Danza Kuduro – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
A&X
El Orfanato
Danza Kuduro
(Plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop)
Lucenzo
El Rey
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
¿Quién puede domar la fuerza del mal que se mete por tus venas? (oh)
Lo caliente del sol que se te metió y no te deja quieta, nena (toma, toma)
¿Quién puede parar eso que, al bailar, descontrola tus caderas? (sexy)
Y ese fuego que quema por dentro y lento, te convierte en fiera (ajá)
Con la mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Y sacude duro
No te quite' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Y sacude duro
Balançar que é uma loucura
Morena vem o meu lado
Ninguém vai ficar parado
Quero ver mexe cú duro
Balançar que é uma loucura
Morena vem o meu lado
Ninguém vai ficar parado, oh-oh
Oi, oi, oi, oi-oi, oi, oi
Vem para quebrar kuduro, vamos dançar kuduro
Oi, oi, oi, oi-oi, oi, oi
Ta issa morena o loira vem balançar kuduro
Oi, oi, oi
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
Balançar que é uma loucura
Morena vem o meu lado
Ninguém vai ficar parado
Quero ver mexe cú duro
Balançar que é uma loucura
Morena vem o meu lado
Ninguém vai ficar parado, oh-oh
Oi, oi, oi, oi-oi, oi, oi
Vem para quebrar kuduro, vamos dançar kuduro
Oi, oi, oi, oi-oi, oi, oi
Ta issa morena o loira vem balançar kuduro
Oi, oi, oi
El Orfanato
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
La mano arriba
Cintura sola
Da media vuelta
Danza Kuduro
No te canse' ahora
Que esto solo empieza
Mueve la cabeza
Danza Kuduro
A&X
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Key Vocabulary
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dance /dæns/ or /dɑːns/ A2 |
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move /muːv/ A2 |
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head /hɛd/ A2 |
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cintura /sɪnˈtuːrə/ (Spanish/Portuguese) A2 |
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mueve /ˈmweβe/ (Spanish) A2 |
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casa /ˈka.sa/ (Spanish) A2 |
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caliente /kaˈljente/ (Spanish) B1 |
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fuego /ˈfweɣo/ (Spanish) A2 |
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lento /ˈlento/ (Spanish) B1 |
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luz /lus/ (Spanish) A2 |
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mira /ˈmi.ɾa/ (Spanish) A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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La mano arriba
➔ Imperative mood
➔ This is a direct command. "Arriba" is an adverb meaning "up". It literally means "The hand up", but in this context, it's an instruction to put your hand up.
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Cintura sola
➔ Noun with adjective
➔ "Cintura" is a noun (waist) and "sola" is an adjective (alone, single). It's describing the waist as being the only part moving.
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Da media vuelta
➔ Imperative with a verb phrase
➔ "Da" is the imperative form of the verb "dar" (to give). "Media vuelta" means "half turn". So, "da media vuelta" means "give a half turn" or "turn around".
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No te canse' ahora
➔ Negative imperative with reflexive pronoun
➔ "No te canse'" is a negative imperative form using the reflexive verb "cansarse" (to get tired). The "te" is a reflexive pronoun. "Ahora" means "now". The apostrophe indicates the elision of the 's' to match the song's flow/pronunciation. It means "Don't get tired now."
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Que esto solo empieza
➔ Subjunctive mood (implied), adverbial phrase
➔ This phrase implies a desire or a hope. There's an elided "que" (that). "Esto" means "this". "Solo" means "only". "Empieza" means "starts". The whole sentence means "That this only starts", or "Because this is only starting". There is an implied verb of saying or wanting before that "que".
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Mueve la cabeza
➔ Imperative mood with definite article
➔ "Mueve" is the imperative form of the verb "mover" (to move). "La cabeza" means "the head". So, "mueve la cabeza" means "move the head."
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¿Quién puede domar la fuerza del mal que se mete por tus venas?
➔ Interrogative sentence, relative clause, reflexive verb
➔ This is a question using "quién" (who). "Puede" is the verb "poder" (can). "Domar" means "to tame". "La fuerza del mal" is "the force of evil". "Que se mete" is a relative clause, meaning "that gets into". "Por tus venas" is "through your veins". The reflexive is because the force is penetrating itself.
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Lo caliente del sol que se te metió y no te deja quieta, nena
➔ Definite article with adjective, relative clause, reflexive pronoun, negation
➔ "Lo caliente del sol" is "the heat of the sun". "Que se te metió" is a relative clause, and the "te" is a reflexive pronoun (the heat *got itself* into you). "Y no te deja quieta" is "and doesn't leave you still". The "te" is the object pronoun. "Nena" is "girl".
