Learn Spanish With Sebastián Yatra with these 23 Song Recommendations (Full Translations Included!)

This beautiful song by Colombian artist Sebastián Yatra tells a story using a simple, powerful image: 'Dos oruguitas enamoradas' (Two little caterpillars in love). These two are inseparable, facing a world that 'cambia y sigue cambiando' (changes and keeps changing) together. But the song has a surprising message about love. It says that to truly grow, sometimes you have to let go. The lyrics urge the caterpillars, 'Hay que crecer aparte y volver' (You have to grow apart and come back), promising that miracles are on the way.

This isn't just about caterpillars, though. The song is a metaphor for family, loss, and healing. It speaks of the need to part ways to 'construir su propio futuro' (build your own future). The story ends with the caterpillars becoming butterflies, breaking free to fly. It’s a sad but hopeful idea: true love means giving each other the space to change and become who you're meant to be, even if it means being apart for a while.

Have you ever felt like you're in a relationship where the other person is always looking for something else? That's the heart of Sebastian Yatra's song "Basicamente". He uses this huge, cosmic metaphor to talk about a very down-to-earth problem. He straight up says, "Básicamente aquí estamos los dos / La luna soy yo, el planeta eres tú" (Basically, here we are, the two of us / I am the moon, you are the planet). He's the moon, and his partner is a planet who keeps "girando, buscando una luz" (spinning, looking for a light), which seems to be another person, the sun.

What's so clever is how he describes this impossible situation. There's so much attraction, or "gravedad" (gravity), that they can't stay away from each other, even though it's a mess. The planet needs the moon's light, but is always tempted by the sun. The narrator knows this is a bad cycle, saying, "Lo intentamos y está mal" (We try and it's wrong), because his partner can't commit. It's a song about being stuck in someone's orbit, knowing you're not the only star in their sky.

This song by Colombian star Sebastián Yatra is a huge, romantic promise to wait for someone, no matter how long it takes. He walks us through the calendar of their separation, starting from when they met: "Yo te conocí en primavera" (I met you in spring). After a perfect summer, they had to say goodbye in September, and the loneliness hits hard through autumn. The chorus is his big declaration: "Puede que pase un año más de una vez / Sin que te pueda ver / Pero el amor es más fuerte" (A year might pass more than once / Without me being able to see you / But love is stronger).

He's not just sitting around sadly, though. He's making plans for their reunion, promising to be the first to give his love flowers in February. He's also told everyone how serious he is, from his friends to his family. He even says, "Ya mis primos saben tu apellido" (My cousins already know your last name), which is a pretty big deal! It's a sweet, hopeful song about how love can make any distance feel smaller.

This is a super fun, upbeat song about falling in love when you least expect it. Sebastian Yatra sings about a woman who came into his life like a "rayo de luz" (ray of light) and completely turned it around. He calls her "Mi pedazo de sol / La niña de mis ojos" (My piece of sun / The apple of my eye), but she's not just a sweet girl. He cheekily mentions she has a "colección / De corazones rotos" (collection of broken hearts).

The song tells the story of how they met in a bar where he was just planning on getting drunk, not falling in love. But then he saw her, the girl who "baila reggaetón / Con tacones rojos" (dances reggaeton / in red high heels), and everything changed. Their love isn't always easy, she makes him "llorar" (cry) and "sufrir" (suffer), but he can't stop loving her. He feels like he "gané la lotería" (won the lottery) because before her, he didn't know someone could love him that way.

This song by Colombian artist Sebastián Yatra is a beautiful, straightforward love letter to a first love. He tells us right away: "Fue mi primer amor y ahora escribo su canción" (She was my first love and now I'm writing her song). He remembers the day he met her and their first kiss, and it's clear these memories are still very important to him.

He loves everything about her, even the parts that might seem complicated. He describes her gaze as "inexplicable" (inexplicable) and even finds her jealousy unique, noticing how she "trata de disimular que no está mal" (tries to pretend it's not wrong). The chorus is a huge promise to her: he will care for her, love her without blame, and stick with her even when there are "mil razones para renunciar" (a thousand reasons to give up). For him, it's simple: "No hay nadie más" (There is no one else).

Have you ever had a secret crush or a dream you were too scared to act on? Colombian superstar Sebastian Yatra gets it. In "Si Quieres, Puedes," he sings about a moment he's been waiting for, telling someone that the feelings they don't say out loud can still be seen: "lo que tú no dices se puede ver" (what you don't say can be seen). He sees a connection and thinks that what didn't work out before might finally happen now.

The whole song is a beautiful pep talk. Yatra encourages this person to believe in their own power with the simple but strong message, "Y si tú quieres, puedes" (And if you want to, you can). He reminds them that dreams can disappear if you wait too long, so it's important not to "cierres la puerta" (close the door) on them. It's a song about seizing the moment and having the courage to go after what you really want.

This song tells a story that feels so real, it's like a diary entry. Sebastián Yatra sings about meeting someone special and falling for them fast. It starts with a classic movie moment: “Entre tanta gente yo te vi llegar / Algo en el destino me hizo saludar” (Among so many people I saw you arrive / Something in destiny made me say hello). He even mentions their ages, “Tú de 19 y yo de 23” (You were 19 and I was 23), which makes the whole thing feel incredibly personal and specific.

The big problem here is distance. He's clearly someone who travels a lot, and he's torn up about it. The chorus is him asking this impossible question: “¿Cómo te pido que te enamores? / Cuando al final no voy a estar cuando tú llores” (How do I ask you to fall in love? / When in the end I won't be there when you cry). He knows his lifestyle makes a real relationship difficult, and he feels guilty asking her to get attached. Even though he can't be with her, he ends by saying he's happier just for having met her and gives her the song as a memory: “Es tuya esta canción / Recuérdame” (This song is yours / Remember me).

Colombian star Sebastián Yatra is not holding back in this song! He's calling out a woman who loves to play games. He says he's heard she gets a kick out of making people fall for her just to hurt them: “Buscando al que se enamora para hacerlo sufrir” [Looking for someone to fall in love to make them suffer]. She tells him she's crazy about him, but he's not buying it for a second. He flat out tells her, “Si me dices que me amas no te voy a creer” [If you tell me you love me, I'm not going to believe you].

The whole song is basically him listing all the reasons he can't trust her. He calls her a “Traicionera” [Traitor] and a “Mentirosa” [Liar] over and over. He says she was just a temporary person in his life, a “pasajera” [passenger]. The best part is how he turns her own words against her. After she claims she's dying for him, he ends the chorus by saying, “no me importa que de amor te mueras” [I don't care if you die of love]. It's a super direct and catchy way of saying he's completely done with her games.

Have you ever felt so strongly about someone that you just can't find the right words? That's exactly where Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra starts in this beautiful pop ballad. He tells this person they make him feel "Como si fuera el verano / Y el invierno no existiera" (As if it were summer / and winter didn't exist). But there's a problem. He's tortured by her eyes, which "me dejan en enero" (leave me in January) because he knows she doesn't belong to him. He feels like destiny itself is trying to keep them apart.

But this isn't just a sad song about unrequited love! He decides to fight back against fate. He declares that "El destino no nos tiene que importar" (Destiny shouldn't matter to us) and that he wants a love that isn't just temporary. By the end, he makes a powerful promise: "Voy a esperarte / Cuando se ama de verdad no existe el tiempo" (I'm going to wait for you / When you truly love, time doesn't exist). It's a song about loving someone so much you're willing to defy destiny and wait forever.

Colombian superstar Sebastián Yatra teams up with Manuel Turizo and Beéle for a super fun pop track about a breakup that isn't quite over. Both people are trying their hardest to move on by going out and seeing other people, but it's not working at all. Yatra sings that she can try anything to forget him, but it's useless: "Tatuarte la Biblia entera no te va a ayudar / A olvidarte de un amor que no se va a acabar" [Tattooing the whole Bible on yourself won't help you / To forget a love that's not going to end].

He admits he's doing the same thing, acting like a "vagabundo" [wanderer or bum] and trying to party his way through the pain. But he confesses that she left a void that no one else can fill. They both pretend they don't care when they see each other, but he's still thinking about her constantly. He even cheekily suggests they should hang out as friends, asking, "Entonces ven y dame un beso de panas" [So come and give me a friends' kiss]. It's a song about that post-breakup game where you're both trying to 'win' by seeming like you've moved on, even when you're both still completely stuck on each other.

In "Quiero Decirte," Sebastián Yatra sings about being so in love that words just don't feel like enough. He's talking to someone who is used to being adored, asking, "¿Cómo quererte diferente?" (How can I love you differently?) when "a ti te quiere tanta gente" (so many people love you). He wants to declare his love but knows he's not the first, singing, "Quiero decirte que te quiero, aunque no sería el primero" (I want to tell you that I love you, although I wouldn't be the first).

Instead of just saying it, he describes how this person completely changed his world. Before, his life was an empty space: "Mi vida estaba en un vacío, pero tú llegaste" (My life was in a void, but you arrived). This person filled that emptiness and made him feel whole. Since words fail him, he decides his feelings will be obvious in another way, promising that what he wants to say "estará escrito en mi mirada" (will be written in my gaze). It's a sweet song about a love so big it's better shown than told.

This song is all about that painful feeling of being completely in love with someone who isn't yours. Sebastián Yatra and Myke Towers sing about a guy who can't stop thinking about a girl he's not with. He wonders, "Qué tan loco sería / Si yo fuera el dueño de tu corazón por solo un día" (How crazy would it be / If I owned your heart for just one day?). He's so convinced they'd be perfect together, he calls them "la pareja del año" (the couple of the year).

But there's a problem: she's unavailable. He admits he fell "precisamente de una chica que no es mía" (precisely for a girl who is not mine), and all his friends saw the heartbreak coming. The song describes the pain of this situation, from seeing her pictures to feeling like he's been left with nothing, like a singer without music: "Me quitas la pista y me quedo acapella" (You take the track away and I'm left a cappella). It's a classic story of wanting what you can't have, and wondering if it was all worth it.

This song is a beautiful, almost breathless declaration of love. Sebastian Yatra and ELENA ROSE sing about a love that feels completely effortless and fated. It’s so easy, they say, “Se hace tan natural quererte bonito” (It’s so natural to love you beautifully). This person has completely changed their world, showing up just when they needed them most. They ask, “¿Dime de dónde saliste? / Que de la nada no estoy triste” (Tell me, where did you come from? / Because suddenly I’m not sad).

What’s really sweet is how they describe this person as a literal lifesaver. Yatra sings that he was about to crash and burn, but this new love “Trajiste contigo un ángel a salvarme” (brought an angel to save me). The feeling is so overwhelming that they might cry, but they promise it’s “de pura felicidad” (from pure happiness). It’s a song about finding that one person who makes everything feel right, a love that feels like it was written in the stars.

This song is all about that one ex you just can't completely let go of. Sebastián Yatra sings about a breakup that was so intense it left both people in pieces: "cuando rompimos nos rompimos en partes" (when we broke up, we broke into pieces). He's convinced they both still have feelings for each other, even if they're trying to move on.

His big idea? A wild, impulsive reunion. He suggests they spend "Una noche sin pensar" (a night without thinking) to drink and "perdonarnos desnudos en el mar" (forgive each other naked in the sea). It's a dramatic, over-the-top plan to put the pieces of their hearts back together. He knows it might just be a fantasy, admitting that "en la vida real te tenga que olvidar" (in real life I have to forget you), but he still believes what they had was special and can't be replaced.

This song is a massive declaration of regret from someone who let a great love slip away. The singer, Colombian artist Sebastian Yatra, walks us through his daily pain: waking up hurts, playing his guitar hurts, and he's stuck in the same cafe writing songs for someone who will never hear them. It's a cycle of sadness built on things he never said. He admits, "Nunca dije: 'no te vayas', lo debí decir" [I never said: 'don't go', I should have said it] and "Nunca dije que te quiero" [I never said I love you]. He kept all his feelings inside, and now he's paying the price for it.

But the regret isn't quiet. The chorus explodes with this huge, public performance of his feelings. He's literally "Rasgándome la voz / Buscándote y cantando entre la gente" [Shredding my voice / Looking for you and singing among the people]. He's hoping his ex will hear his song and realize it's him, the person who still wants to be with them. He promises he's the one "que te quiere para siempre y va a volver / Contigo" [who will love you forever and will come back / With you]. It's a powerful and desperate attempt to undo his past silence by being as loud as possible now.

Por Perro is a catchy pop-urban confession where Sebastián Yatra teams up with Luis Figueroa and Lary Over to turn heartbreak into a sing-along. Behind the irresistible beat, the singers admit they are “hecho mierda” (wrecked, trashed) without their exes, yet they keep putting on a show of confidence. From Monday to Thursday they fake a smile, but once the weekend hits, the loneliness crashes in, the Moët flows, and every buzz of the phone feels like it might be her calling. The hook, “Yo por perro me lo busqué,” literally means “I brought this on myself for being a dog,” and sums up their regret for having played around until they lost the person they actually loved.

Instead of moving on, the guys dive into parties, bragging, and late-night drunken calls that only deepen the ache. The lyrics blend vulnerability and macho swagger, and the picture is easy to recognise: trying to look cool on the dance floor while secretly checking the screen for a message that never comes. With its smooth vocals, reggaetón beats, and playful Spanish slang, the song teaches a simple lesson: sometimes the biggest punishment for bad behavior is realizing what you threw away, and no amount of partying can fill that empty space.

This song is a direct and emotional plea to an ex-lover who seems to give a lot of mixed signals. The singer is tired of hearing the same old story: "Vuelve a decirme lo de siempre / Que me quieres pero no puedes tenerme" (Come back and tell me the usual / That you love me but you can't have me). It's about that frustrating situation where someone says they care but won't commit, leaving you in a painful limbo. The singer feels like they've been thrown away and asks a really sharp question: "¿De verdad qué necesitas te recuerde / Que las cosas que se cuidan no se tiran de repente?" (Do you really need me to remind you / That things you take care of aren't just thrown away suddenly?).

The lyrics explore the confusion and hurt that come after a breakup, especially when things are left unresolved. The singer admits that even though it was painful, they fell deeper in love right when they should have been leaving. They can't forget their ex, saying, "Te extraño porque nadie se compara a ti" (I miss you because no one compares to you). The song also touches on how people give advice that doesn't really help, pointing out that the world needs "personas fuertes que sepan unir" (strong people who know how to unite), not more brokenness.

This song is about a breakup that feels completely wrong, but also completely necessary. Sebastian Yatra starts by imagining an easier world: "Mira si la vida fuera fácil yo tendría mil amores más" (Look, if life were easy I'd have a thousand more loves). But life isn't easy, and he has to leave someone he loves. The song is full of this painful conflict, repeating the lines "Me debo ir / No me quiero ir" (I must go / I don't want to go). It's a goodbye that doesn't feel like a real goodbye, because the love is still there.

So why are they breaking up? He gives a powerful reason: "estoy seguro que dos / No sobreviven con solo un corazón" (I'm sure that two people / can't survive with only one heart). He feels they've become so close that they've lost themselves. The separation is a painful step towards individual growth, so they can both pursue their own dreams. It's a mature, but heartbreaking, look at a relationship where love alone isn't enough to make it work.

This song is a total celebration of a partner with what Sebastián Yatra calls “una energía que está bacana” (an energy that's cool). He's not singing about someone who saved him from a bad place; instead, he makes it clear that “Ya todo estaba bien / Y ahora estoy mejor” (Everything was already good / And now I'm better). She's the upgrade to his already happy life.

He lists all the ways she makes him feel amazing. She relaxes him “como una cerveza” (like a beer) and makes him feel high even though he says “Nunca fumé marihuana” (I never smoked marijuana). The song is full of sweet and specific compliments, like how she “le pones el sábado a mi semana” (you put the Saturday in my week) and “le pones la tilde a mi corazón” (you put the accent mark on my heart). It's a picture of a relationship built on a great foundation, where he was her “pana” (buddy) before becoming her boyfriend, and their connection is all about “Cero drama, cero estrés” (Zero drama, zero stress).

Sebastián Yatra’s Mi Puerto paints love as a never-ending journey that always circles back to the same safe spot. After years of roaming the globe, the singer admits he is a restless “barco” yet insists that his partner is the harbor he will always return to. The lyrics mix travel imagery with tender promises: if she is barefoot dancing to a clumsy song, that moment is home; if he could become anything forever, he would be a pez living contentedly in her fishbowl. Every adventurous detour only reinforces the truth that her presence is his calm, his map, and his true north.

Underneath the playful metaphors lies a message of reassurance. Yatra acknowledges his history of leaving but offers his hand, his strength, and even his willingness to stumble alongside her. Mountains, beaches, busy sidewalks—no matter the setting—he vows to stay emotionally anchored to the person who turns any place into home. Mi Puerto is a feel-good promise that distance, time, and imperfect dance moves will never outweigh the pull of genuine love.

This song is a total breakup anthem! Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra teams up with Wisin and Nacho for a track that's full of hurt, anger, and confusion after being left for someone else. The singer feels like his heart was stolen, or rather, his ex's heart was. He sings, "Alguien robó tu corazón" (Someone stole your heart), and because of this betrayal, "por ti no creo en el amor" (because of you, I don't believe in love). It's a really dramatic and sad feeling, like his whole idea of love has been ruined.

He goes back and forth between being heartbroken and being angry. One minute he's remembering sweet moments like "las mañanas en pijama / Tú diciendo que me amas" (mornings in pajamas / You saying you love me). The next, he's telling her off with some seriously modern burns, like "No vuelvas a llamar porque de una te bloqueo" (Don't call again because I'll block you right away). He warns her not to come back when she realizes her mistake, but you can tell he's still in a lot of pain, saying he can't stop thinking about her even though he wants to move on.

Sebastián Yatra’s “Magdalena” is a glowing love letter to a person who feels half angel, half soulmate. From the very first lines, he studies her like a beautiful secret, amazed that someone so pure could land in his arms. Her presence fills the silence, turns pain into courage, and makes every sunrise worth watching. In Yatra’s eyes, Magdalena is a miracle gifted by God, a beam of light that rewrites his entire world.

The chorus seals the promise: even if she ever leaves, her spirit will keep walking beside him. He pledges to sing her melody, pray for her heart, and let her love flip night into day. Blending romance with gentle spirituality, “Magdalena” celebrates an unbreakable bond where gratitude, faith, and devotion dance together – all wrapped in Yatra’s signature warm Colombian vibe.

This song by Colombian artist Sebastián Yatra is a massive heartbreak ballad. The main idea is right there in the title: he's begging his ex, "Devuélveme el corazón" (Give me back my heart). He feels so broken that he just wants to stop feeling anything at all. The breakup seems to have come out of nowhere, as he sings that the person left "sin hablar / Sin explicar" (without talking / without explaining), leaving him totally confused.

He spends the song trying to figure out what went wrong, wondering if it was his fault or theirs. He asks for everything back, not just his heart, but also "las promesas y la vida que perdí" (the promises and the life I lost). He even wants back a specific song he wrote for them, "La que con sueños escribí" (The one I wrote with dreams). In the end, he seems to accept that it's over, admitting that "nuestra luz se apagó" (our light went out) and that even though he tried, "No todo lo pudo el amor" (Love couldn't do everything).