Aka entre el Humo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cartel de Santa, Los Dos Carnales

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the authentic and rebellious spirit of Mexican music with 'Aka entre el Humo,' a powerful collaboration between Cartel de Santa and Los Dos Carnales. This track offers a unique blend of hip-hop and regional Mexican sounds, inviting listeners to connect with themes of resilience and camaraderie.

[English]

I walk calmly on the road that leads to my destiny

They've labeled me a killer, a bastard, and a bad guy

And yet I'm a good guy, just that I haven't been treated well

I'm marked by the past, criticized, censored

I'm not free of sin, that's why I don't throw stones

I came to this world to make mistakes so that I can understand and learn

It doesn't matter where I come from as long as I know where I'm going

For the homeboys, I'm always here, I don't back down

I am who I am, pure and straightforward

The old man from the old school

Rebellion that reveals itself

When the accordion plays

Here among the smoke

With the Dos Carnales, I smoke them

We're going to burn them one by one

To make a regional like no one has done

Already well high

Singing to you in the Nuevo León style

From the neighborhood to your ranch, this song

Just so you can take down the plane

...

Here we are as we said

We worked hard and we delivered

Well, it is what it is, that's destiny

There's cheese and we don't brag

The two-three medal is worn

Let the people be the ones to crown

We didn't pay for this position

We earned it with the songs

There are show-offs, no more real ones

Many betrayals, many fakes

Throw your act, you're not real

Better from afar, I see them the same

Here among the smoke

With the Dos Carnales, I smoke them

We're going to burn them one by one

To make a regional like no one has done

From here from the heart

Singing to you with all my heart

From the neighborhood to your neighborhood, this song

Just so you can take down the plane

So you can feel it

From San Pedrito to Santa with the Cartel

The little hat that I never lack

Coahuila and Nuevo León are on fire, and it's true

At the concerts

If not, in the speakers of your truck

Poncho and Güero Mancha on accordion

Playing with a ranchero style

...

[Spanish]

Voy tranquilo en el camino que conduce a mi destino

Me han tachado de asesino, de cabrón y de malvao

Y eso que soy buen pelao, namás que ni me han tratao

'Toy marcao por el pasao, criticao, censurao

No estoy libre de pecado, por eso ni tiro piedra

Vine al mundo a equivocarme pa que entienda y pa que aprenda

No importa de dónde venga mientras sepa a dónde voy

Pa los homeboys siempre estoy, de reversa no le doy

Soy quien soy, puro pa'dela

El viejo de la vieja escuela

Rebeldía que se revela

Cuando suena el acordeón

Acá entre el humo

Junto a los Dos Carnales me los fumo

Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno

Pa hacer un regional como ninguno lo ha hecho

Ya bien pachecos

Cantándoles estilo Nuevo León

Del barrio pa tu rancho esta canción

Namás pa que se tumben el avión

Aquí andamos como dijimos

Le chingamos y lo cumplimos

Pues ni modo, así es el destino

Hay con queso y ni presumimos

La medalla dos-tres se ponen

Que la gente sea quien corone

No pagamos por este puesto

Lo ganamos con las canciones

Hay fanfarrones, ya no hay cabales

Muchas traiciones, muchos farsantes

Tiren su rollo, no son reales

Mejor de lejos, los miro iguales

Acá entre el humo

Junto a los Dos Carnales me los fumo

Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno

Pa hacer un regional como ninguno lo ha hecho

De aquí del pecho

Cantándoles con todo el corazón

Del barrio pa tu barrio esta canción

Namás pa que se tumben el avión

Pa que se calen

De San Pedrito a Santa con el Cartel

El sombrerito que nunca me falte

Coahuila y Nuevo León están que arden y es cierto

En los conciertos

Si no, en las bocinas de tu trocón

El Poncho y Güero Mancha en acordeón

Sonando con estilo rancherón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
camino /kaˈmino/ A1	noun - road, path
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
asesino /a.seˈsi.no/ B2	noun - murderer, assassin
pecado /peˈka.ðo/ B1	noun - sin
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
escuela /esˈkwela/ A1	noun - school
rebeldía /re.βelˈdi.a/ B2	noun - rebellion, defiance
humo /ˈu.mo/ A2	noun - smoke
rancho /ˈran.tʃo/ A2	noun - ranch
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
barrio /ˈba.rjo/ A1	noun - neighborhood
conciertos /konˈθjer.tos/ A2	noun - concerts
estilo /esˈti.lo/ A2	noun - style
viejo /ˈbje.xo/ A1	adjective - old

Key Grammar Structures

• No estoy libre de pecado, por eso ni tiro piedra

  ➔ Use of the present tense with 'estar' to express ongoing state or condition.

  ➔ 'No estoy libre de pecado' means 'I am not free from sin', indicating a current ongoing state.

• Vine al mundo a equivocarme pa' que entienda y pa' que aprenda

  ➔ Use of infinitives to express purpose or intent.

  ➔ 'Vine al mundo a equivocarme' means 'I came into the world to make mistakes', indicating purpose.

• De aquí del pecho

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating origin or source.

  ➔ 'De aquí del pecho' means 'From the chest here', emphasizing origin or heartfelt expression.

• Rebeldía que se revela

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb 'se revela' to indicate that rebellion reveals itself.

  ➔ 'Rebeldía que se revela' means 'Rebellion that reveals itself', emphasizing self-expression of defiance.

• Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno

  ➔ Use of 'de a uno' to indicate doing something one by one.

  ➔ 'Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno' means 'We will burn them one by one', implying a sequential or individual approach.

• Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno

  ➔ Expresses future intention using 'vamos a' + infinitive.

  ➔ 'Los vamos a quemar de a uno por uno' means 'We are going to burn them one by one', indicating a planned future action.

• Soy quien soy, puro pa' dela

  ➔ Use of 'quien soy' to express identification and authenticity.

  ➔ 'Soy quien soy' means 'I am who I am', asserting self-identity and authenticity.

• Pa hacer un regional como ninguno lo ha hecho

  ➔ Use of 'pa hacer' as a colloquial way of saying 'para hacer' (to make/arrange).

  ➔ 'Pa hacer un regional como ninguno lo ha hecho' means 'To make a regional style like no one has done before', indicating uniqueness.