Livin' la Vida Loca Ricky Martin Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Livin' la Vida Loca' means 'Livin' That Crazy Life' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Ricky Martin' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: La reina de la noche

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Aligned Translation: The Queen of the Night

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Original Lyrics: La diosa del vudú

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Aligned Translation: The goddess of voodoo

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Original Lyrics: Yo no podré salvarme

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Aligned Translation: I won't be able to save myself

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Original Lyrics: ¿Podrás salvarte tú?

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Aligned Translation: You will be able to save yourself

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Original Lyrics: La tela de la araña

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Aligned Translation: The spider's web

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Original Lyrics: La uña del dragón

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Aligned Translation: The dragon's claw

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Original Lyrics: Te lleva a los infiernos

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Aligned Translation: She takes you to hell

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Original Lyrics: Ella es tu adicción

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Aligned Translation: She is your addiction

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Original Lyrics: Te besa y te desnuda

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Aligned Translation: She kisses you and undresses you

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Original Lyrics: Con su baile demencial

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Aligned Translation: With her insane dancing

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Original Lyrics: Tú cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar

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Aligned Translation: You close your little eyes and let yourself be dragged

Free Translation: You shut your eyes tight, let her pull you away

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Original Lyrics: Tú te dejas arrastrar (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: You let yourself get carried away (c'mon)

Free Translation: You let her pull you away (c'mon!)

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Original Lyrics: ¿Ella qué será?

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Aligned Translation: What will she be?

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Original Lyrics: She's livin' la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: She's living that crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Y te dolerá

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Aligned Translation: And it will hurt

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Original Lyrics: Si de verdad te toca

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Aligned Translation: If she really touches you

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Original Lyrics: Ella es tu final

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Aligned Translation: She is your end

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Ella te dirá

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Aligned Translation: She will tell you

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: Se fue a New York City

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Aligned Translation: She left to New York City

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Original Lyrics: A la torre de un hotel

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Aligned Translation: To the tower of an hotel

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Original Lyrics: Te ha robado la cartera

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Aligned Translation: She has stolen your wallet

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Original Lyrics: Se ha llevado hasta tu piel

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Aligned Translation: She has taken even your skin

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Original Lyrics: Por eso no bebía de tu copa de licor

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Aligned Translation: That's why she didn't drink from your liquor glass

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Original Lyrics: Por eso te besaba con narcótico sabor

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Aligned Translation: That's why she used to kiss you with narcotic taste

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Original Lyrics: Es el beso de calor (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: It's the kiss of heat (c'mon)

Free Translation: That hot kiss (c'mon!)

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Original Lyrics: ¿Ella qué será?

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Aligned Translation: What will she be?

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Original Lyrics: She's livin' la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: She's living that crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Y te dolerá

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Aligned Translation: And it will hurt

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Original Lyrics: Si de verdad te toca

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Aligned Translation: If she really touches you

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Original Lyrics: Ella es tu final

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Aligned Translation: She is your end

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Ella te dirá

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Aligned Translation: She will tell you

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Te besa y te desnuda

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Aligned Translation: She kisses you and undresses you

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Original Lyrics: Con su baile demencial

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Aligned Translation: With her insane dancing

Free Translation: Madness in her sway

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Original Lyrics: Tú cierras los ojitos y te dejas arrastrar

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Aligned Translation: You close your little eyes and let yourself be dragged

Free Translation: You shut your eyes tight, let her pull you away

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Original Lyrics: Tú te dejas arrastrar (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: You let yourself get carried away (c'mon)

Free Translation: You let her pull you away (c'mon!)

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Original Lyrics: ¿Ella qué será?

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Aligned Translation: What will she be?

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Original Lyrics: She's livin' la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: She's living that crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Y te dolerá

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Aligned Translation: And it will hurt

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Original Lyrics: Si de verdad te toca

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Aligned Translation: If she really touches you

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Original Lyrics: Ella es tu final

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Aligned Translation: She is your end

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Ella te dirá

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Aligned Translation: She will tell you

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

Free Translation: Live that crazy life (c'mon!)

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: Vive la vida loca (c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: Live the crazy life (c'mon)

Free Translation: Live that crazy life (c'mon!)

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Original Lyrics: ('Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta la vida, c'mon)

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Aligned Translation: ('Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta the life c'mon)

Free Translation: ('Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta life, c'mon)

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Original Lyrics: (C'mon, loco)

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Aligned Translation: (C'mon, loco)

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Original Lyrics: C'mon!

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Aligned Translation: C'mon!

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Original Lyrics: Gotta la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Gotta the crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Gotta, gotta, gotta la vida loca

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Aligned Translation: Gotta, gotta, gotta the crazy life

Free Translation: Gotta, gotta, gotta that crazy life

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Original Lyrics: Gotta, gotta, gotta la vi-

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Aligned Translation: Gotta, gotta, gotta the li-

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Review

1) Lyric Summary & Meaning

The lyrics tell the story of a mesmerizing, dangerous woman who embodies a wild, hedonistic lifestyle ("la vida loca"). She is depicted as a supernatural force of seduction—a voodoo goddess and a spider's web—who intoxicates and leads her lovers into temptation and ruin, stripping away their control and leaving them addicted and powerless to her chaotic, thrilling influence.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling

The song generates an exhilarating, frenetic, and slightly dangerous feeling through its explosive Latin-rock instrumentation, driving horns, and Ricky Martin's charismatic, energetic vocals. The artist weaves the story by portraying the woman as an almost mythical, predatory figure whose irresistible dance and kiss pull the narrator into a whirlwind of chaotic pleasure and inevitable pain, set within the thrilling, unpredictable nightlife.

3) Explicit Themes & Mood

The song contains suggestive themes of seduction, loss of control, and hedonistic excess, though it is not explicitly graphic. It is an overwhelmingly fun, high-energy, and celebratory party anthem about the thrilling dangers of surrendering to a wild lifestyle and a captivating person.

4) Relation to the Music Video

The music video directly visualizes the song's chaotic energy and seductive theme, featuring Ricky Martin performing with his band in a rain-soaked alley, interspersed with scenes of a captivating dancer (the embodiment of the woman) and chaotic party scenes, mirroring the lyrics' narrative of being swept into a wild, uncontrollable night.

5) External Links & Mentions

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/03/23/culture-re-view-how-livin-la-vida-loca-changed-pop-music

https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-05-20/ricky-martin-1999-livin-la-vida-loca-latin-explosion-jennifer-lopez-shakira-enrique-iglesias-christina-aguilera

https://www.billboard.com/pro/ricky-martin-livin-la-vida-loca-pro-tools-desmond-child/

https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-inducts-music-from-alicia-keys--ricky-martin--journey-and-more-in-2022/s/fee30140-0454-401c-a2a2-205298e32fb1

6) Artist's Official Links

https://www.rickymartinmusic.com/

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in common daily usage.RAE

Livin' la Vida Loca has 178 BPM (beats per minute)

Livin' la Vida Loca is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1265 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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