“Despacito” finally has a Mandarin version

The Grammys may have snubbed the biggest song of 2017, but “Despacito” lives on.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s reggaeton-pop hit now has a Mandarin version for 2018. Fonsi teamed up with Singaporean pop star JJ Lin for a Spanish-Mandarin makeover titled “緩緩” (huan huan), which means “slowly.”

The track was released last week:

Fonsi sings part of the chorus in Mandarin while Lin sings part of it Spanish. “It’s especially difficult to sing in foreign languages given the different vowels and inflections, but they both nailed their parts in very short order,” Tat Tong, a songwriter for the Mandarin remix told Billboard.

The Mandarin version has so far attracted more than 19,000 comments on Netease Music, a popular Chinese music-streaming platform, and the majority of the reviews are positive. “Finally I can sing the entire song rather than only singing the word ‘despacito,’ one user said. “I’m so brainwashed. I’m shaking my legs to it in the middle of the night,” another commented.

Here is a translation of the Mandarin lyrics via Billboard:

Your smile flashes at my 2-o-clock

While my eyelashes edit your every move

The rhythm in the air is like a solo performance

Let me accompany you

In my heart there are no seasons

As the heat of summer burns your face red

Your crystalline eyes are as clear as a romance novel

Passed to me to break the seal

Slowly, slow down your movements

Freeze frame, on your outline

Replay, savoring our every interaction

CHORUS:

Despacito

Warmly controlling the perfect temperature

Holding breath but our scents still mingle

Even if you’re not by my side you’ll still remember me

Despacito

Your hazy gaze calls for me every minute, every second

Scent of roses swims into my heart

I must succeed in breaking into your maze

CHANT:

Music vibrates

Floor vibrates

Heart vibrates

Veins vibrate

Our atmosphere is unique

(The love I give is unique)

(The kiss I give is unique)

I wanna give you the sky, turn with you,

Dream with you, pamper you

Create a private universe that’s just yours