Besito en la Frente (Extended Version) Lyrics (English Translation) – Rauw Alejandro

Read the full Besito en la Frente (Extended Version) (English Translation) lyrics by Rauw Alejandro along with the music video, song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Rauw Alejandro’s music, you can also explore ROSITA and Pongo, two other songs by Rauw Alejandro.

[Spoken]
The b0mba is not just music
It is the Earth made sound
A heartbeat that came from Africa and blossomed in Puerto Rico
A living dialogue between the drum, the body, and the collective voice
Each step and each beat of the drum
Reminds us that we are connected to the past
And to the future
A tradition born of resistance
That today remains a celebration of freedom
Each town in Puerto Rico
Expresses the b0mba in its own way
The rhythms throb in the sand
An improvised dialogue where the body commands
And the music obeys
The rhythms blend with the carnival and the energy of the people
The vejigantes
Half festive, half enigmatic
Carved by artisans and painted with vibrant colors
They are not costumes
They are spirits of the Caribbean
They awaken the ancestral memory of our people
They are guardians of the culture
Symbols of resistance that embody the eternal battle against darkness
In each mask burns the strength of a people
That transforms fear into power
And struggle into Celebration
The B0mba dance is strength
Tension
And freedom
B0mba is unity
It unites people and generations
Afro-Puerto Rican cultural pride
When the rhythm calls
The whole community responds

[Intro]

Eh, eh, ra, ra-ra-ra, eh, yiah
Aeh
Aeh
(Rauw)
What a blessing I’m seeing (It’s already dawning)
The light on your skin is asking me (To do it slowly; yah!)

[Chorus]
Ma, you don’t understand how much I like you
When you come down, you take me to heaven
A life without you, I don’t want it (Uh-wuh)
Thinking about not having you scares me (Uh-wuh), eh
A little kiss (A little kiss) on the forehead (Uh-wuh)
For everything we lived through
And if this moment never comes back
I know it wasn’t wasted (Yah!)

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (Uh-wuh)
We are eternal, you and I
Oh, oh-oh-oh (Yih), oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh (Ey)
Eternal (Ra-Rauw)

[Verse]
Mami (Prru), your soul is free like spring
For our love, there are no borders
Tied to you like leather and wood (Yah!)
The barrel sounds, my dark-skinned beauty
Dance, let the heat loosen your clothes
We won’t leave until our feet ache (Ey)
Dancing in your areito
Promised land, you want me to stay
The water from your flower makes me rise
And reach heaven (Ay)
My heart closes up
May the day you’re gone never come
If you leave, may the fire burn me (Mami)
Let the fire burn me

[Chorus]
Ma, you don’t understand how much I like you
When you come down, you take me to heaven (Uh-wuh)
A life without you, I don’t want it
Thinking about not having you scares me (Yih), eh
A little kiss (A little kiss) on the forehead
For everything we’ve been through
And if this moment never comes back
I know it wasn’t wasted

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
We are eternal, you and I
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Eternal