May 26, 2026

Learn Spanish with Bachata Music: 'Estocolmo' by Romeo Santos and Prince Royce ♫ 241

In this episode, we break down the dramatic hit "Estocolmo" from the joint album by Romeo Santos and Prince Royce. We analyze the lyrics of this intense song, exploring themes of jealousy, determination, and the "crime" of stealing someone's heart. In this episode, you'll learn: 👮 A common phrase used in Latin America for "going to jail" that you won't find in most textbooks 🧗 The specific verb needed to describe climbing physical objects (like a balcony!) 😠 Expressions you can use when...

Show Notes

In this episode, we break down the dramatic hit "Estocolmo" from the joint album by Romeo Santos and Prince Royce.

We analyze the lyrics of this intense song, exploring themes of jealousy, determination, and the "crime" of stealing someone's heart.

In this episode, you'll learn:

👮 A common phrase used in Latin America for "going to jail" that you won't find in most textbooks

🧗 The specific verb needed to describe climbing physical objects (like a balcony!)

😠 Expressions you can use when you're frustrated or annoyed with someone

Letra de "Estocolmo"

Verso 1: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce

Te esperé en las escaleras de tu casa y brillaste por tu ausencia
I waited for you on the stairs of your house and your absence was felt

Me fui sin mi pertenencia, mañana pienso volver
I left without my possession, tomorrow I plan to return

Dile a tu secuestrador que se prepare, aunque tú misma lo ayudes
Tell your kidnapper to get ready, even if you help him yourself

Su fechoría no queda impune, amor, te tiene de rehén
His misdeed will not go unpunished, love, he has you as a hostage

Coro: Prince Royce & Romeo Santos, Ambos

Si le apetece, te hace suya, es el colmo
If he feels like it, he makes you his, it's the last straw

Duele menos si estás pensando en mí
It hurts less if you are thinking of me

Si padeces síndrome de Estocolmo
If you suffer from Stockholm Syndrome

Tumbo la puerta, aquí se va a pelear por ti
I knock down the door, here we're going to fight for you

Interludio

911, what's your emergency?
Yeah, there's a, there's an intruder in my house
You need to send someone over immediately

Refrán: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce

Que él te vea desnuda considero ilegal
I consider it illegal for him to see you naked

Un extraño goza tu intimidad
A stranger enjoys your intimacy

Te ha robado un millón de besos, deberían meterlo preso
He has stolen a million kisses from you; they should put him in jail

Y el delito de quererme borrar
And the crime of wanting to erase me

Me trepo en el balcón, baby, vamos, despierta
I climb onto the balcony, baby, come on, wake up

Si se cree un león, ni le temo en su selva
If he thinks he's a lion, I don't fear him even in his jungle

Entro a la habitación, que no juegue al valiente
I enter the room, he better not play the hero

Y si caigo en prisión, somos dos delincuentes
And if I end up in prison, we are both criminals

Interludio: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce

You already know

¿Y le gusta mi bachata, amiguita?
And do you like my bachata, little friend

Ajá
Aha

Verso 2: Romeo Santos & Prince Royce

En guerra avisada no muere soldado
In a forewarned war, no soldier dies

Esto ya es un compromiso
This is now a commitment

Se aproxima su conflicto
His conflict is approaching