TURiSTA Lyrics in English by Bad Bunny

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song TURiSTA by Bad Bunny from Spanish to English.
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Chorus 1
In my life you were a tourist
You only saw the best of me
And not what I was suffering
You left without knowing why
The reason for my wounds
Lit: The why of my wounds
And it wasn't your place to heal them
You came to have a good time
And we had a good time
Verse 1
A pretty photo
A beautiful sunset
A little dance
Your little gold chain
We were so close
Looking into each other's eyes
Tell me if you saw the sorrow
Of my broken heart
Bridge
That has been like this, been like this for a long time
That has been like this, been like this for many years
Hiding my feelings
I'm afraid that they'll hurt me more
And it's been like this, it's been like this for a long time
It's already been like this, it's been like this for many years
Verse 2
I don't know, my love
What life has in store
For you and for me
If it happens, well, it happens
And if it doesn’t, that’s fine too
Let's enjoy, because
The night became beautiful
But not as much as you
Never ever like you
Chorus 2
In my life you were a tourist
You only saw the best of me
And not what I was suffering
You left without knowing why
The reason for my wounds
And it wasn't your place to heal them
You came to have a good time
And we had a good time
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turista — tourist

Turista literally means "tourist". It's a common word, but Bad Bunny uses it here in a deeply metaphorical and emotional way.

He sings, "En mi vida fuiste turista" (In my life you were a tourist), to describe a lover who only experienced the beautiful, surface-level parts of his life, like a visitor on vacation. They never saw his hidden pain or "heridas" (wounds), making this a powerful metaphor for a shallow relationship.

Bad Bunny compares a past lover to a vacationer who only dropped by for the highlight reel: "En mi vida fuiste turista" (In my life you were a tourist). He looks back on the good parts like "una foto bonita" (a pretty photo), "un atardecer hermoso" (a beautiful sunset), and "una bailadita" (a quick little dance). But a tourist never sees the actual troubles behind the postcard. Bad Bunny hid his long-standing heartache the entire time, admitting: "Escondiéndome los sentimientos / Tengo miedo que me hagan más daño" (Hiding my feelings / I am afraid they will hurt me more).

He holds no grudges, though. He knows a visitor is not responsible for repairing his long-term baggage: "Y no te tocaba a ti curarlas" (And it wasn't your job to heal them). He uses the super casual Puerto Rican phrase "Si se da, pues, se da / Y si no, pues también" (If it happens, well, it happens / And if it doesn't, that's fine too) to shrug off whatever the future holds. It is a smooth, honest track about enjoying fleeting romance while knowing full well that you are keeping your deepest wounds tucked away.

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