Rabiosa – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira, El Cata
• Album: Sale El Sol

Lyrics & Translation

Eager to spice up your Spanish? Let Shakira's "Rabiosa" be your guide! The song's title itself, meaning "rabid" or "wild," perfectly captures its energetic spirit. Through its playful, repetitive, and bilingual lyrics, you can effortlessly pick up flirtatious phrases and dance-floor vocabulary. "Rabiosa" is special because it's a vibrant blend of merengue and pop that showcases the power and fun of Spanglish, making language learning an exciting and rhythmic adventure.

[English]

Furious

I have a lot of crazy people waiting in line

I have the guy caught up in trouble

And I want you trapped there, ratatat

Because I want you at five hundred and lost

Lies are divided with you

Because that turn is not for me

Because I want you tied up here

Hey, baby, go crazy

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, daddy, make me crazy again

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Furious (ah-ah), furious (ah-ah)

Furious, furious

I am furious (ah-ah), furious (ah-ah)

Furious, furious (ah)

...

Furious

You have a lot of crazy people waiting in line

Thousands of guys caught up in trouble

And you want me trapped there, ratatat

Because you have me at five hundred and lost

Lies are divided with you

But that turn is not for me

Because you want me tied up

Hey, baby, go crazy

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, daddy, make me crazy again

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, baby, go crazy

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, daddy, make me crazy again

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Furious, furious

Furious, you are furious

Furious (ah-ah), furious (ah-ah)

Furious, I am furious (ah)

...

Hey, baby, go crazy

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, daddy, make me crazy again

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, baby, go crazy

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

Hey, daddy, make me crazy again

Scratch my back and bite my mouth

...

[Spanish]

Rabiosa

Yo tengo pila 'e loco' haciendo cola

Tengo al palomo metio en lío'

Y yo te quiero atracao ahí, ratatá

Que yo te quiero a quiniento' y perdio

Mentiras son dividí contigo

Porque esa vuelta no es pa' mí

Que yo te quiero amarra'o aquí

Oye, mami, vuélvete loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Rabiosa (ah-ah), rabiosa (ah-ah)

Rabiosa, rabiosa

Yo soy rabiosa (ah-ah), rabiosa (ah-ah)

Rabiosa, rabiosa (ah)

Rabiosa

Tú tiene' pila 'e loco' haciendo cola

Mile 'e palomo' metio en lío'

Y tú me quiere' atracao ahí, ratatá

Que tú me tiene' a quiniento' y perdio

Mentiras son dividí contigo

Pero esa vuelta no es pa' mí

Que tú me quiere' amarrao

Oye, mami, vuélvete loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, mami, vuélvete loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Rabiosa, rabiosa

Rabiosa, tú eres rabiosa

Rabiosa (ah-ah), rabiosa (ah-ah)

Rabiosa, yo soy rabiosa (ah)

Oye, mami, vuélvete loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, mami, vuélvete loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rabiosa /raˈβjosa/ B2	adjective - fierce or wild
loco /ˈloko/ A2	adjective - crazy or mad
mentiras /menˈtiɾas/ B1	noun - lies or falsehoods
cola /ˈkola/ A2	noun - queue or line
espalda /esˈpalda/ A2	noun - back
boca /ˈboka/ A1	noun - mouth
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A1	verb - I want
amarrado /amaˈraðo/ B1	adjective - tied or bound
dividí /diβiˈði/ B2	verb - I divided
vuelta /ˈbwelta/ B1	noun - turn or return
perdido /peɾˈðido/ B1	adjective - lost
loca /ˈloka/ A2	adjective - crazy or mad (feminine)

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo tengo pila 'e loco' haciendo cola

  ➔ Present tense of 'tener' to express possession or obligation

  ➔ 'Yo tengo' means 'I have', indicating possession

• que yo te quiero atracao ahí, ratatá

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing desire

  ➔ 'que' introduces a subordinate clause expressing the desire to be attracted

• Arúñame la espalda y muérdeme la boca

  ➔ Imperative verb forms used for commands or requests

  ➔ Imperative forms like 'Arúñame' and 'muérdeme' give direct commands

• Oye, papi, vuélveme loca

  ➔ Use of the verb 'vuelver' in the imperative to express a command or request

  ➔ 'vuélveme' is the imperative form of 'vuelver' with indirect object pronoun attached, meaning 'make me'

• Mentiras son dividí contigo

  ➔ Use of 'ser' in the present tense to express a characteristic or state

  ➔ 'Son' is the third person plural form of 'ser', meaning 'are', used to describe characteristics

• que esa vuelta no es pa' mí

  ➔ Use of 'no es' to express negation with a form of 'ser'

  ➔ 'No es' is a negation form of 'es', meaning 'is not'

• Que yo te quiero a quiniento' y perdio

  ➔ Use of 'a' as a preposition before a direct object pronoun with emphasis or affection

  ➔ 'a' before 'quiniento' y perdio emphasizes the intensity of the affection