Rosalía and Bad Bunny's 'La Noche de Anoche' Lyrics in English and Meaning

Rosalía has brought her collaboration with Bad Bunny, La Noche de Anoche, back to the LUX Tour. It’s a song the Puerto Rican artist likely wouldn’t have included in this tour, since it belongs to the album El Último Tour del Mundo (2020), one of his most introspective works.

The return of this song to the stage could be interpreted as a sign that both artists might perform it together at a key date, especially since they’ll both be touring Europe this coming May. Bad Bunny will be in Barcelona (Rosalía’s hometown) and Madrid, where he’ll have a residency. Meanwhile, Rosalía will be in Berlin and then London.

The timing makes for a highly anticipated reunion, potentially bringing this iconic collaboration to a live venue together for the first time.

The Meaning Behind “La Noche de Anoche” by Bad Bunny and Rosalía

In 2021, Rosalía and Bad Bunny released the music video for La Noche de Anoche on February 14, Valentine’s Day. That already hinted that the song is an idealized love letter—a celebration of desire. But it’s also full of artistic and symbolic references to figures like Frida Kahlo, Dalí, and Magritte.

The music video is said to reference Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory, symbolizing the memory of a magical night between the two.

Lyrics of Noche de Anoche by Bad Bunny and Rosalía in English

I know this won’t happen again

But if it did happen again

I know it would be your weakness

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

You were telling me you’d die for me

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

You on top of me, me on top of you

Eh-eh, eh-eh

You left my body burning, like hell

But you left my heart cold, like winter

Dreaming that it’s you I sleep with (tell me, baby)

Tell me, baby

Who could erase that night?

You kissed me and my cap fell off

Without much talk, without much chatter

When I’m with you, I just let the vibe flow

And let the moon watch over us

With that little mouth of yours, everything you say sounds good

We did positions I’d never done before

You got wet so I could be baptized

And get serious, serious

You and I together building an empire

Those little eyes hold a mystery

But in the end, none of this was serious

And it’s happened to me before—they got my hopes up

And it’s happened to me before—they left me

And it’s happened to me before—you’re not by my side

And it’s happened to me

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

You on top of me, me on top of you

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

Me on top of you, you on top of me

I’d go back to Japan again (hey)

Baby, what a shame, what a curse (mmm)

She’s sweet like cotton candy (yeah)

And she’s the only one who reaches my heart

I don’t forget, the die is cast (boom)

My hair got tangled on the screen

Knowing I only do this like a legend (uh!)

I take it to the sky, I’m her Messiah

Benito’s a little devil and an angel

I’ve got him hooked like he’s a tote

Baby, between us we never compete

If they ask, he says: “She breaks all the records”

And it’s happened to me before—they got my hopes up

And it’s happened to me before—they left me

And it’s happened to me before—you’re not by my side

And it’s happened to me

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

You on top of me, me on top of you

Because last night was

Something I can’t explain

We were going at it non-stop

You on top of me, me on top of you