Spanish Songs, Translated

What does “TODA” mean? Learn Spanish through one of Latin urban music’s most unapologetically flirtatious collaborations.

Some songs flirt politely. TODA (Remix) throws subtlety out the window and turns the flirting all the way up. With five artists taking turns describing attraction, jealousy, desire, and a complicated relationship, the song is basically six minutes of Puerto Rican slang, swagger, and very little emotional restraint.

For Spanish learners, though, there is a lot to unpack. You’ll encounter contractions like to’, pa’, and estamo’, Puerto Rican expressions such as pichear, urban vocabulary like jevo and bellaquear, and plenty of examples of how Spanish changes in casual speech. This is definitely an advanced listening lesson, but it’s also a fascinating look at how contemporary Caribbean Spanish sounds outside the classroom.

About the Song

Originally released by Alex Rose and Rauw Alejandro in December 2017, Toda became an important early hit for both artists. The remix brought in Cazzu, Lenny Tavárez, and Lyanno and was released in 2018, turning the original into a much larger collaboration. The remix was released on June 1, 2018, and became a major Latin urban hit. (Apple Music – Web Player⁠)

The song is particularly interesting because each artist brings a slightly different voice to the same story. Rather than simply repeating the original, the remix keeps escalating the flirtation, while Cazzu’s verse gives the song a female perspective that mirrors and challenges the male voices. Musically, Toda sits in the Latin R&B and urban space, with the relaxed production leaving plenty of room for the artists’ conversational delivery. (Wikipedia⁠)

Listen to the Song

🎵 TODA (Remix) – Alex Rose, Cazzu, Lenny Tavárez, Lyanno & Rauw Alejandro

Watch the official music video on YouTube⁠

Reading Comprehension Level

Estimated CEFR Level: B2-C1

This is one of the more challenging songs in our Spanish-learning series. The basic grammar isn’t necessarily difficult, but understanding the song requires familiarity with Puerto Rican Spanish, Caribbean pronunciation, urban slang, contractions, double meanings, and figurative expressions.

We will practice:

• Informal Caribbean Spanish and pronunciation.
• Contractions such as to’, pa’, estamo’, and tiene’.
• Puerto Rican slang such as pichear, jevo, and bellaquear.
• Reflexive and pronominal verbs in informal speech.
• Comparisons and intensifiers.
• Expressions involving relationships, attraction, jealousy, and desire.
• Understanding meaning from context rather than translating every word literally.

The comprehension questions are designed at B2-C1 level, focusing on inference, speaker perspective, contextual meaning, implied intentions, and the relationship between different verses.

TODA (Remix) – Spanish Lyrics with English Translation

Intro

D-Note Is On The Beat
D-Note is on the beat.

The Beatllionare
The Beatllionare.

Bebé
Baby.

Verse 1 – Alex Rose & Lenny Tavárez

Ya te conozco, lo veo en tu cara
I already know you. I can see it on your face.

No te comportes, conmigo puedes ser mala
Don’t hold back. You can be naughty with me.

Seré tuyo por esta noche
I’ll be yours for tonight.

Te soltarás antes que desabroche el cinturón
You’ll let yourself go before I even unbuckle the belt.

Dime qué posiciones tú quiere’
Tell me what positions you want.

Sé que tiene’ novio, pero a mí es que me prefiere’
I know you have a boyfriend, but I’m the one you prefer.

Seré tuyo por esta noche
I’ll be yours for tonight.

Chorus – Lenny Tavárez

Prepárate, bebé, porque hoy yo quiero comerte toda
Get ready, baby, because tonight I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half of what you want, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y les picheo a todas
Stay with me and I’ll ignore all the others.

Como tú ninguna, tú le gana’ a todas
There’s no one like you. You outshine them all.

Por eso, bebé, yo quiero comerte toda
That’s why, baby, I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y les picheo a todas
Stay with me and I’ll ignore everyone else.

Él te tiene seca, yo te mojo toda
He leaves you unsatisfied, while I leave you completely fulfilled.

Yo te mojo toda, bebé
I leave you completely satisfied, baby.

Verse 2 – Alex Rose

To’ el mundo te quiere porque como tú ninguna
Everyone wants you because there’s nobody like you.

Y yo por ti saco hasta podere’ y te bajo la luna
And for you I’d pull out all my strength and bring you the moon.

Hay muchas mujere’
There are many women.

La vida es solo una
You only live once.

Y solo dime que sí pa’ ponértelo de una
Just say yes and I’ll get right to it.

Bebecita, solo avisa
Baby, just let me know.

Pa’ subir los cristales
So I can roll up the windows.

Prender y quitarme la camisa
Light up and take off my shirt.

Quiero que seas mi sumisa
I want you to be submissive with me.

Si quieres tómate tu tiempo, tranquila, no tengo prisa
If you want, take your time. Relax, I’m not in a hurry.

Que la noche es joven
The night is young.

Y el jevo tuyo no se da cuenta
And your boyfriend doesn’t even realize.

Ese cabrón es feka, no tiene lo que aparenta
That guy is fake. He isn’t what he pretends to be.

Tú eres mucho pa’ él
You’re way too good for him.

Eso es lo que comentan
That’s what people are saying.

Verse 3 – Lenny Tavárez

No sé si nos queremos
I don’t know if we’re in love.

Tú estás con él, pero hace tiempo que nos vemos
You’re with him, but we’ve been seeing each other for a while.

Siempre que estamo’ a solas, bellaqueamo’ y nos comemos
Whenever we’re alone, we get intimate and hook up.

Conmigo, tus vení’as se van al extremo
With me, your experiences go to the extreme.

Y ese cabrón con esa película
And that guy with his whole act.

Ya tú no sales con él, te sientes ridícula
You don’t go out with him anymore. You feel ridiculous.

Prefieres quedarte solita en la casa pa’ así llamarme
You’d rather stay home alone so you can call me.

Y yo puesto pa’ buscarte cuando me necesitas
And I’m ready to come get you whenever you need me.

Envíame un Snapchat de eso
Send me a Snapchat of that.

Un selfie tirándome beso’
A selfie blowing me kisses.

Voy de camino a bajarte el queso
I’m on my way to get you.

Cuando crucé la línea, no me equivoqué
When I crossed the line, I wasn’t mistaken.

Si te descubren, di que yo te provoqué
If they find out, say that I provoked you.

Chorus – Alex Rose & Lyanno

Porque hoy yo quiero comerte toda
Because tonight I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y le’ picheo a toda’
Stay with me and I’ll ignore all the others.

Como tú ninguna, tú le gana’ a toda’
There’s nobody like you. You outshine them all.

Por eso, bebé, yo quiero comerte toda
That’s why, baby, I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y le’ picheo a toda’
Stay with me and I’ll ignore everyone else.

Me dices, bebecita, y nos vamo’ a toda’
You tell me, baby, and we’ll go all out.

Pa’ comerte toda
To have all of you.

Verse 4 – Lyanno

Contigo tengo fantasías desde la high
I’ve had fantasies about you since high school.

Esposas y correas, sabes lo que hay
Handcuffs and restraints, you know what’s up.

Hasta bonga con el Kush pa’ ponerte high
Even a bong with Kush to get you high.

Y en la cama a tu novio ya decirle: “Bye”
And in bed, tell your boyfriend “bye.”

Bruto, bruto con cojone’
He’s an idiot, a complete fool.

Siempre usando condone’
Always using condoms.

Y pa’ colmo te pone toda’ mis cancione’
And to top it all off, he plays all my songs for you.

Pa’ dejarlo te di sesenta y nueve mil razones
I gave you sixty-nine thousand reasons to leave him.

Tu toto late por mí, más que 12 corazones
Your body beats for me more than twelve hearts.

Y lo hacemo’ lento
And we take it slow.

Cuando nos besamo’, se detiene el tiempo
When we kiss, time stops.

Sin palabra’, disfrutamos el momento
Without saying a word, we enjoy the moment.

Y repetimos el cuento
And we repeat the story.

Chorus – Lyanno

Baby, porque quiero maltratarte toda
Baby, because I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y le’ picheo a toda’
Stay with me and I’ll ignore all the others.

Como tú ninguna, tú le gana’ a toda’
There’s nobody like you. You outshine them all.

Verse 5 – Rauw Alejandro

Te hicieron para mí
You were made for me.

Lo supe aquella noche que te tuve
I knew it that night when I had you.

Apreciando toda tu desnudez
Admiring all of your nakedness.

Cuando mi lengua corría toda tu piel
As my tongue moved across your entire body.

Me hicieron para ti
I was made for you.

Lo supiste cuando gritabas mi nombre
You knew it when you screamed my name.

Baby, yo soy el que te corresponde
Baby, I’m the one who belongs with you.

Qué rico fumar antes de comernos
How good it feels to smoke before we get intimate.

El destino nos cambió to’ los planes
Fate changed all our plans.

Tú dime cuándo pa’ volver a vernos
Just tell me when so we can see each other again.

Tienes algo más cabrón, ya olvídate de él
You’ve got something incredible. Forget about him already.

Bridge – Rauw Alejandro

Además del sexo, mami, quiero amarte toda
Besides sex, baby, I want all of you.

Conmigo vas al cielo, tú te viene’ toda
With me you’ll go to heaven, you’ll completely lose yourself.

Quédate conmigo y le’ picheo a toda’
Stay with me and I’ll ignore everyone else.

Me dices, bebecita, que nos vamo’ a toda’
Tell me, baby, and we’ll go all out.

Contigo voy a to’a
With you, I’m all in.

Verse 6 – Cazzu

¿Cómo quiere’, papi? ¿Rápido o lento?
How do you want it, baby? Fast or slow?

Soy adicta a tu movimiento
I’m addicted to your movement.

Y aunque hay veces que yo te miento
And even though sometimes I lie to you…

En las noches se me nota lo que siento por ti
At night, you can tell what I feel for you.

La gente diciéndono’ que somo’ anormale’
People tell us that we’re abnormal.

Siempre nos comemo’ como si fuésemo’ animale’
We always get intimate as if we were animals.

Es lógico que me reclame’
It’s only natural that you complain to me.

Y sabes que si estoy con él, me llama’ y desarmo los plane’
And you know that if I’m with him, you call me and I throw all my plans out the window.

Sabe’ bien que como yo no hay dos
You know very well that there’s nobody else like me.

Prendiendo uno, haciéndolo
Lighting one up and getting intimate.

Olvidándono’ del reloj
Forgetting about the clock.

Y que cuando ella te habla, tú te imagina’ mi voz
And when she talks to you, you imagine my voice.

Yo ya lo descubrí, que tú eres para mí, que yo soy para ti
I’ve already figured it out: you’re meant for me, and I’m meant for you.

Baby, quédate aquí, más cerquita de mí
Baby, stay here, a little closer to me.

Él no me lo hace así
He doesn’t do it for me like this.

Final Chorus – Cazzu & Alex Rose

Tú quieres comerme toda
You want all of me.

Él me lo hace a medias, tú me besa’ toda
He only gives me half, while you kiss every part of me.

Quédate conmigo y pichéale a toda’
Stay with me and ignore everyone else.

Como yo ninguna, yo le gano a toda’
There’s nobody like me. I outshine them all.

Ven cómeme toda
Come, have all of me.

Hoy yo quiero comerte toda
Today I want all of you.

Él te lo hace a medias, yo te beso toda
He only gives you half, while I kiss every part of you.

Quédate conmigo y le’ picheo a toda’
Stay with me and I’ll ignore everyone else.

Me dices, bebecita, y nos vamo’ a toda’
Tell me, baby, and we’ll go all out.

Pa’ comerte toda, yeh
To have all of you, yeah.

Outro

Alex Rose
Alex Rose.

Lenny Tavárez, baby
Lenny Tavárez, baby.

Ly-Ly-Ly
Ly-Ly-Ly.

Ra-Rauw Alejandro
Rauw Alejandro.

Cazzu, yeh, baby
Cazzu, yeah, baby.

Mami, yo no sé por qué tú sigues con tu novio si, total
Baby, I don’t know why you keep staying with your boyfriend when, after all…

Yo soy el único que te come to’a
I’m the only one who has all of you.

Vocabulary We Learned Through TODA (Remix)

Spanish	English	Notes / Usage
comportarse	to behave	No te comportes literally means “don’t behave,” but here means don’t hold back.
soltar(se)	to let go, loosen up	Soltarse can mean letting yourself relax or lose your inhibitions.
desabrochar	to unbutton, unfasten	Used for buttons, belts, clothing, etc.
preferir	to prefer	Irregular verb: prefiero.
a medias	halfway, partially	Means something is incomplete or only partly done.
pichear	to ignore, brush off	Puerto Rican slang, especially common in urban music.
ganar	to beat, win	Le gana a todas means “outshines/beats them all.”
bajar la luna	to bring down the moon	Romantic exaggeration meaning to do anything for someone.
avisar	to let someone know	Very useful everyday verb.
cristales	windows, glass	In Puerto Rican/Caribbean usage, often refers to car windows.
sumisa	submissive	From sumiso/a. Context here is sexual.
jevo	boyfriend, guy	Puerto Rican/Caribbean slang for a boyfriend or romantic partner.
feka	fake, phony	Puerto Rican slang for someone or something fake.
bellaquear	to flirt sexually, get intimate	Puerto Rican urban slang.
solito/a	all alone	Diminutive of solo/a, adding an informal or affectionate tone.
pálpito	heartbeat, palpitation	Can also refer to a strong physical or emotional sensation.
corresponde	belongs with, is meant for	From corresponder.
cerquita	very close	Diminutive of cerca, emphasizing closeness.

Grammar We Learned Through TODA (Remix)

Grammar Point	Example	Explanation
Poder + infinitive	Puedes ser mala.	Expresses ability or possibility.
Ser + adjective	Seré tuyo.	Uses ser to describe identity or relationship.
Hace tiempo que + present	Hace tiempo que nos vemos.	Means “we’ve been seeing each other for a while.”
Pa’ + infinitive	Pa’ subir los cristales.	Informal spoken contraction of para, extremely common in Caribbean Spanish.
Querer que + subjunctive	Quiero que seas…	The subjunctive follows a desire or request.
Si + present	Si quieres, tómate tu tiempo.	Expresses a possible condition.
Siempre que + present	Siempre que estamos a solas…	Means “whenever…” and introduces a recurring situation.
Acabar de + infinitive	Acabo de…	Means “to have just done something.”
Cuando + present	Cuando nos besamos…	Describes a recurring situation or sequence of events.
Imperative	Quédate aquí.	Used to give a direct request or command.

Spanish Expressions & Puerto Rican Slang We Learned from TODA (Remix)

• Pichear – One of the most useful Puerto Rican slang words in this song. It means to ignore someone, brush them off, or deliberately not give them attention.
• A medias – “Halfway” or “partially.” When something is done a medias, it isn’t done completely.
• Bajar la luna – Literally “to bring down the moon.” It’s a romantic exaggeration for doing something extraordinary for someone.
• El jevo / la jeva – Puerto Rican slang for a boyfriend, girlfriend, or romantic partner.
• Estar puesto pa’ algo – To be ready, willing, or fully committed to something. In informal Puerto Rican Spanish, estar puesto pa’ is extremely common.
• De una – “Right away,” “straight away,” or “definitely.” A very common expression throughout Latin America.
• Pa’ – Informal contraction of para. It is one of the clearest examples in the song of how written Spanish can differ from the way people actually speak.
• To’ / to’a / to’a’ – Informal reductions of todo, toda, and todas. The final consonants are frequently dropped in fast Caribbean speech.
• Cerquita – “Very close.” The diminutive -ito/-ita can make a word more affectionate, emphatic, or informal.

📝 Reading Comprehension Quiz

Level: B2-C1

Read the lyrics carefully and choose the best answer. These questions focus on inference, speaker perspective, contextual meaning, slang, and the changing dynamics between the different voices.

1. What is the central situation described throughout the song?

A. A couple is trying to repair a relationship after a serious argument.
B. Several speakers describe an intense attraction involving a woman who is already in a relationship.
C. A group of friends are planning a night out together.
D. A woman is trying to convince her boyfriend to leave the country.

2. What does the repeated expression

“Él te lo hace a medias”

imply in context?

A. Her partner is physically distant because he travels frequently.
B. The speaker believes her current partner does not satisfy her completely.
C. Her partner refuses to dance with her.
D. Her partner only sees her during the daytime.

3. Why is

“picheo”

important for understanding the chorus?

A. It describes dancing very closely.
B. It means refusing to give attention to other people.
C. It refers to leaving a party early.
D. It describes changing one’s appearance.

4. What does Cazzu’s verse add to the song?

A. A completely unrelated story about fame.
B. A female perspective that mirrors the attraction and acknowledges the complicated relationship.
C. A criticism of the other singers’ lifestyles.
D. A description of how the song was produced.

5. What can we infer from the repeated use of

to’

,

pa’

,

estamo’

, and

tiene’

?

A. The singers are deliberately using formal Spanish.
B. The lyrics contain features of informal spoken Caribbean Spanish.
C. The song was translated from English.
D. The singers are using archaic Spanish.

Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. B

Final Thoughts – Learn Spanish Through Music

TODA (Remix) is almost a crash course in contemporary Puerto Rican urban Spanish. Beneath the provocative lyrics, the song gives us something genuinely useful for language learning: contractions, slang, regional vocabulary, informal pronunciation, and the kind of expressions that rarely appear in a traditional textbook.

It also shows why learning Spanish through music can be so effective. You don’t just memorize that pichear means “to ignore” or that pa’ comes from para. You hear them repeated in context, surrounded by rhythm, personality, and a very specific regional way of speaking.

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