🎧 Listen to "Promise" by Romeo Santos ft. Usher, read the bilingual lyrics in real time, and practice with the included dance video.
[Verso 1: Romeo Santos]
[Verse 1: Romeo Santos]
He perdido el balance por tu amor
I have lost my balance because of your love
En tus manos, yo caí, tienes control sobre mi
In your hands, I fell, you have control over me
Tu cuerpo es la cárcel y yo un prisionero
Your body is the prison and I'm a prisoner
Y jamás quiero salir, condenado y soy feliz
And I never want to leave, condemned and I am happy
[Verso 1: Usher]
[Verse 1: Usher]
Try to keep my balance, but I still fall
Try to keep my balance, but I still fall
But how'd I fell so hard?
But how'd I fell so hard?
Right into your arms, I swear, girl
Right into your arms, I swear, girl
Wrapped inside you, baby, and it's so warm, yeah, yeah, yeah
Wrapped inside you, baby, and it's so warm, yeah, yeah, yeah
But love without a cause
But love without a cause
Leaves me trapped inside my own bars
Leaves me trapped inside my own bars
[Coro: Romeo Santos & Usher]
[Chorus: Romeo Santos & Usher]
Quiero ser tuyo enterito, pero tengo miedo
I want to be yours entirely, but I'm afraid
Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor (talk to Usher)
Promise me that you won't leave me without your love (talk to Usher)
I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've got to promise
I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've got to promise
Prométeme, mami
Promise me, mami
[Post-Coro: Usher & Romeo Santos]
[Post-Chorus: Usher & Romeo Santos]
Promise you'll hold me (hold me)
Promise you'll hold me (hold me)
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Love me way past forever
Love me way past forever
(Hasta siempre)
(Forever)
(Escucha las palabras de Romeo)
(Listen to the words of Romeo)
(Yeah, man)
(Yeah, man)
(Usher, baby)
(Usher, baby)
(Romeo)
(Romeo)
[Verso 2: Romeo Santos & Usher]
[Verse 2: Romeo Santos & Usher]
Yo, tan joven, padezco del corazón
I, so young, suffer from the heart
Y, por tu amor, sufriría mil años y con mucho honor
And, for your love, I would suffer a thousand years and with great honor
I try to be calm, but my chest keeps pounding
I try to be calm, but my chest keeps pounding
Try to swim, but it's like I'm drowning
Try to swim, but it's like I'm drowning
All I've got for your, love
All I've got for your, love
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
[Coro: Romeo Santos & Usher]
[Chorus: Romeo Santos & Usher]
Quiero ser tuyo enterito, pero tengo miedo
I want to be yours entirely, but I'm afraid
Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor (Usher)
Promise me that you won't leave me without your love (Usher)
I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've got to promise
I'll give you my heart, girl, but you've got to promise
Prométeme, mami
Promise me, mami
[Post-Coro: Usher]
[Post-Chorus: Usher]
Promise you'll hold me (hold me)
Promise you'll hold me (hold me)
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Love me way past forever
Love me way past forever
[Interlude]
[Interlude]
You need this in your life
You need this in your life
Yeah, man
Yeah, man
Two kings
Two kings
Revolutionary
Revolutionary
Hey, yo, Romeo, talk to her (hey)
Hey, yo, Romeo, talk to her (hey)
[Puente: Romeo Santos & Usher]
[Bridge: Romeo Santos & Usher]
Temo que me dejes en el abandono
I fear you might leave me abandoned
Y tú eres mi oxígeno y mi todo
And you are my oxygen and my everything
But I realize, yes
But I realize, yes
It's worth running the race
It's worth running the race
When the finish line is you
When the finish line is you
[Coro: Romeo Santos & Usher]
[Chorus: Romeo Santos & Usher]
Quiero ser tuyo enterito, pero tengo miedo
I want to be yours entirely, but I'm afraid
Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor
Promise me that you won't leave me without your love
If I give you my heart, girl, you've got to promise
If I give you my heart, girl, you've got to promise
Promise that you'll love me, baby
Promise that you'll love me, baby
[Post-Coro: Usher]
[Post-Chorus: Usher]
Promise you'll hold me
Promise you'll hold me
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Oh, touch me (touch me)
Love me way past forever
Love me way past forever
[Outro: Romeo Santos]
[Outro: Romeo Santos]
Quiero ser tuyo enterito, pero tengo miedo (turn the lights off)
I want to be yours entirely, but I'm afraid (turn the lights off)
Prométeme que no me vas a dejar sin tu amor
Promise me that you won't leave me without your love
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🌍 Culture & Context
Context
Released in 2011 on the album 'Fórmula, Vol. 1', 'Promise' marked a historic turning point for bachata by bringing together Romeo Santos and American R&B superstar Usher. This 'crossover' propelled the genre onto the international stage, with Usher even singing his first bachata lines in Spanish.
Meaning
The song talks about the dizzying intensity of love, where the narrator feels imprisoned but happy to be so. He begs his partner to promise never to leave him, fearing suffering after giving himself body and soul.
Artist
This collaboration between the 'King of Bachata' and the King of R&B created a major cultural bridge, blending Dominican melodies with the vocal harmonies of American urban music.
Album
Fórmula, Vol. 1
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Your Goal
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