Un Coco – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bad Bunny
• Album: Un Verano Sin Ti

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and inventive slang of Bad Bunny’s 'Un Coco' to master the language of modern Latin heartbreak. You’ll learn creative Puerto Rican Spanish colloquialisms and metaphoric language, such as the double meaning of 'coco' (coconut/head) and the evocative idiom of setting a 'deadline' to forget an ex. The song’s blend of melancholic lyrical depth with a tropical Reggaeton beat makes it an essential listen for understanding contemporary Latin pop culture.

[English]

Before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna for-get-get you

I'm gonna forget-get you—Before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna

for-get-get-get you—I'm gonna forget you, girl

I spend my time smoking under the palm trees—Hoping a coconut falls on my head and

erases my whole life—I see little couples kissing and it makes my teeth ache

I'm gonna throw the radio in the sea if Sin Bandera comes on—because

I can't listen to love songs—(Du)

And I'm tired of getting tired from thinking about you—The last petal told me there's still a chance

I don't know if it's true, but if you're gonna come back, go ahead

Please, even if it's just a message before the sun rises

Because in the morning I get allergies looking for your scent

So many trophies and I still feel like a loser, a loser

Find me the lighter, ey—Because if I don't forget you, I'm gonna move to Chile

To Argentina or to El Salvador—"But give me the lighter" I said, please, please

please

And before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna for-get-get you

Ey, I'm gonna forget-get you—Before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna

for-get-get you (Ey)—I'm gonna forget you, girl

Ey, ey, ey—I'm drowning and I asked the waves for help

I write your name in the sand to see if that way I erase it

But your lips and your eyes are stuck in my head—You won't get out of my head (Du)

Another Phillie and another beer—Your memory is weighing on me now

You dressed up as Rubí but you were Teresa

But I'm a fool and I'm still interested—Ey, ey, in knowing your whereabouts

And asking you if it was real—Or if you're flying high like a plane and I was just a passenger

(Wuh)—What the hell, I still want you

Heh, heh, the guys say I'm tripping

Heh, heh, ey, but on the low we're still blazing—(Rra)

And before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna for-get-get you (Eh)

I'm gonna forget-get you—Before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna

for-get-get you—I'm gonna forget you, girl

And before this Phillie burns out, I'm gonna for-get-get you

Ey, I'm gonna forget-get you—And before this Phillie burns out, I'm

gonna for-get-get you—Ey, I'm gonna forget you, girl

[Spanish]

Ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy olvidar-dar

Yo te voy a olvidar-dar Ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy

olvidar-dar-dar Yo te voy a olvidar, yal

Me paso fumando bajo las palmera' A ver si me cae un coco en la cabeza y me

borra mi vida entera Veo parejitas dándose beso' y me da dentera

Vo'a tirar el radio pa'l mar si sale Sin Bandera porque

No puedo escuchar cancione' dе romance (Du)

Y me cansé que dе pensar en ti no me canse El último pétalo me dijo que aún hay chance

No sé si e' verdad, pero si va' a volver, avance

Por favor, aunque sea un mensaje ante' que salga el sol

Que en la mañana coja alergia buscando tu olor

Tantos trofeo' y aún me siento perdedor, perdedor

Búscame el encendedor, ey Que si no te olvido me vo'a mudar pa' Chile

Pa' Argentina o pa' El Salvador "Pero demen el lighter" dije, por favor, por

favor

Y ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy olvidar-dar

Ey, yo te voy a olvidar-dar Ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy

olvidar-dar (Ey) Yo te voy a olvidar, yal

Ey, ey, ey Me estoy ahogando y a la' ola' le' pedí socorro

Escribo tu nombre en la arena a ver si así lo borro

Pero tus labio' y tus ojo' los tengo de gorro No sale' de mi cabeza (Du)

Otro Phillie y otra cerveza Ya tu recuerdo me pesa

Te disfrazaste de Rubí y eras Teresa

Pero soy un pendejo y todavía me interesa' Ey, ey, saber de tu paradero

Y preguntarte si fue verdadero O si está' volá' como avión y yo fui pasajero

(Wuh) Qué cojones, todavía yo te quiero

Jeh, jeh, lo' muchacho' dicen que yo estoy charriando

Jeh, jeh, ey, pero en bajita seguimo' quemando (Rra)

Y ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy olvidar-dar (Eh)

Yo te voy a olvidar-dar Ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy

olvidar-dar Yo te voy a olvidar, yal

Y ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy olvidar-dar

Ey, yo te voy a olvidar-dar Y ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te

voy olvidar-dar Ey, yo te voy a olvidar, yal

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
palmera palˈmeɾa B1	noun - palm tree
cabeza kaˈβesa A2	noun - head
borra ˈbora B1	verb - erases, wipes out
parejitas paɾeˈxitas A2	noun - little couples
beso ˈbeso A2	noun - kiss
dentera denˈteɾa B2	noun - toothache (slang: feeling of annoyance)
canciones kanˈθiones A2	noun - songs
romance roˈmanse B1	noun - romance
cansé kanˈse A2	verb - I got tired
chance ˈtʃanse B1	noun - chance
avance aˈβanse B1	verb - go ahead
olor oˈloɾ A2	noun - smell
trofeo tɾoˈfeo B1	noun - trophy
perdedor peɾdeˈðoɾ B1	noun - loser
encendedor enθendeˈðoɾ A2	noun - lighter
Chile ˈtʃile A2	noun - Chile
labio ˈlaβjo A2	noun - lip
ojos ˈoxos A2	noun - eyes
interesa inteˈɾesa A2	verb - interests

Key Grammar Structures

• Ante' que este Phillie se apague, yo te voy olvidar-dar

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Ante' que) + Future tense (voy a olvidar)

  ➔ The phrase "Ante' que" introduces a subordinate clause expressing a condition or time before something happens. It requires the subjunctive mood. "Voy a olvidar" expresses a future intention to forget. The repetition of 'dar' is stylistic, emphasizing the attempt to forget.

• Me paso fumando bajo las palmera' a ver si me cae un coco en la cabeza y me borra mi vida entera

  ➔ Present progressive (Me paso fumando) + Subjunctive (cae, borra)

  ➔ "Me paso fumando" describes an ongoing action – spending time smoking. "A ver si..." introduces a purpose clause, expressing a hope or wish. The verbs "cae" (falls) and "borra" (erases) are in the subjunctive mood because they depend on this hope.

• Vo'a tirar el radio pa'l mar si sale Sin Bandera porque no puedo escuchar canciones de romance

  ➔ Future tense (Vo'a tirar) + Conditional clause (si sale) + Subjunctive (sale) + Reason clause (porque)

  ➔ "Vo'a tirar" expresses a future action. "Si sale" introduces a conditional clause, requiring the subjunctive mood for the verb "sale". "Porque" introduces a reason for the action.

• Tantos trofeo' y aún me siento perdedor, perdedor

  ➔ Adjective repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "perdedor" (loser) emphasizes the speaker's feeling of inadequacy despite his achievements. It's a stylistic device to convey strong emotion.