Watch Out For This (Bumaye) – English Lyrics

• By: Major Lazer
• Album: Free the Universe (Extended)

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boom /buːm/ A2	noun - a loud, resonant sound; a rapid increase in popularity verb - to make a loud resonant sound
pista /ˈpista/ B1	noun - dance floor; a track or runway
culo /ˈkulo/ B1	noun - buttocks, rear end (vulgar)
seguro /seˈɣuro/ B1	adjective - safe, secure noun - insurance
demencia /deˈmensja/ B2	noun - madness, insanity
presión /pɾeˈsjon/ B1	noun - pressure; force exerted on a surface
masivo /maˈsiβo/ B2	adjective - massive, huge, large‑scale
pull /pʊl/ A2	verb - to draw or tug something towards oneself
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe attentively noun - a time‑keeping device worn on the wrist
mash /mæʃ/ B1	verb - to crush or smash into a soft mass
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the prehensile limbs at the end of the arms
twist /twɪst/ B1	verb - to turn or rotate something noun - a sudden change in direction; a turn
waist /weɪst/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and hips
glad /ɡlæd/ A2	adjective - feeling pleasure or happiness
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce harmony
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B1	noun - the unlawful killing of a person verb - to kill someone intentionally
bubble /ˈbʌbl/ B1	noun - a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or gas verb - to form or fill with bubbles
whine /waɪn/ B1	verb - to make a high, plaintive sound noun - a high-pitched, plaintive sound
flow /floʊ/ B2	noun - the movement of a fluid; a smooth, continuous rhythm verb - to move smoothly, continuously

Key Grammar Structures

• Duro, **duro** suelta el boom en la pista **duro**

  ➔ Adjective repetition and adverbs.

  ➔ The repetition of "**duro**" (hard) emphasizes the intensity.

• Pa' que el aya mueva ese culo, al candao le rompo el seguro

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (rompo - I break). Contraction 'pa' (para).

  ➔ Uses the subjunctive mood "rompo" to express a desire or possibility. "Pa'" is a contraction of "para" (for).

• Arranca la demencia get flow, no **pongas** resistencia del to'

  ➔ Present Subjunctive (pongas - you don't put) - used for commands/requests.

  ➔ Uses the subjunctive verb form "**pongas**" (you put) to give a command or make a request. The negative imperative is formed with "no" + subjunctive.

• Esto es Fuck edición **empezó** la presión atención to' el mundo

  ➔ Preterite tense (empezó - started).

  ➔ Uses the preterite tense "**empezó**" (started) to describe a completed action in the past.

• Sound a bum **pon** di place full up!

  ➔ Jamaican Patois preposition.

  ➔ "**Pon**" is a Patois preposition, meaning "on" or "in".

• Gyal a good one boy **dat** me love.

  ➔ Patois demonstrative pronoun.

  ➔ "**Dat**" is a Patois demonstrative pronoun, equivalent to "that".

• Selecta **tun** up inna di sub.

  ➔ Patois verb form (turn up).

  ➔ "**Tun**" is a Patois verb, meaning "to turn up" or "increase" (volume).

• Music a **bungs** and lyrics by the ton and me high grade send from a boat.

  ➔ Slang noun.

  ➔ "**Bungs**" is slang, referring to something of high quality.

• Cuando good music a play, **seh** mi glad seh mi inna

  ➔ Patois word, equivalent to 'say' or 'that'.

  ➔ "**Seh**" is Patois for "say" or "that", often used to introduce a statement or quote.

• Y es que me gusta lo atrevido de las **americanas** ah

  ➔ Plural noun.

  ➔ "**Americanas**" is the plural form of "americana", referring to American women.