Con Calma

• Par: Daddy Yankee, Snow

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Cómo te llamas baby?

What’s your name, baby?

Desde que te vi supe que eras pa’ mi

Since I saw you, I knew you were for me

Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready

Tell your friends we’re ready

Esto lo seguimos en el after party

We’ll continue this at the after party

Cómo te llamas baby?

What’s your name, baby?

Desde que te vi supe que eras pa’ mi

Since I saw you, I knew you were for me

Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready

Tell your friends we’re ready

Esto lo seguimos en el after party

We’ll continue this at the after party

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Es una asesina

She’s a killer

Cuando baila quiero que to’ el mundo la vea

When she dances, I want everyone to see her

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Tiene adrenalina

She’s got adrenaline

En medio de la pista vente hazme lo que sea

In the middle of the dance floor, come do whatever to me

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Ya vi que estás solita acompáñame

I see you’re alone, come keep me company

La noche es de nosotros tú lo sabes

The night is ours, you know it

Que ganas me dan dan dan

I’m so eager, eager, eager

De guayarte mami ese rampampam! Yeah!

To dance with you, baby, that rampampam! Yeah!

Esa criminal como lo mueve es un delito

That criminal, the way she moves is a crime

Tengo que arrestarte porque empiezo y no me quito

I have to arrest you because I start and can’t stop

Tienes criminality, pero te doy fatality

You have criminality, but I’ll give you fatality

Vívete la película flotando en mi gravity

Live the movie floating in my gravity

Daddy pone las reglas, tienes que obedecer.

Daddy sets the rules, you have to obey.

Mami no tiene pausa qué es lo que vas hacer?

Baby, there’s no pause, what are you going to do?

Échale échale échale pa’ tras

Go ahead, go ahead, go back

Échale échale pa’ lante y pa’ tras

Go ahead, go forward and back

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Es una asesina

She’s a killer

Cuando baila, quiere que to’ el mundo la vea.

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her.

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom pomm” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Tiene adrenalina en medio de la pista

She’s got adrenaline in the middle of the dance floor

Vente hazme lo que sea.

Come do whatever to me.

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Tú tienes candela y yo tengo la vela

You’ve got fire and I’ve got the candle

Llama al 911 se están quemando las suelas

Call 911, the soles are burning

Me daña cuando la faldita esa me la modela

It drives me crazy when she models that little skirt

Mami estás enferma pero tu show no lo cancelas

Baby, you’re sick, but you won’t cancel your show

Te llaman a ti la reina del party,

They call you the queen of the party,

Mucha sandunga tiene ese body

That body has a lot of swagger

Tírate un paso no no no pare

Take a step, no, no, don’t stop

wow dale dale!

Wow, go ahead, go ahead!

Somos dos bandidos entre la rumba y romance

We’re two bandits between the party and romance

Zúmbale dj otra vez pa’ que dance

Drop it again, DJ, so she can dance

Échale échale échale pa’ tras

Go ahead, go ahead, go back

Échale échale pa’ lante y pa’ tras

Go ahead, go forward and back

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Es una asesina

She’s a killer

Cuando baila, quiere que to’ el mundo la vea.

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her.

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom pomm” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Tiene adrenalina

She’s got adrenaline

en medio de la pista vente hazme lo que sea.

In the middle of the dance floor, come do whatever to me.

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Come with a nice young lady

Come with a nice young lady

Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie

Intelligent, yes, she’s gentle and irie

Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie

Everywhere I go, I never leave her at all

Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a

Yes, Daddy Snow, I’m the roaming dance man

Roam between-a dancin' in-a in-a nation-a

Roaming between dancing in the nation

You never know say daddy me Snow me

You never know that Daddy and me, Snow

Are the boom shakata

Are the boom shakata

Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a

I never lay down flat in a cardboard box

Yes-a daddy yankee me-a go reachin' out da top,

Yes, Daddy Yankee, I’m reaching out to the top,

Con calma yo quiero ver como ella lo menea

Slowly, I want to see how she moves it

Mueve ese “poom poom” girl

Move that “poom poom,” girl

Es una asesina

She’s a killer

Cuando baila quiere que to’ el mundo la vea

When she dances, she wants everyone to see her

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Con calma, ya' no say daddy me Snow me I go blame

Slowly, I don’t know, Daddy and me, Snow, I’ll blame

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

'Tective man a say,

The detective says,

say daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane

Daddy and me, Snow, I’ll stab someone down the lane

I like your “poom poom” girl

I like your “poom poom,” girl

Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
llamas /ʝaˈmas/ A2	verb - to call, name
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A2	verb - to want
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
menea /meˈne.a/ B1	verb - to shake, to move rhythmically
adrenalina /aðɾe.naˈli.na/ B2	noun - adrenaline
pista /ˈpis.ta/ A2	noun - racecourse, dance floor
criminal /kɾi.miˈnal/ B1	noun - criminal
arrestarte /aˈres.taɾ.te/ B2	verb - to arrest
reglas /ˈreɣlas/ A2	noun - rules
obedece /obeˈðe.se/ B1	verb - to obey
mostrar /mosˈtɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to show
fantasia /fanˈta.sja/ B2	noun - fantasy, imagination

Grammaire:

• Cómo te llamas baby?

  ➔ Interrogative form for asking someone's name.

  ➔ The phrase "Cómo te llamas" translates to "What is your name?"

• Dile a tus amigas que andamos ready.

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a command.

  ➔ The phrase "Dile a tus amigas" means "Tell your friends".

• La noche es de nosotros tú lo sabes.

  ➔ Present tense used to express a fact.

  ➔ The phrase "La noche es de nosotros" translates to "The night is ours".

• Esa criminal como lo mueve es un delito.

  ➔ Simile used to compare actions.

  ➔ The phrase "como lo mueve" means "how she moves it".

• Tienes criminality, pero te doy fatality.

  ➔ Use of noun to describe a characteristic.

  ➔ The word "criminality" refers to a quality of being criminal.

• Échale échale échale pa’ tras.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "Échale" means "Put it" or "Throw it".

• Come with a nice young lady.

  ➔ Use of prepositions to indicate accompaniment.

  ➔ The phrase "Come with" indicates joining someone.