Caro – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bad Bunny
• Album: X100PRE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about more than just words; it's about understanding culture. Bad Bunny's 'Caro' offers a unique window into contemporary conversations in Latin culture around self-worth, gender expression, and individuality. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to identity and value while discovering how one of music's biggest stars uses his platform to challenge tradition and champion a message of universal acceptance.

[English]

They see me and ask, why do I dress expensive, huh?

Can't you see that I'm expensive?

From afar you can tell my flow is expensive, huh

That I don't compare myself to anyone

I arrive and it's normal, hey, they look at me weird, huh

But I don't pay attention to anything

I know what I'm worth, I know that I'm expensive, huh

That I'm expensive for you

Before, mommy would say: "everything's expensive", huh

Those times are over

I'm like Durant, I take it and it goes in the hoop, prr

Like if they were shots

I break and fix the rules, huh

I know that ass is expensive

I drink Moët the same

As I drink booze

What are you? They asked me again

What the hell do you care? Hey

How I am, huh

What I say, huh

What I do

What the hell do you care? Huh

How I am, huh

What I say, huh

What I do

What the hell do you care?

Live your life, I live mine

To criticize without setting an example, what a damn habit

Just for being me and not how I was supposed to be

Until we get pneumonia

And that one got pissed because I didn't answer, sorry

I don't want to talk to you, huh

I have salsa, also ballet

That's why when I leave the car with the valet

They see me and ask, why do I dress expensive, huh?

Can't you see that I'm expensive?

From afar you can tell my flow is expensive, huh

That I don't compare myself to anyone

I arrive and it's normal, hey, they look at me weird, huh

But I don't pay attention to anything

I know what I'm worth, I know that I'm expensive, huh

That I'm expensive for you

Why can't I be like this?

How am I hurting you?

How am I hurting you?

I'm just happy

Why can't I be like this?

How am I hurting you?

How am I hurting you?

And I'm just happy

I'm just happy

I'm just happy (just)

I'm just happy (just)

And being happy has never been expensive for me, huh

Now I see everything clear

With money and without money, my flow is expensive, huh

And I don't compare myself to anyone

Today I arrive and it's normal, eh, they look at me weird, eh (no)

But I don't pay attention to anything

I know what I'm worth, I know that I'm expensive, huh

That I'm expensive for you, huh (what?)

Bad Bunny, baby, be, be

Wuh

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[Spanish]

Me ven y me preguntan, ¿por qué visto caro, eh?

¿Tú no ves que yo soy caro?

De lejos se nota que mi flow es caro, eh

Que con nadie me comparo

Yo le llego y normal, ey, me miran raro, eh

Pero a nada yo le paro

Yo sé cuánto valgo, yo sé que soy caro, eh

Que pa' ti soy caro

Antes mami decía: "está to' caro", eh

Eso' tiempo' se acabaron

Yo soy como Durant, yo la cojo y va pa'l aro, prr

Como si fueran disparo'

Las regla' yo las rompo' y las reparo, eh

Yo sé que ese culo e' caro

Lo' mismo bebo Moët, eh

Que bebo guaro

¿Tú ere'? Otra ve' me preguntaron

¿Qué carajo' te importa a ti? Ey

Cómo soy yo, eh

Qué digo yo, eh

Qué hago yo

¿Qué carajo' te importa a ti? Eh

Cómo soy yo, eh

Qué digo yo, eh

Qué hago yo

¿Qué carajo' te importa a ti?

Vive tu vida, yo vivo la mía

Criticar sin dar ejemplo, qué jodí'a manía

Por solo ser yo y no como se suponía

Hasta que nos dé pulmonía

Y aquél se encojonó porque no contesté, sorry

No quiero hablar con uste', eh

Yo tengo la salsa, también el ballet

Por eso cuando dejo la máquina en el valet

Me ven y me preguntan, ¿por qué visto caro, eh?

¿Tú no ves que yo soy caro?

De lejos se nota que mi flow es caro, eh

Que con nadie me comparo

Yo le llego y normal, ey, me miran raro, eh

Pero a nada yo le paro

Yo sé cuánto valgo, yo sé que soy caro, eh

Que pa' ti soy caro

¿Por qué no puedo ser así?

¿En qué te hago daño a ti?

¿En qué te hago daño a ti?

Yo solamente soy feliz

¿Por qué no puedo ser así?

¿En qué te hago daño a ti?

¿En qué te hago daño a ti?

Y solamente soy feliz

Solamente soy feliz

Solamente soy feliz (solamente)

Solamente soy feliz (solamente)

Y ser feliz nunca me ha salido caro, eh

Ahora veo todo claro

Con dinero y sin dinero, mi flow es caro, eh

Y con nadie me comparo

Hoy yo le llego y normal, eh, me miran raro, eh (no)

Pero a nada yo le paro

Yo sé cuánto valgo, yo sé que soy caro, eh

Que pa' ti soy caro, eh (¿como?)

Bad Bunny, baby, be, be

Wuh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caro /ˈkaɾo/ A2	adjective - expensive, costly
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - style, rhythm, manner
normal /nɔɾˈmal/ A2	adjective - usual, ordinary
raro /ˈraɾo/ A2	adjective - strange, odd
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
romper /romˈpeɾ/ B1	verb - to break
culo /ˈkulo/ B2	noun - butt, backside
importar /impoɾˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to matter, to be important
vida /ˈbida/ A1	noun - life
ejemplo /eˈxemplo/ A2	noun - example
feliz /feˈlis/ A2	adjective - happy
daño /ˈdaɲo/ A2	noun - damage, harm
claro /ˈklaɾo/ A2	adjective - clear
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1	noun - money
valgo /ˈbalɡo/ B1	verb - I am worth

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Por qué visto caro, eh?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb + adjective

  ➔ Uses the interrogative pronoun "¿Por qué?" (Why?) followed by the verb "visto" (I dress) and the adjective "caro" (expensive). This is a direct question about the reason for dressing expensively.

• Tú no ves que yo soy caro?

  ➔ Indirect question + ser + adjective

  ➔ The phrase "¿Tú no ves que...?" (Don't you see that...?) introduces an indirect question. "Soy caro" (I am expensive) uses the verb "ser" to express a characteristic or inherent quality.

• De lejos se nota que mi flow es caro, eh

  ➔ Impersonal "se" + verb + que + clause

  ➔ "Se nota" (it's noticeable) uses the impersonal "se", indicating that the action is performed by an unspecified subject. The "que" introduces a subordinate clause explaining what is noticeable.

• Que con nadie me comparo

  ➔ Relative pronoun "que" + verb + negative adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Que con nadie me comparo" (That I don't compare myself with anyone) uses the relative pronoun "que" (that) and the negative adverbial phrase "con nadie" (with nobody) to emphasize the uniqueness and incomparability of the speaker.

• Las regla' yo las rompo' y las reparo, eh

  ➔ Definite article + noun + pronoun + verb + conjunction + pronoun + verb

  ➔ Uses a structure with a definite article ("Las" - The) + noun ("reglas" - rules), followed by a pronoun that duplicates the object ("las") before the verbs "rompo" (I break) and "reparo" (I fix). Object pronoun doubling is common in some Spanish dialects for emphasis.

• ¿Qué carajo' te importa a ti?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + noun (vulgar) + indirect object pronoun + verb + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "¿Qué carajo' te importa a ti?" (What the hell do you care?) is an emphatic question using the vulgar noun "carajo" (hell/fuck) to intensify the question. The indirect object pronoun "te" (to you) indicates who is affected by the verb "importa" (matters). "A ti" reinforces the indirect object.

• Criticar sin dar ejemplo, qué jodí'a manía

  ➔ Infinitive phrase + preposition + verb + noun + adjective + noun

  ➔ "Criticar sin dar ejemplo" (To criticize without setting an example) is an infinitive phrase acting as a noun. "Qué jodí'a manía" (What a shitty habit) is an exclamation using "qué" (what) followed by an adjective and noun, expressing disapproval.