Palabras Con Sentido Lyrics in English Daddy Yankee , Pinto

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Palabras Con Sentido by Daddy Yankee from Spanish to English.

I remember it like yesterday

That just for listening to this music they'd treat you like a criminal

Yeah, they'd arrest you, violating your rights

Prejudice still isn't satisfied

They point the finger of discrimination at me

Until they give me the death penalty without committing a crime

Am I supposed to not defend myself?

That injustice beats me in the fight?

I'm not a freeloader, I've got my own

A worldwide company and I came out of the projects

Thanks to perreo I keep creating jobs

A bad education is what creates inmates

You keep talking about me

Before you talk, look at yourself

The country and my hood can get better

Instead of being focused on me

Do your part too

The country and my hood can get better

The street gives you what a book doesn't teach you

And a book teaches you what the street doesn't give you

Dignity isn't pawned for gold

That's why I stand firm before society

With fancy words they leave elaborate lies

To fool you, their organized confusion

My point is real, if what I sing is wrong, shut down music in general

What were the authors of 9/11 listening to

What was Timothy McVeigh listening to back then?

What was the killer of the famous Beatle listening to?

What were Mao Tse Tung, Stalin and Hitler listening to

You keep talking about me

Before you talk, look at yourself

The country and my hood can get better

Instead of being focused on me

Do your part too

The country and my hood can get better

We need the truth from the journalist

We need more inspiration from the artists

We need the commitment of the family

We need the church to stay on vigil

We need that death not be the news of the day

More action, less politicking

We need to give life to sterile thought

Let's show that we aren't a weak people

We need the rich to help the poor

And that the poor not judge the man

We have to heal the problem from the root

We need the union of the whole country

You keep talking about me

Before you talk, look at yourself

The country and my hood can get better

Instead of being focused on me

Do your part too

The country and my hood can get better

And I take the chance to make a call for unity

To say no to discrimination, prejudice and marginalization that divide us so much

Urban music creates jobs, saves lives like that of this servant

And has given tools to many of my colleagues and me to better ourselves

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SONG MEANING

Palabras Con Sentido is Daddy Yankee’s fiery open letter to anyone who ever dismissed reggaetón as a crime rather than a culture. Drawing on memories of police raids and social prejudice, the Puerto Rican icon flips the script: how can a rhythm be guilty while the real causes of violence remain unchecked? He proudly reminds listeners that perreo built a global company, created jobs, and lifted him out of the projects. With punchy lines he exposes the hypocrisy of blaming music for society’s ills, asking why history’s real villains were not defined by their playlists.

Far from a self-centered rant, the track is a rallying cry for collective action. Daddy Yankee and Pinto urge journalists, artists, families, churches, the rich, and the poor to join forces and heal problems at the root. The chorus repeats a simple challenge: stop pointing fingers, look in the mirror, and help improve the country and the barrio. In short, the song is both a defense of urban music and a call for unity, dignity, and social responsibility—wrapped in a beat that proves words with purpose can still make you dance.

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