Dame Hombro lyrics in English: what Bulin 47 and Kevin Wai are saying
The key lines of “Dame Hombro” by Bulin 47 and Kevin Wai translated into English, the Dominican slang explained, what the song is about, and where to find the full letra.
By Dame Hombro AI · Updated · 5 min read
Who sings what in “Dame Hombro”?
The track opens with producer Breyco En Producidera’s tag, then the two artists greet each other by name before trading bars: Kevin Wai, the creator who stopped Bulin 47 with a speaker in the viral clip, and Bulin 47 himself. The chorus is the hook everyone knows, “dame hombro”, over a run of “chay, chay, chay” ad-libs. It ends with shout-outs to where Bulin comes from.
Dame Hombro lyrics in English: the key lines
| Spanish | English | What it’s about |
|---|---|---|
| “Dímelo, Bulin, que yo vine concentrao’” | “Talk to me, Bulin, I came focused” | The opening line, calling Bulin in. |
| “Llegó Kevin Wai, que le mete relajao’” | “Kevin Wai is here, and he takes it easy” | Kevin Wai’s entrance: relaxed, unbothered. |
| “No ando en película, no ando en paquete” | “I’m not acting, I’m not telling tales” | The line from the street freestyle. No show, no lies. |
| “Ya tú me conoce’, soy Bulin 47” | “You already know me, I’m Bulin 47” | The name-drop everyone quotes. |
| “Yo ando con Bulin, que viene del Capotillo” | “I roll with Bulin, who comes from Capotillo” | Capotillo is a neighbourhood in Santo Domingo. |
| “Los hombro’ se mueven solo’ cuando ’toy contento” | “My shoulders move on their own when I’m happy” | The line that explains the dance. |
| “Dame hombro, ma” / “Dame hombro, pa’” | “Give me shoulder, girl” / “…, bro” | The hook: bounce your shoulders. |
| “Me fui mundial, internacional” | “I went worldwide, international” | About the clip going viral. |
If you only want to know what the title means, dame hombro meaning covers it in more depth, with pronunciation and the Spanish idioms it is often confused with.
Dominican slang in “Dame Hombro”
Translation apps stumble on this song because it is full of Dominican street Spanish. The words below come up in it; knowing them makes the rest easy to follow.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| andar en película | To put on a show, live in a fantasy (literally “to be in a movie”) |
| paquete | A lie or a tall tale; “no ando en paquete” is “I’m not lying” |
| pana | Friend, buddy |
| algarete | Wild, loose, out of control in a good way |
| vacano | Cool, great (also spelled bacano) |
| ¿Qué lo que? | “What’s up?”, the classic Dominican greeting |
| quisqueyano | Dominican; Quisqueya is a native name for the island |
| concentrao’, relajao’ | Concentrado, relajado: focused, relaxed. Dominican speech drops the d |
| ma, pa’ | Short for mami and papi: girl, bro |
| chay, chay, chay / cógelo ahí | Ad-libs that keep the rhythm; roughly “take it right there” |
What is “Dame Hombro” about?
Under the slang it is a simple, happy song. Kevin Wai and Bulin 47 show up “focused” and “relaxed” at the same time, insist they are the real thing and not putting on an act, and turn that confidence into a dance: when you feel good, your shoulders move by themselves. The outro brags about the clip going “mundial” (worldwide) and shouts out Capotillo, Los Praditos and the Dominican Republic, “del Pradito pa’l mundo entero”, from Los Praditos to the whole world.
Is “Dame Hombro” the same as the Bulin 47 freestyle?
Not quite. The viral clip is an improvised street freestyle over Kevin Wai’s speaker. “Dame Hombro” is the studio song the two released a few days later, which keeps the freestyle’s signature line about not acting and not lying, and is named after the shoulder bounce. The story is in the Dame Hombro song guide.
Where to read the full Dame Hombro lyrics (letra)
- Spotify and Apple Music show synced lyrics while the song plays.
- Musixmatch and Letras have the full Spanish letra, and Letras has a side-by-side English translation.
- YouTube has many lyric videos; fan transcriptions differ in the fast parts, so trust the official ones first.
Want to be the one saying “ya tú me conoce’”? Dame Hombro AI puts you in Bulin 47’s spot in the original clip from one photo, lip-synced to the freestyle.
