Cobarde means "coward". It's a strong word used to describe someone who lacks bravery, especially when facing a difficult or dangerous situation.
In this raw and honest song, Bad Bunny calls himself a cobarde. He sings, "Ya sé que soy un cobarde" (I already know I'm a coward), as he explains his decision to leave a relationship to avoid causing more pain. This vulnerable confession is central to the song's story of heartbreak and regret, making it a very powerful word to learn.
Bad Bunny teams up with the world of The Simpsons for a track that starts in pure Springfield fashion. Homer gets scolded over cold dinner because he was busy looking at "fotos de otras cenas" (photos of other dinners) on his phone instead of paying attention to his family. From there, the Puerto Rican superstar steps in to deliver a painfully honest apology from someone who realizes they messed up big time.
Bad Bunny does not sugarcoat his mistakes. He straight up admits, "Yo sĂ© que soy un cabrĂłn" (I know I'm a jerk) and "Ya sĂ© que soy un cobarde" (I already know I'm a coward). In Puerto Rican and Latin American Spanish, cabrĂłn can mean a lot of things depending on tone, but here it is pure self-blame. Instead of offering empty excuses, he asks, "ÂżDe quĂ© valen las flores y los regalos?" (What good are flowers and gifts?) when broken promises and lies keep repeating. His ultimate conclusion is that walking away is the only decent thing left to do: "Te deseo lo mejor / Ojalá que te olvides de mĂ" (I wish you the best / I hope you forget about me).
Bad Bunny was bagging groceries at a supermarket in Vega Baja and studying audiovisual communication at the University of Puerto Rico's Arecibo campus when the tracks he was uploading to SoundCloud between shifts reached DJ Luian, who signed him to Hear This Music in 2016. He was born Benito Antonio MartĂnez Ocasio in BayamĂłn in 1994 and grew up in the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja.
The breakout was "Diles" in 2016, then "Soy Peor" that December, and by 2018 he was on Cardi B's "I Like It", a number one on the Hot 100. His albums run from X 100pre and YHLQMDLG through Un Verano Sin Ti, the year end number one on the Billboard 200 in 2022, to DebĂ Tirar Más Fotos, which in February 2026 became the first all Spanish language album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. He also has "CallaĂta", "Dakiti" and "TitĂ Me PreguntĂł" behind him, a summer 2025 residency at the Coliseo JosĂ© Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, and a WrestleMania tag team match in 2021 that he and Damian Priest won.