Provenza
by KAROL G
How to study this song
Learning “Provenza” means 70 entries at B1- — 20 Spanish words, 11 adjectives and 39 verb forms, every one taken from what the song actually says. The glossary is the place to begin — provenza, barrio and baby are the song’s keywords. This one leans on its verbs: 39 distinct forms against 11 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level part of the list will already be familiar; the rest is what closes the gap.
The words of this song, in several languages
Every word below is taken from this song and translated by us. Nothing here is the lyric itself — these are the individual words you need in order to follow it.
Vocabulary
| ES | EN | IT | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| provenza | Provenza (street in Medellín) | Provenza (via di Medellín) | Provenza (rue de Medellín) | Provenza (rua de Medellín) | Provenza (straat in Medellín) | Provenza (Straße in Medellín) |
Adjectives
| ES | EN | IT | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viejos | old | vecchi | vieux | velhos | oude | alt |
Verb forms
| ES | EN | IT | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sé | I know | so | je sais | sei | ik weet | ich weiß |
What this song teaches you
Level · B1-
- Vocabulary words
- 20
- Adjectives
- 11
- Word combos
- 4
- Expressions
- 10
- Verb forms
- 39
- Quiz questions
- 35
Background
About the song
«Provenza» is named after a street in Medellín, and the song has the unhurried confidence of the neighbourhood it borrows from. KAROL G wrote it as a message to an ex: it has been a while, she is single again, and she is outside waiting. The production is deliberately sparse for reggaeton — the beat leaves room, and the voice sits close to the microphone — which is part of why it became the template for a softer strand of the genre.
Did you know?
Almost every first-person plural verb in the song loses its final s, the way people speak on the Caribbean coast and in Medellín; written in full, the chorus would look like a different song.
Charts & streaming
Released on 21 April 2022. It is among KAROL G’s most-streamed tracks and one of the defining Latin singles of that year.