• Bad Bunny's buzzy song "Yo Perreo Sola," from his new album YHLQMDLG, is already a hit in Latinx and Hispanic communities.
  • The song celebrates women who desire to trip the light fantastic toe on their own.
  • Below, check out the lyrics—and their translation from Castilian to English language—plus some of the deeper pregnant in the song'southward video.

    One of the standout songs on Bad Bunny'due south latest album, YHLQMDLG, is without a doubt "Yo Perreo Sola" —translation "I Twerk Alone" — featuring the rapper'south fellow Puerto Rican artist Nesi. The vocal nigh dancing alone has quickly become an anthem for Latinx and Hispanic folks who are quarantining and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Simply the significant behind the runway is likewise especially meaningful for women, as the lyrics follow a young girl who only wants to accept a expert night dancing by herself—and maybe some friends—without having to deal with harassment.

    On a surface level, the lyrics propose the woman in question is trying to move on from a relationship. Nesi'southward opening lines, "Ante' tú me pichaba' (Tú me pichaba') / Ahora yo picheo (Hmm, nah)," translate to, "Before, y'all ignored me (You ignored me) / Now, I ignore yous." And during 1 of Bad Bunny'south verses, he sings, "No cree en amor desde 'Amorfoda' (No) / El DJ la pone y se las sabe todas," which means, "She doesn't believe in dear since 'Amorfoda' (No) / The DJ plays songs and she knows them all." The "Amorfoda" in that location references an earlier Bad Bunny song that talks about the pain you feel after losing love. Who can relate?

    But in the official video for "Yo Perreo Sola," the lyrics take on an even deeper significant. Not only does Bad Bunny apparel in drag, but 1 neon green sign hanging in the groundwork reads "Ni Una Menos" or "Non 1 Less." This refers to the motion across Latin America defended to fighting gender inequality and the abuse of women and the trans customs. Bad Bunny has frequently spoken out nearly sexual violence, both through his music and his manner. (During a recent functioning on The Tonight Prove, he wore a shirt that paid tribute to a trans woman who was murdered in Puerto Rico while performing his song "Ignorantes.")

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    So taken together, "Yo Perreo Sola" isn't only an anthem for independent women, it'south also a call to arms for marginalized groups who don't e'er get the infinite to just be themselves. And in this time of social distancing, where we are all literally dancing lone, fans are eager to get to the club and celebrate this empowering message.

    There has, notwithstanding, been some backlash—some of it about Bad Bunny's decision to dress in elevate. Artist Anuel AA was accused of making homophobic comments on his Instagram stories around the time of the video release when he wrote, "El conejo malo jugando a los transformers," which means, "The Bad Rabbit playing transformers," according to E! News. Anuel deleted the story and attempted to clarify, adding that he wasn't looking to make friends in this industry apart from a select few.

    Bad Bunny explained the video to Rolling Stone: "I wrote information technology from the perspective of a woman. I wanted a woman'south phonation to sing it — 'yo perreo sola' — because it doesn't mean the same thing when a human sings it. But I do feel like that woman sometimes."

    Some boosted controversy surrounded the fact that vocalist Nesi herself does not appear in the video, nor is she featured on the vocal as a performer. (Though she is credited as a writer.) This is yet some other example of the problem Latinx women making reggaeton music take faced for years, and it's been especially disappointing for fans to see this from an artist who has otherwise been then inclusive.

    Genius asked Nesi about her absenteeism from the video, and she said it didn't bother her. "He must have his reasons, if he didn't want to put me in it. But it didn't bother me either," she said. "Regardless, I feel super grateful to him." And ahead of the video's release, Nesi posted a clip of her singing her claw on a yacht with her friends—so it seems like at that place truly are no hard feelings there.

    So if you lot want to sing along to "Yo Perreo Sola", here are the full Spanish lyrics to the song, and the English translation—courtesy of Genius.

    Spanish lyrics

    [Refrán: Nesi]

    Ante' tú me pichaba' (Tú me pichaba')

    Ahora yo picheo (Hmm, nah)

    Antes tú no quería' (No quería')

    Ahora yo no quiero (Hmm, no)

    Dues' tú me pichaba' (-chaba')

    Ahora yo picheo (Jaja)

    Antes tú no quería' (Ey)

    Ahora yo no quiero

    No, tranqui

    [Coro: Nesi & Bad Bunny]

    Yo perreo sola (Hmm, ey)

    Yo perreo sola (Perreo sola; jaja; hmm-hmm)

    Yo perreo sola (Jaja, hmm; ey)

    Yo perreo sola (Perreo sola)

    Okay, okay, ey, ey, ey

    [Verso one: Bad Bunny]

    Que ningún baboso se le pegue (No)

    La disco se prende cuando ella llegue (¡Wuh!)

    A los hombres los tiene de hobby

    Una malcriá' como Nairobi (Jaja)

    Y tú la ve' bebiendo de la botella (Ey)

    Los nene' y las nena' quieren con ella

    Tiene má' de veinte, me enseño la cédula (Ajá)

    Ey, del amor eastward' una incrédula (¡Wuh!)

    Ella está soltera antes que se pusiera de moda (Ey)

    No cree en amor desde "Amorfoda" (No)

    El DJ la pone y se las sabe todas

    Se trepa en la mesa y que se jodan (Wuh)

    En el perreo no se quita (¡No!)

    Fuma y se pone bellaquita

    Te llama si te necesita

    Pero por ahora está solita

    [Coro: Bad Bunny]

    Ella perrea sola (Wuh)

    Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey

    Ella perrea sola

    (Perrea sola, ella perrea sola, sola, sola)

    Ey, ella perrea sola

    Ey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey

    Ella perrea sola (Ella perrea sola)

    Ella perrea sola

    [Verso 2: Bad Bunny]

    Tiene una amiga problemática

    Y otra que casi ni habla (No)

    Pero las tre' son una' diabla' (Prr)

    Y hoy se puso minifalda

    Los phillie' en las Louis Vuitton los guarda

    [Puente: Bad Bunny & Nesi]

    Y me dice "papi" (Papi, sí; yeah, yes)

    'Tá bien dura como Natti (Aah)

    Borracha y loca, a ella no le importa (Woo)

    Vamo' a perrear, la vida es corta, ey (Hoo)

    Y me dice "papi" (Papi, sí; yes, yep)

    'Tá bien dura como Natti (Aah)

    Despué' de las doce no se comporta (Ey)

    Vamo' a perrear, la vida e' corta (Woo)

    [Refrán: Nesi & Bad Bunny]

    Ante' tú me pichaba' (Tú me pichaba')

    Ahora yo picheo (Hmm, nah; loco)

    Ante' tú no quería' (¿Pero cuándo yo dije eso?)

    Ahora yo no quiero (Pero, pero; no)

    Ante' tú me pichaba' (Nah)

    Ahora yo picheo (Yo nunca te he picha'o, mami)

    Ante' tú no quería' (Ay, Dio')

    Ahora yo no quiero

    No, tranqui

    [Coro: Nesi]

    Yo perreo sola (Hmm, ey)

    Yo perreo sola (Perreo sola; jaja; hmm-hmm)

    Yo perreo sola (Jaja, hmm; ey)

    Yo perreo sola (Perreo sola)

    English lyrics

    [Pre-Chorus: Nesi]

    Before you ignored me (You ignored me)

    Now I ignore yous (Hmm, nah)

    Before, you didn't want (Didn't want to)

    Now I don't desire (Hmm, no)

    Before y'all ignored me (-nored me)

    Now I ignore you (Haha)

    Before, you lot didn't desire (Ayy)

    Now I don't want

    No, chill

    [Chorus: Nesi & Bad Bunny]

    I twerk alone (Hmm, ayy)

    I twerk alone (Twerk alone, haha, hmm-hmm)

    I twerk alone (Haha, hmm, ayy)

    I twerk alone (Twerk lonely)

    Okay, okay, ayy, ayy, ayy

    [Poesy 1: Bad Bunny]

    That no pervert approach her (No)

    The club turns up when she arrives (Woo!)

    Men are her hobby

    She is spoiled like Nairobi (Haha)

    And you see her drinking from the bottle (Ayy)

    The boys and the girls want with her

    She is older than xx, she showed me her ID (Uh-huh)

    Ayy, she is skeptical of love (Woo!)

    She'southward been single before it was a trend (Ayy)

    She doesn't believe in love since "Amorfoda" (No)

    The DJ plays songs and she knows them all

    She climbs on the table and fuck it (Woo)

    When she twerks she doesn't stop (No!)

    She smokes and gets horny

    She'll telephone call you if she needs you

    But for now she is alone

    [Chorus: Bad Bunny]

    She twerks alone (Woo)

    Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy

    She twerks solitary

    (Twerks alone, she twerks solitary, lone, alone)

    Ayy, she twerks lone

    Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy

    She twerks alone (She twerks alone)

    She twerks lone

    [Verse ii: Bad Bunny]

    She has a problematic friend

    And another ane that about never talks (No)

    But the three of them are devils (Prr)

    And today she is wearing a miniskirt

    She keeps her Phillies in the Louis Vuitton

    [Span: Bad Bunny & Nesi]

    And she calls me "papi" (Papi, yes, yes, yes)

    She's really hot similar Natti (Ah)

    Drunk and crazy, she doesn't care (Woo)

    Allow's twerk, life is short, ayy (Hoo)

    And she calls me "papi" (Papi, aye, yes, yes)

    She's really hot similar Natti (Ah)

    After twelve o'clock she doesn't carry (Ayy)

    Allow's twerk, life is short (Woo)

    [Pre-Chorus: Nesi & Bad Bunny]

    Before you ignored me (You ignored me)

    At present I ignore you lot (Hmm, nah, crazy)

    Before, you didn't want (Merely when did I say that?)

    At present I don't want (But, but, no)

    Earlier, y'all ignored me (Nah)

    Now I ignore yous (I've never ignored you, babe)

    Before y'all didn't want (Oh, God)

    Now I don't want

    No, arctic

    [Chorus: Nesi]

    I twerk lone (Hmm, ayy)

    I twerk solitary (Twerk lone, haha, hmm-hmm)

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