Promise – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Romeo Santos, Usher
• Album: Formula, Vol. 1

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the passionate world of bachata and the smooth sounds of R&B through "Promise" by Romeo Santos and Usher. This bilingual track offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish in a musical context, focusing on vocabulary related to love, promises, and deep emotions. The blend of two major genres by two superstars makes this song a special and engaging way to experience the power of cross-cultural musical expression.

[English]

I've lost my balance for your love

...

I fell into your hands, you have control over me

...

Your body is the prison, and I’m the prisoner

And I never want to leave, condemned and happy

...

Try to keep my balance but I still fall

But how’d I fall so hard?

Right into your arms, I swear girl

Wrapped inside you, baby, and it’s so warm, yeah, yeah, yeah

Love without a cause

Leaves me trapped inside my own bars

I want to be yours completely, but I’m afraid

...

Promise me you won’t leave me without your love

(Talk to her, Usher)

I’ll give you my heart, girl, but you’ve got to promise

Promise me, baby

Promise you’ll hold me (Hold me)

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

Until forever

Listen to Romeo’s words

Yeah, man

Usher, baby

Romeo

I’m so young, my heart suffers

And for your love, I’d suffer a thousand years with pride

Don’t doubt it, baby

Trying to stay calm but my chest keeps pounding

Try to swim but it’s like I’m drowning

All I have for you, love

Oh baby

I want to be yours completely but I’m afraid

Promise me you won’t leave me without your love

(Usher)

I’ll give you my heart, girl, but you’ve got to promise

Promise me, baby

Promise you’ll hold me (Hold me)

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

You need this in your life

Yeah, man

Two kings

Revolutionary

Hey yo Romeo, talk to her (Hey)

I fear you’ll leave me abandoned

...

And you are my oxygen and my everything

But I realize it’s worth running the race

When the finish line is you

I want to be yours completely but I’m afraid

...

Promise me you won’t leave me without your love

...

If I give you my heart, girl, you’ve got to promise

(Promise that you’ll love me, baby)

Promise you’ll hold me

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

I want to be yours completely but I’m afraid

(Turn off the lights)

Promise me you won’t leave me without your love

...

[Spanish]

He perdido el balance por tu amor

En tus manos yo caí, tienes control sobre mí

Tu cuerpo es la cárcel y yo un prisionero

Y jamás quiero salir, condenado y soy feliz

Try to keep my balance but I still fall

But how'd I fall so hard?

Right into your arms, I swear girl

Wrapped inside you, baby, and it's so warm, yeah, yeah, yeah

Love without a cause

Leaves me trapped inside my own bars

Quiero ser tuyo, enterito, pero tengo miedo

Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor

(Talk to her Usher)

I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've gotta promise

Prométeme, mami

Promise you'll hold me (Hold me)

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

Hasta siempre

Escucha las palabras de Romeo

Yeah, man

Usher, baby

Romeo

Yo tan joven padezco del corazón

Y por tu amor sufriría mil años y con mucho honor

Don't doubt it baby

Trying to be calm but my chest keeps pounding

Try to swim but it's like I'm drowning

All I've got for you, love

Oh baby

Quiero ser tuyo enterito pero tengo miedo

Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor

(Usher)

I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've gotta promise

Prométeme, mami

Promise you'll hold me (Hold me)

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

You need this in your life

Yeah, man

Two kings

Revolutionary

Hey yo Romeo, talk to her (Hey)

Temo que me dejes en el abandono

Y tú eres mi oxígeno y mi todo

But I realize that it's worth running the race

When the finish line is you

Quiero ser tuyo, enterito, pero tengo miedo

Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor

If I give you my heart, girl, you've gotta promise

(Promise that you'll love me, baby)

Promise you'll hold me

Touch me (Touch me)

Love me

Way past forever

Quiero ser tuyo, enterito, pero tengo miedo

(Turn the lights off)

Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor

Key Grammar Structures

• He perdido el balance por tu amor

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "He perdido" indicates an action that has relevance to the present.

• Tu cuerpo es la cárcel y yo un prisionero

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The phrase "Tu cuerpo es" uses the simple present to describe a state of being.

• Quiero ser tuyo, enterito, pero tengo miedo

  ➔ Infinitive construction

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero ser" uses the infinitive "ser" to express a desire.

• I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've gotta promise

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'll give" indicates a future action.

• Love without a cause leaves me trapped inside my own bars

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "Love without a cause leaves" uses the present simple to express a general truth.

• Temo que me dejes en el abandono

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase "Temo que me dejes" uses the subjunctive to express fear or doubt.

• If I give you my heart, girl, you've gotta promise

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ The phrase "If I give you my heart" sets a condition for the promise.