Lyrics & Translation
Dive into 'Tu Olor' to master romantic vocabulary and the expressive, rhythmic nature of Puerto Rican Spanish. This song is perfect for learners who want to understand how reggaeton artists use poetic, metaphorical language to describe complex emotional states.
Key Vocabulary
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perfume perfume A2 |
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fragancia fragancia B2 |
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sabor sabor A1 |
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miel miel A2 |
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adictar adictar B2 |
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candela candela B2 |
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batalla batalla A2 |
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salvaje salvaje B1 |
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película película A1 |
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desventaja desventaja B1 |
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migaja migaja C1 |
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seducir seducir B2 |
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calibre calibre C1 |
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tentadora tentadora B2 |
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desierto desierto A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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No dejo de pensar en ti
➔ Periphrastic construction (dejar de + infinitive)
➔ "Dejar de" + infinitive expresses the cessation of an action; here it negates that cessation, meaning "I don't stop thinking about you".
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Se me quedó tu olor en mi ropa
➔ Reflexive verb with accidental 'se'
➔ The "se" here marks an involuntary or unintentional event. It implies the scent "stayed" on the clothes without the subject intending it.
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Que probé yo de tu boca
➔ Relative pronoun 'que'
➔ The "que" serves as a relative pronoun connecting the noun (miel/sabor) to the clause that describes it.
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Vamo' a repetirlo
➔ Colloquial contraction (Vamos a + infinitive)
➔ In Caribbean Spanish, the final 's' in 'Vamos' is often omitted, resulting in 'Vamo''. It functions as a near-future tense marker.
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Yo quitándote la tela
➔ Gerund expressing simultaneous action
➔ The gerund 'quitando' describes what the subject is doing while the main action is taking place.
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Ella danza, yo me tiro a la chanza
➔ Present indicative for habitual/rhythmic action
➔ Uses the present indicative to describe the flow and sequence of the rhythmic dance, emphasizing that these actions happen in the moment.
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Si le meto en la cama, ella me pide la venganza
➔ First conditional (Si + present indicative)
➔ A conditional structure where the 'si' clause (real possibility) is followed by a present indicative result.
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No te olvide' de mí
➔ Imperative (Negative command)
➔ The negative command uses the subjunctive form 'olvides' (shortened to 'olvide' in lyrics) with 'no' to instruct someone.
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