Danza Kuduro Don Omar ft.Lucenzo Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Danza Kuduro' means 'Kuduro Dance' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Don Omar ft.Lucenzo' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: A&X

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Original Lyrics: El Orfanato

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Aligned Translation: The Orphanage

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Original Lyrics: (Plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop)

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Original Lyrics: Lucenzo

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Original Lyrics: El Rey

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Aligned Translation: The King

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb
la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb
no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

Free Translation: Don't get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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Verb	Determiner
mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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Verb	Adjective	Noun
da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

Free Translation: Don't get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quién puede domar la fuerza del mal que se mete por tus venas? (Oh)

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	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
	quién	puede	domar	la	fuerza	de	el	mal	que ¹⁰	se ¹¹	mete ¹²	por	tu	vena
	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	to be able, can	to tame	the	force	of (expressing composition, substance)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	evil, harm; a bad thing or situation	that; which	Used instead of indirect object pronouns, le and les before the direct object pronouns {{m,, la, los, or las.}}	reflexive to meddle, interfere	across (indicating movement)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	vein
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive								2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb meter
	Who	can	tame	the	force	of	the	bad	that	it	meddles	through	your	veins
^10,11,12 "que se mete" is translated by MyMemory as "creeps through your veins", although I can find many uses for the verb "meter", none I can see reference "to creep".

Aligned Translation: Who can tame the force of the bad that flows through your veins

Free Translation: Who can tame the force of evil that runs through your veins? (oh)

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Original Lyrics: Lo caliente del sol que se te metió y no te deja quieta, nena (toma, toma)

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Determiner	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
lo ¹	caliente ²	de	el	sol	que	se	tú	metió	y	no ¹¹	tú ¹²	deja ¹³	quieto	nena	toma	toma
(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun	that	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to meddle, interfere	and	not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to leave (to cause, result in)	calm	colloquial babe, dear (term of endearment to a woman or girl)	to take	to take
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb meter				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dejar			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb tomar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb tomar
The	heat	of	the	sun	that	itself	you	got into	and	not	you	it leaves	calm	babe	you take!	you take!
^1,2 This is an example of the "Lo + Adjective" = Noun rule. The "Lo" is used as a Determiner and combined with the "caliente" (adjective for hot), we get "The heat [of the sun]"
^11,12,13 "No te deja" here means "leaves you not [calm]" meaning it makes her "not calm" i.e. excitable

Aligned Translation: The hot sun that got in you and does not leave you calm baby hit it! hit it!

Free Translation: The heat of the sun that got into you and you go wild, baby (hit it, hit it)

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quién puede parar eso que, al bailar, descontrola tus caderas? (Sexy)

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	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Verb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
	quién	puede	parar	eso ⁵	que ⁶	a ⁸	el ⁹	bailar ¹⁰	descontrola	tu	cadera
	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	to be able, can	to stop, halt	Neuter singlar of ése; that	that	by	Masculine singular definite article; the.	to dance	reflexive to lose control, to lack control	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	anatomy hip
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive					Infinitive	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb descontrolar
	Who	can	stop	that	what	by	the	dance	loose control	your	hips
^8,9,10 "Al + infinitive" can be translated "When + verb". Here "Al bailar" means "when dancing" See this article
^5,6 I'm going to translate this as "even when"

Aligned Translation: Who can stop even when dancing [it] makes [you] loose control of your hips sexy

Free Translation: Who can stop even when, when dancing, it throws your hips out of control? (Sexy)

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Original Lyrics: Y ese fuego que quema por dentro y lento, te convierte en fiera (ajá)

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y	ese	fuego	que	quema	por	dentro	y	lento	tú	convierte	en	fiera	ajá
and	demonstrative that	fire	that	transitive to burn	through, out, via (indicating movement)	inside (for space)	and	slow	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to turn	(used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English)	wild animal, beast	aha
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quemar						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb convertir
And	that	fire	that	[it] burns	for	inside	and	slow	you	it turns	into	wild animal	aha

Aligned Translation: And that fire that burns inside and slowly turns you you into a beast aha

Free Translation: And that fire that burns inside and slowly, turns you into a beast (aha)

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Original Lyrics: Con la mano arriba

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con	la	mano	arriba
with	the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

With	the	hand	up

Aligned Translation: With the hand up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Y sacude duro

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y	sacude	duro
and	to shake	hard
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb sacudir
And	you shake!	hard

Aligned Translation: And you shake! hard

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Original Lyrics: No te quite' ahora

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no	tú	quites ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to quit, give up (smoking etc)	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb quitar
Not	you	give up	now
³ Word concatenated, fully it is "quites" - "[don't] you give up" 2nd person, subjunctive expressing the singers hope that they don't stop.

Aligned Translation: Don't you give up now

Free Translation: Don't give up now!

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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Verb	Determiner
mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Y sacude duro

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y	sacude	duro
and	to shake	hard
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb sacudir
And	you shake!	hard

Aligned Translation: And you shake! hard

Free Translation: and shake hard

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Original Lyrics: Balançar que é uma loucura

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Free Translation: [pt] Swing that's crazy

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Original Lyrics: Morena vem o meu lado

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Free Translation: [pt] Brunette comes my side

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Original Lyrics: Ninguém vai ficar parado

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Original Lyrics: Quero ver mexe cú duro

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Original Lyrics: Balançar que é uma loucura

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Original Lyrics: Morena vem o meu lado

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Original Lyrics: Ninguém vai ficar parado, oh-oh

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi

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Original Lyrics: Vem para quebrar kuduro, vamos dançar kuduro

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Free Translation: [pt] Come to break kuduro, let's dance kuduro

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi

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Free Translation: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Ta issa morena o loira vem balançar kuduro

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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Verb	Adjective	Noun
da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

Free Translation: Don't get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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Verb	Determiner
mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

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Original Lyrics: Balançar que é uma loucura

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Free Translation: [pt] Swing that's crazy

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Original Lyrics: Morena vem o meu lado

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Original Lyrics: Ninguém vai ficar parado

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Free Translation: [pt] No one will stand still

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Original Lyrics: Quero ver mexe cú duro

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Original Lyrics: Balançar que é uma loucura

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Original Lyrics: Morena vem o meu lado

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Original Lyrics: Ninguém vai ficar parado, oh-oh

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Free Translation: [pt] No one will stand still, oh-oh

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi

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Free Translation: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Vem para quebrar kuduro, vamos dançar kuduro

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Free Translation: [pt] Come to break kuduro, let's dance kuduro

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, oi

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Free Translation: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Ta issa morena o loira vem balançar kuduro

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Free Translation: [pt] Ta issa brunette the blonde comes swinging kuduro

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Original Lyrics: Oi, oi, oi

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Free Translation: Oi, oi, oi

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Original Lyrics: El Orfanato

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Aligned Translation: The Orphanage

Free Translation: The Orphanage

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb
la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

Free Translation: Waist alone

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

Free Translation: Don't get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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Verb	Determiner
mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Original Lyrics: La mano arriba

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb
la	mano	arriba
the	anatomy:of a person hand	up; uphill; upstream; upstairs

The	hand	up

Aligned Translation: The hand up

Free Translation: Hands up

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Original Lyrics: Cintura sola

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Aligned Translation: Waist only

Free Translation: Waist alone

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Original Lyrics: Da media vuelta

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Verb	Adjective	Noun
da	medio	vuelta
transitive to give, to give out	middle, mid	turn
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
[you] give it!	half	turn

Aligned Translation: [you] give it! half turn

Free Translation: Turn around

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Original Lyrics: No te canse' ahora

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb
no	tú	canses ³	ahora
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to get tired	now (at the present time)
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb cansar
Not	you	get tired	now
³ It sounds like 'canse', but he's shortening the sound when singing so it's actually 'te canses' reflexive 2nd person singular subjunctive - "don't you get tired now..."

Aligned Translation: Don't you get tired now

Free Translation: Don't get tired now

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Original Lyrics: Que esto solo empieza

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
que	éste	solo	empieza
indicating a reason, roughly because	this one	only, solely, just	to start, begin, to get started
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
That	this one	just	it getting started

Aligned Translation: That this only begins

Free Translation: This is only just starting

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Original Lyrics: Mueve la cabeza

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Verb	Determiner
mueve	la
transitive to shake (e.g. to shake one's head, to shake one's tail feather)	the
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mover
you move	the	head

Aligned Translation: Move your head

Free Translation: nod your head

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Original Lyrics: Danza Kuduro

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Aligned Translation: Dance Kuduro

Free Translation: Kuduro Dance

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Review

So the two boys Don Omar (from Puerto Rico) and Lucenzo (France, Portugal) have made it.

They having a lovely time somewhere in the Caribbean, with fast boats, fast cars and er... slow women (watch the YouTube video, they practically motionless).

Very fast paced song is actually quite easy to understand in parts, yet in other sections the lyrics are so fast I don't think even native-speakers would understand easily. Until now, when I translated it, I didn't know, for sure, if it was in Spanish or Portugese or both.

It is definitely in both languages, and I've detailed the Spanish grammar in this review.

The Kuduro is actually an Angolan dance - translated as "hard ass". More nice reportage here in Spanish.

There's a shout-out to an "Orfanato" at the beginning of the song, which turns out to be their record label, but it might be defunct, as there's been no tweets since 2014, and their website was down when I looked.

There's lots of simple lines, describing the dance, and then full-speed lines where the effects on a woman are described. It's easy to sing along with the easy lines, but try the hard ones!

I encountered the verb "meter" in this song for the first time - it's a complex beast and I couldn't match all senses and "al + infinitive" used as "when + verb" is useful.

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very hard to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very fast and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in common daily usage.^RAE

Danza Kuduro has 130 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1762 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Determiner	Noun
el	orfanato
Masculine singular definite article; the.	orphanage

The	Orphanage

Noun
danza
dance

Dance	Kuduro
² Kuduro is a type of dance originating in Angola

Determiner	Proper noun
el	Rey
Masculine singular definite article; the.	a surname

The	King

Noun	Adjective
cintura	solo
waist	sole, only, unique, single

Waist	only