¡Atrévete Te, Te! Lyrics in English Calle 13

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song ¡Atrévete Te, Te! by Calle 13 from Spanish to English.

Dare yourself, yeah, yeah

Jump out of the closet

Uncover yourself, take off the nail polish

Stop covering yourself, that nobody's going to photograph you

Get up, get hyper

Light up, spark the starter

Set yourself on fire like a lighter

Shake off the sweat like you were a wiper

That you're streetwise, 'Street Fighter'

Change that serious face

That intellectual face, encyclopedia face

Because I'm going to inject you with the bacteria

So that you spin like a carnival ride

Miss intellectual, I already know that you have

The abdominal area that's going to explode

Like a patron feast, that's going to explode

Like a Palestinian

I know that you like Latin pop-rock

But this reggaeton gets into your intestines

Under your skirt like a submarine

And it pulls out your Taíno Indian side

You already know, in a loincloth, babe

In the name of Agüeybaná

There's nothing else, I'm not going to lie to you at all

I know that I also want to consume your parsley

And you came Amazonian like Brazil

You came to kill it like 'Kill Bill'

You came to drink draft beer

You know that with me you've got refills

Dare yourself, yeah, yeah

Jump out of the closet

Uncover yourself, take off the nail polish

Stop covering yourself, that nobody's going to photograph you

Get up, get hyper

Light up, spark the starter

Set yourself on fire like a lighter

Shake off the sweat like you were a wiper

That you're streetwise, 'Street Fighter'

Hello, drop the show

Pull up your mini-skirt

Up to your back

Pull it up, drop the show, higher

Because now we're gonna dance across the whole yard

Look, babe, do you want a sip?

It doesn't matter if you're a rapper or a hippie

If you're from Bayamón or from Guaynabo City

Don't get picky with me

This goes all the way down, catch the trick

This is easy, this is a piece of cake

What does it matter if you like Green Day?

What does it matter if you like Coldplay?

This is direct, non-stop, one-way

I swear to you that by law

Here every Boricua girl knows karate

They cook with tomato sauce

They wet the rice with a bit of avocado

To harvest 14-karat asses

Dare yourself, yeah, yeah

Jump out of the closet

Uncover yourself, take off the nail polish

Stop covering yourself, that nobody's going to photograph you

Get up, get hyper

Light up, spark the starter

Set yourself on fire like a lighter

Shake off the sweat like you were a wiper

That you're streetwise, 'Street Fighter'

Dare yourself, yeah, yeah

Jump out of the closet

Uncover yourself, take off the nail polish

Stop covering yourself, that nobody's going to photograph you

Get up, get hyper

Light up, spark the starter

Set yourself on fire like a lighter

Shake off the sweat like you were a wiper

That you're streetwise, 'Street Fighter'

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SONG MEANING

¡Atrévete Te, Te! is Calle 13’s electrifying pep-talk that shouts, “Loosen up and live!” Over a pounding reggaetón beat, Residente urges a shy, intellectual woman to ditch her social armor—nail polish, serious face, tight clothes—and jump headfirst into the party. The chorus’s playful commands (Salte del closet, Destápate) are less about rebellion for rebellion’s sake and more about shaking off fear, sweating on the dance floor, and igniting the spark that’s been hiding under everyday routine.

At the same time, the song is a love letter to Puerto Rican street culture. References to taíno roots, local foods, and neighborhoods from Bayamón to Guaynabo mix with mentions of Green Day and Coldplay, showing that identity can be both global and proudly Boricua. Calle 13 blends humor, flirtation, and cultural pride to remind listeners that music is a space where labels fade, bodies move, and everyone is free to be unapologetically bold.

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Calle 13 ¡Atrévete Te, Te! Lyrics