Spanish Songs, Translated

Table of Contents:

1. The year Bad Bunny stopped being “big” and became history
2. 🎧 Listen Before You Scroll
3. 🎵 DTMF – Spanish → English Translation [Bad Bunny]
4. 📚 Vocabulary & Cultural Deep Dive (This One Matters)
5. 🧠 Quiz Yourself
6. Final Thoughts

The year Bad Bunny stopped being “big” and became history

There are artists who win awards.

And then there are artists who change the industry.

Bad Bunny has done both.

Recently, he has:

• Broken streaming records globally.
• Won multiple Latin Grammy Awards.
• Become one of the most streamed artists in the world across genres.
• Performed at the Super Bowl halftime show, marking yet another milestone for Latin music visibility in mainstream U.S. culture.

A Puerto Rican artist headlining global spaces, proudly singing in Spanish, referencing Santurce, bomba, plena, domino with abuelo, San Juan sunsets — and not translating himself for anyone.

That’s history.

And then he drops DTMF.

Which sounds like a party song.

But is it?

🎧 Listen Before You Scroll

Bad Bunny – DTMF (Official Audio/Video)

Listen once for the vibe.

Listen again for the nostalgia.

This is not just a club song.

It’s about regret. Memory. Home.

🎵 DTMF – Spanish → English Translation [Bad Bunny]

Otro sunset bonito que veo en San Juan

Another beautiful sunset I see in San Juan

Disfrutando de toda’ esas cosas que extrañan los que se van

Enjoying all those things that those who leave end up missing

Disfrutando de noches de esas que ya no se dan

Enjoying nights like those that don’t happen anymore

Que ya no se dan

That don’t happen anymore

Pero queriendo volver a la última vez que a los ojos te miré

But wanting to go back to the last time I looked into your eyes

Y contarte las cosas que no te conté

And tell you the things I never told you

Y tirarte las fotos que no te tiré

And take the photos I never took of you

Acho, jurado te ves bien linda, déjame tirarte una foto

Damn, I swear you look really beautiful, let me take your picture

Ey, tengo el pecho pelao, me di una matá

Hey, my chest is bare, I went all out

El corazón dándome patá’

My heart kicking me

Dime, baby, dónde tú estás

Tell me, baby, where are you

Pa llegarle con Roro, Julito, Cristal

To show up with Roro, Julito, Cristal

Roy, Édgar, Seba, Óscar, Dalnelly, Big J, tocando batá

Roy, Édgar, Seba, Óscar, Dalnelly, Big J playing batá drums

Hoy la calle la dejamos esbaratá

Today we’re tearing the street up

Y sería cabrón que tú me toque’ el güiro

It would be insane if you played the güiro for me

Yo veo tu nombre y me salen suspiros

I see your name and sighs come out

No sé si son petardos o si son tiros

I don’t know if they’re fireworks or gunshots

Mi blanquita, perico, mi kilo

My white girl, my powder, my kilo

Yo estoy en PR tranquilo, pero

I’m in Puerto Rico chill, but

Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve

I should have taken more photos when I had you

Debí darte más besos y abrazos las veces que pude

I should have given you more kisses and hugs whenever I could

Ey, ojalá que los míos nunca se muden

I hope my people never move away

Y si hoy me emborracho, pues, que me ayuden

And if I get drunk today, well, let them help me

Ey, hoy vo’a estar con abuelo to el día jugando dominó

Today I’m going to be with grandpa all day playing dominoes

Si me pregunta si aún pienso en ti, yo le digo que no

If he asks me whether I still think about you, I’ll tell him no

Que mi estadía cerquita de ti ya se terminó

That my time close to you has already ended

Ya se terminó

It already ended

Hoy yo quiero beber, beber, beber

Today I want to drink, drink, drink

Y hablar mierda hasta que me expulsen

And talk nonsense until they kick me out

Toy bien loco

I’m really crazy

Vamo a disfrutar, que nunca se sabe si nos queda poco

Let’s enjoy, because you never know if we have little time left

Ya no estamo pa la movie y las cadena’

We’re not about the movies and chains anymore

Tamos pa las cosas que valgan la pena

We’re about things that are worth it

Pa’l perreo, la salsa, la bomba y la plena

For reggaeton, salsa, bomba and plena

Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve

I should have taken more photos when I had you

Debí darte más besos y abrazos las veces que pude

I should have given you more kisses and hugs whenever I could

Ojalá que los míos nunca se muden

I hope my people never move away

Y si hoy me emborracho, que Beno me ayude

And if I get drunk today, let Beno help me

📚 Vocabulary & Cultural Deep Dive (This One Matters)

This song is extremely Puerto Rican.

Understanding it is not just about language — it’s about culture.

🌇 “Debí tirar más fotos” – The Core Message

Structure:

Debí + infinitive

This expresses regret.

Examples:

• Debí llamarte.
• Debí quedarme.
• Debí intentarlo.

It means:

“I should have…”

The entire emotional weight of the song sits here.

He’s not flexing.

He’s remembering.

🌴 Cultural Anchors

• San Juan – capital of Puerto Rico
• Santurce – neighborhood known for culture and nightlife
• Batá – Afro-Caribbean drums
• Güiro – traditional percussion instrument
• Dominó con abuelo – deeply Caribbean family ritual

He blends:

party + nostalgia + migration + memory.

🗣 Informal Puerto Rican Spanish

You’ll hear:

• vo’a = voy a
• to = todo
• estamo = estamos
• pa = para
• pelao = pelado

Puerto Rican Spanish drops consonants for rhythm.

That’s not “incorrect.” That’s music.

💭 The Emotional Thesis

The song is about:

• Regret for not appreciating moments
• Missing someone
• Missing home
• Watching your friends grow up
• Realizing fame doesn’t stop nostalgia

It’s subtle.

And that’s why it hits so good. And hurts so bad. Sorry!

🧠 Quiz Yourself

1️⃣ What does “Debí tirar más fotos” express?

A. Future plan

B. Command

C. Regret

D. Question

E. Hypothesis

2️⃣ “Ojalá que los míos nunca se muden” expresses:

A. Certainty

B. Hope

C. Order

D. Past event

E. Obligation

3️⃣ “Vamo a disfrutar” is an informal version of:

A. Vamos a disfrutar

B. Voy a disfrutar

C. Vamos disfrutar

D. Vayan a disfrutar

E. Voy disfrutar

4️⃣ “Pa’l perreo” is a contraction of:

A. Para el

B. Por el

C. Para la

D. Por la

E. Para los

5️⃣ “Debí darte más besos” uses which tense?

A. Present

B. Future

C. Conditional

D. Preterite

E. Imperfect

✅ Answers

1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-A, 5-D

Final Thoughts

Bad Bunny doesn’t need to prove anything anymore.

He headlines global stages.

He breaks records.

He performs at the Super Bowl.

And still writes a song about wishing he had taken more photos.

That’s growth.

That’s perspective.

And for Spanish learners, this song is a reminder:

The most important phrases in a language

are often the ones about regret and love.

If you want help decoding fast Puerto Rican Spanish and turning it into confident understanding:

📩 Write to me at

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