LA ROMANA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: BAD BUNNY, EL ALFA
• Album: X100PRE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of "LA ROMANA" by Bad Bunny and El Alfa! This song is a masterclass in Dominican Dembow and Latin Trap, offering a unique opportunity to learn Spanish as it's spoken in the vibrant Caribbean. Discover rich slang, energetic expressions, and cultural nuances that make the language come alive. Its dynamic rhythms and impactful lyrics make it an unforgettable and effective tool for language immersion.

[English]

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Pass me the hookah, hey!

The crowd is already lit

The women are out here without weed, hey!

Pass me the hookah, hey!

North Pole, with the crew, we’re ice‑cold

The demagogues don’t say a word, eh, hey

Today I’m on fire, La Romana’s lit better than Dubai, hey

You’re a bandit, you bring them yourself, hey

If I tell her to come, she’ll drop everything, hey

I hope, I hope tonight you’ll be my baby, hey

You and I, naked, in the courtyard, hey

If I want the movie, I put it on replay, hey

Today you’re hanging with the fool who doesn’t hustle or shoot (No)

But all the Diegos in PR come with my face

Man, what’s up with this tough guy who never eases off the hose?

Tell me, kid, did they stitch my mouth shut? I don’t even know how to smoke, huh?

Is the hookah yours or are you the hookah master?

He doesn’t let go of the hose, the crazy one

Shit, this gangster dude is like Reggie Miller

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Pass me the hookah, hey!

The crowd is already lit

The women are out here without weed, hey!

Pass me the hookah, hey!

North Pole with the crew, we’re ice‑cold

The demagogues don’t say a word

Pass me the hookah, hey!

The crowd is already lit

The women are out here without weed, hey!

Pass me the hookah, hey!

North Pole with the crew, we’re ice‑cold

The demagogues don’t say a word

And I’m staying with you

Until the night ends

And I’m staying with you

Until the night ends

And I’m staying with you

Until the night ends

And I’m staying with you

Until it— (repeating)

...

That’s why the street is popping

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire

That’s why the street is popping

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Uh)

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Don’t compare yourself to me; I’ve got the cash to buy out the competition

I made my whole move with his offspring

Every day I’m going up and you get desperate

Every time I rise a level, I pull up the ladder

I stripped all the demagogues from the scene

And they still try to stick around in the mess

The street has fire, the street has fire

Whenever El Alfa throws it, it never misses

Everyone wants me, I’ve got the cash

And the women lick me like a popsicle, Chavo

Even the demagogues follow me

Do you want me to kill you with a gun or with a club?

The checks are coming, the checks are coming, the checks are coming (Yeah, yeah)

The checks are coming, the checks are coming, the checks are coming (Yeah, yeah)

That’s why the street is popping

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Uh)

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

Hot, burning, hot, burning

...

The street is on fire, be careful not to get burned

Everyone wants to be me, they want my DNA

I’m already a legend but still a kid

She doesn’t mention you, especially if she comes

If I crush them, they stay like Pompeii (lava)

You’re listening to the new star

The club’s lit, bring the bottles

Ask for more, ask for more, that one doesn’t satisfy me

What a crazy happiness, today everybody gets it, hey

...

Everyone’s silent, we don’t give any details, hey

Your baby called so I can have fun with her

Tell me, dude, give me the loot

Who the hell are you?

You’re a demagogue

You’re a demagogue

You’re a demagogue— (stretched)

...

That’s why the street is popping

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Uh)

That’s why the street is popping

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire (Fire, fire)

Fire, fire

Me

You have no class, you’re stuck in a mess

Send me the location and I’ll deliver five dembow tracks in an Uber

So I can hit you!

Good Bunny, Bad Bunny

El Alfa the boss, the plant, the beast, the best

That’s it, you got it!

...

[Spanish]

Yeh, yeh, yeh

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Que el coro ya está prendi'o

La' mujere' andan sin mari'o, ¡Eh!

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Polo Norte, con to', 'tamo frío

Demagogo' no dicen ni pío, eh, ey

Hoy ando rulay, La Romana prendi'a mejor que Dubai, ey

Tú ere' una bandida, tú te las trae', ey

Si le digo que llegue, le cae, ey

Ojalái, ojalái que esta noche tú sea' mi ma'i, eh, hey

Tú y yo desnu'itos por el batey, ey

Si quiero la movie la dejo en replay, ey

Hoy anda' con el bobo que no brega ni dispara (No)

Pero to' los diego' en PR vienen con mi cara

Wey ¿Y qué lo que con e'te tiguere que no floja la manguera?

Dime manín ¿Me cosieron la boca a mí? No sé fumar yo ¿Eh?

¿Es tuya la hookah o tú ere' hookero?

Él no suelta la manguera, el loco

Mierda, que gangster e' este tiguere, Reggie Miller

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Que el coro ya ta' prendi'o

La' mujere' andan sin mari'o, ¡Eh!

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Polo norte con to', tamo' frío

Demagogo' no dicen ni pío

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Que el coro ya ta' prendi'o

La' mujere' andan sin mari'o ¡Eh!

Pásame la hookah, ¡Eh!

Polo norte con to', tamo' frío

Demagogo' no dicen ni pío

Y yo me quedo contigo

Hasta que se acabe la noche

Y yo me quedo contigo

Hasta que se acabe la noche

Y yo me quedo contigo

Hasta que se acabe la noche

Y yo me quedo contigo

Hasta que se aca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-ca

Y e' que la calle bota

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego

Y e' que la calle bota

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Uh)

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

A mí no me compare', que yo tengo pa' compra' la competencia

Yo fui mi movimiento entero con su descendencia

To' lo' día' voy pa' arriba y tú te desespera'

Y cada ve' que subo un piso quito la escalera

To' lo' demagogo' me lo' quite de la vera'

Y como quiera se quiere' quedar pega'o en la tetera

La calle tiene fuego, la calle tiene fire

Como quiera que la tire El Alfa no la falla

To' el mundo me quiere, yo tengo lo' chavo'

Y las mujeres me lo lamen como la paleta 'el Chavo

Ha'ta los demagogos me dan follow

¿Tú quiere' que te mate a tiro' o que te mate a palo'?

Llegan los cheque', llegan los cheque', llegan los cheque' (Yah, yah)

Llegan los cheque', llegan los cheque', llegan los cheque' (Yah, yah)

Y e' que la calle bota

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Uh)

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

Ardiente, caliente, ardiente, caliente

La calle está en fuego, cuida'o no te queme'

To's quieren ser yo, quieren mi ADN

Ya yo soy leyenda y todavía un nene

Ella no te menciona y menos si se viene

Si aplasto se quedan como Pompeya (Lava)

Estás escuchando a la nueva estrella

La disco prendí'a, traigan la' botella'

Pidan má', pidan má', que con esa no me da

Que puta felicida', hoy a to'as se le da, ey

To' calla'o, no damo' detalle', ey

Tu baby llamó pa' que yo la guaye

Indica mi loco, dame la lu'

¿Quién puñeta ere' tú?

Tú ere' un dema ga

Tú ere' un dema ga

Tú ere' un dema ga-ge-gi-go-gu

Y e' que la calle bota

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Uh)

Y e' que la calle bota

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego (Fire, fire)

Fuego, fuego

Yo'

Ustede' no tienen cualto, ustede' están en olla

Mándame el location que te vo' a mandar cinco dembow en un Uber

¡Pa' que te pegue'!

Good Bunny, Bad Bunny

El Alfa El Jefe, la planta, la bestia, the best

¡Ya tú chabe!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hookah /ˈhʊk.ə/ B2	noun - a water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco
coro /ˈkoro/ B1	noun - chorus or group singing together
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman, female
frío /ˈfɾio/ A1	adjective - cold
demagogo /demaˈɣoɣo/ C1	noun - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than rational argument
bandida /banˈdida/ B2	noun - female bandit, outlaw, or rogue adjective - rogue or mischievous (informal)
desnudo /desˈnuðo/ B1	adjective - naked, bare
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A2	noun - a film or motion picture
bobo /ˈboʊboʊ/ B1	noun - fool, silly person
manguera /maŋˈɡeɾa/ B1	noun - hose, pipe
gangster /ˈɡæŋstər/ B2	noun - member of a criminal gang
fuego /ˈfweɣo/ A2	noun - fire
ardiente /aɾˈðjente/ B2	adjective - burning, passionate
caliente /kaˈljente/ A2	adjective - hot, warm
competencia /kompeˈtensja/ B2	noun - competition; competence
movimiento /movimiˈento/ A2	noun - movement
estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ A2	noun - star

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy ando rulay, La Romana prendi’a mejor que Dubai

  ➔ Use of comparative structure with 'mejor que' (better than)

  ➔ The phrase 'mejor que Dubai' compares two things — 'La Romana' and 'Dubai' — using the comparative adjective 'better than'.

• Tú ere’ una bandida, tú te las trae’

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb 'traer(se)' with informal omission of 's'

  ➔ The phrase 'tú te las trae’' is a colloquial Caribbean Spanish contraction meaning 'you’re clever' or 'you’re something else'. The reflexive adds nuance.

• Si le digo que llegue, le cae

  ➔ Use of conditional clause 'si' with present indicative and main clause in present

  ➔ The sentence 'si le digo que llegue, le cae' expresses a real conditional meaning 'if I tell her to come, she comes'. Both verbs are in the present tense.

• Hasta que se acabe la noche

  ➔ Subjunctive 'se acabe' after conjunction 'hasta que'

  ➔ The conjunction 'hasta que' triggers the subjunctive when referring to an anticipated event ('until the night ends').

• La calle tiene fuego

  ➔ Use of possessive expression 'tener' + noun to express state metaphorically

  ➔ The phrase literally means 'the street has fire', metaphorically suggesting energy, excitement, or chaos.

• Yo fui mi movimiento entero con su descendencia

  ➔ Use of preterite 'fui' for completed past action

  ➔ 'Fui' is the preterite form of 'ser' meaning 'I was'. It indicates a completed, defined past identity or state.

• Cada ve’ que subo un piso quito la escalera

  ➔ Use of present indicative for repeated habitual action

  ➔ Using 'subo' and 'quito' in the present indicates habits or repeated behavior — 'every time I go up, I remove the ladder'.

• To’ calla’o, no damo’ detalle’

  ➔ Ellipsis of final consonants and colloquial speech contraction

  ➔ Expressions like 'to’' (todo) and 'calla’o' (callado) show typical Puerto Rican and Dominican slang contraction for rhythm and style.

• Mándame el location que te vo’ a mandar cinco dembow en un Uber

  ➔ Use of informal future 'voy a' contracted to 'vo’ a'

  ➔ The contraction 'vo’ a' is common in Caribbean Spanish, expressing the near future 'I’m going to'.