Quiero Bailar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Ivy Queen
• Album: Flashback

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the origins of Reggaetón with 'Quiero Bailar,' a foundational track by the 'Queen of Reggaetón,' Ivy Queen. Its simple but powerful Spanish lyrics, like the iconic line 'Eso no quiere decir que pa' la cama voy' ('That does not mean that I'm going to bed'), offer a direct and memorable lesson in conversational Spanish, consent, and assertive language. Learning the language through this song provides a direct connection to a pivotal piece of Latin music history and its powerful cultural message.

[English]

Ladies and gentlemen

Welcome to the party

Grab your partner (by the waist) and get ready

Because what’s coming isn’t easy (not easy, no)

Yeah, eh

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

What I want is to kiss you

Baby, I swear, you come close and my heart beats fast

If what I want is to get close to you

I have no problem coming closer and dancing this reggaeton with you

That we both have to sweat (oh, sweat)

That we dance to the rhythm of the tra (dance the tra)

That you make me sigh deeply (sigh)

But for bed, I say "look, nah, nah, nah"

Because I’m the one in charge

I decide when we go wild, and you know it

The rhythm is carrying me away

The closer you get, the more I’m hitting you, and that’s fine

I don’t care what many say

If I move my hips from down to up

If I’m from the neighborhood or maybe a classy girl

If at the club you get close and get motivated

You know that we both have to sweat (to sweat)

That we dance to the rhythm of the tra (tra)

That you make me sigh deeply (sigh)

But for bed, I say "look, nah, nah, nah"

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

I want to explain to you

If at the club we get wild

If both of us alone start caressing

It’s because I want to and you can’t resist me

Don’t think I’m going to sleep with you, it’s not like that

I dance reggaeton, but I’m not an easy girl

If you want to earn my kisses and my panties

It’s not like that, baby, take it easy, easy, take it, baby

Women, to the club to dance

Come show your man

What’s going on (yeah, original)

Women, to the club to grind

But don’t let him think he can play around

And as I already explained

That we both have to sweat (to sweat)

That we dance to the rhythm of the tra (tra)

That you make me sigh deeply (sigh)

But for bed, I say "look, nah, nah, nah"

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

I want to dance, you want to sweat

And get close to me, our bodies rubbing

I’m telling you: "If you can provoke me

That doesn’t mean I’m going to bed with you"

...

[Spanish]

Señoras y señores

Bienvenidos (welcome) al party

Agarren a su pareja (por la cintura) y prepárense

Porque lo que viene no está fácil (no está fácil, no)

Yeah, eh

Yo quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Lo que yo quiero es besarte

Papi, te lo juro, te me acercas y late mi corazón

Si lo que quiero es pegarte

Yo no tengo problema en acercarme y bailarte este reguetón

Que los dos tengamos que sudar (oh, que sudar)

Que bailemos al ritmo del tra (bailemos el tra)

Que me haga fuerte suspirar (suspirar)

Pero pa la cama digo "mira, nah, nah, nah"

Porque yo soy la que mando

Soy la que decide cuando vamos al mambo, y tú lo sabes

El ritmo me está llevando

Mientras más te pegas, más te voy azotando, y eso está bien

A mí no me importa lo que muchos digan

Si muevo mi cintura de abajo para arriba

Si soy de barrio o tal vez soy una chica fina

Si en la discoteca te me pegas y te animas

Sabes que los dos tengamos que sudar (a sudar)

Que bailemos al ritmo del tra (tra)

Que me haga fuerte suspirar (suspirar)

Pero pa la cama digo "mira, nah, nah, nah"

Yo quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Te quiero explicar

Si en la discoteca nos vamos a alborotar

Si los dos solitos nos vamos a acariciar

Es porque yo quiero y no me puedes aguantar

No te creas que me voy a acostar, no es así

Bailo reguetón, pero no soy chica fácil

Si quieres ganarte mis besos y mis pantis

No es de esa forma, papi, cógelo easy, easy, cógelo, baby

Mujeres, pa la disco a bailar

Ven demuéstrale a tu man

Qué es la que hay (yeah, original)

Mujeres, pa la disco a perrear

Pero que él no se crea, puede jugar

Y como ya expliqué

Que los dos tengamos que sudar (a sudar)

Que bailemos al ritmo del tra (tra)

Que me hagas fuerte suspirar (suspirar)

Pero pa la cama digo "mira, nah, nah, nah"

Yo quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

Y pegarte a mí, el cuerpo rozar

Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar

Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
sudar /suˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to sweat
provocar /pɾoβoˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to provoke or cause a reaction
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
mover /moˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to move
acercar /aθeɾˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to bring closer, to approach
ritmo /ˈritmo/ B1	noun - rhythm, beat
suspirar /suspiˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to sigh, to long for
mandar /manˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to command, to send
importar /impoɾˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to matter, to import (context-dependent)
animar /aniˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to encourage, to liven up
fina /ˈfina/ B1	adjective - fine, elegant, refined
acostar /akosˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to go to bed, to lie down
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ A2	adjective - strong, intense

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo te digo: "Si tú me puedes provocar..."

  ➔ First conditional clause: si + present indicative, followed by a verb of ability + infinitive.

  ➔ The word "puedes" shows ability within the conditional clause.

• Yo quiero bailar, tú quieres sudar

  ➔ Parallel present simple with the verb "querer" + infinitive to express desire.

  ➔ The infinitive "bailar" follows the verb "quiero" to show what the speaker wants to do.

• Eso no quiere decir que pa la cama voy

  ➔ Negative statement with "no quiere decir que" + clause; colloquial "pa" = "para".

  ➔ The word "no" negates the verb "quiere" and the clause "que pa la cama voy".

• Si lo que quiero es pegarte

  ➔ Nominal clause after "lo que"; infinitive "pegarte" with object pronoun.

  ➔ The phrase "lo que quiero" functions as the subject, and "pegarte" is the infinitive complement.

• Yo no tengo problema en acercarme y bailarte este reguetón

  ➔ Expression "no tengo problema en" + infinitive; reflexive pronoun "acercarme"; double infinitive coordination.

  ➔ The word "problema" is followed by the preposition "en" and the infinitives "acercarme" and "bailarte".

• Mientras más te pegas, más te voy azotando

  ➔ Comparative correlative "Mientras más..., más..."; progressive "voy + gerund" to indicate ongoing action.

  ➔ The word "más" is repeated to show increasing intensity in both clauses.

• A mí no me importa lo que muchos digan

  ➔ Impersonal construction "no me importa" + subjunctive "digan" after "lo que"; double negation with indirect object pronoun.

  ➔ The verb "importa" is negated by "no" and the clause "lo que muchos digan" uses the subjunctive "digan".

• Mujeres, pa la disco a bailar

  ➔ Imperative address to a group; colloquial preposition "pa" (= "para"); infinitive "bailar" after preposition.

  ➔ The word "pa" is a colloquial contraction of "para", introducing the purpose "bailar".