Triste Lyrics in English by Bryant Myers, Bad Bunny
Escarmiento is a powerful noun for a lesson learned through a harsh or painful experience, almost like a punishment. It's not a word you hear every day, making it a great one to learn.
In the song, Bryant Myers reflects on his mistakes, singing "perderte me sirvió de escarmiento" (losing you served as my painful lesson). He uses this word to express the profound and bitter regret he feels, acknowledging that losing his love was the harsh consequence he needed to finally learn his lesson.
In "Triste", Puerto Rican artists Bryant Myers and Bad Bunny tackle the messy aftermath of a breakup where they know full well they are the ones who messed up. Instead of playing the tough guy, Myers opens up with complete honesty about his regret: "Te prometí un millón de cosas / Te prometí hacerte mi esposa / Ahora sólo te quedan espinas / Porque yo mismo jodí los pétalos de la rosa" ("I promised you a million things / I promised to make you my wife / Now you only have thorns left / Because I ruined the petals of the rose myself"). He misses everything from drinking coffee together to roller skating in the park, and he wanders alone through San Juan counting cobblestones while replaying his memories.
Bad Bunny jumps in with his signature bluntness, admitting that the heartbreak is ruining his daily life: "No puedo concentrarme, se jodió el semestre / Por mí que venga el Diablo ahora y me secuestre" ("I can't concentrate, the college semester is ruined / As far as I care, the Devil can come kidnap me right now"). Both artists lean heavily into street-level Puerto Rican slang, using terms like "bellaqueos" (hooking up or fooling around) and "me muerdo" (I get mad / bitter) as they obsess over the thought of their ex moving on with someone else. It is moody, slightly dramatic, and completely open about the sting of losing a great relationship to your own bad choices.
