Pégate – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ricky Martin

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Le lo lai

La la la la

Ay, le, lo, le, lo

Oh, la, lo, lo

Yo vengo con cosa buena para mi pueblo

I come with good vibes for my people

Traigo amor, traigo ese suero

I bring love, I bring that energy

Que alegra los corazones del mundo entero

That lifts everyone's hearts around the world

Pa'l dolor, pa'l mal de amores

For the pain, for broken hearts

Nada como el repique de mis tambores

Nothing beats the beat of my drums

Que, que hay tirarse a la calle

Come on, let's hit the streets

Dejando atrás los problemas

Leaving behind our problems

Que como decia mi madre

As my mother used to say

Bailando todo se arregla

Dancing everything gets better

Pégate un poco más, te llaman los tambores

Get a little closer, the drums are calling you

Olvida los temores, que el tiempo se nos va, mujer

Forget your fears, time's slipping away, woman

Pégate un poco más, y mueve esas caderas

Come a little closer, move those hips

Mamita, cosa buena, que a mí me pone mal

Sweetheart, good stuff that drives me crazy

¡Ay, Dios!

Oh, God!

Mueve tus caderas, muchacha morena

Move your hips, girl with dark skin

Báilame ese ritmo con sabor a pena

Dance that ritmo with flavor and feeling

Y hay una pesetita pa' esa vellonera

And there's a little coin for that thief

Para que te olvides de todas tu penas

So you forget all your troubles

Y esta noche quiero más

Tonight I want more

Y esta noche quiero fiesta, yeh, yeh

Tonight I want a party, yeah yeah

Hoy no habrá mal que por bien no venga

There'll be no bad coming without good

Unamos los corazones

Let's unite our hearts

Hoy todos somos multicolores

Today we're all in multicolor

Pégate un poco más, te llaman los tambores

Get a little closer, the drums are calling you

Olvida los temores, que el tiempo se nos va, mujer

Forget your fears, time's slipping away, woman

Pégate un poco más, y mueve esas caderas

Come a little closer, move those hips

Mamita, cosa buena, que a mí me pone mal

Sweetheart, good stuff that drives me crazy

¡Ay, Dios!

Oh, God!

Y que venga el coro (Que venga)

And let the chorus come (Let it come)

Con todo el amor (Que venga)

With all the love (Let it come)

Para nuestros niños (Que venga)

For our children (Let it come)

Que venga la paz (Que venga)

Let peace come (Let it come)

Y que vengan todos (Que venga)

And let everyone come (Let it come)

A bailar mi pena (Que venga)

To dance away our pain (Let it come)

Bien pegadito (Que venga)

Very close up (Let it come)

Con mucho cariñito (Que venga)

With lots of affection (Let it come)

Y que vengan ríos de bondad

And let rivers of kindness flow

A todos los pueblos de la tierra

To all the nations of the earth

Que no nos podemos olvidar

We can't forget

Que el amor puro libera y la mentira envenena

That pure love frees and lies poison

Que como decía mi madre

As my mother used to say

Bailando todo se arregla

Dancing everything gets better

Pégate un poco más, te llaman los tambores

Get a little closer, the drums are calling you

Olvida los temores, que el tiempo se nos va, mujer

Forget your fears, time's slipping away, woman

Pégate un poco más, y mueve esas caderas

Come a little closer, move those hips

Mamita, cosa buena, que a mí me pone mal

Sweetheart, good stuff that drives me crazy

Traigo un suero

I've got a vibe

Para mi pueblo

For my people

Ay, sí

Oh, yes

Cosa buena

Good energy

Para quien quiera

For anyone who wants it

La noche entera

All night long

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
traer /tɾaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to bring, to carry
cosa /ˈkosa/ A2	noun - thing, object
pueblo /ˈpwe.βlo/ A2	noun - people, town, village
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
alegrar /aleˈɣɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to make happy, to cheer up
coro /ˈkoɾo/ A2	noun - choir, chorus
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
cuidar /kwiˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to care for, to look after
temor /teˈmoɾ/ B2	noun - fear, dread
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time, weather
cadera /kaˈðeɾa/ A2	noun - hip
felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ B2	noun - happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo vengo con cosa buena para mi pueblo

  ➔ Present tense of 'venir' in the first person singular, expressing intention or arrival.

  ➔ 'Yo vengo' means 'I come' or 'I am coming', indicating movement or intention.

• Dejando atrás los problemas

  ➔ Gerund form of the verb 'dejar', indicating an ongoing action of leaving behind.

  ➔ 'Dejando' is the gerund form of 'dejar', meaning 'leaving behind' or 'abandoning' something.

• Que alegre el corazón del mundo entero

  ➔ Use of 'el' as the definite article before 'corazón', a noun, to specify 'the heart'.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes how the heart of the entire world is joyful or happy.

• Bailando todo se arregla

  ➔ Present tense of 'arreglar', with an impersonal pronoun 'se' indicating that everything gets fixed through dancing.

  ➔ 'Se arregla' is a passive construction meaning 'it gets fixed' or 'it solves itself', emphasizing that dancing resolves problems.

• Que vengan todos (Que venga la paz)

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express wishes or desires, with 'vengan' being the third person plural form of 'venir' in subjunctive.

  ➔ 'Vengan' is the present subjunctive form of 'venir' used here to express a wish that everyone or peace should come.