This is possibly because the chorus of both versions is nearly the same, involving Prince Royce saying “baby, back, back, back, it up,” followed by J Lo stating, “damelo, Papi Chulo”, which, if you want, you can look up the meaning of on your own. In “Back It Up,” which features Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez, both the English and Spanish versions are fun - not something that always happens. When artists do this, not only do they lose the original charismatic flavor of the song, but the meanings of the lyrics often don’t match up in the same way rhythmically, requiring for an entirely different meaning to be written in English. Two of his more recent hits, “Bailando”, and “El Perdón” (cornily known in the English version as “The Forgiveness”) have been released first as the original Spanish version and later as an English version. Shakira has done it in the past with songs like “Suerte” and “Loca,” and Enrique Iglesias has been known to do so as well.

While the rhythm and vocals are essentially the same, somehow, the character of the song isn’t. When translating originally Spanish lyrics to their English version, the quality usually becomes lost in translation and are simply not as good as the original. Now if you’ll excuse us, we have to go spend some time thinking about the future of humanity.With the recent release of his song “Back It Up,” New York City born singer-songwriter Prince Royce has gained popularity with English-only speaking audiences, as the artist, who is known for his Spanish-only tracks, released the hit in both languages. It’s merely something people say to indicate that they are part of the in-group of… people who say “muñañyo.” We’re not saying we get it, but, well, there you have it. However, the term chulo accompanied by papi is most often used to describe a sexy, confident man who is well dressed. This term still carries some of these connotations, so one should be very careful when using it that they do not cause offense to someone. What does dimelo mean in Puerto Rico?ĭimelo means tell me and has nothing to do with the verb dar…trust me. Hola is the most common way to say hello because that’s what people usually say. It literally means Hello in spain and is used when you answer the phone. Its male counterpart is papi chulo, for a “ladies’ man.” What does Digame mean?Īlthough Digame means tell me. What is the female version of Papi Chulo?Ĭhula is often seen in the phrase mami chula, a Spanish form of “hot mama” for a sexy woman. Similarly, I can call my male friend papi and it can be completely amiable. In many spanish speaking households, male persons are called papi, it’s not sexual in any way.

Dámelo papi chulo