Selected Poems of Ho Chi Minh

Selected Poems of Ho Chi Minh

 The Flute of the Fellow-Prisoner

Suddenly a flute sounds a nostalgic note;
Sadly the music rises, its tune is close to sobbing:
Over a thousand miles, across mountains and rivers,
Journey’s an aching grief. We seem to see a woman
Climbing a far off tower to watch for someone’s return. 

A COMRADES PAPER BLANKET

New books, old books,
the leaves all piled together.

A paper blanket
is better than no blanket.

You who sleep like princes,
sheltered from the cold,

Do you know how many men in prison
cannot sleep all night?

Autumn Night

In front of the gate, the guard stands with his rifle.
Above, untidy clouds are carrying away the moon.
The bed-bugs are swarming round like army-tanks on manoeuvres,
While the mosquitoes form squadrons, attacking like fighter-planes.

My heart travels a thousand li towards my native land.
My dream intertwines with sadness like a skein of a thousand threads.
Innocent, I have now endured a whole year in prison.
Using my tears for ink, I turn my thoughts into verses.

GOOD DAYS COMING

Everything changes, the wheel
of the law turns without pause.

After the rain, good weather.

In the wink of an eye

The universe throws off
its muddy cloths.

For ten thousand miles
the landscape

Spreads out like
a beautiful brocade.

Gentle sunshine.
Light breezes. Smiling flowers,

Hang in the trees, amongst the
sparkling leaves,

All the birds sing at once.
Men and animals rise up reborn.
What could be more natural?

After sorrow comes happiness.
And one after being released from prison.

Weird Al Yankovic Songs Lyrics - Eat It, You Dont Love Me Anymore, Word Crimes, Trapped in the Drive-Thru

 Eat It Song Lyrics
by: Weird Al Yankovic 

How come you're always such a fussy young man?
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan?
So eat it, just eat it

Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate
Don't wanna hear about what kinds of foods you hate (woo)
You won't get no dessert 'til you clean off your plate
So eat it, don't you tell me you're full

Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried
Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it)
Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it, woo)

 

Your table manners are a cryin' shame
You're playin' with your food, this ain't some kind of game
Now if you starve to death you'll just have yourself to blame
So eat it, just eat it

 
You better listen, better do what you're told (woo)
You haven't even touched your tuna casserole (ooh)
You better chow down, or it's gonna get cold
So eat it, I don't care if you're full

Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
Open up your mouth and feed it
Have some more yogurt, have some more Spam
It doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned
Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
Don't you make me repeat it
Have a banana, have a whole bunch
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it

Eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
If it's getting cold, reheat it
Have a big dinner, have a light snack
If you don't like it, you can't send it back
Just eat it (ooh-hoo, eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
Get yourself an egg and beat it (oh, Lord)
Have some more chicken (ooh-hoo), have some more pie (ooh-hoo-hoo)
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried

Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

 
Don't you make me repeat it (oh, no)
Have a banana, have a whole bunch (ooh-hoo-hoo)
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch...

 

You Don't Love Me Anymore Lyrics
by: Weird Al Yankovic  

We've been together for so very long
But now things are changing, oh I wonder what's wrong?
Seems you don't want me around
The passion is gone and the flame's died down

I guess I lost a little bit of self-esteem
That time that you made it with the whole hockey team
You used to think I was nice
Now you tell all your friends that I'm the Antichrist

Oh, why did you disconnect the brakes in my car?
That kind of thing is hard to ignore
Got a funny feeling you don't love me anymore

 

I knew that we were having problems when
You put those piranhas in my bathtub again

 You're still the light of my life
Oh darling, I'm beggin', won't you put down that knife?

 

You know, I even think it's kinda cute the way
You poison my coffee just a little each day
I still remember the way that you laughed
When you pushed me down that elevator shaft

 

Oh, if you don't mind me asking, what's this poisonous cobra
Doing in my underwear drawer?
Sometime I get to thinking you don't love me any more

 

You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill
Now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will
You set my house on fire

 
You pulled out my chest hairs with an old pair of pliers

Oh, you think I'm ugly and you say that I'm cheap
You shaved off my eyebrows while I was asleep
You drilled a hole in my head
Then you dumped me in a drainage ditch and left me for dead

 

Oh, you know this really isn't like you at all
You never acted this way before
Honey, something tells me you don't love me any more, oh no no
Got a funny feeling you don't love me anymore

Word Crimes Lyrics
by: Weird Al Yankovic 

Everybody shut up, woo!
Everyone listen up!
Hey, hey, hey, uh
Hey, hey, hey

 

If you can't write in the proper way
If you don't know how to conjugate
Maybe you flunked that class
And maybe now you find
That people mock you online

 

Okay, now here's the deal
I'll try to educate ya
Gonna familiarize
You with the nomenclature
You'll learn the definitions
Of nouns and prepositions
Literacy's your mission
And that's why I think it's a

Good time

 
To learn some grammar
Now, did I stammer
Work on that grammar
You should know when
It's "less" or it's "fewer"
Like people who were
Never raised in a sewer

I hate these word crimes

 
Like I could care less
That means you do care
At least a little

 
Don't be a moron
You'd better slow down
And use the right pronoun

 
Show the world you're no clown
Everybody wise up!

 

Say you got an "I", "T"
Followed by apostrophe, "s"
Now what does that mean?
You would not use "it's" in this case
As a possessive
It's a contraction

 
What's a contraction?
Well, it's the shortening of a word, or a group of words
By the omission of a sound or letter

 

Okay, now here's some notes
Syntax you're always mangling
No "x" in "espresso"
Your participle's danglin'

 
But I don't want your drama
If you really wanna
Leave out that Oxford comma
Just keep in mind

That "be", "see", "are", "you"
Are words, not letters
Get it together

 
Use your spellchecker
You should never
Write words using numbers
Unless you're seven
Or your name is Prince

I hate these word crimes

 
You really need a
Full time proofreader
You dumb mouth-breather

 
Well, you should hire
Some cunning linguist
To help you distinguish
What is proper English

 

One thing I ask of you
Time to learn your homophones is past due
Learn to diagram a sentence too
Always say "to whom"
Don't ever say "to who"

 
And listen up when I tell you this
I hope you never use quotation marks for emphasis
You finished second grade
I hope you can tell
If you're doing good or doing well

 
About better figure out the difference
Irony is not coincidence
And I thought that you'd gotten it through your skull
What's figurative and what's literal
Oh but, just now, you said
You literally couldn't get out of bed

 
That really makes me want to literally
Smack a crowbar upside your stupid head

I read your e-mail
It's quite apparent
Your grammar's errant
You're incoherent

 
Saw your blog post
It's really fantastic
That was sarcastic (Oh, psych!)
'Cause you write like a spastic

I hate these Word Crimes

 
Your prose is dopey
Think you should only
Write in emoji
Oh, you're a lost cause
Go back to pre-school
Get out of the gene pool
Try your best to not drool

 

Never mind I give up
Really now I give up
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Go away!

 

Trapped in the Drive-Thru Lyrics
by: Weird Al Yankovic

Seven O'Clock in the evening
Watchin' somethin' stupid on TV
I'm zoned out on the sofa
When my wife comes in the room and sees me

And she says "is this 'Behind the Music'
With Lynard Skynard?"
And I say I don't know

 
Say, it's gettin' late, watcha wanna do for dinner?

She says "I kinda had a big lunch
So I'm not super hungry"
I said, well you know, baby, I'm not starvin' either
But I could eat"

 

She said "So whadya have in mind?"
I said I don't know what about you?
She said "I don't care, if you're hungry, let's eat"

 
I said that's what we're gonna do!

But first you gotta tell me
What it is you're hungry for!
And she says "let me think,
What's left in our refrigerator?"

 

I said well, there's tuna, I know
She said "That went bad a week ago!"
I said is the chili okay?
She said "you finished that yesterday!"

 

I hopped up and I said
I don't know, do you want to get something delivered?
She's like "why would I want to eat liver?
I don't even like liver!"

I'm like no, I said 'delivered'
She's like "I heard you say liver!"

 
I'm like I should know what I said
She's like "whatever, I just don't want any liver!"

Well I was gonna say something
But my cell phone started to ring

 
Now who could be callin' me?
Well I checked my caller ID

It was just cousin Larry
Callin' for the third time today

 
My wife said "Let it go to voicemail"
I said okay

Where were we? Oh, Dinner, Right
So what do you want to do?

 
She said "why don't you whip up something in the kitchen?"
Yeah, I said why don't you?

And then she said "baby, can't we just go out to dinner, please?"

 
I says no
She says "yes"
I says no
She says "yes"
I says no
She says "yes
Oh, here's your keys"

 

I step a little bit closer
Say okay, where ya want to go?
She says "how about The Ivy?"
I said yeah, well I don't know

I don't feel like gettin all dressed up
And eatin' expensive food

 
She's says "Olive Garden?"
I say nah, I'm not in the mood

And Burrito King would make me gassy
There's no doubt

 
She says "Just forget about it"
I said no, I swear I'm gonna take you out!

Then I get an idea
I says I know what we'll do!

 
She says "What?"
I say, guess?
She says "What?"
I say we're goin' to the drive-thru!

 

So we head out the front door
Open the garage door
Then I open the car doors

 
And we get in those car doors

Put my key in the ignition
And then I turn it sideways
Then we fasten our seat belts
As we pull out the driveway

 

Then we drive to the drive-thru
Heading off to the drive-thru
We're approaching the drive-thru
Getting close to the drive-thru!

Almost there at the drive-thru
Now we're here at the drive thru
Here in line at the drive-thru
Did I mention the drive-thru?

 

Well here we are
In the drive-thru line, me and her
Cars in front of us, cars in back of us
All just waiting to order

 

There's some idiot in a Volvo
With his brights on behind me
I lean out the window and scream
Hey, Whatcha tryin to do, blind me?

 

My wife says "maybe we should park
We could just go eat inside"
I said I'm wearing bunny slippers
So I ain't leaving this ride

Now a woman on a speaker box
Is saying "Can I take your order, please?"
I said yes indeed, you certainly can

 
We'd like two hamburgers with onions and cheese

Then my wife says
"Baby, hold on, I've changed my mind!
I think I'm gonna have a chicken sandwich
Instead, this time"

 

I said you always get a cheeseburger!
She says "That's not what I'm hungry for"
I put my head in my hands and screamed,
I don't know who you are anymore!

 

The voice on the speaker says
"I don't have all day!"
I said, then, take our order,
And we'll be on our way!

 

I wanna get a chicken sandwich
And I want a cheeseburger, too
She's like "you want onions on that?"
I'm like, yeah, I already said that I do

 

Plus we need curly fries
And don't you dare forget it!
And two medium root beers
No, just one, we'll split it"

 

Then I said I'm guessing that
You're probably not too bright
So read me back my order
Let's make sure you got it right

She says "one, you want a chicken sandwich
Two, you want a cheeseburger
Three, curly fries, and a large root beer"

 
Stop, don't go no further!

I never ordered a large rootbeer
I said medium, not large!

 
Then she says "we're having a special,
I supersized you at no charge"

"Oh" and that's all
I could say, was "Oh"

 
And she says "now there is something else
That I really think you should know

You can have unlimited refills
For just a quarter more"

 
I say, great, except we're in the drive thru
So what would I want that for?

Then she says "Wait a minute
Your voice sounds so familiar hey, is this Paul?

 
And my wife is all like "no, that ain't Paul,
Now tell me, who's this Paul?

She says "Oh, he's just some guy
Who goes to school with me

 
I sat behind him last year
And I copied off him in Geometry

I said I know a guy named Paul
He used to be my plumber
He was prematurely bald

 
And he moved to Pittsburgh last summer

He also had bladder problems
And a really bad infection on his toe

 
And she said "Mister, please, you can stop right there,
That's way more than I needed to know!"

And then we both were quiet
And things got real intense

 
Then she says "next window please,
That'll be five dollars and eighty two cents"

So we inched ahead in line
Moving painfully slow
I got a little bored

 
So I turned on the radio

Click, turned it off
Because my wife was getting a headache
So we both just sat there quietly
For her sake

 

Then I looked at her
And she looked back at me
And I said umm,
I think you have somethin'g in your teeth

 

She turned away from me
And then turned back and said "did I get it?"
I said yeah well, I mean, most of it
But hey, ya know, don't sweat it

 

Then she said "how about now?"
I said yeah, almost
There's still a little bit there
But don't worry, it's probably just a piece of toast"

 

Now we're at the pay window
Or whatever you call it
Put my hand in my pocket
I can't believe there's no wallet!

 

And the lady at the window's like,
"Well, well, well, that'll be five eighty two"
I turn around to my wife, and say
How much have you got on you?

She just rolls her eyes and says
"I'll pay for this, I guess"

 
So she reaches into her purse
And pulls out the American Express

I hand it to the lady
And she says "oh, dear
It's gotta be cash only

 We don't take credit cards here"

I took back the card and said

 
Gee, really? Well that sucks
And that's when I found out
My wife was only carrying three bucks

 

I said I thought you were
Going to hit the ATM today
She says "I never got around to it
So where's your wallet anyway?

 

And I said never mind,
Just help me to find some change
Now the lady at the window
Is lookin' at me kinda strange

And she says "Mister, please,
We gotta move this line along"

 
I said now hold your stinking horses lady,
We won't be long

So, we looked around inside the glove-box
And check the mat beneath my feet
I found a nickel in the ashtray
And a couple pennies and a dime in the space between he seats

 

Before long I had a little pile
Of coins of every sort
The lady counts it up and says
"You're still about a dollar short"

And now my woman's got this weird look
Frozen on her face
She screams, "you know
I wasn't even really hungry in the first place"

 

And so I turned around
To the cashier again
I shrugged and said okay
Forget the chicken sandwich then

 

So I pick up my change
Pick up my receipt
And I drive to the pickup window
Man, I just can't wait to eat

 

And now we see this acne ridden
Kid about sixteen
Wearing a dorky name tag that says
"Hello, my name is Eugene"

 

And he hands me a paper bag
I look him in the eyes
And I say to him, hey, Eugene,
Could I get some ketchup for my fries?

 

Well he looks at me
And I look at him
And he looks at me
And I look at him

And he looks at me
And I look at him

 
And he says "I'm sorry
What did you want again?"

I say ketchup!

 
And he says "oh yeah, that's right
I just spaced out there for a second
I'm really kind of burnt tonight"

And then he hands me the ketchup

 
And now we're finally driving away
And the food is driving me mad
With its intoxicating bouquet

 

I'm starving to death
By the time we pull up at the traffic light
I say, baby, gimme that burger,
I just gotta have a bite!

 

So she reaches in the bag
And pulls out the burger
And she hands me the burger
And I pick up the burger

And then I unwrap the paper
I bite into those buns
And I just can't believe it
They forgot the onions!

 

OPM Love Song - Ikaw at Ako & Ikaw at Sila by Moira Dela Torre Lyrics w/ English Translation

 Ikaw at Ako  (You and I)
by Moira Dela Torre Lyrics English Translation

They say that one day it will happen
Your deepest wish will come true
And when my prayers were finally answered
I cannot hide it anymore

I found hope by looking in your eyes
And I dread the fear in case you ever leave

And now that you are here
What is this I am feeling
I am ready for forever
Will never leave you hanging, never hurt you
Since then, until now
It is you and I

At long last, I finally found it
My deepest, greatest wish
I promise to always put you first
Will never ever deny it

I found my destiny in your love
It resulted to our love that will last

And now that you are here
What is this I am feeling
I am ready for forever
Will never leave you hanging, never hurt you

Since then, until now
It is you and I

And now we are here
Will always hold your hand
You will no longer be alone
I will love you in good and bad times

Since then, until now
From now on, until the end
It is you and I

 

Ikaw at Ako
by Moira Dela Torre (Original Tagalog Lyrics)

 Sabi nila, balang araw
Darating ang iyong tanging hinihiling
At noong dumating ang aking panalangin
Ay hindi na maikubli

Ang pag-asang nahanap ko sa 'yong mga mata
At ang takot kung sakali mang ika'y mawawala

At ngayon, nandiyan ka na
'Di mapaliwanag ang nadarama
Handa ako sa walang-hanggan
'Di paaasahin, 'di ka sasaktan

Mula noon hanggang ngayon
Ikaw at ako

At sa wakas ay nahanap ko na rin
Ang aking tanging hinihiling
Pangako sa 'yo na ika'y uunahin
At hindi na itatanggi

Ang tadhanang nahanap ko sa 'yong pagmamahal
Ang dudulot sa pag-ibig natin na magtatagal

At ngayon, nandiyan ka na
'Di mapaliwanag ang nadarama
Handa ako sa walang-hanggan
'Di paaasahin, 'di ka sasaktan

Mula noon (mula noon) hanggang ngayon
Ikaw at ako

At ngayon, nandito na
Palaging hahawakan iyong mga kamay
Hindi ka na mag-iisa
Sa hirap at ginhawa ay iibigin ka

Mula noon hanggang ngayon
Mula ngayon hanggang dulo
Ikaw at ako

 Ikaw at Sila  (You and Another)
by Moira Dela Torre Lyrics English Translation

They say that one day it will happen
Your deepest wish will come true
But why did they fail to say, it can be taken away too
Where will I find you

Then there you are, in someone else’s arms
A spark in your eyes I just cannot ignore
I cannot understand
How can you hurt me this bad

Why, I thought it is you and me
But why am I all alone

And I did not realize
This will happen to me again
It hurts when you thought it is destiny
Then you need to let it go again
I thought it is over
But it’s not yet done

 Then there you are, in someone else’s arms
A spark in your eyes I just cannot ignore
I cannot understand
How can you hurt me this bad
I thought you said it is you and me

Nothing makes sense now
Forever is jeopardized
Haven’t you told me
Nothing will ever change
Turns out you mean something else
I realize, you’re hiding many things
Did you just use me all along

Then I saw you in someone else’s arms
A spark in your eyes that stayed, never went away
I cannot understand
How can you hurt me this bad

I thought it is you and me
But why am I all alone

Ikaw at Sila
by Moira Dela Torre (Original Tagalog Lyrics)

Sabi nila balang araw darating
Ang iyong tanging hinihiling
Pero bakit 'di sinabi, pwede palang bawiin
Saan kita hahanapin

At nakita kita sa tagpuan ng iba
May kinang sa mata na hindi ko mabura
'Di ko maintindihan
Paano mo 'ko nasaktan nang ganito
'Kala ko ba ikaw at ako
Pero ba't mag-isa na ako

At hindi, 'di ko inakalang
Mangyayari 'to ulit sa akin
Ang sakit 'pag akala mo tadhana
Ta's kailangan lang pakawalan ulit

'Kala ko tapos na
Hindi pa pala

Nung nakita kita sa tagpuan ng iba
May kinang sa mata na hindi ko mabura
'Di ko maintindihan
Paano mo 'ko nasaktan nang ganito
'Kala ko ba ikaw at ako

Nawalan ng saysay
Habangbuhay sumablay
Di'ba sabi mo sa'kin noon
Wala namang magbabago
Iba palang ibig sabihin mo
Ang dami mo palang tinatago
Ginamit mo lang ba 'ko

Nung nakita kita sa tagpuan ng iba
May kinang sa mata na hindi na nawala
'Di na maintindihan
Paano mo 'ko sinaktan nang ganito
'Kala ko ba ikaw at ako
Pero ba't mag-isa na ako

 

Protest by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

  Protest
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 

To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised

Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
And guillotines decide our least disputes.

The few who dare, must speak and speak again
To right the wrongs of many. Speech, thank God,
No vested power in this great day and land
Can gag or throttle. Press and voice may cry
Loud disapproval of existing ills;

May criticise oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting laws
That let the children and childbearers toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires.

Therefore I do protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land.
Call no chain strong, which holds one rusted link.
Call no land free, that holds one fettered slave.

Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to toss in childish sport and glee,
Until the mother bears no burden, save

The precious one beneath her heart, until
God’s soil is rescued from the clutch of greed
And given back to labor, let no man
Call this the land of freedom.

Despacito by Luis Fonsi feat Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee - Spanish Lyrics w/ English and Tagalog Translation

 Despacito (Original Spanish lyrics)

Sí, sabes que ya llevo un rato mirándote
Tengo que bailar contigo hoy
Vi que tu mirada ya estaba llamándome
Muéstrame el camino que yo voy (Oh)

Tú, tú eres el imán y yo soy el metal
Me voy acercando y voy armando el plan
Solo con pensarlo se acelera el pulso (Oh yeah)

Ya, ya me está gustando más de lo normal
Todos mis sentidos van pidiendo más
Esto hay que tomarlo sin ningún apuro
Despacito

Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito
Deja que te diga cosas al oído
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo
Despacito

Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito (sube, sube, sube)
(Sube, sube)

Quiero ver bailar tu pelo
Quiero ser tu ritmo
que le enseñes a mi boca
tus lugares favoritos (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Déjame sobrepasar tus zonas de peligro
hasta provocar tus gritos
y que olvides tu apellido

Si te pido un beso ven dámelo
Yo sé que estás pensándolo
Llevo tiempo intentándolo
Mami, esto es dando y dándolo

Sabes que tu corazón conmigo te hace bom, bom
Sabes que esa beba está buscando de mi bom, bom
Ven prueba de mi boca para ver cómo te sabe

Quiero, quiero, quiero ver cuánto amor a ti te cabe
Yo no tengo prisa, yo me quiero dar el viaje
Empecemos lento, después salvaje

Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Cuando tú me besas con esa destreza
Veo que eres malicia con delicadeza

 Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Y es que esa belleza es un rompecabezas
Pero pa’ montarlo aquí tengo la pieza
Despacito

Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito
Deja que te diga cosas al oído
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo
Despacito

Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito (sube, sube, sube)
(Sube, sube)

 Quiero ver bailar tu pelo
Quiero ser tu ritmo
que le enseñes a mi boca
tus lugares favoritos (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Déjame sobrepasar tus zonas de peligro
Hasta provocar tus gritos
Y que olvides tu apellido
Despacito

Vamos a hacerlo en una playa en Puerto Rico
Hasta que las olas griten “¡ay, bendito!”
Para que mi sello se quede contigo

Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
que le enseñes a mi boca
tus lugares favoritos (favoritos, favoritos baby)

Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Hasta provocar tus gritos
Y que olvides tu apellido
Despacito

 Despacito –Lyrics Tagalog Translation

Yes, you know I've I've spent a long time looking at you
I must dance with you today
I saw that your gaze was calling me
Show me the way that I will go

You, you are the magnet and I'm the metal
I'm getting closer and forming a plan
Just thinking about it accelerates my pulse (Oh, yeah!)

Now, I'm already liking it more than usual
All of my senses are asking for more
We must take this slowly
Slowly

I want to breathe in your neck slowly
Let me whisper things into your ear
So that you remember if you'rе not with me
Slowly

I want to undress you with kisses slowly
To sign thе walls of your labyrinth
And to make a manuscript of your body
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up; turn it up, turn it up)

I want to see your hair dance, I want to be your rhythm
Show my mouth
Your favorite places (Favorites, favorites, baby)

Let me trespass your danger zones
Until I make you scream
And you forget your last name

If I ask for a kiss, come, give it to me
 I know you're thinking of it
I've been trying for a while,
mami, this is giving and giving it

You know that with me, your heart goes bom-bom
You know that this babe is looking for my bom-bom
Come, try my mouth to see how it tastes

I want, I want, I want to see how much love fits in you
I'm not in a rush, I want to enjoy this trip
Let's start slowly, and go wild after

Step by step, soft, softly
We're getting closer, little by little
When you kiss me with that skill
I see that you're malice with delicateness

Step by step, soft, softly
We're getting closer, little by little
And it's just that this beauty is a jigsaw puzzle
But to set it up here I have the piece
Slowly

I want to breathe in your neck slowly
Let me whisper things into your ear
So that you remember if you're not with me
Slowly

I want to undress you with kisses slowly
To sign the walls of your labyrinth
And to make a manuscript of your body
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up; turn it up, turn it up)

I want to see your hair dance, I want to be your rhythm
Show my mouth (Woah, eh)
Your favorite places (Favorites, favorites, baby)
Let me trespass your danger zones
Until I make you scream
And you forget your last name

Slowly
We're going to do it on a beach in Puerto Rico
Until the waves scream: "Oh, God!"
So that my seal stays with you
Dance to it!

Step by step, soft, softly
We're getting closer, little by little
Show my mouth
Your favorite places (Favorites, favorites, baby)

Step by step, soft, softly
We're getting closer, little by little
Until I make you scream
And you forget your last name
Slowly

Despacito –Lyrics Tagalog Translation

Alam mong matagal na kitang hinahanap
Kailangang kitang isayaw ngayon
Tinatawag na ko ng mga titig mo
Ituro mo sa akin ang daan (Oh)

Ikaw, ikaw ay magnet at akoy’s isang metal
Papalapit na ko at hinahanda ko na ang plano
Ikaw, ikaw ay magnet at akoy’s isang metal
Papalapit na ko at hinahanda ko na ang plano
Isipin pa lang ay bumibilis na ang tibok ng pulso (Oh yeah)

 
Ngayon pa lang ay mas gusto ko na sa karaniwan
Lahat ng panamdam ko ay nais ng higit pa
Kailangan ko ‘tong makuha ng di nagmamadali
Hinay-hinay

Hihipan ko ang leeg mo nang  pakabanayad
Ibubulong ang mga nais sa iyong tainga
Para maalala mo pag di ako ang kasama
Hinay-hinay

 Gamit ang mga banayad na halik
Pipirma sa dingding ng iyong lagusan
At gagawing manuskrito ang buong katawan mo
(ilakas pa, ilakas, ilakas)
(ilakas, ilakas)

Nais makitang sumayaw ang buhok mo
Nais na ako ang maging ritmo mo
Ituro ng labi mo sa akin
Ang mga paborito mong lugar (paborito, paborito baby)

 Lalampasan ko ang mga mapanganib mong sona
Hanggang madala ka sa paghiyaw
Makakalimutan mo ang 'yong apelyido

Pag humingi ako ng halik, ibigay mo
Alam kong nasa isip mo rin ito
Matagal na rin akong sumusubok
Mama, ito ay pagbibigay at mabibigyan

 Ang puso mo sa akin ay napapa- boom, boom
Alam mong hinahanap ng baby mo ang aking boom, boom

Subukan sa aking bibig para makitang kilala ka nito
Gusto, gusto kong malaman gaano kalaking pagmamahal ang kaya mo

Di ako nagmamadali, nais kong damhin ang paglalakbay
Magsimula tayo ng banayad, tapos ay mabangis

Baby, isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Sa napakagaling mong paghalik sa ‘kin
Nakikita ko ang kakulitan mong may kahinhinan

Baby, Baby, isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Ang kagandahan ay isang bugtong
Kailangang pag-isipan, alam ko kung paano
Hinay-hinay

Hihipan ko ang leeg mo nang pakabanayad
Ibubulong ang mga nais sa iyong tainga
Para maalala mo pag di ako ang kasama
Hinay-hinay

Tatanggalin ang iyong damit sa mga banayad na halik
Pipirma sa dingding ng iyong lagusan
At gagawing manuskrito ang buong katawan mo

(ilakas pa, ilakas, ilakas)
(ilakas, ilakas)

 Nais makitang sumayaw ang buhok mo
Nais na ako ang maging ritmo mo
Ituturo ng labi mo sa akin
Ang mga paboritong lugar mo ((paborito, paborito baby))

Hinay-hinay
Gagawin natin sa beach ng Puerto Rico
Hanggang ang alon ay sumigaw ng,“Oh, Diyos ko!”
Para manatili ang tatak ko sa ‘yo.

 Baby, isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Ituturo ng labi mo sa ‘kin
Ang mga paborito mong lugar (paborito, paborito baby)

Baby, isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Hanggang madala ka sa paghiyaw
Makakalimutan mo ang 'yong apelyido
Hinay-hinay

Despacito Lyrics feat  Justin Bieber  and Daddy Yankee

 [Intro: Justin Bieber]

Come on over in my direction
So thankful for that, it's such a blessin', yeah
Turn every situation into Heaven, yeah

Oh, you are
My sunrise on the darkest day
Got me feelin' some kind of way
Make me wanna savor every moment slowly
Slowly

 You fit me, tailor-made love, how you put it on
Got the only key, know how to turn it on
The way you nibble on my ears, the only words I wanna hear
Baby take it slow so we can last long

[Verse 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Oh, tú, tú eres el imán y yo soy el metal
Me voy acercando y voy armando el plan
Sólo con pensarlo se acelera el pulso Oh, yeah
Ya, ya me está gustando más de lo normal
Todos mis sentidos van pidiendo más
Esto hay que tomarlo sin ningún apuro

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

Despacito
Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito
Deja que te diga cosas al oído
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo
Despacito

Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito
(Sube, sube, sube
Sube, sube)

 [Bridge 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Quiero ver bailar tu pelo
Quiero ser tu ritmo
Que le enseñes a mi boca
Tus lugares favoritos
(Favorito, favorito, baby)

Déjame sobrepasar tus zonas de peligro
Hasta provocar tus gritos
Y que olvides tu apellido

[Verse 2: Daddy Yankee]

Si te pido un beso, ven, dámelo
Yo sé que estás pensándolo
Llevo tiempo intentándolo
Mami, esto es dando y dándolo

Sabes que tu corazón conmigo te hace bang-bang
Sabes que esa beba está buscando de mi bang-bang

Ven, prueba de mi boca para ver cómo te sabe
Quiero, quiero, quiero ver cuánto amor a ti te cabe
Yo no tengo prisa, yo me quiero dar el viaje
Empecemos lento, después salvaje

[Bridge 2: Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber]

Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Cuando tú me besas con esa destreza
Veo que eres malicia con delicadeza

 Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Y es que esa belleza es un rompecabezas
Pero pa' montarlo aquí tengo la pieza
¡Oye!

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

Despacito
Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito
Deja que te diga cosas al oído
Para que te acuerdes si no estás conmigo
Despacito

 Quiero desnudarte a besos despacito
Firmo en las paredes de tu laberinto
Y hacer de tu cuerpo todo un manuscrito
(Sube, sube, sube
Sube, sube)

 [Bridge 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Quiero ver bailar tu pelo
Quiero ser tu ritmo
Que le enseñes a mi boca
Tus lugares favoritos
(Favorito, favorito, baby)

Déjame sobrepasar tus zonas de peligro
Hasta provocar tus gritos
Y que olvides tu apellido

 [Verse 3: Luis Fonsi]

Despacito
This is how we do it down in Puerto Rico
I just wanna hear you screaming, "¡Ay, Bendito!"
I can move forever, se quede contigo
¡Bailalo!

[Bridge 3: Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi & Justin Bieber]

Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito
Que le enseñes a mi boca
Tus lugares favoritos
(Favorito, favorito, baby)

 Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito
Nos vamos pegando, poquito a poquito

Hasta provocar tus gritos
Y que olvides tu apellido
Despacito

Despacito –feat  Justin Bieber  and Daddy Yankee Tagalog Translation

[Intro: Justin Bieber]

Halika rito sa tabi ko
Salamat talaga, isa ‘tong biyaya, yeah
Bawat sitwasyon ay ginagawang langit, yeah

Oh, ikaw
Ang sikat ng araw sa kadiliman
Ibang klase ang nararamdamam ko
Nais kong lasapin ang bawat sandali ng dahan-dahan
Hinay-hinay

Bagay ka sa kin, sinadyang gawin para mahalin
Isa lang ang susi, alam mo itong gamitin
Nilalambing mo aking tainga, sa mga salitang nais kong marinig
Baby, hinay-hinay para mas tumagal tayo

[Verse 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Ikaw, ikaw ay magnet at akoy’s isang metal
Papalapit na ko at hinahanda ko na ang plano
Isipin pa lang ay bumibilis na ang tibok ng pulso (Oh yeah)

Ngayon pa lang ay mas gusto ko na sa karaniwan
Lahat ng panamdam ko ay nais ng higit pa
Kailangan ko ‘tong makuha nang di nagmamadali

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

Hinay-hinay
Hihipan ko ang leeg mo nang pakabanayad
Ibubulong ang mga nais sa iyong tainga
Para maalala mo pag di ako ang kasama
Hinay-hinay

Gamit ang mga banayad na halik
Pipirma sa dingding ng iyong lagusan
At gagawing manuskrito ang buong katawan mo

(ilakas pa, ilakas, ilakas)
(ilakas, ilakas)

[Bridge 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Nais makitang sumayaw ang buhok mo
Nais na ako ang maging ritmo mo
Ituturo ng labi mo sa akin
Ang mga paborito mong lugar (paborito, paborito, baby)

 Lalampasan ko ang mga mapanganib mong sona
Hanggang madala ka sa paghiyaw
Makakalimutan mo ang 'yong apelyido

 [Verse 2: Daddy Yankee]

Pag humingi ako ng halik, ibigay mo
Alam kong nasa isip mo rin ito
Matagal na rin akong sumusubok
Mama, ito ang pagbibigay at mabibigyan

Ang puso mo sa akin ay napapa- boom, boom
Alam mong ang baby mo ay hinahanap ang aking boom, boom
Subukan sa aking bibig para makitang kilala ka nito
Gusto, gustong malaman gaano kalaking pagmamahal ang kaya mo

Di ako nagmamadali, nais kong damhin ang paglalakbay
Magsimula tayo ng banayad, tapos ay mabangis

[Bridge 2: Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber]

Isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Sa napakagaling mong paghalik sa ‘kin
Nakikita ko ang kakulitan mong may kahinhinan

Isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Ang kagandahan ay isang bugtong
Kailangang pag-isipan, alam ko kung paano

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

Hinay-hinayG
amit ang mga banayad na halik
Pipirma sa dingding ng iyong lagusan
At gagawing manuskrito ang buong katawan mo

(ilakas pa, ilakas, ilakas)
(ilakas, ilakas)

[Bridge 1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee]

Nais makitang sumayaw ang buhok mo
Nais na ako ang maging ritmo mo
Ituturo ng labi mo sa akin
Ang mga paborito mong lugar (paborito, paborito baby)

Lalampasan ko ang mga mapanganib mong sona
Hanggang madala ka sa paghiyaw
Makakalimutan mo ang 'yong apelyido

[Verse 3: Luis Fonsi]

Hinay-hinay
Ganito kami sa may Puerto Rico
Nais marinig na sumigaw ka ng, "¡Ay, Diyos ko!"
Kaya ko habambuhay pag ikaw ay kasama
Sumayaw tayo!

[Bridge 3: Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi & Justin Bieber]

Isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Ituturo ng labi mo sa akin
Ang mga paborito mong lugar (paborito, paborito baby)

 Isa-isang hakbang, banayad, suwabe
Pinaglalapit natin ang isa’t isa, dahan-dahan, unti-unti
Hanggang madala ka sa paghiyaw
Makakalimutan mo ang 'yong apelyido
Hinay-hinay