LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bad Bunny
• Album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bad Bunny's powerful political statement, "LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii." By exploring its lyrics, you can learn Spanish phrases related to Puerto Rican national identity, history, and community struggle—such as the meaning of "lelolai" and the context of the flag. This song offers a unique window into the social and political conversations dominating Puerto Rico today, making it a culturally rich and crucial piece of contemporary Spanish-language music.

[English]

[Music]

This was a dream that I…

[Music]

She looks beautiful

A smile lingering in her eyes

Crying, the foam on its shores

They seemed like champagne, they're alcohol for the

Wounds, for sadness, they dance

Alcohol for the wounds because there is

Much to

[Music]

Healing in the green mountain within

You can breathe, the clouds are closer

With God you can speak, hear the voice

Crying another who left, no

Wanted to leave, but the corrupt

He was kicked out and no one knows until

When they want to take my

River and also the beach, they want the neighborhood

My own, and that grandma shouldn't leave, don't let go

The flag, and don’t forget the likes that

I want them to do to you what happened

to Hawaii

[Music]

Be careful, Luis

[Music]

Careful, nobody wanted to leave here, and whoever

Dreams of returning, if someday I

If it touched me, it would hurt a lot

Fighting someone who wouldn't let go, didn't want

To leave either, and stayed on the island, and no

It’s known until

When they want to take my

River and also the beach want the neighborhood

My own, and that your kids go, no, no

Let go of the flag

Forget the likes I don’t want them to make

With you what happened, don’t let go the

Flag nor forget the likes I don’t want

That they do with you

[Music]

[Music]

We

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

Esto fue un sueño que yo

[Música]

tuve ella se ve bonita que a ve lea

Lamar en los ojos una sonrisa aguantando

llorar la espuma de sus orillas

parecieran de champán son alcol para las

heridas para la tristeza bailar son

alcohol para las heridas porque hay

mucho que

[Música]

sanar en el verde Monte adentro a se

puede respirar las nubes están más cerca

con Dios se puede hablar se Oy el garo

llorando otro más que se marchó no

quería irse por lando pero el corrupto

lo echó y no se sabe hasta

cuando quieren quitarme el

río y también la playa quieren el barrio

mío y que abuelita se vaya no no suelte

la bandera ni olvid los like que no

quiero que hagan contigo lo que le pasó

a Hawai

[Música]

con cuidado Luis

[Música]

cuidado aquí nadie quiso irse y quien se

fue sueña con volver si algún día me

tocara que mucho me va a doler otra iara

luchando una que no se dejó no quería

irse tampoco y en la isla se quedó y no

s sabe hasta

cuándo quieren quitarme el

río y también la playa quieren al barrio

mío y que tus hijos se vayan No no

sueltes la bandera

olvid los like que no quiero que hagan

contigo lo que le pasó a no no suelte la

bandera ni olvid los like que no quiero

que hagan contigo

[Música]

[Música]

we

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sanar saˈnaɾ A2	verb - to heal, to restore health
corrupto koˈrupto A2	adjective - corrupt, acting dishonestly or with bribes
bandera banˈdera A1	noun - flag, a piece of cloth representing a country or group
heridas eˈɾiðas A1	noun - wounds, injuries on the body
tristeza trisˈteθa A1	noun - sadness, feeling of sorrow or emotional pain
bailar baiˈlar A1	verb - to dance, to move to the rhythm of music
respirar respiˈɾar A1	verb - to breathe, to inhale and exhale air
nubes ˈnubes A1	noun - clouds, masses of water vapor in the sky
barrio ˈbarjo A1	noun - neighborhood, area or district within a city
playa ˈplaʝa A1	noun - beach, stretch of sand by the sea
río ˈri.o A1	noun - river, natural flowing watercourse
abuelita aβweˈlita A1	noun - grandmother, mother's or father's mother
luchando luˈtʃando A2	verb - to fight, to strive for something
olvidar olbiˈðar A2	verb - to forget, to cease remembering something
querer keˈɾeɾ A1	verb - to love, to want something or someone

Key Grammar Structures

• Esto fue un sueño que yo tuve

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'tuve' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past ('I had a dream').

• Lamar en los ojos una sonrisa aguantando llorar

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The gerund 'aguantando' is used to describe an action happening at the same time as another action ('holding back tears while smiling').

• parecieran de champán son alcohol para las heridas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The verb 'parecieran' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or uncertainty ('they seem like champagne').

• no quería irse por lando pero el corrupto lo echó

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The double negative 'no quería irse' is used to emphasize the negation ('did not want to leave').

• quiero que hagan contigo lo que le pasó a Hawai

  ➔ Subjunctive in subordinate clauses

  ➔ The subjunctive 'hagan' is used in a subordinate clause expressing a desire ('I don’t want them to do to you what happened to Hawaii').