Despacito lyrics in English are way raunchier than you first thought

Fonsi sings about trespassing your danger zones
Summer smash: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
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Emma Powell20 July 2017
The Weekender

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Justin Bieber claimed he couldn’t remember the lyrics to his hit Despacito – but maybe it’s because he was so taken aback by the meaning behind them.

A translation of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s Spanish song, which features the Canadian singer, makes for some rather raunchy lyrics.

Despacito, which means slowly, features Fonsi singing: “Let me trespass your danger zones/ Until I make you scream.”

Yankee’s contribution is equally as sexual: “Come try my mouth and see if you like its taste/ I want to see how much love fits in you.”

The lyrics were deemed “obscene” by Malaysian authorities and the song was later banned from government-run radio and TV outlets.

Islamic party Amanah also called for the summer hit to be kept off Malaysia's airwaves to prevent young children from singing it without understanding the words.

“We respect the right to be entertained but there should be clearer guidelines so that the entertainment does not spoil people but makes them better,” party official Atriza Umar told The Star newspaper.

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The suggestive Spanish song became the most streamed of all time after its release in January, amassing more than 4.6 billion plays across streaming platforms.

Acknowledging the title, which was previously held by Bieber’s Sorry, Fonsi said: “Streaming is a connector for audiences worldwide and it has helped my music reach every corner of the planet.

“It is truly an honour that Despacito is now the most streamed song in history.”

Bieber has struggled to perform the smash hit and came close to being hit by a flying bottle after admitting to fans in Sweden that he doesn’t know the lyrics.

On performing the song live at a New York in May he replaced “Despacito” with “Dorito”, and any other word he could find to rhyme, before he gave up altogether on trying to remember the lyrics and instead improvised with “jabba jabba jabba”.

Full lyrics in English according to Billboard:

Yes, you know that I’ve been looking at you for a long time

I must dance with you today (DY)

Daddy Yankee

I saw that the look in your eyes was calling me

Show me the path that I will take (Oh)

Luis Fonsi

You, you’re the magnet and I’m the metal

I am getting closer and making a plan

Simply thinking about it makes my heart race (Oh yeah)

Daddy Yankee

Now, I’m already liking it more than usual

All of my senses are asking for more

We cannot do this in a rush

Luis Fonsi

Slowly

I want to breathe in your neck slowly

Let me murmur things in your ear

So that you remember if you’re not with me

Slowly

I want to undress you in kisses slowly

Firmly in the walls of your labyrinth

And of your body, I want to create a manuscript

Up, up

Up, up, up

I want to see your hair dance

I want to be your rhythm

Want you to show my mouth

Your favorite places (Favorite, favorite baby)

Let me trespass your danger zones

Until I make you scream

And you forget your last name

Daddy Yankee

If I ask for a kiss come give it to me

I know that you’re thinking about it

I’ve been trying to do it for awhile

Mami this is giving and giving it to you

You know that with me your heart goes bom bom

You know that from me that babe is looking for a bom bom

Come try my mouth and see if you like its taste

I want to see how much love fits in you

I’m not in a rush I want to experience this trip

Let’s start slowly, then savagely

Step by step, soft then softly

We come up against each other, little by little

When you kiss me in that state of distress

I see that you are malice and delicacy

Step by step, soft then softly

We come up against each other, little by little

And it’s just that your beauty is a puzzle

But to finish it here I have the missing piece

Luis Fonsi

Slowly

I want to breathe in your neck slowly

Let me murmur things in your ear

So that you remember if you’re not with me

Slowly

I want to undress you in kisses slowly

Firmly in the walls of your labyrinth

And of your body, I want to create a manuscript

Up, up, up, up

I want to see your hair dance

I want to be your rhythm

Want you to show my mouth

Your favorite places (Favorite, favorite baby)

Let me trespass your danger zones

Until I make you scream

And you forget your last name

Slowly

We’re gonna do it on a beach in Puerto Rico

Until the waves scream Oh Lord

So that my seal stays with you

Daddy Yankee

Step by step, soft then softly

We come up against each other, little by little

Luis Fonsi

I want you to show my mouth

Your favorite places (Favorite, favorite baby)

Daddy Yankee

Step by step, soft then softly

We come up against each other, little by little

Luis Fonsi

Until I make you scream

And you forget your last name

Slowly.

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