by Ricky Martin
She arrives as la reina de la noche, la diosa del vudú and ends up ella es tu final. Object pronouns pile up around her — te besa y te desnuda, te dejas arrastrar — which is most of the Spanish a learner takes away from it.
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La reina de la noche, la diosa del vudú.
Literal: The queen of-the night, the goddess of-the voodoo.
English: The queen of the night, the goddess of voodoo.
Turkish: Gecenin kraliçesi, vudunun tanrıçası.
Yo no podré salvarme, podrás salvarte tú.
Literal: I no will-be-able-to save-myself, will-be-able-to save-yourself you.
English: I will not be able to save myself, you will be able to save yourself.
Turkish: Ben kurtulamayacağım, sen kurtulabilirsin.
La tela de la araña, la uña del dragón.
Literal: The web of-the spider, the claw of-the dragon.
English: The web of the spider, the claw of the dragon.
Turkish: Örümceğin ağı, ejderhanın tırnağı.
Te lleva a los infiernos, ella es tu adicción.
Literal: You takes to the hells, she is your addiction.
English: She takes you to the hells, she is your addiction.
Turkish: Seni cehenneme götürür, o senin bağımlılığın.
Te besa y te desnuda con su baile demencial.
Literal: You kisses and you undresses with her dance frenzied.
English: She kisses you and undresses you with her frantic dance.
Turkish: Seni öper ve çılgınca dansıyla soyar.
Cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar.
Literal: You-close the little-eyes and yourself let be-dragged.
English: You close your little eyes and let yourself be dragged.
Turkish: Küçük gözlerini kapatırsın ve kendini sürükletirsin.
Tú te dejas arrastrar.
Literal: You yourself let be-dragged.
English: You let yourself be dragged.
Turkish: Sen kendini sürükletirsin.
Ella ¿qué será? ¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: She what will-be? Live the life crazy!
English: What will she be? Live the crazy life!
Turkish: O ne olacak? Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Y te dolerá si de verdad te toca.
Literal: And you will-hurt if truly you touches.
English: And it will hurt you if she truly touches you.
Turkish: Ve sana gerçekten dokunursa canın yanacak.
Ella es tu final, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She is your end, live the life crazy!
English: She is your end, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O senin sonun, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Ella te dirá, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She you will-tell, live the life crazy!
English: She will tell you, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O sana söyleyecek, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: Live the life crazy!
English: Live the crazy life!
Turkish: Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Siempre vive la vida loca!
Literal: Always live the life crazy!
English: Always live the crazy life!
Turkish: Her zaman çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Se fue a New York City.
Literal: Herself went to New York City.
English: She went to New York City.
Turkish: New York Şehri'ne gitti.
A la torre de un hotel.
Literal: To the tower of a hotel.
English: To the tower of a hotel.
Turkish: Bir otelin kulesine.
Te ha robado la cartera.
Literal: (To) you has stolen the wallet.
English: He/She has stolen your wallet.
Turkish: Senden cüzdanını çalmış.
Se ha llevado hasta tu piel.
Literal: (Himself/Herself) has taken away even your skin.
English: He/She has taken even your skin.
Turkish: Tenini bile götürmüş.
Por eso no bebía de tu copa de licor.
Literal: For that not was drinking from your glass of liquor.
English: That's why he/she did not drink from your liquor glass.
Turkish: Bu yüzden likör kadehinden içmiyordu.
Por eso te besaba con narcótico sabor.
Literal: For that (to) you was kissing with narcotic flavor.
English: That's why he/she used to kiss you with narcotic flavor.
Turkish: Bu yüzden seni narkotik bir tatla öpüyordu.
Es el beso de calor.
Literal: Is the kiss of heat.
English: It is the kiss of heat.
Turkish: Bu, sıcaklık öpücüğüdür.
Ella ¿qué será? ¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: She what will-be? Live the life crazy!
English: What will she be? Live the crazy life!
Turkish: O ne olacak? Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Y te dolerá si de verdad te toca.
Literal: And you will-hurt if truly you touches.
English: And it will hurt you if she truly touches you.
Turkish: Ve sana gerçekten dokunursa canın yanacak.
Ella es tu final, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She is your end, live the life crazy!
English: She is your end, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O senin sonun, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Ella te dirá, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She you will-tell, live the life crazy!
English: She will tell you, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O sana söyleyecek, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: Live the life crazy!
English: Live the crazy life!
Turkish: Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: Live the life crazy!
English: Live the crazy life!
Turkish: Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Te besa y te desnuda con su baile demencial.
Literal: You kisses and you undresses with her dance frenzied.
English: She kisses you and undresses you with her frantic dance.
Turkish: Seni öper ve çılgınca dansıyla soyar.
Cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar.
Literal: You-close the little-eyes and yourself let be-dragged.
English: You close your little eyes and let yourself be dragged.
Turkish: Küçük gözlerini kapatırsın ve kendini sürükletirsin.
Tú te dejas arrastrar.
Literal: You yourself let be-dragged.
English: You let yourself be dragged.
Turkish: Sen kendini sürükletirsin.
Ella ¿qué será? ¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: She what will-be? Live the life crazy!
English: What will she be? Live the crazy life!
Turkish: O ne olacak? Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Y te dolerá si de verdad te toca.
Literal: And you will-hurt if truly you touches.
English: And it will hurt you if she truly touches you.
Turkish: Ve sana gerçekten dokunursa canın yanacak.
Ella es tu final, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She is your end, live the life crazy!
English: She is your end, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O senin sonun, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
Ella te dirá, ¡vive la vida loca!
Literal: She you will-tell, live the life crazy!
English: She will tell you, live the crazy life!
Turkish: O sana söyleyecek, çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: Live the life crazy!
English: Live the crazy life!
Turkish: Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡Vive la vida loca!
Literal: Live the life crazy!
English: Live the crazy life!
Turkish: Çılgın hayatı yaşa!
¡A sacar la cara, la cara, la cara, la vida loca!
Literal: To take out the face, the face, the face, the crazy life!
English: To show the face, the face, the face, the crazy life!
Turkish: Haydi yüzünü göster, yüzünü, yüzünü, çılgın hayat!
What each line is doing grammatically: the case and person endings it uses, the tense or mood of its verb, and the fixed expressions a dictionary will not resolve word by word. Lines that repeat in the song are listed once.
La reina de la noche, la diosa del vudú.
The queen of the night, the goddess of voodoo.
Yo no podré salvarme, podrás salvarte tú.
I will not be able to save myself, you will be able to save yourself.
Te lleva a los infiernos, ella es tu adicción.
She takes you to the hells, she is your addiction.
Te besa y te desnuda con su baile demencial.
She kisses you and undresses you with her frantic dance.
Cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar.
You close your little eyes and let yourself be dragged.
Ella ¿qué será? ¡Vive la vida loca!
What will she be? Live the crazy life!
Y te dolerá si de verdad te toca.
And it will hurt you if she truly touches you.
Ella te dirá, ¡vive la vida loca!
She will tell you, live the crazy life!
¡Siempre vive la vida loca!
Always live the crazy life!
Se fue a New York City.
She went to New York City.
Te ha robado la cartera.
He/She has stolen your wallet.
Se ha llevado hasta tu piel.
He/She has taken even your skin.
Por eso no bebía de tu copa de licor.
That's why he/she did not drink from your liquor glass.
Por eso te besaba con narcótico sabor.
That's why he/she used to kiss you with narcotic flavor.
¡A sacar la cara, la cara, la cara, la vida loca!
To show the face, the face, the face, the crazy life!
Every distinct word in the song, in the order it is first sung, with the dictionary form to look up, the endings on it, what it means here, and where the word came from. Words that recur are listed once.
| Word | Dictionary form | Grammar | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La | el | art. f. sg. | The | From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| reina | reina | n. f. sg. | queen | From Latin regina, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| de | de | prep. | of | From Old Spanish de.Wiktionary |
| noche | noche | n. f. sg. | night | From Old Spanish noche.Wiktionary |
| diosa | dios | n. f. sg. | goddess | From Latin deus, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| del | de | prep. + art. m. sg. | of the | From Old Spanish de.Wiktionary |
| vudú | vudú | n. m. sg. | voodoo | From Louisiana Creole voudou.Wiktionary |
| Yo | yo | pron. pers. | I | From Late Latin eo, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| no | no | adv. | not | From Latin non, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| podré | poder | v., 1st pers. sg. fut. ind. (futuro de indicativo) | I will be able | From Vulgar Latin posso.Wiktionary |
| salvarme | salvar | v. inf. + pron. reflex. | save myself | From Latin salvare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| podrás | poder | v., 2nd pers. sg. fut. ind. (futuro de indicativo) | you will be able | From Vulgar Latin posso.Wiktionary |
| salvarte | salvar | v. inf. + pron. reflex. | save yourself | From Latin salvare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| tú | tú | pron. pers. | you | From Latin tū, from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary |
| tela | tela | n. f. sg. | web/fabric | From Latin tela, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| araña | araña | n. f. sg. | spider | From Latin aranea, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| uña | uña | n. f. sg. | claw/nail | From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.Wiktionary |
| dragón | dragón | n. m. sg. | dragon | From Latin draco, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| Te | tú | pron. pers. | you (obj) | From Latin tū, from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary |
| lleva | llevar | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | takes | From Latin levāre, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| a | a | prep. | to | From Latin ad.Wiktionary |
| los | el | art. m. pl. | the | From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| infiernos | infierno | n. m. pl. | hells | From Latin infernum, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| ella | él | pron. pers. | she | From Latin ille.Wiktionary |
| es | ser | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | is | From Latin sum.Wiktionary |
| tu | tú | poss. adj. | your | From Latin 'tuus'. |
| adicción | adicción | n. f. sg. | addiction | From Latin addictio.Wiktionary |
| besa | besar | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | kisses | From Latin basiare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| y | y | conj. | and | From Old Spanish é.Wiktionary |
| desnuda | desnudar | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | undresses | From Latin disnūdāre.Wiktionary |
| con | con | prep. | with | From Latin cum ('with'), from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ('next to, at, with, along'), probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| su | su | poss. adj. | her | From Old Spanish su.Wiktionary |
| baile | baile | n. m. sg. | dance | From Old Occitan balar.Wiktionary |
| demencial | demencial | adj. | frantic/demented | Formed within Spanish from demencia + -al.Wiktionary |
| Cierras | cerrar | v., 2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | you close | From Vulgar Latin serrare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| ojitos | ojo | n. m. pl. dimin. | little eyes | From Old Spanish ojo.Wiktionary |
| te | tú | pron. reflex. | yourself | From Latin tū, from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary |
| dejas | dejar | v., 2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | let | From Old Spanish dexar.Wiktionary |
| arrastrar | arrastrar | v. inf. | be dragged | Formed within Spanish from a- + rastrar.Wiktionary |
| qué | qué | pron. interrog. | what | From Latin quid, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| será | ser | v., 3rd pers. sg. fut. ind. (futuro de indicativo) | will be | From Latin sum.Wiktionary |
| Vive | vivir | v., 2nd pers. sg. imperative (imperativo) | live | From Old Spanish bevir.Wiktionary |
| vida | vida | n. f. sg. | life | From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| loca | loco | adj. f. sg. | crazy | From Old Spanish loco.Wiktionary |
| dolerá | doler | v., 3rd pers. sg. fut. ind. (futuro de indicativo) | will hurt | From Old Spanish doler, from Latin doleo, from Proto-Italic *doleō ('hurt, cause pain').Wiktionary |
| si | si | conj. | if | From Latin si, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| verdad | verdad | n. f. sg. | truth/truly | From Latin veritas.Wiktionary |
| toca | tocar | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | touches | From Vulgar Latin *tuccō.Wiktionary |
| final | final | n. m. sg. | end | From Latin fīnālis.Wiktionary |
| Ella | él | pron. 3rd pers. sg. f. | she | From Latin ille.Wiktionary |
| te | tú | pron. 2nd pers. sg. | you | From Latin tū, from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.Wiktionary |
| dirá | decir | v. 3rd pers. sg. fut. ind. (futuro de indicativo) | will tell | From Latin dicere, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| vive | vivir | v. 2nd pers. sg. imper. (imperativo) | live | From Old Spanish bevir.Wiktionary |
| Siempre | siempre | adv. | always | From Old Spanish siempre.Wiktionary |
| Se | se | pron. 3rd pers. reflex. | herself (reflexive) | From Latin sē.Wiktionary |
| fue | ir | v. 3rd pers. sg. pret. ind. (pretérito perfecto simple) | went | From Latin eo, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| New | New | adj. | new | English origin. |
| York | York | n. pr. | York | Old English/Norse origin. |
| City | City | n. pr. | city | From Latin civitas (city). |
| torre | torre | n. f. sg. | tower | From Old Spanish torre, from Latin turris, from Ancient Greek.Wiktionary |
| un | un | art. m. sg. | a | From Old Spanish un.Wiktionary |
| hotel | hotel | n. m. sg. | hotel | From French hôtel.Wiktionary |
| ha | haber | v. 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | has | From Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeo ('have, hold').Wiktionary |
| robado | robar | v. past part. (participio) | stolen | From Late Latin raubāre.Wiktionary |
| cartera | cartera | n. f. sg. | wallet | Formed within Spanish from carta + -era.Wiktionary |
| llevado | llevar | v. past part. (participio) | taken | From Latin levāre, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| hasta | hasta | prep. | even | From Old Spanish fasta.Wiktionary |
| tu | tu | adj. possessive | your | Formed within Spanish from tuyo.Wiktionary |
| piel | piel | n. f. sg. | skin | From Latin pellis, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| Por | por | prep. | for | From Old Spanish por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō.Wiktionary |
| eso | ese | pron. demonstrative | that | From Latin ipse.Wiktionary |
| bebía | beber | v. 3rd pers. sg. impf. ind. (pretérito imperfecto) | drank | From Latin bibere, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| copa | copa | n. f. sg. | glass | From Latin cuppa, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| licor | licor | n. m. sg. | liquor | From Latin liquor, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| besaba | besar | v. 3rd pers. sg. impf. ind. (pretérito imperfecto) | kissed | From Latin basiare, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| narcótico | narcótico | adj. m. sg. | narcotic | From Medieval Latin narcoticum.Wiktionary |
| sabor | sabor | n. m. sg. | flavor | From Latin sapor.Wiktionary |
| Es | ser | v. 3rd pers. sg. pres. ind. (presente de indicativo) | it is | From Latin sum.Wiktionary |
| el | el | art. m. sg. | the | From Latin ille, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| beso | beso | n. m. sg. | kiss | From Latin basium, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| calor | calor | n. m. sg. | heat | From Latin calor, probably from Old Spanish.Wiktionary |
| sacar | sacar | v., inf. | to take out/show | From Old Spanish sacar.Wiktionary |
| cara | cara | n. f. sg. | face | From Late Latin.Wiktionary |
Linguistic analysis is produced with AI assistance and reviewed by hand before publication. It is designed as an educational aid and may still contain translation or etymological errors.
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