Rakata – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Wisin & Yandel
• Album: Pa'l Mundo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of reggaeton with 'Rakata'! This track is perfect for learning rhythmic Spanish slang and catching the infectious flow of urban Latin music. Its high energy and repetitive, catchy hooks make it an excellent tool for practicing your listening skills and understanding the vibrant culture of Caribbean dance music.

[English]

Hello

[Music]

If you aren't dancing with them yet

If you're not losing because it's already gone

You're not dancing with them, alterio

But if it sticks, I'm gonna set the bed

Tonight I want to do an analysis

I'm going to hit the bed

[Music]

And everyone

s

If not

[Music]

Yes

[Music]

Just for talking

[Music]

So it works halfway up

History

There are survivors with Yandel

They know

[Music]

[Spanish]

salve

[Música]

si no estás bailando con ellas antes

si no estás perdiendo porque ya falta

no estás bailando con ellas alterio

pero si se me pega voy a hacer la cama

esta noche quiero hacerle un análisis

voy a darle a la cama

[Música]

y todos

s

sí no

[Música]

sí

[Música]

por hablar

[Música]

para que trabaje medio para arriba

historia

hay sobrevivientes con yandel ellos lo

saben

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
salve salve A2	interjection - hello, greetings
bailando bailando B1	verb - dancing (gerund)
perdiendo perdiendo B1	verb - losing (gerund)
falta falta A2	noun - lack, shortage verb - to miss, to lack
alterio alterio C1	noun - altercation, dispute
pega pega A2	verb - to stick, to hit
hacer hacer A1	verb - to do, to make
cama cama A1	noun - bed
noche noche A1	noun - night
análisis análisis B2	noun - analysis
darle darle A2	verb - to give him/her/it (infinitive)
hablar hablar A1	verb - to talk, to speak
trabajar trabajar A1	verb - to work
medio medio A2	noun - middle, medium adjective - average, medium-sized
arriba arriba A2	adverb - up, above
historia historia A2	noun - history, story
sobrevivientes sobrevivientes B2	noun - survivors
saben saben A2	verb - they know

Key Grammar Structures

• si no estás bailando con ellas antes

  ➔ Present continuous (estar + gerundio)

  ➔ The verb "estás bailando" is in the present continuous, formed with the auxiliary "estar" + gerund "bailando" to show an action in progress.

• si no estás perdiendo porque ya falta

  ➔ Present continuous with causal clause

  ➔ "estás perdiendo" is in the present continuous and is followed by the causal clause "porque ya falta" (because it is already missing).

• pero si se me pega voy a hacer la cama

  ➔ Near future (ir a + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "voy a hacer" uses "ir a + infinitive" to express a plan or intention in the near future.

• esta noche quiero hacerle un análisis

  ➔ Verbal periphrasis: querer + infinitive (expressing desire)

  ➔ In "quiero hacerle", the verb "quiero" (I want) is followed by the infinitive "hacer" to indicate a personal desire.

• para que trabaje medio para arriba

  ➔ Purpose clause with subjunctive after "para que"

  ➔ "trabaje" is in the present subjunctive, required after the purpose marker "para que" (so that).

• hay sobrevivientes con Yandel ellos lo saben

  ➔ Existential construction with "hay" + noun

  ➔ "Hay" introduces the existence of "sobrevivientes" (there are survivors). It functions like the impersonal "there is/are" in English.

• si se me pega voy a hacerlo

  ➔ Conditional clause with future intention (si + present, then ir a + infinitive)

  ➔ The "si" clause uses present tense "se me pega" (if it sticks), followed by the near‑future "voy a hacerlo" (I will do it). This pattern expresses a condition and a planned result.

• sí, no, sí

  ➔ Interjection and contrastive particles (sí / no)

  ➔ "sí" and "no" are used here as stand‑alone interjections to express affirmation or denial, often for rhythmic effect in music.