Vuelve – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny

Lyrics & Translation

To learn Spanish through a modern Latin hit, dive into "Vuelve." The song's clear narrative of regret and longing for a former love provides excellent vocabulary for expressing complex emotions (desamor, arrepentimiento, nostalgia) in the context of urban music. Its fusion of classic reggaeton flow with the slower, dark beat of Latin trap makes it a perfect example of the genre's evolution.

[English]

(Uh-uh-uh)

...

I'm scared of dying and coming back to life

And you not being there

That I'd want to do it to you like I used to

And you not being there, not being there

Like you always were for me

I know I made a thousand mistakes

I don't know how long I can last without you

And that's why come back

Because without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me, baby, if you ever plan to come back, yeah, yeah

And that's why come back

Because without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me if he knows how like I do, yeah, yeah, yeah

What happened with us and the love you had for me? (Eh)

We did it so wild it felt like an orgy

I know I still live in your fantasies (Eh-eh)

You're with him, but you belong to me (Eh)

I miss your babydoll collection

How they look on you, baby

Scoring a goal in bed with you

Like Shakira and Piqué: roses, champagne, and motel

You're the forbidden fruit that tastes like sin

And knows how to play with my life

That's why I end up tangled with anyone

Like a stray bullet, yeah

In my dreams I feel your body

Time is my only enemy

You close your eyes and think of my name

But then you realize now there's another man

No one trades gold for copper, I messed up

In my dreams I feel your body

Time is my only enemy

I bet, I saw I won, then I lost

I'm playing the last card to win you back

And that's why come back

Because without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me, baby, if you ever plan to come back, yeah, yeah (Yeah, go)

And that's why come back

Without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me if he knows how like I do, eh, eh, eh

Yeah, yeah

I smoke and smoke but don't get high (No)

They told me you already have a new guy (Yeah)

I don't want girls just to waste time (No)

They all just want purses and shoes, yeah

You were the only real one, yeah (Yeah)

The only one I can trust

Your kisses were lit, baby, what we had will never have RIP (No)

You were my Angelina, I was your Brad Pitt

We were a team, like LeBron and D-Wade on the Heat

Super impossible to forget you (Yeah)

And everything we did in that suite

Baby, you were real, none of these girls are genuine (No)

They're all fake like Louis Vuitton made in China (Made in China)

Honestly, seeing you with someone else hurts me

I'm just waiting for you to come back and get on top of me, yeah

And that's why come back

Without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me, baby, if you ever plan to come back, eh, yeah (Go, go)

And that's why come back

Without you, I won't be the same

You're with someone else, I already found out

Tell me if he knows how like I do, eh, eh, eh

It's clear (Yeah-yeah-yeah)

That us men

Are the worst negotiators

We trade gold for copper

Daddy Yankee-kee-kee, DY (DY)

(King) Da-Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee, yo'

(Cartel) Da-Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee, yo'

Yeah-eh (El Disco Duro, baby)

Tell them, Luian (Luian)

Mambo Kingz (Ma-Mambo Kingz, yeah)

Hear This Music

Hear This, Hear This, Hear This This This (Raaa)

Trap Kingz (Baby)

Bad Bunny, Siqui

Daddy Yankee, yo'

...

[Spanish]

(Uh-uh-uh)

Tengo miedo de morirme y volver a nacer

Y que tú no estés ahí

Que quiera hacértelo como yo te lo solía hacer

Y que tú no estés ahí, que no estés ahí

Como siempre estuviste pa' mí

Yo sé que mil errores cometí (Cometí)

No sé cuánto tiempo pueda durar sin ti

Y por eso vuelve

Que sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

'Tás con otro, ya yo me enteré

Dime, baby, si tú piensas volver, yeh, yeh

Y por eso vuelve

Que sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

Que 'tás con otro ya yo me enteré

Dime si como yo lo sabe hacer, yeh, yeh, yeh

¿Qué pasó en la relación y el amor que me tenía'? (Eh)

Lo hacíamo' tan cabrón que parecían orgía'

Ya sé que sigo en tus fantasías (Eh-eh)

'Tás con él, pero eres mía (Eh)

Extraño la colección de babydoll

Cómo te quedan, bebé

En la cama metiéndote un gol

Como Shakira y Piqué: rosas, champaña y motel

Eres la fruta prohibida que sabe a pecado

Y que sabe jugar con mi vida

Por eso me llevo a cualquiera enreda'

Como una bala perdida, yeh

En mi' sueño' yo siento tu cuerpo

Mi único enemigo es el tiempo

Tú cierras los ojos y piensa en mi nombre

Pero te das cuenta que ahora hay otro hombre

Nadie cambia el oro por el cobre, me equivoqué

En mi' sueño' yo siento tu cuerpo

Mi único enemigo es el tiempo

Yo aposté, vi que gané, luego perdí

Me juego la carta para recuperarte

Y por eso vuelve

Que sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

'Tás con otro, ya yo me enteré

Dime, baby, si tú piensas volver, yeh, yeh (Yeh, go)

Por eso vuelve

Sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

'Tás con otro ya yo me enteré

Dime si como yo lo sabe hacer, eh, eh, eh

Yeh, yeh

Fumo, fumo y no me arrebato (No)

Me dijeron que ya tienes otro gato (Yeh)

Yo no quiero putas pa' pasar el rato (No)

To'as sólo quieren cartera y zapatos, yeh

Tú eras la única que era real, yeh (Yeh)

La única en la que yo puedo confiar

Tus besos eran lit, baby, lo nuestro nunca tendrá RIP (No)

Tú eras mi Angelina, yo era tu Brad Pitt

Éramos equipo, como LeBron y D-Wade en lo' Heat

Súperimposible olvidarme de ti (Yeh)

Y de to' lo que hicimo' en aquella suite

Baby, tú eras de verdad, ninguna de estas putas son genuina' (No)

Son como las Louis Vuitton feca, hechas en China (Hechas en China)

Te juro que verte con otro me lastima

Estoy esperando que vuelva' y te me trepe' encima, yeh

Por eso vuelve

Sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

'Tás con otro ya yo me enteré

Dime, baby, si tú piensas volver, eh, yeh (Go, go)

Por eso vuelve

Sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

'Tás con otro ya yo me enteré

Dime sí como yo lo sabe hacer, eh, eh, eh

Queda claro (Yeh-yeh-yeh)

Que nosotros los hombres

Somo' los peores negociantes

Cambiamos el oro por el cobre

Daddy Yankee-kee-kee, DY (DY)

(King) Da-Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee, yo'

(Cartel) Da-Da-Da-Da-Daddy Yankee, yo'

Yeh-eh (El Disco Duro, baby)

Díselo, Luian (Luian)

Mambo Kingz (Ma-Mambo Kingz, yeah)

Hear This Music

Hear This, Hear This, Hear This This This (Raaa)

Trap Kingz (Baby)

Bad Bunny, Siqui

Daddy Yankee, yo'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A1	noun - fear
morir /moˈriɾ/ A2	verb - to die
nacer /naˈθeɾ/ B1	verb - to be born
error /eˈɾor/ A2	noun - mistake
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
enemigo /eneˈmiɣo/ B1	noun - enemy
prohibido /pɾoɪβiˈðo/ B1	adjective - forbidden
pecado /peˈkaðo/ B1	noun - sin
bala /ˈbala/ B1	noun - bullet
apostar /apostar/ B2	verb - to bet
genuino /ɣeˈnwinο/ B2	adjective - genuine
lastimar /lastiˈmaɾ/ B2	verb - to hurt
cambiar /kamˈbjaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
oro /ˈoɾo/ A1	noun - gold
cobre /ˈkoβɾe/ B1	noun - copper

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo miedo de morirme y volver a nacer

  ➔ Verb + de + infinitive (expressing fear, intention, etc.)

  ➔ The phrase "**miedo de**" is followed by the infinitive "**morirme**" and "**volver**", showing what the speaker is afraid of.

• Que tú no estés ahí

  ➔ Present subjunctive after a clause expressing doubt or fear

  ➔ "**estés**" is the present subjunctive of "estar", used because the speaker doubts or fears that you "**no estés ahí**".

• No sé cuánto tiempo pueda durar sin ti

  ➔ Indirect question + present subjunctive after "no sé"

  ➔ "**pueda**" is the present subjunctive of "poder", required after "no sé" because the clause is an unknown possibility.

• Dime, baby, si tú piensas volver

  ➔ Indirect yes‑no question introduced by "si"

  ➔ "**si**" introduces an indirect question: "¿**si** tú piensas volver?" = "Do you think you'll come back?"

• Que sin ti el mismo ya yo no seré

  ➔ Future simple with negative "no seré" (first person)

  ➔ "**no seré**" is the first‑person future of "ser" with negation, meaning "I will not be".

• Yo aposté, vi que gané, luego perdí

  ➔ Series of preterite (simple past) actions

  ➔ Each verb – "aposté", "vi", "gané", "perdí" – is in the preterite, showing a chain of completed actions.

• Me dijeron que ya tienes otro gato

  ➔ Reported speech (indirect statement) with "me dijeron que"

  ➔ "**Me dijeron que**" introduces a clause reporting what others said: "they told me that you already have another cat".

• Estoy esperando que vuelva

  ➔ Present progressive + subjunctive after verbs of anticipation

  ➔ "**vuelva**" is the present subjunctive of "volver" required after "estoy esperando que" because the outcome is uncertain.

• Yo no quiero putas pa' pasar el rato

  ➔ Verb + infinitive construction (querer + infinitive) expressing desire

  ➔ "**quiero**" (I want) is followed by the infinitive "**pasar**" (to spend), showing what the speaker does not want.