At a young age Ivy's parents moved to New York where she was raised. When she was in her teens, her parents returned to their hometown, Añasco. Ivy went to school and graduated from high school.
When Ivy was 18, she moved to San Juan and met rapper and producer, DJ Negro. DJ Negro helped her and introduced her to a group called "Noise". With "Noise" she wrote and performed her first song "Somos Rapperos Pero No Delincuentes" (We're Rappers, Not Delincuents). Soon, DJ Negro convinced Ivy to go "solo" and in 1997, she made her debut with the recording of the album "En Mi Imperio" (In My Empire) for the Sony International Records label which sold over 100,000 copies. In the same year, Ivy traveled to Panama where she represented Puerto Rico in "The Battle of Rap". She also did some presentations in the Dominican Republic, which were all "sold out" and later that year, she participated in "The First National Festival of Rap and Reggae". There, Ivy was proclaimed the "Rap Singer of the Year". Also, in 1997, Ivy was awarded the "Artista '97" award, naming her "The Peoples Favorite Rap Singer", by Artista magazine.
In 1998, Ivy recorded her second album, for the Sony Label, titled "Original Rude Girl" which carried the following hit songs "Interlude in the Zone", "Que Sabes Tu" (What Do You Know?) and "The King and The Queen". It sold more than her first album and was highly acclaimed by her growing fan base.
Ivy's third album "Diva", was released in 2003. The songs were originally written by her and performed with the participation of various artists.
Ivy Queen's style does not include the crude language so common in that genre. Instead she focuses on her lyrics which contain positive messages for her generation. Ivy usually speaks in her songs about Puerto Rico and about the abuse that many women suffer.
Dime
Ivy Queen Lyrics
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Queen
Habían hablado del amor ya tantas veces
Me comentaron que hay caricias a escondidas
Yo que por ti sería capaz de darlo todo
Si me tuviera que esconder lo pensaría
Que juguemos como niños
Confesándonos cariño
Para qué, si es a escondidas
Para amar hay que ser fuerte
Ser valiente, así es la vida
Mejor dejamos que el destino lo decida
Dime si valió la pena, si yo no te merezco bien
Para que quiero una condena
Si por tu amor me tengo que esconder
Vive tú en la oscuridad, que yo preferiré la luz
No me gusta el anonimato, cada cual cargue su cruz
Dime si valió la pena, si yo no te merezco bien
Para que quiero una condena
Si por tu amor me tengo que esconder
Vive tú en la oscuridad, que yo preferiré la luz
No me gusta el anonimato, cada cual cargue su cruz
Eso es así
Que llego La Vendetta
Venganza
Hey
Dímelo
Dime si valió la pena, si te merezco bien
Que yo merezco un amor que me quiera
No alguien que me oculte que me haga sufrir una condena
Dime si valió la pena, si te merezco bien
No soy juguete de nadie muñeca de trapo
Háblame claro que de alto he visto caer los guapos
Dime si valió la pena, si te merezco bien
No te olvides que yo a ti te querido
Pero de humillación y de esconderse de eso yo no vivo
Dime si valió la pena, si te merezco bien
Dime si vale la pena que yo sea tu nena
No te vuelvas loco que tu espacio llega otro y lo llena
Hey, no te vuelvas loco papá
Que llego
La reina
Ivy
Queen
Eso es así
Paso a pasito
Que yo no sé tanto misterio
¿Pa' que me dices lo' te quiero?
Con la palabra no se juega, no
Con el sentimiento no se juega, no
Hay no me aburras con el lleva y trae
Yo soy astuta conmigo no inventes
Deja la cosa y dime lo que hay
Sácame a flote o detén la corriente
Que yo no sé tanto misterio
¿Pa' que me dices lo' te quiero?
Con la palabra no se juega, no
Con el sentimiento no se juega, no
Y no seas tímido, dale dilo ahora
Que llego la reina la mami que tú adora
Tú quería salsa aguanta que ahora
Que llego vendetta, venganza y
Rrra
Eso es así
Recojan, que llego la caballota
Filtro
A escondidas contigo ya no podré
Vive en el anonimato, solito
Si tú no me quiere lo dices yo no me complico
A escondidas contigo ya no podré
Que te valla bien, arrivederci
Que esto (adiós, adiós), se acabó, se acabó, it's over
Filtro, eh, applause
The song "Dime" by Ivy Queen is a love song about a woman who is willing to give everything for love but is not interested in hiding her feelings. She has heard about secret caresses and knows that there are people who want to keep their love a secret. She questions the value of a love that needs to be hidden and wants to know if it is worth it to be with someone who does not openly love her. She decides that she is not going to hide her love and says that she prefers the light to darkness.
In the chorus, she asks the other person if it was worth it to keep their love a secret and if she deserves to be treated well. She wants to be loved openly and not be a toy that someone hides away. She ends the song by saying that she cannot be with the person in secret anymore and that they should go their separate ways.
The song is a message about valuing oneself and not settling for hidden love. It encourages people to be strong and brave, even when it comes to matters of the heart. The lyrics and music also reflect the artist's strong personality and fierce personality.
Line by Line Meaning
Habían hablado del amor ya tantas veces
They had already talked about love so many times
Me comentaron que hay caricias a escondidas
They told me there are hidden caresses
Yo que por ti sería capaz de darlo todo
I, who would be capable of giving everything for you
Si me tuviera que esconder lo pensaría
If I had to hide, I would think about it
¿Que me estás proponiendo?
What are you proposing to me?
Que juguemos como niños
That we play like children
Confesándonos cariño
Confessing our affection
Para qué, si es a escondidas
What's the point, if it's in secret?
Para amar hay que ser fuerte
To love, you have to be strong
Ser valiente, así es la vida
Being brave, that's how life is
Mejor dejamos que el destino lo decida
It's better to let destiny decide
Dime si valió la pena, si yo no te merezco bien
Tell me if it was worth it, if I don't deserve you
Para que quiero una condena
Why do I want a conviction?
Si por tu amor me tengo que esconder
If I have to hide for your love
Vive tú en la oscuridad, que yo preferiré la luz
You live in darkness, I prefer the light
No me gusta el anonimato, cada cual cargue su cruz
I don't like anonymity, everyone should carry their own cross
Eso es así
That's how it is
Que llego La Vendetta
That La Vendetta has arrived
Venganza
Revenge
Hey
Hey
Dímelo
Tell me
Dime si valió la pena, si te merezco bien
Tell me if it was worth it, if I deserve you
Que yo merezco un amor que me quiera
I deserve a love that loves me
No alguien que me oculte que me haga sufrir una condena
Not someone who hides me and makes me suffer a conviction
No soy juguete de nadie muñeca de trapo
I'm not anyone's toy, a rag doll
Háblame claro que de alto he visto caer los guapos
Speak to me clearly, I've seen the handsome fall
No te olvides que yo a ti te querido
Don't forget that I have loved you
Pero de humillación y de esconderse de eso yo no vivo
But I don't live in humiliation and hiding
Dime si vale la pena que yo sea tu nena
Tell me if it's worth it for me to be your girl
No te vuelvas loco que tu espacio llega otro y lo llena
Don't go crazy, when you leave someone else will fill your space
Hey, no te vuelvas loco papá
Hey, don't go crazy dad
Que llego La reina
That The Queen has arrived
Ivy
Ivy
Queen
Queen
Paso a pasito
Step by step
Que yo no sé tanto misterio
That I don't know much mystery
¿Pa' que me dices lo' te quiero?
Why do you tell me 'I love you'?
Con la palabra no se juega, no
You don't play with words, no
Con el sentimiento no se juega, no
You don't play with feelings, no
Hay no me aburras con el lleva y trae
Don't bore me with the gossip
Yo soy astuta conmigo no inventes
I'm clever, don't try to trick me
Deja la cosa y dime lo que hay
Leave the thing and tell me what's up
Sácame a flote o detén la corriente
Get me afloat or stop the current
Y no seas tímido, dale dilo ahora
And don't be shy, say it now
Que llego la reina la mami que tú adora
That The Queen has arrived, the mommy you adore
Tú quería salsa aguanta que ahora
You wanted salsa, hold on now
Rrra
Rrra
Eso es así
That's how it is
Recojan, que llego la caballota
Pick up, La Caballota has arrived
Filtro
Filter
A escondidas contigo ya no podré
I can't be with you in secret anymore
Vive en el anonimato, solito
Live in anonymity, alone
Si tú no me quiere lo dices yo no me complico
If you don't want me, just say it, I won't complicate things
Que te valla bien, arrivederci
Good luck, arrivederci
Que esto (adiós, adiós), se acabó, se acabó, it's over
This (goodbye, goodbye), it's over, it's over, it's over
Filtro, eh, applause
Filter, eh, applause
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jorge Guadalupe, Marta Ivelisse Pesante
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