NUEVAYoL – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rich culture and vibrant sounds of "NUEVAYoL" by Bad Bunny. This energetic track is not just a song, but a cultural journey through the heart of New York's Puerto Rican community. Perfect for learning about Latin heritage, the song's catchy rhythm and meaningful lyrics offer an engaging way to expand your cultural horizons.

[English]

NEWYORK!

...

If you want to have fun

With charm and delight

You just have to live (where to?)

A summer in New York (NEWYORK!)

If you want to have fun

With charm and delight (but, what is this?)

You just have to live (it's already cold)

A summer in New York (just for a little while)

Hey, hey, hey, Fourth of July, Fourth of July

I'm with my cousin, drunk and chillin'

My crew in the Bronx, they know what's up

Feeling high in Washington Heights

Willie Colón, they call me "the bad one," hey

Because years pass and I'm still hitting hard

Selling records like Frida Kahlo paintings

The cocaine is white, yeah, yeah, the pink tusi, eh, eh

Don't get confused, no, no, better, avoid it, hey (hey)

A shot of cane liquor at Toñita's house and

Puerto Rico feels so close, yeah, yeah, yeah

I have the championship, no one can take it from me

The best in the world

Number one, the best in the world, okay?

Puerto Rico

How is Bad Bunny gonna be the king of pop, hey

With reggaeton and dembow, hey?

With reggaeton and dembow, yeah

With reggaeton and dembow

How is Bad Bunny gonna be the king of pop, hey

With reggaeton and dembow?

I feel like a pencil in Capea El Dough

When I was born, that's when the flow was born

Side to side, ping-pong, heavy flow, Big Pun

With a suppressor, we steal their girls, James Bond, hey

I'm doing my own thing, I have no adversaries, no

With the Yankees, with the Mets, Juan Soto

Run, because we hit it out of the park again

If you want to have fun (hey)

With charm and delight

You just have to live (we're leaving soon)

(A little longer, a little longer) a summer in New Yo-

Shh, careful, no one should hear us

Shh, careful, no one should hear us

Shh, careful, no one should hear us

Shh, carefu-

You've got style, mami, and so do I

You're hot and I'm hot too

I smell good and I'm with the hundred-dollar bills

If you want it, you have to move it

You've got style, mami, and so do I

You're hot and I'm hot too

I smell good and I'm with the hundred-dollar bills

If you want it, you have to move it

You have to move it-it-it-it

it-it-it-it, it-it-it-it

You have to move it-it-it-it

it-it-it-it, it-it-it-it

You have to move it-it-it-it

it-it-it-it, it-it-it-it

You have to move it-it-it-it

it-it-it-it, it-it-it-it

it-it-it-it, shh

...

[Spanish]

¡NUEVAYoL!

Si te quieres divertir

Con encanto y con primor

Solo tienes que vivir (¿pa dónde?)

Un verano en Nueva York (¡NUEVAYoL!)

Si te quieres divertir

Con encanto y con primor (pero, ¿qué es esto?)

Solo tienes que vivir (ya está frío)

Un verano en Nueva York (un ratito na' má')

Ey, ey, ey, cuatro de julio, fourth of July

Ando con mi prima, borracho rulay

Lo mío en el Bronx, saben la que hay

Con la nota en high por Washington Heights

Willie Colón, me dicen el malo, ey

Porque pasan los años y sigo dando palo

Vendiendo discos como cuadro' e' Frida Kahlo

El perico es blanco, sí, sí, el tusi rosita, eh, eh

No te confundas, no, no, mejor, evita, ey (ey)

Un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita y

PR se siente cerquita, sí, sí, sí

Tengo el campeonato, nadie me lo quita

The best in the world

Number one, the best in the world, okay?

Puerto Rico

¿Cómo Bad Bunny va a ser el rey del pop, ey

Con reggaetón y dembow, ey?

Con reggaetón y dembow, sí

Con reggaetón y dembow

¿Cómo Bad Bunny va a ser el rey del pop, ey

Con reggaetón y dembow?

Me siento como el lápiz en capea El Dough

Cuando yo nací fue que nació el flow

De lao a lao, ping-pong, flow pesao, Big Pun

Con silenciador le' robamos las gatas, James Bond, ey

Yo estoy en la mía, no tengo adversarios, no

Con los Yankees, en los Mets, Juan Soto

A correr, que otra vez la sacamo' 'el estadio

Si te quieres divertir (ey)

Con encanto y con primor

Solo tienes que vivir (ya mismo nos vamos)

(Un ratito más, un ratito) un verano en Nueva Yo-

Shh, cuidao que nadie nos escuche

Shh, cuidao que nadie nos escuche

Shh, cuidao que nadie nos escuche

Shh, cuida-

Tú tienes piquete, mami y yo también

Tú estás buena y yo estoy bueno también

Huelo rico y ando con los de cien

Si tú lo quiere', lo tiene' que mover

Tú tienes piquete, mami y yo también

Tú estás buena y yo estoy bueno también

Huelo rico y ando con los de cien

Si tú lo quiere', lo tiene' que mover

Lo tiene' que move'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Ve'-ve'-ve'-ve', ve'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Lo tiene' que move'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Ve'-ve'-ve'-ve', ve'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Lo tiene' que move'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Ve'-ve'-ve'-ve', ve'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Lo tiene' que move'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Ve'-ve'-ve'-ve', ve'-ve'-ve'-ve'

Ve'-ve'-ve'-ve', shh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
divertir /diβertiɾ/ A2	verb - to entertain, to amuse (often reflexive: divertirse - to have fun)
encanto /eŋˈkanto/ B1	noun - charm, spell, delight
primor /pɾiˈmoɾ/ B2	noun - loveliness, beauty, excellence, delicacy
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
verano /beˈɾano/ A1	noun - summer
tener /teˈneɾ/ A1	verb - to have, to possess
mover /moˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to move
escuchar /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ A1	verb - to listen (to)
bueno /ˈbweno/ A1	adjective - good (also attractive, sexy in certain contexts like 'estar bueno/a')
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
andar /anˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to walk, to go around, to be (in a state or place)
oler /oˈleɾ/ A2	verb - to smell
cien /ˈsjen/ A1	noun - one hundred (often refers to a $100 bill in context)
piquete /piˈkete/ B2	noun - style, swagger, attractiveness (slang)
cuidar /kwiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to take care of, to look after, to watch out
rato /ˈrato/ A2	noun - while, moment, short period of time
rey /ˈrei̯/ A2	noun - king
nacer /ˈnaseɾ/ A2	verb - to be born
sacar /saˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to take out, to remove, to get out
estadio /esˈtaðjo/ A2	noun - stadium

Key Grammar Structures

• Si te quieres divertir

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1), Reflexive Verb, "Querer + Infinitive"

  ➔ This is a conditional clause using "Si" ("if") followed by a verb in the present indicative ("quieres"), indicating a real or highly probable condition. "querer + infinitive" expresses "to want to do something." "Divertirte" is a reflexive verb ("divertirse"), meaning "to amuse oneself."

• Solo tienes que vivir

  ➔ "Tener que + Infinitive" (Obligation/Necessity)

  ➔ "Tener que" means "to have to" or "must," expressing an obligation or necessity. Here, "tienes que vivir" means "you have to live."

• Ando con mi prima, borracho rulay

  ➔ Idiomatic use of "Andar + [state/description]"

  ➔ "Ando" is from the verb "andar" (to walk/go). Used idiomatically with a state or description (like "borracho rulay"), it means "I am going around [in that state]" or simply "I am [in that state]," often implying a continuous or characteristic condition.

• Saben la que hay

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression, Substantive Use of "La"

  ➔ "Saber la que hay" is a common idiomatic expression meaning "to know what's up," "to know the situation," or "to know what's going on." The definite article "la" acts as a pronoun, referring to "the situation" or "the reality."

• sigo dando palo

  ➔ "Seguir + Gerund" (Continuation of Action), Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Seguir + gerund" expresses the continuation of an action, meaning "to keep on" or "to continue doing something." "Dando palo" is a colloquial idiom meaning to be very successful or to perform exceptionally well, like hitting a home run in baseball.

• No te confundas, no, no, mejor, evita, ey

  ➔ Negative and Affirmative Imperatives (Tú Form), Reflexive Verb

  ➔ "No te confundas" is the negative imperative form of the reflexive verb "confundirse" (to get confused), addressing "tú." It means "Don't get confused." "Evita" is the affirmative imperative of "evitar" (to avoid), also addressing "tú."

• ¿Cómo Bad Bunny va a ser el rey del pop, ey / Con reggaetón y dembow, ey?

  ➔ "Ir a + Infinitive" for Future Intent/Likelihood, Rhetorical Question

  ➔ "Ir a + infinitive" is a common way to express future actions, intentions, or likelihood in Spanish, similar to "going to do something" in English. Here, "va a ser" (is going to be) is used in a rhetorical question to express skepticism or surprise.

• Cuando yo nací fue que nació el flow

  ➔ Emphatic Structure "Fue que", Preterite Tense

  ➔ This phrase uses the preterite tense ("nací," "fue," "nació") to describe completed actions in the past. The structure "fue que" emphasizes the point in time or the cause, meaning "it was when... that..." or "that's when..."

• Con silenciador le' robamos las gatas, James Bond, ey

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun "les", Slang

  ➔ "Les" is an indirect object pronoun, meaning "to/from them." "Robar" (to steal) often takes an indirect object for the person from whom something is stolen. "Las gatas" is slang for women/girls.

• A correr, que otra vez la sacamo' 'el estadio

  ➔ "A + Infinitive" as an Imperative, Direct Object Pronoun, Colloquial Contractions

  ➔ "A + infinitive" is used colloquially as an imperative or a call to action, meaning "Let's [do something]" or "Time to [do something]." "La" is a direct object pronoun referring to the ball, implying a home run. "Sacamo'" is a common colloquial contraction of "sacamos" (we took out), and "'el estadio" is a contraction of "del estadio" (from the stadium).