Sensacion del Bloque – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: De La Ghetto, Randy
• Album: Reggaeton Rulers Volume 1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the essential Spanish of Reggaeton with De La Ghetto and Randy's classic, "Sensacion del Bloque"! This track is special for its fusion of R&B smoothness with hard-hitting reggaeton rhythms, offering a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to urban admiration and attraction, set against an iconic beat that helped define a genre.

[English]

She is the sensation of the

block

G

A fine Latina brunette, when

she walks

her body

I don't

maybe it's her hair

I don't

she is the sensation of the

block

baby

A fine Latina brunette, when

she walks

her body

I don't know

maybe it's her hair

I don't know

she is the sensation of the

block

If you want, let's go to the block

with a desire

to tell her bad things and tell her good things

I'm going to take the liberty

of calling you

of telling you

that you would be extraordinary

no matter the

comment

let me approach you on the block

I know

no matter

She is the sensation of the

block

baby

A fine Latina brunette, when

she walks

her body

I don't know

maybe it's her hair

I don't know

she is the sensation of the

block

I know

If you want, let's go to the block

with a desire

to tell her bad things and tell her good things

I'm going to take the liberty

of calling you

of telling you

that you would be extraordinary

No matter the

comment

Let me approach you on the block

I know

no matter

[Spanish]

Ella es la sensacion del

bloque

G

Una morena latina tan fina cuando

ella camina

su cuerpo

No se

será su pelo

No se

ella es la sensación del

bloque

nena

Una morena latina tan fina cuando

ella camina

su cuerpo

No sé

será su pelo

No sé

ella es la sensación del

bloque

Si tu quieres vámono pa'l bloque

con un deseo

hablarle cosa mala y hablarle cosa buena

Yo me voy a tomar el atrevimiento

de llamarla a usted

de decirle a usted

qué serías extraordinario

no importa

comentario

déjame acercarme por el bloque

Yo sé

no importa

Ella es la sensación del

bloque

nena

Una morena latina tan fina cuando

ella camina

su cuerpo

No sé

será su pelo

No sé

ella es la sensación del

bloque

Yo sé

Si tú quieres vámono pa'l bloque

con un deseo

hablarle cosa mala y hablarle cosa buena

Yo me voy a tomar el atrevimiento

de llamarla a usted

de decirle a usted

qué serías extraordinario

No importa

comentario

Déjame acercarme por el bloque

Yo sé

no importa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sensación sen.saˈθjon B2	noun - sensation, feeling
bloque ˈblo.ke A2	noun - block, neighborhood
morena moˈɾe.na A2	adjective - brunette, dark-skinned
latina laˈti.na A2	adjective - Latin American
fina ˈfi.na A2	adjective - fine, elegant
camina kaˈmi.na A1	verb - walks
cuerpo ˈkweɾ.po A1	noun - body
deseo deˈse.o A2	noun - desire, wish
hablarle aβˈlaɾ.le A2	verb - to talk to her
atrevimiento a.tɾe.βiˈmjen.to B1	noun - boldness, daring
extraordinario eks.tɾaoɾ.diˈna.ɾjo B1	adjective - extraordinary
comentario ko.menˈta.ɾjo A2	noun - comment
acercarme a.θeɾˈkaɾ.me A2	verb - to approach

Key Grammar Structures

• Ella es la sensacion del bloque

  ➔ Ser + noun phrase (identification)

  ➔ This sentence uses the verb 'to be' ('es' in Spanish) to identify the subject ('Ella') as the 'sensacion del bloque'. It's a fundamental sentence structure for stating what something *is*.

• Si tu quieres vámono pa'l bloque

  ➔ Conditional clause + imperative

  ➔ This sentence uses a 'si' clause (conditional) to express a possibility ('If you want') followed by an imperative ('vámono' - let's go). It's a common way to make a suggestion or invitation.

• hablarle cosa mala y hablarle cosa buena

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis + indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The repetition of 'hablarle' (to talk to him/her) emphasizes the idea of saying both good and bad things. 'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to the person being spoken to.