SIMPLY THE BEST – English Lyrics

• By: Black Eyed Peas, Anitta, El Alfa

Lyrics & Translation

Learn a mix of English and Spanish with the upbeat track "SIMPLY THE BEST"! This song is a fantastic way to pick up fun, modern phrases in both languages. The blend of cultures from the Black Eyed Peas, Brazilian superstar Anitta, and Dominican rapper El Alfa makes this song a unique and energetic learning experience.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Ah, yeah, check it out ♪

♪ This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't ♪

♪ Bet you will not forget it ♪

♪ 'Cause it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ No, it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ Ah, yeah ♪

♪ This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't ♪

♪ Bet you will not forget it ♪

♪ 'Cause it won't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ No, it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best (Yo) ♪ ♪ El dueño de la Tierra subió a ♪

♪ Marte y no me ven ni por telescopio ♪

♪ Demasiado alto, ninguno lo copió ♪

♪ Lo que lo' extraterrestre' están haciendo, yo lo copio ♪

♪ ¿Te volviste loco? ¿Te fumaste un pate de opio? ♪

♪ Tiene' que respetar, leyenda' son leyenda' ♪

♪ Pida perdón, que su palabra e' que e' una mierda ♪

♪ Tremendo guaremante, destapa aguacate ♪

♪ Dale una galleta a un general pa' que te mate ♪

♪ This shit right here, baby, this shit right here ♪

♪ This that shit that I wanna hear ♪

♪ It's that hit, the hit of the year ♪

♪ Got me livin' on the top top tier ♪

♪ Can't stop, won't stop, no fear ♪

♪ Make my drink disappear ♪

♪ Make the glass go clink-clink, cheers ♪

♪ We are about to break the la-la-la-law ♪

♪ Buy up the bar the bar the bar bar ♪

♪ We gonna rompe with Anitta ♪

♪ I swear to God, I swear to Allah, ah ♪

♪ Esto, esto es lo mejor ♪

♪ Esto, esto es lo mejor ♪

♪ Esto, esto es lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, mira ♪

♪ Ah, yeah, check it out ♪

♪ This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't ♪

♪ Bet you will not forget it ♪

♪ 'Cause it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ No, it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ Ah, yeah ♪

♪ This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't ♪

♪ Bet you will not forget it ♪

♪ 'Cause it won't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ No, it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Tú ere' un palo de fósforo moja'o, tú no prende' ♪

♪ Tu movie no se ve ni que la rende ♪

♪ Un jefe de verdura' por dinero no se vende ♪

♪ Pa tú toque un pary tiene' que esperar a diciembre ♪

♪ Diablo, qué maldita olla caliente, a presión, marca Royal ♪

♪ Yo tengo más grano' que una lata de guandule' de la Goya ♪

♪ Que vengan to', que l Alfa los degolla ♪

♪ I want this and not nothin less ♪

♪ All that BS, put that to rest ♪

♪ I've been living life to the fullest ♪

♪ That's my definition of blessed ♪

♪ Negative step to the left ♪

♪ Primitive step to the left ♪

♪ I'll be steppin right to the higher level ♪

♪ Steppin' with giant steps ♪

♪ And if I fall, la-la-la-la-la ♪

♪ I'll get up and keep standin' tall ♪

♪ I keep blockin' all of them haters ♪

♪ Like I'm Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ♪

♪ You rockin' with the best, oh, yes, for sure ♪

♪ We stay fresh, international ♪

♪ And if you don't know, we gon' let you know in ♪

♪ Tell 'em in español ♪

♪ We say, "Esto es lo mejor" ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor, lo mejor ♪

♪ Mira ♪

♪ Ah, yeah, check it out ♪

♪ This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't ♪

♪ Bet you will not forget it ♪

♪ 'Cause it won't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ No, it don't get better than, better than this ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

♪ Simply the best, simply the best ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
best /bɛst/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality, most suitable, or most desirable
better /ˈbɛtər/ A1	adjective - more satisfactory, pleasing, or useful verb - to improve
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid that is swallowed as refreshment or nourishment verb - to swallow liquid
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2	noun - a hard, brittle, transparent solid
law /lɔː/ B1	noun - a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour
swear /swɛər/ B1	verb - to make a solemn statement or promise
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
blessed /ˈblɛst/ B2	adjective - made holy; consecrated
international /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/ B2	adjective - existing or occurring between nations
fresh /freʃ/ A2	adjective - newly made or obtained; not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.
level /ˈlɛvl/ A2	noun - a relative position or degree of value in a vertical plane

Key Grammar Structures

• This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't

  ➔ Conditional Clause (implied)

  ➔ Implies a conditional statement like "I bet you won't do it" or "I bet you won't forget it." The "bet you won't" suggests a challenge or prediction.

• It don't get better than, better than this

  ➔ Double Comparative (informal)

  ➔ "It don't get better than..." uses a double comparative to emphasize that something is the best. "Don't get better than this" means nothing can surpass this.

• El dueño de la Tierra subió a Marte y no me ven ni por telescopio

  ➔ Preterite tense (Subió) & Negative Concordance (ni...ni)

  ➔ "Subió" is the preterite form of "subir" (to go up), indicating a completed action in the past. "Ni por telescopio" uses negative concordance, meaning "not even with a telescope."

• ¿Te volviste loco? ¿Te fumaste un pate de opio?

  ➔ Preterite tense (Volviste, fumaste) & Rhetorical Question

  ➔ "Volviste" and "fumaste" are preterite forms indicating completed actions in the past. These are rhetorical questions, not requiring an answer but making a point.

• Tiene' que respetar, leyenda' son leyenda'

  ➔ Modal Verb (Tiene que) & Nominalization (Leyenda')

  ➔ "Tiene que" (you have to) is a modal construction expressing obligation. "Leyenda' son leyenda'" is a colloquial, emphatic restatement of the word "leyenda" (legend), creating emphasis.

• We are about to break the la-la-la-law

  ➔ "Be about to" construction (future intention)

  ➔ "Are about to break" indicates an immediate future intention, suggesting they will break the law very soon. The repetition of "la" is stylistic.

• Tu movie no se ve ni que la rende

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (rende) & Negative Concordance (ni...que)

  ➔ "Ni que la rende" requires the subjunctive mood. It emphasizes that the movie is so bad it's not even watchable even if someone renders it.