línea, acelera, mete chambón

¡¿Qué?! Let's go!

Canto 'e fresca, te gusta ir de pesca

Buscando caña pero de la gigantesca

Má' duro, entonce' yo te vacuno

Tan sencillo como el uno por uno

Te dije que yo tengo el caldo pa esa cacerola

Tu padre y tu madre contigo botaron la bola

Yo tengo el abono que tá pidiendo esa amapola

¡¿Qué?! (¡Papi, tírate ahora!)

Mami, no me dejes solo

Papi, no me dejes sola

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca

Mami, no me dejes solo

Papi, no me dejes sola

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca

Hasta abajo, mami, dobla la' rodilla'

Sacude el bómper duro y la' tablilla'

Booty de acero que me dobla la varilla

¡¿Qué?! Activa'o hasta botar la polilla

E' que en la disco e' que mi gata coge vuelo (¡hey!)

Le gusta que la bese por el cuello (¡hey!)

Su' besos saben a caramelo

Y si no' vamo' pal duelo, yo la atropello (¡¿qué?! ¡¿Qué?! ¡¿Qué?!)

Te dije que yo tengo el caldo pa esa cacerola

Tu padre y tu madre contigo botaron la bola

Yo tengo el abono que tá pidiendo esa amapola

¡¿Qué?! (¡Papi, tírate ahora!)

Mami, no me dejes solo

Papi, no me dejes sola

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca

Mami, no me dejes solo (ah, ah)

Papi, no me dejes sola (ah, ah)

Te gusta cuando yo te azoto (ah, ah, ajá)

Papi, tú me vuelve' loca (ah)

¡Daddy! (¡Oh eh oh!)

¡Yandel, W! (¡Oh eh oh!)

Pa, sé realista (¡oh eh oh!)

Tú sabe' quiénes son lo' que hacen la pauta en esta música (¡eh!), pa, no te vaya' muy lejo' (¡oh eh oh!)

C'mon, man, ¡Daddy! (¡Oh eh oh!)

Monserrate, DJ Urba y Fido (¡oh eh oh!)

Pa' toa' la' mami' en el "Barrio Fino" (¡eh!)

C'mon

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Me acuerdo cuando yo te conocí]

  ➔ Use of preterite tense (conocí) to describe a specific completed past action.

  ➔ The word 'conocí' shows a completed event — meeting someone — that happened once and ended.

• [translate:Que dijiste: 'esta noche tá buena pa hacer maldade']

  ➔ Use of preterite (dijiste) for reported speech and omission of 'para' in informal speech (‘pa’).

  ➔ 'Dijiste' means 'you said'; it introduces a spoken quote. 'Pa' is a shortened form of 'para' common in urban Spanish.

• [translate:Que dijiste que tú no podía' vivir sin mí]

  ➔ Use of imperfect (podía) for expressing emotional or habitual states in the past.

  ➔ 'Podía' describes an ongoing emotional state — being unable to live without someone — rather than a completed action.

• [translate:Mami, no me dejes solo]

  ➔ Use of negative imperative with subjunctive form (dejes) after 'no'.

  ➔ In Spanish, 'no' + verb in subjunctive expresses a negative command: 'no me dejes' = 'don’t leave me.'

• [translate:Te gusta cuando yo te azoto]

  ➔ Use of gustar construction: indirect object pronoun + gusta + infinitive or clause.

  ➔ The verb 'gustar' literally means 'to be pleasing'; the person who likes is the indirect object ('te').

• [translate:Quiero tu aroma de fresa y melocotón]

  ➔ Use of present tense (quiero) for strong immediate desire or statement of fact.

  ➔ ‘Quiero’ (I want) states present desire; Spanish often uses present tense where English may use 'would like'.

• [translate:Corre mi línea, acelera, mete chambón]

  ➔ Use of imperative forms (corre, acelera, mete) to give direct commands.

  ➔ The verbs are in tú imperative form, telling someone to act quickly or energetically.

• [translate:Tu padre y tu madre contigo botaron la bola]

  ➔ Use of idiomatic past (botaron la bola) meaning 'did an excellent job'.

  ➔ The phrase is a Puerto Rican idiom meaning the parents 'did great' in raising her — not literally throwing a ball.

• [translate:Hasta abajo, mami, dobla la' rodilla']

  ➔ Use of imperative (dobla) and colloquial truncation ('la'' for 'las').

  ➔ 'Dobla' tells someone to bend; dropping 's' in 'las' is common in Caribbean Spanish speech.

• [translate:E' que en la disco e' que mi gata coge vuelo]

  ➔ Use of colloquial elision ('e'' for 'es') and emphatic construction 'es que'.

  ➔ The phrase 'es que' adds emphasis or explanation — roughly 'it’s that…'; 'e'' reflects casual pronunciation.