Tu Principe – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee, Zion y Lennox
• Album: Barrio Fino (Bonus Track Version)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of reggaeton with "Tu Príncipe," a timeless hit from Daddy Yankee featuring Zion & Lennox. This song is a perfect way to learn Spanish through its engaging narrative of longing and unspoken love, featuring relatable emotions and common romantic expressions that will enrich your understanding of the language and culture.

[English]

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

I want to confess to you what I feel but I don't dare (understand what I'm telling you now)

A thousand emotions overwhelm me every time I see you

I see you close and at the same time feel you so far away (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

To be more than 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

She wants to but at the same time she can’t hold herself, and that hurts me

How it hurts, yal

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

I’m not saying no no

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

Simple and clear, I won’t let anyone take my place

You, my killer, who steals 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

To be more than 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, baby, to tell you

What I feel for you

Not having you following me causes suffering

But if you saw me with the eyes I see you

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

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

Loving each other under the full moon

I live and for you, I give my all to see if I can be more than a friend

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

Loving each other under the full moon

I live and for you, I give my all to see if I can be more than a friend

There’s nothing wrong, nothing wrong

Come on, I want warmth, you can barely see everything I feel for you, you drive 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 hurt the friendship either but the truth is I live just for you (you know)

Should I or shouldn’t I tell her the truth but I can’t hold on anymore to tell her she’s my other half (you know)

If you knew every time I see you

I want to confess to you 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 and at the same time feel you so far away (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

To be more than 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, the 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
siento /ˈsjento/ B1	verb - I feel
veo /ˈbe.o/ A2	verb - I see
muero /ˈmweɾo/ B2	verb - I die, I am dying
novia /noˈβja/ B1	noun - girlfriend, bride
príncipe /ˈpɾinθipe/ B2	noun - prince
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A2	noun - friend (male)
contigo /konˈtiɣo/ B1	adverb/pronoun - with you
calor /kaˈloɾ/ B1	noun - heat, warmth
cura /ˈkuɾa/ B2	noun - cure, healing
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A2	verb - I want, I love
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A2	noun - woman
vida /ˈbiða/ A2	noun - life
malo /ˈmalo/ A2	adjective - bad
emoción /emoˈsjon/ B2	noun - emotion, feeling
media /ˈmeðja/ B2	noun - half, soulmate (figurative)
sufrimiento /sufɾiˈmjento/ C1	noun - suffering

Key Grammar Structures

• Si tú supieras lo mismo que yo, estuvieras aquí conmigo.

  ➔ Second conditional with 'si + imperfect subjunctive + conditional'.

  ➔ The phrase 'si tú supieras' expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation — 'if you knew'. It uses the imperfect subjunctive.

• Quisiera confesarte lo que siento y no me atrevo.

  ➔ Use of 'quisiera' as a polite or hypothetical form (imperfect subjunctive of 'querer').

  ➔ The word 'quisiera' means 'I would like'. It softens the statement and sounds polite or emotional.

• Te veo cerca y a la vez te siento tan lejos.

  ➔ Direct object pronoun 'te' and contrast structure 'a la vez'.

  ➔ ‘Te veo’ means ‘I see you’ using the direct object pronoun. The phrase ‘a la vez’ shows a simultaneous contrast — ‘at the same time’.

• Fueras mi novia y yo tu príncipe.

  ➔ Subjunctive imperfect expressing unreal desire.

  ➔ ‘Fueras’ (imperfect subjunctive of ‘ser’) shows something not real — ‘if you were my girlfriend’.

• Me muero por estar contigo.

  ➔ Reflexive verb and idiomatic expression with 'por'.

  ➔ ‘Me muero por’ literally means ‘I’m dying for’. It expresses strong desire or longing.

• Como es que yo pueda hacerle pa' decirle.

  ➔ Use of 'pueda' (present subjunctive) after an interrogative phrase.

  ➔ ‘Como es que yo pueda’ expresses doubt or uncertainty about ability — 'how can I do it?'.

• No hay nada malo, ven dale quiero calor.

  ➔ Negative existential with 'hay' and imperative 'ven'.

  ➔ ‘No hay nada malo’ means ‘there’s nothing wrong’. ‘Ven’ is the imperative of ‘venir’ (come).

• Tampoco quiero yo dañar la amistad.

  ➔ Use of 'tampoco' for negative agreement and inversion for emphasis.

  ➔ ‘Tampoco quiero yo’ emphasizes that the speaker also doesn’t want something. The inversion adds emotion.