Oye – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gloria Estefan

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Oye mi cuerpo pide salsa (hey, my body wants salsa)

Hey, my body wants salsa

Y con este ritmo (and with this rhythm)

And with this rhythm

Vamos a bailar (let's dance)

Let's dance

Oye mi cuerpo pide salsa (hey, my body wants salsa)

Hey, my body wants salsa

Y con este ritmo (and with this rhythm)

And with this rhythm

No quiero parar (i don't want to stop)

I don't want to stop

Hey boy, i see you lookin'

Hey boy, I see you lookin'

I know you're watchin'

I know you're watchin'

But you won't make that move

But you won't make that move

Oye, I know you want me

Hey, I know you want me

I'm trying to show you

I'm trying to show you

There's no way you can lose, oh baby

There's no way you can lose, oh baby

C'mon over here and give me what i want

Come over here and give me what I want

If you don't know how, i'll teach you fast

If you don't know how, I'll teach you fast

We don't have to worry 'bout tomorrow now

We don't have to worry about tomorrow now

I know that i want you and i want this night to last

I know that I want you and I want this night to last

There now, a little closer

There now, a little closer

Just hold me tighter

Just hold me tighter

And you'll be doing fine

And you'll be doing fine

Rico! (ahhh) that's what you feel like!

Rico! (ahhh) That's how you feel!

You warm my body

You warm my body

Just like the bright sunshine

Just like the bright sunshine

Everytime i touch you i feel no worries

Every time I touch you I feel no worries

I discover things i never knew

I discover things I never knew

Feeling this desire coming over me

Feeling this desire coming over me

Can no longer fight it I just want to be with you

I can no longer fight it; I just want to be with you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /baɪˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A2	verb - I want
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
ritmo /ˈritmo/ A2	noun - rhythm
salsa /ˈsal.sa/ A2	noun - salsa (dance or sauce)
tono /ˈtono/ B1	noun - tone
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to stop
mover /moˈβeɾ/ B1	verb - to move
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ B2	adjective - strong
quedar /keˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to stay, to remain
luz /lus/ A2	noun - light
brillante /bɾiˈʝan.te/ B2	adjective - bright, shining
deseo /deˈse.o/ B2	noun - desire

Key Grammar Structures

• Oye mi cuerpo pide salsa

  ➔ Present simple tense with third person singular

  ➔ The verb "pide" is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or current desire.

• And with this rhythm

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating manner or accompaniment

  ➔ Shows how something is done or accompanied, emphasizing the rhythm as the manner.

• Vamos a bailar

  ➔ Using "vamos a" + infinitive for near future actions

  ➔ Expresses planned or imminent future action, akin to "going to" in English.

• I discover things I never knew

  ➔ Present simple tense with object clause

  ➔ Uses the present simple to describe a habitual or current realization, with a clause indicating what is known or learned.

• Feeling this desire coming over me

  ➔ Present participle phrase indicating ongoing action

  ➔ Uses the present participle "feeling" to describe an ongoing experience or emotion that is happening continuously.

• Can no longer fight it

  ➔ Modal verb "can" with negative adverb "no longer"

  ➔ Expresses inability to continue resisting something anymore, using the modal "can" in negative form with "no longer".

• Just hold me tighter

  ➔ Imperative sentence with adverb "tighter" as comparative

  ➔ Uses the imperative form “hold” to give a command or request, with "tighter" as the comparative form of "tight" indicating more firmness.

• Can no longer fight it I just want to be with you

  ➔ Combination of modal verbs, adverbs, and infinitives to express desire and inability

  ➔ Uses modal "can" with "no longer" to indicate inability, and the phrase "just want to" to express strong desire.