Bonita J. Balvin, Jowell & Randy Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Bonita' means 'Pretty' in English. It is a name of a song by 'J. Balvin, Jowell & Randy' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Dayme y el High

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Aligned Translation: Dayme and the High

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: Ella se tarda arreglándose un par de horas

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Aligned Translation: She takes a couple of hours getting ready

Free Translation: She takes a couple of hours getting ready

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Llama a su amiga, no le gusta salir sola

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Aligned Translation: She calls her friend, she doesn't like to go out alone

Free Translation: She calls her friend, doesn't like going out alone

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: Y de la noche dejarse llevar, oh oh oh

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Aligned Translation: And of the night let be carried, oh oh oh

Free Translation: And let the night guide you, oh oh oh

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

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Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 7
Original Lyrics: Ella es bien bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is really pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente, cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: It gets hot, when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets hot, when he hears this 'perreo'

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 11
Original Lyrics: Ella es bien bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is really pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Line 13
Original Lyrics: Que se prepare pa la fiesta

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Aligned Translation: Let her get ready for the party

Free Translation: Let her get ready for the party

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Line 14
Original Lyrics: Que la cintura ta

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Aligned Translation: That her waist 'ta'

Free Translation: That waist 'ta'

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Line 15
Original Lyrics: Darle vela, más pégate al frente y que suba esa tela

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Aligned Translation: Turn it up, get closer to the front and let that skirt rise

Free Translation: Turn it up, get closer to the front and let that skirt rise

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Line 16
Original Lyrics: De la que estás fincado, hasta aquí a ti te duele

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Aligned Translation: From the way you are planted, even your waist hurts

Free Translation: From the way you're planted, even your waist hurts

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Line 17
Original Lyrics: eres mi bebé, no te me salgas de en frente

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Aligned Translation: You are my baby, don't get out of front of me

Free Translation: You're my baby, don't leave my sight

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Line 18
Original Lyrics: Báilalo fuerte, qué importa la gente

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Aligned Translation: Dance it hard, what does it matter the people

Free Translation: Dance it hard, who cares about people

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Line 19
Original Lyrics: Al carrete le importa la gente

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Aligned Translation: The party cares about people

Free Translation: The party cares about the crowd

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Line 20
Original Lyrics: To' eso pa' mí, bailándo te di juete

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Aligned Translation: All that for me, dancing I went hard on you

Free Translation: All that for me, dancing I went hard on you

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Line 21
Original Lyrics: mañana te diré

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Aligned Translation: tomorrow I will tell you

Free Translation: tomorrow I'll tell you

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Line 22
Original Lyrics: Y esto no para, hasta que estés sin conciencia

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Aligned Translation: And this doesn't stop until you are without consciousness

Free Translation: And this doesn't stop until you're unconscious

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Line 23
Original Lyrics: Hay que perder la paciencia y que sueltes las piernas

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Aligned Translation: You have to lose the patience and let go of your legs

Free Translation: You have to lose your patience and let go of your legs

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Line 24
Original Lyrics: Hoy vamos a meterte, chula tienes

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Aligned Translation: Today we are going to put you in, baby you have

Free Translation: Today we are going to put you in, baby you have

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Original Lyrics: Esa adicción que me pone y me tiene

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Aligned Translation: That addiction that gets me and has me

Free Translation: That addiction that's got me hooked

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Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

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Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 28
Original Lyrics: Ella es tan bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is so pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Line 29
Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Line 30
Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente, cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: It gets hot, when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets hot, when he hears this 'perreo'

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Line 31
Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 32
Original Lyrics: Ella es tan bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is so pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Line 34
Original Lyrics: Ella pide que la toque

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Aligned Translation: She asks me to touch her

Free Translation: She asks me to touch her

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Line 35
Original Lyrics: Aveces que la bese

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Aligned Translation: Sometimes that I kiss her

Free Translation: Sometimes to kiss her

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Line 36
Original Lyrics: Me manda razones que cuando amanece

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Aligned Translation: She sends me reasons that when it dawns

Free Translation: She sends me reasons that when it dawns

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Line 37
Original Lyrics: Ya viene encendida, la tengo en la mira

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Aligned Translation: It's already fired up, I've got it in my sights

Free Translation: It's already fired up, I've got her in my sights

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Line 38
Original Lyrics: Fiera de noche, una santa de día

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Aligned Translation: A beast at night, a saint at day

Free Translation: A beast at night, a saint by day

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Line 39
Original Lyrics: Baby, el ritmo se adueña de tu piel

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Aligned Translation: Baby, the rhythm takes over your skin

Free Translation: Baby, the rhythm takes over your skin

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Original Lyrics: A ti te gusta y a también

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Aligned Translation: You like it and so do I

Free Translation: You like it and so do I

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Original Lyrics: Que nos pasemos la noche dándole

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Aligned Translation: To to spend the night going at it

Free Translation: To spend the night going at it

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Original Lyrics: Baby, el ritmo se adueña de tu piel

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Aligned Translation: Baby, the rhythm takes over your skin

Free Translation: Baby, the rhythm takes over your skin

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Line 43
Original Lyrics: A ti te gusta y a también

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Aligned Translation: You like it and so do I

Free Translation: You like it and so do I

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Original Lyrics: Que nos pasemos la noche dándole (oye esto)

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Aligned Translation: To spend the night going at it (listen to this)

Free Translation: To spend the night going at it (listen to this)

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Original Lyrics: Si pides perreo, toma perreo

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Aligned Translation: If you ask 'perreo', take 'perreo'

Free Translation: If you ask for 'perreo', take 'perreo'

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Original Lyrics: Báilalo, no no, no tengas miedo

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Aligned Translation: Dance it, no no, don't be afraid

Free Translation: Dance it off, don't be scared

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Original Lyrics: Tienes la verde pa' que lo sigas sin límite

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Aligned Translation: You've got what it takes so that you keep going without limit

Free Translation: You've got what it takes to keep going nonstop

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Original Lyrics: Y si quieres, igual yo quiero, pégate

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Aligned Translation: And if you want, I want the same, stick

Free Translation: And if you want, I want the same, get closer

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Original Lyrics: Vamos a hacerlo sin

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Aligned Translation: Let's do it without...

Free Translation: Let's do it without...

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Line 50
Original Lyrics: Aquí no hay que esconderse

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Aligned Translation: There is no need to hide here

Free Translation: No need to hide here

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Original Lyrics: Solo tienes que moverte y encenderte

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Aligned Translation: You just have to move and turn on

Free Translation: Just gotta move and turn up

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Original Lyrics: Y si quieres, igual yo quiero, pégate

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Aligned Translation: And if you want, I want the same, stick

Free Translation: And if you want, I want the same, get closer

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Line 53
Original Lyrics: Vamos a hacerlo sin

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Aligned Translation: Let's do it without...

Free Translation: Let's do it without...

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Line 54
Original Lyrics: Aquí no hay que esconderse

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Aligned Translation: There is no need to hide here

Free Translation: No need to hide here

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Line 55
Original Lyrics: Pégate

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Aligned Translation: Get closer

Free Translation: Get closer

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Line 56
Original Lyrics: Bien chula

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Aligned Translation: Winnin

Free Translation: Winnin

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Line 57
Original Lyrics: Se pone coqueta la nena

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Aligned Translation: The baby gets flirty

Free Translation: The baby gets flirty

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Line 58
Original Lyrics: Ella sabe que está buena

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Aligned Translation: She knows that she's hot

Free Translation: She knows she's hot

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Line 59
Original Lyrics: Y bien chula, fuera del planeta ella es

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Aligned Translation: And winnin, she is off the planet

Free Translation: And winnin, she is off the planet

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Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets horny when she hears this 'perreo'

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Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 62
Original Lyrics: Ella es tan bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is so pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Original Lyrics: Se pone caliente, cuando escucha este perreo

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Aligned Translation: It gets hot, when she hears this 'perreo'

Free Translation: She gets hot, when he hears this 'perreo'

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Original Lyrics: Y yo también me pongo caliente si la veo

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Aligned Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

Free Translation: And I get horny too if I see her

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Line 66
Original Lyrics: Ella es tan bonita, por ahí tan sólita

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Aligned Translation: She is so pretty, out there so lonely

Free Translation: She's so pretty, out there all alone

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Original Lyrics: Con esa cinturita, bailándome cerquita

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Aligned Translation: With that little waist, dancing very close to me

Free Translation: With that little waist, dancing up close

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Line 68
Original Lyrics: Viva la music (viva la music)

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Aligned Translation: Long live the usic (long live the music)

Free Translation: Long live music (long live music)

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Original Lyrics: Son Jowell y Randy (Jowell y Randy)

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Aligned Translation: It's Jowell and Randy (Jowell and Randy)

Free Translation: It's Jowell and Randy (Jowell and Randy)

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Line 70
Original Lyrics: J Balvin

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Aligned Translation: J Balvin

Free Translation: J Balvin

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Line 71
Original Lyrics: Dayme y el High

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Aligned Translation: Dayme and the High

Free Translation: Dayme and the High

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Line 72
Original Lyrics: Dímelo parce

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Aligned Translation: Tell me buddy

Free Translation: Tell me buddy

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Line 73
Original Lyrics: Estamos de vuelta

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Aligned Translation: We are back

Free Translation: We're back

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Line 74
Original Lyrics: Let Go

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Aligned Translation: Let go

Free Translation: Let Go

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Line 75
Original Lyrics: Sky

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Aligned Translation: Sky

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Line 76
Original Lyrics: El Cyborg

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Aligned Translation: The Cyborg

Free Translation: The Cyborg

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Line 77
Original Lyrics: Háblame Ronald

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Aligned Translation: Tell me Ronald

Free Translation: Tell me Ronald

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Line 78
Original Lyrics: Kapital Music baby

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Aligned Translation: Kapital Music baby

Free Translation: Kapital Music baby

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Review

The lyrics celebrate physical attraction and dance-floor chemistry, focusing on mutual arousal sparked by reggaetón rhythms ("perreo"). J. Balvin and Jowell & Randy describe a woman dancing provocatively ("bailándome cerquita"), framing admiration around her beauty, solitude, and waist movements ("cinturita") as invitations to flirtation.

The track generates sensual energy through pulsating dembow beats and call-and-response vocals that mimic dance commands. Set in a neon-lit club atmosphere, the artists build tension via escalating temperature metaphors ("se pone caliente") and proximity-focused imagery, turning rhythmic synchronization into coded seduction.

While "caliente" (hot/horny) implies sexual tension, no explicit language is used. The song maintains playful suggestiveness, emphasizing dance-driven euphoria over graphic content—its tone is flirtatious rather than aggressive.

The music Youtube video for J Balvin, Jowell & Randy's Bonita transforms into a digital-age reggaeton fantasy, dropping viewers into a neon-drenched virtual playground where the artists perform amid pulsating LED grids. Playful VFX dominate the visuals: The artists’s face morphs with floating sunglasses and cartoonish googly eyes, while Jowell & Randy become living memes with oversized hairstyles and surreal distortions. Crucially, the video keeps breaking the fourth wall by projecting the trio inside Instagram UI screens—they physically swipe through their own posts, tapping laughing-crying emojis and fire reactions as if curating their viral moment in real-time. Amid this tech-savvy chaos, the song’s muse (the titular "bonita") stands apart: she’s the only element untouched by filters, dancing with sensual precision against a squad of backup dancers. Her unfiltered magnetism—hips swaying to "bailándome cerquita", gaze locking the camera—creates a striking contrast with the artists’ digitized antics, grounding the track’s lustful energy ("se pone caliente") in human allure even as emoji rainstorms and glitch transitions explode around her.

 

Related links:

Billboard Collab Recap: https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jowell-randy-bonita-remix-j-balvin-nicky-jam-ozuna-wisin-yandel-listen-8078615/

Artists’ official platforms:

J Balvin:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jbalvin

Website: https://jbalvin.com

Jowell & Randy:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jowellyrandy

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very hard to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has very hard to remember verbs and nouns

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Bonita has 96 BPM (beats per minute)

Bonita is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 5330 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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