Public transcript

Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee

By: LuisFonsiVEVO
Length: 4 min
Language: English
Text from: the video's captions
Transcribed: 29 September 2026

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Notes in English.

Summary

This recording is the song "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee, rendered as an English translation of the original Spanish lyrics. The lyrics describe a slow, seductive romance built gradually between two people. There is no spoken discussion or informational content, only sung verses and choruses.

Key points

The lyrics are an English translation of the Spanish-language song "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee.
The central theme is taking a romance slowly, expressed through the repeated refrain "Despacito," meaning "Slowly."
The singer describes whispering in his partner's ear and kissing her so she remembers him when they are apart.
Daddy Yankee's rap verse uses phrases like "bam bam" and describes the encounter as "giving and giving."
A later verse references doing it on a beach in Puerto Rico until the waves scream.
The song ends after roughly four minutes with the final word "Slowly."

Questions it answers

00:00Opening verse

How does the song begin?

Fonsi and Daddy Yankee introduce themselves, and the singer describes noticing someone's gaze and planning to dance with them, approaching like a magnet to metal.

Opens with "Oh, Fonsi! DY!"
The singer plans to dance with the person today

01:27First chorus

What does the singer want to do slowly?

He wants to breathe in his partner's neck, murmur in her ear so she remembers him, and undress her in kisses, describing her body as a labyrinth.

"Slowly I want to breathe in your neck slowly"
"Sign the walls of your labyrinth"

02:05Daddy Yankee's verse

What does Daddy Yankee's verse add?

His rap verse uses playful phrases like "bam bam," invites the partner to "try my mouth," and emphasizes he is not in a rush, wanting to see how much love fits in her.

"I'm not in a rush, I want to experience this trip"
Heart goes "bam bam"

02:27Second chorus and bridge

How does the song develop toward its end?

The chorus repeats, a bridge describes starting slowly then savagely, step by step, and a verse places the encounter on a beach in Puerto Rico.

"Let's start slowly, then savagely"
"We're gonna do it on a beach in Puerto Rico"

04:07Outro

How does the song conclude?

The final lines repeat the chorus imagery of favorite places and forgetting one's last name, ending on the single word "Slowly."

Ends with the word "Slowly"

Notes

Overview

This transcript is the English translation of the lyrics to "Despacito," performed by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee (DY).

Themes

The recurring motif is taking love slowly: "Slowly I want to breathe in your neck slowly."
The singer wants to "undress you in kisses slowly" and "create a manuscript" from the partner's body.
Memory and longing appear in the line "So you can remember when you're not with me."

Notable Lyrics

"You, you're the magnet, and I'm the metal, I am getting closer and making a plan."
"Let's start slowly, then savagely."
"And it's just that your beauty is a puzzle... But to finish it here I have the missing piece."
"We're gonna do it on a beach in Puerto Rico until the waves scream: 'Oh Lord!'"