On July 25, Rosalía revealed that she would travel to the Dominican Republic "very soon". A week later, the singer made headlines after landing on the island as she was interacting with a lot of local people on the streets of the country's capital city, Santo Domingo. News about a possible collaboration with local rapper Tokischa came right through. On August 9, record producer Leo RD made an exclusive interview with Alofoke Radio Show, where he revealed that they had, indeed, recorded a song together. He also confirmed that the track was "thought-out in an hour" and "fully recorded in, perhaps, three hours", being the whole track "improvised". Arrangements and secondary production details where completed later that week.
The track was teased a couple times by both artists before its release. First, a snippet of its music video leaked online on August 12. Then, three days later, Rosalía included a very short video of the shooting on TikTok. A week later, the title was confirmed by the performers on Twitter and, on August 25, Rosalía posted another TikTok; this time, with a 16-second tease of the studio version of the song. A final snippet of the song featured a teaser of the music video, and was officially posted on social media the day after with the caption "soon". Pre-save for the song was made available on August 31, as the cover art and release date were parallelly revealed.
Linda
Tokischa Lyrics
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Hay un teteo orita, en un callejón, con kitipo
¿Ah, sí? ¿Quieres ir?
Vamo' a chulea'no' pa' allá
(Jaja)
Llegué tarde a la cita, 'taba con La Rosalía
Las amigas que se besan son la mejor compañía
(Hoy estoy a) hoy estoy a fuego, 'toy Chucky
Dulce, deliciosa como una cookie
Hoy estoy a fuego, 'toy Chucky
Dulce, deliciosa como una cookie
Tú ere' linda y yo'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo 'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Llegué tarde, salí pa' donde ti, pero terminé en un teteo
De'pué' me fui pa' un punto a brega' con un capeo
Siempre llego tarde, me coge el tiempo singando
Tengo una negra en casa que siempre tiene gana'
Llegué tarde a la cita, 'taba con La Rosalía
Las amigas que se besan son la mejor compañía
Llegué tarde a la cita, 'taba con La Rosalía
Las amigas que se besan son la mejor compañía
Muévetelo como e'
Tokischa, Rosalía
Ella hace arro' con habichuela
Y yo le enrolo la María
Sabe mejor que lo' tre' golpe'
Yo me la como to' lo' día'
Que yo le canto por bachata
Y ella me canta por bulería
Tú ere' linda y yo 'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo 'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Le tiro un besito a la mami que me disfruta
Le muerdo el cachete como si fuera una fruta
Siempre llego tarde porque a mí entró la ruta
Le escupo la cara al tiempo como si fuera mi puta
Pa' quita'me la rechura y desacato tengo tiempo
Poniéndome la prenda pa' tirarme por el bloque
Calentura vaginal de RD pa' Barcelona
La reina de esta popola, tenemo' la corona
Las dura' con las dura', eso ya no es un secreto
Las uñas en punta larga, vamos stiletto
Uh, Toki, estoy enamorada, uh, Toki, tú eres de respeto
Tú ere' linda y yo 'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo 'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Tú ere' linda y yo estoy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
Uh, Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
The first verse starts off with a conversation between two women, discussing a party in a hidden alley. One of the women, who is addressed as "tía," invites the other woman to go to the party. The following lyrics describe arriving late to a date but then meeting up with a friend named La Rosalía. The chorus repeats the phrase "Hoy estoy a fuego, 'toy Chucky" which means "I'm on fire, like Chucky" and compares the singer's sweetness to that of a cookie. The chorus also mentions two people, one referred to as "linda" and the other as "rulin," who kiss but maintain a platonic friendship.
The second verse speaks about the singer arriving late again, this time for the planned meeting with the person they refer to as "linda." Instead, they ended up at a party and then moved on to another location to fight someone. The chorus repeats twice more, then the bridge starts with the lines "muévetelo como e' Tokischa, Rosalía" which means "move it like Tokischa and Rosalía." The rest of the bridge talks about the singer's love of marijuana and their partner's love for their favorite music genres.
Overall, the song is about partying and having a good time with friends. It touches on the theme of maintaining close friendships while keeping things platonic, and the singers also express their love for marijuana and music. The chorus "Hoy estoy a fuego, 'toy Chucky" represents the singer's passion and intensity in their current state.
Line by Line Meaning
¿Qué haces tía?
Asking what someone is doing.
Hay un teteo orita, en un callejón, con kitipo
There is a party happening right now, in a back alley, with a lot of people.
¿Ah, sí? ¿Quieres ir?
Oh, really? Do you want to go?
Vamo' a chulea'no' pa' allá
Let's go have some fun there.
(Jaja)
Laughing.
Llegué tarde a la cita, 'taba con La Rosalía
I arrived late to the date, I was with La Rosalía.
Las amigas que se besan son la mejor compañía
Friends who kiss each other are the best company.
(Hoy estoy a) hoy estoy a fuego, 'toy Chucky
Dulce, deliciosa como una cookie
Today I am on fire, feeling great; sweet and delicious like a cookie.
Tú ere' linda y yo'toy rulin'
Nos besamo', pero somo' homie'
You are beautiful and I am cool; we kiss, but we are just friends.
Llegué tarde, salí pa' donde ti, pero terminé en un teteo
De'pué' me fui pa' un punto a brega' con un capeo
Siempre llego tarde, me coge el tiempo singando
Tengo una negra en casa que siempre tiene gana'
I arrived late, went to meet you, but ended up at a party; then I went to work on something. I am always running late, probably spending time with someone. And I have a girl at home who always wants to have sex.
Muévetelo como e'
Tokischa, Rosalía
Ella hace arro' con habichuela
Y yo le enrolo la María
Sabe mejor que lo' tre' golpe'
Yo me la como to' lo' día'
Que yo le canto por bachata
Y ella me canta por bulería
Move it like this. Tokischa, Rosalía. She makes rice with beans, and I roll up marijuana. It tastes better than a three-course meal. I eat it every day. I sing her bachata songs while she sings bulería songs to me.
Le tiro un besito a la mami que me disfruta
Le muerdo el cachete como si fuera una fruta
Siempre llego tarde porque a mí entró la ruta
Le escupo la cara al tiempo como si fuera mi puta
I blow a kiss to the woman who enjoys me. I bite her cheek as if it were a fruit. I am always late because I get distracted. And I spit in the face of time, like it owes me something.
Pa' quita'me la rechura y desacato tengo tiempo
Poniéndome la prenda pa' tirarme por el bloque
Calentura vaginal de RD pa' Barcelona
La reina de esta popola, tenemo' la corona
I have time to stop being reserved and start breaking the rules. I am getting dressed to go out on the street. I have a strong desire to have sex going from the Dominican Republic to Barcelona. I'm the queen of this 'popola,' and we have the crown.
Las dura' con las dura', eso ya no es un secreto
Las uñas en punta larga, vamos stiletto
Uh, Toki, estoy enamorada, uh, Toki, tú eres de respeto
Hard women with hard women, that's no longer a secret. Long, pointed nails, let's wear stilettos. Uh, Toki, I'm in love with you, uh, Toki, you're respectable.
Uh, Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki-Toki
Repetition of Toki's name.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Tokischa Peralta, Rosalia Vila Tobella
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Tokischa
DONDE ESTA ESCUCHANDO LINDA ? 👩
Shumeka18
RD
adonys marte
En mi casa
Adriana Sampayo
México mi amor!
bad bunnito
desde Colombia hermana ❤️
Susy Guzman
Gt
Camila Luna
Adecuada para ponerla en la fiesta de tu suegra 🎉
Yocaty Calpio
😛
Yasumin
Y al día siguiente no está 😅😂🤣
Trululu42
❤❤❤❤❤😊