Ay! San Miguel – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Romeo Santos, Prince Royce
• Album: Better Late Than Never

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic and passionate world of bachata with 'Ay! San Miguel.' This song is a perfect tool for learning Spanish, as it showcases emotional vocabulary, the use of the imperative mood in prayers/requests, and the melodic phrasing typical of Dominican musical influence.

[English]

作曲 : Anthony "Romeo" Santos (Music)/Jeffrey Nortey (Music)/Isaiah Ennio Parker (Music)/Alexander Caba "ChiChi" (Music)/Cristian E. Brito "DJ Mad" (Music)

Oh, Saint Michael, destroy the evil spell

Protect my sweetheart from all that is evil

In the name of God, break that hex

With your sword, defeat the enemy

Bori’

Bring out the rum

Let them arrive with the warriors

Someone put a voodoo spell on me to predict that she’ll stop loving me

I have a blessing, Saint Michael watches over me

With faith I invoke him, I protect myself with an amulet

All evil vanishes into the sea, it will shatter in the name of Jesus

The witch told me, they cast a spell on me

With pins, stabbing a little doll

Poor hen, the little goat is screwed

They sacrificed it, and she and I are together

She also told me to watch my surroundings

Envy is present for everyone who has succeeded

In my mind, they crucified God

Don't tell your plans to anyone else

Cover me from heaven

Oh, ChiChi

Whoever bets on my failure will lose their money and their time too

My God, give health to my enemies so they can watch me win

Saint Michael, watch over my woman and protect my relationship with her

All evil vanishes into the sea, it will shatter in the name of Jesus

The witch told me, they cast a spell on me

With pins, stabbing a little doll

Poor hen, the little goat is screwed

They sacrificed it, and she and I are together

She also told me to watch my surroundings

Envy is present for everyone who has succeeded

In my mind, they crucified God

Don't tell your plans to anyone else

Ayo Mikey

Funk Funk

So nasty

Cover me from heaven

Oh, Saint Michael, destroy the evil spell

Protect my sweetheart from all that is evil

In the name of God, break that hex

With your sword, defeat the enemy

For the jealous ones who are watching me

I'm with my lucky charm and it protects me (Hit ‘em with the harmony)

For the jealous ones who are watching me

I'm with my lucky charm and it protects me

Royce with The King

For the jealous ones who are watching me (oh, my children)

I'm with my lucky charm and it protects me (I can’t do it like you do it)

[Spanish]

作曲 : Anthony "Romeo" Santos (Music)/Jeffrey Nortey (Music)/Isaiah Ennio Parker (Music)/Alexander Caba "ChiChi" (Music)/Cristian E. Brito "DJ Mad" (Music)

Ay, San Miguel, destruye al maleficio

De lo malo protege a mi amorcito

En nombre De Dios, rompe ese hechizo

Con tu espada, vence al enemigo

Bori’

Que saquen el romo

Que lleguė con los guerreros

Alguien me hizo vudú para augurar que ella me deje de amar

Tengo una virtud, a mi me cuida San Miguel

Con fe yo lo invoco a él, me protejo con un amuleto

Todo mal se desván en el mar, va a quebrar en nombre de Jesús

La bruja me lo dijo, me hicieron un hechizo

Con alfileres, clavando un muñequito

Pobre gallina, se jodió el chivito

La sacrificaron, y ella y yo juntitos

También me dijo que cuide mi alrededor

La envidia está presente para todo el que triunfó

En mi mente crucificaron a Dios

Tus planes no se los cuente’ al prójimo

Cúbreme desde el cielo

Ay, ChiChi

El que apueste a mi fracaso va a perder su dinero y su tiempo también

Dios mío, dale salud a mis envidiosos pa’que me vean vencer

San Miguel, cuídame a mi mujer y resguarda mi relación con ella

Todo mal se desvanece en el mar, va a quebrar en nombre de Jesús

La bruja me lo dijo, me hicieron un hechizo

Con alfileres, clavando un muñequito

Pobre gallina, se jodió el chivito

Lo sacrificaron, y ella y yo juntitos

También me dijo que cuide mi alrededor

La envidia está orensente para todo el que triunfó

En mi mente crucificaron a Dios

Tus planes no se los cuente’al prójimo

Ayo Mikey

Funk Funk

So nasty

Cúbreme desde el cielo

Ay, San Miguel, destruye al maleficio

De lo malo protege a mi amorcito

En nombre de Dios , rompe ese hechizo

Con tu espada vence al enemigo

Para los celosos que están pendiente de mi

Ando con mi azabache y me protege a mí ( Hit’em with the harmony)

Pa’los celosos que están pendiente de mi

Ando con mi azabache y me protege a mi

Royce with The King

Pa’los celosos que están pendiente de mi ( ay mis hijos)

Ando con mi azabache y me protege a mi( I can’t do it like you do it)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
destruye destruye A2	verb - to destroy or ruin
maleficio malefisyo C1	noun - curse or evil spell
protege protehe A2	verb - to defend or guard
hechizo echiso B2	noun - spell or charm
espada espada B1	noun - sword
enemigo enemigo A2	noun - enemy
guerreros gerreros B2	noun - warriors
virtud birtud B2	noun - virtue or positive quality
invoco imboko C2	verb - to invoke or call upon
amuleto amuleto C1	noun - amulet or charm
desvanece desbane-se B2	verb - to fade or vanish
bruja bruha B1	noun - witch
alfileres alfileres B2	noun - pins
triunfó triunfo B2	verb - triumphed or succeeded
envidia enbidia B1	noun - envy or jealousy
fracaso frakaso B2	noun - failure
celosos selosos B1	adjective - jealous
azabache asabache C2	noun - jet (stone) or protective charm

Key Grammar Structures

• Alguien me hizo vudú para augurar que ella me deje de amar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'para que'

  ➔ The verb 'deje' is in the subjunctive because it follows the purpose clause 'para que' (implied here), expressing a wish or future intent.

• El que apueste a mi fracaso va a perder su dinero

  ➔ Relative clause with subjunctive (Generalizing/Indefinite antecedent)

  ➔ The subjunctive 'apueste' is used because the person referred to by 'El que' is indefinite—anyone who might bet against him.

• Dios mío, dale salud a mis envidiosos pa'que me vean vencer

  ➔ Imperative (Command/Request) with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The form 'da' + 'le' creates 'dale', an imperative directed at God, meaning 'give health to them'.

• Tus planes no se los cuente’ al prójimo

  ➔ Negative imperative (Subjunctive form)

  ➔ In Spanish, the negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: 'no cuentes' becomes 'no se los cuentes'.

• La envidia está presente para todo el que triunfó

  ➔ Relative clause with perfect tense

  ➔ The verb 'triunfó' is in the preterite, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Todo mal se desvanece en el mar

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage

  ➔ The verb 'desvanecerse' is used with the 'se' pronoun to indicate the act of vanishing or fading away.

• Ando con mi azabache

  ➔ Use of the verb 'Andar' to express a state or activity

  ➔ In this context, 'Ando' means 'I carry' or 'I am going around with', expressing current behavior.

• Alguien me hizo vudú

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed past action

  ➔ The verb 'hizo' is the irregular preterite form of 'hacer', indicating a single, finished past event.