Tu Principe – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee, Zion & Lennox
• Album: Barrio Fino

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic side of reggaeton with "Tu Príncipe"! This classic by Daddy Yankee, Zion & Lennox is a fantastic way to experience the emotional depth and catchy rhythms of Spanish-language music. You'll learn vocabulary related to love, friendship, and inner conflict, while appreciating how the artists masterfully weave storytelling with danceable beats. It's a special song that perfectly blends heartfelt lyrics with the vibrant energy of early 2000s reggaeton, making it ideal for understanding cultural expressions of romance in Latin music.

[English]

If you only knew what happens to me every time I see you (you know baby c'mon ma)

I’d love to confess what I feel, but I don’t dare (understand what I’m saying now)

A thousand emotions overwhelm me every time I see you

I see you close, but at the same time, I feel you so far (azota Zion c'mon)

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me, you’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

Be more than just a friend

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me, you’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

I’m dying to be with you

How can I tell her that this man is dying to have her?

He wants her but can’t hold back, and that hurts me

How it hurts, yeah

There’s nothing wrong, come on, I want warmth—you can see everything I feel for you, you’ve got me crazy, woman

I’m not saying no, no

You’re the cure for my love, and you don’t even know it

Simply put, I won’t let anyone take my place

You’re my killer, stealing my life, I’m not joking

Tell me what happened, ma

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me, you’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

Be more than just a friend

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me, you’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

I’m dying to be with you

I’m trying, mami, how do I tell you

What I feel for you?

Not having you haunts me and causes me pain

But if you could see me the way I see you

You’d be my Juliet, and I’d be your Romeo forever

I want to have you here, my girl, on a peaceful night

Loving each other under the full moon

I live and die for you, just to see if I can be more than just a friend

I want to have you here, my girl, on a peaceful night

Loving each other under the full moon

I live and die for you, just to see if I can be more than just a friend

There’s nothing wrong, nothing wrong

Come on, I want warmth—you can see everything I feel for you, you’ve got me crazy, woman

I’m not saying no, no

You’re the cure for my love, and you don’t even know it

I don’t want to ruin the friendship, but the truth is, I live for you and no one else (you know)

Should I or shouldn’t I tell her the truth? But I can’t hold it in anymore—she’s my other half (you know)

If you only knew what happens to me every time I see you

I’d love to confess what I feel, but I don’t dare

A thousand emotions overwhelm me every time I see you (you know mami c'mon)

I see you close, but at the same time, I feel you so far (azota Zion c'mon)

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me

You’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

Be more than just a friend

If you felt the same as I do, you’d be here with me

You’d be my girlfriend, and I’d be your prince

I’m dying to be with you

Ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah

Zion baby and Lennox

...

Daddy

You know, do man

Looney Tunes

BF Barrio Fino

The real, lo real

...

[Spanish]

Si tu supieras que me pasa cada vez que te veo (you know baby c'mon ma)

Quisiera confesarte lo que siento y no me atrevo (entiende lo que te digo ahora)

Mil emociones me dominan cada vez que te veo

Te veo cerca y a la vez te siento tan lejos (azota zion c'mon)

Si tú sintieras lo mismo que yo, estuvieras aqui conmigo fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Ser más alla que un amigo

Si tú sintieras lo mismo, que yo estuvieras aqui conmigo, fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Me muero por estar contigo

Como es que yo pueda hacerle pa' decirle que este hombre se muere, por tenerla a ella

Quiere y a la vez no puede contenerse y eso a mi me duele

Como duele yal

No hay nada malo malo, ven dale quiero calor, apenas tu puedes ver todo lo que por ti siento, me tienes loco mujer

No digo que no que no

La cura de mi querer tú eres y no lo sabes

Sencillo y dice, no dejare que nadie en mi lugar pise

Tú mi matadora, que mi vida roba, no lo digo en broma

Dime que paso ma

Si tú sintieras lo mismo que yo, estuvieras aqui conmigo, fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Ser mas alla que un amigo

Si tú sintieras lo mismo que yo, estuvieras aqui conmigo, fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Me muero por estar contigo

Busco mami como decirte

Lo que por ti siento

No tenerte siguiendome causando sufrimiento

Pero si me vieras con lo ojos que te veo

Fueras mi julieta y yo por siempre tu romeo

Quiero tenerte aqui mi nena en una noche serena

Amandonos bajo la luna llena

Vivo y por ti me desvivo a ver si consigo ser mas alla que un amigo

Quiero tenerte aqui mi nena en una noche serena

Amandonos bajo la luna llena

Vivo y por ti me desvivo a ver si consigo ser mas alla que un amigo

No hay nada malo malo

Ven dale quiero calor, apenas tu puede ver todo lo que por ti siento, me tienes loco mujer

No digo que no que no

La cura de mi querer tú eres y no lo sabes

Tampoco quiero yo dañar la amistad pero la realidad es que yo vivo para ti nadamas (you know)

Debo o no debo decirle la verdad pero no aguanto mas pa' decirle que es mi media mitad (you know)

Si tu supieras cada vez que te veo

Quisiera confesarte lo que siento y no me atrevo

Mil emociones me dominan cada vez que te veo (you know mami c'mon)

Te veo cerca y a la vez te siento tan lejos (azota zion c'mon)

Si tu sintieras lo mismo que yo estuvieras aqui conmigo

Fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Ser mas alla que un amigo

Si tu sintieras lo mismo que yo, estuvieras aqui conmigo

Fueras mi novia y yo tu principe

Me muero por estar contigo

Ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah

Zion baby y lennox

Daddy

You know do man

Looney tunes

Bf barrio fino

The real, lo real

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confesarte kon.feˈsar.te A2	verb - to confess
atrevo aˈtre.bo A2	verb - to dare
emociones e.moˈθjo.nes A1	noun - emotions
dominan do.miˈnan B1	verb - to dominate
sintieras sin.ˈtje.ɾas A2	verb - to feel
novia ˈno.βja A1	noun - girlfriend
príncipe ˈpɾin.θi.pe A1	noun - prince
muero ˈmwe.ɾo A2	verb - to die
contenerse kon.teˈner.se B1	verb - to restrain oneself
duele ˈdwe.le A2	verb - to hurt
calor kaˈlor A1	noun - heat
loco ˈlo.ko A2	adjective - crazy
cura ˈku.ɾa A2	noun - cure
matadora ma.taˈðo.ɾa B1	noun - killer (figurative)
desvivo des.ˈbi.βo B2	verb - to strive to the utmost
amandonos a.man.ˈdo.nos A2	verb - to love each other
serena se.ˈre.na A2	adjective - serene
llena ˈñe.na A1	adjective - full
realidad re.a.liˈðad A1	noun - reality
mitad miˈtat A1	noun - half

Key Grammar Structures

• Si tu supieras que me pasa cada vez que te veo

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Si + imperfect subjunctive, main clause in present)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a hypothetical situation. If *you* knew what happens to me every time I see *you*...

• Quisiera confesarte lo que siento y no me atrevo

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Quisiera) expressing a wish or polite request.

  ➔ The speaker expresses a desire to confess their feelings, but lacks the courage. 'I would like to confess to you what I feel, and I don't dare.'

• Mil emociones me dominan cada vez que te veo

  ➔ Reflexive Verb (Dominar) - 'to overcome/dominate oneself'.

  ➔ The speaker is overwhelmed by emotions whenever they see the person they are addressing. 'A thousand emotions overcome me every time I see you.'

• Tampoco quiero yo dañar la amistad pero la realidad es que yo vivo para ti nadamas

  ➔ Use of 'nadamas' - colloquial shortening of 'nada más' (nothing more).

  ➔ The speaker doesn't want to ruin the friendship, but admits their life revolves around the other person. 'I also don't want to damage the friendship, but the reality is that I live only for you.'