Aquí Seguimos De Pie (En Vivo) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kane Rodriguez

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Kane Rodriguez's 'Aquí Seguimos De Pie (En Vivo).' This song, steeped in Mexican Regional Music, offers a profound narrative of resilience and perseverance. Learning its Spanish lyrics will not only deepen your appreciation for its powerful message of overcoming adversity but also connect you to the heartfelt storytelling characteristic of the genre and the artist's personal experiences.

[English]

Life has its lows, and I know it well.

I’ve had to lose more times than I can tell.

But here we stand, still unbroken.

And I know.

These days aren’t like the ones before.

At 17, I walked through the door.

Scraping just to feed my soul.

And I realized.

When your pockets hold no cash,

No one even looks your way.

But I know we’re still all in.

Even when they looked down low,

I never dropped my pride, I’d always know:

There’s a way through every wall.

All of this shaped my mind’s resolve.

I hear my parents’ guiding call.

I needed it to survive.

Though some fell, I’m still alive in the grind.

Climbing higher, no stops this time.

In California, Jalisco watched me rise.

In a Cheyenne, we ride all night.

Roads to melt the stress away.

In the 700, chasing speed.

Time taught me how to play.

We barely had a bite to eat.

But I hustled, worked my feet.

Chasing every dollar’s beat.

And I remember.

A stretch where luck was on my side.

Other days, the struggle multiplied.

Those who swore they’d stay? They lied.

Even when they looked down low,

I never dropped my pride, I’d always know:

There’s a way through every wall.

All of this shaped my mind’s resolve.

I hear my parents’ guiding call.

I needed it to survive.

Though some fell, I’m still alive in the grind.

Climbing higher, no stops this time.

In California, Jalisco saw the truth in my climb.

[Spanish]

La vida hay bajas y lo sé.

Muchas veces me toco perder.

Pero aquí seguimos aún de pie.

Y sé.

Los tiempos no son como ayer.

A los 17 comencé.

Buscándole pa poder comer.

Y me di cuenta que.

Cuando en las bolsas no hay papel.

Ni siquiera te voltean a ver.

Pero yo sé que andamos al cien.

Aunque abajo muchos me miraban.

Jamás a nadie agaché mi cara recordaba.

Que pa todo hay maña.

Solo por mi mente se me ha echo.

Recuerdo a mis padres sus consejos.

Lo necesitaba.

Y aunque hubo bajas aquí sigo en la pelea.

Voy pa' arriba y sin escala.

Radicando en California y por Jalisco muy seguido me miraban.

En un Cheyenne nos anda al cien.

En las rutas pa' tirar estrés.

En la 700 pa' correr.

Con tiempo la curié.

No traíamos ni para comer.

Pero me puse a jalar también.

Para billetitos obtener.

Y recuerdo que.

Un tiempo en el que me fue muy bien.

Otras veces sí le batallé.

El que decía ser leal se fue.

Aunque abajo muchos me miraban.

Jamás a nadie agache mi cara recordaba.

Que pa' todo hay maña.

Solo por mi mente se me ha echo.

Recuerdo a mis padres sus consejos.

Lo necesitaba.

Y aunque hubo bajas aquí sigo en la pelea.

Voy pa' arriba y sin escala.

Radicando en California y por Jalisco y en real me miraban.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiða/ A2	noun - life
seguimos /seˈɣimos/ B1	verb - we continue
pie /pje/ A1	noun - foot
tiempos /ˈtjempos/ B1	noun - times
comencé /komeŋˈse/ B1	verb - I began
perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
comer /koˈmeɾ/ A1	verb - to eat
cuenta /ˈkwenta/ B1	noun - realization, account
papel /paˈpel/ A1	noun - paper
miraban /miˈɾaβan/ B1	verb - they looked
cara /ˈkaɾa/ A1	noun - face
padres /ˈpaðɾes/ A2	noun - parents
consejos /konˈsexos/ B1	noun - advice
pelea /peˈlea/ B1	noun - fight, battle
arriba /aˈriβa/ A1	adverb - up
escala /esˈkala/ B2	noun - scale
jalar /xaˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to work, to pull
billetitos /bileˈtitos/ A2	noun - little bills
batallé /βataˈʎe/ B1	verb - I struggled
leal /leˈal/ B1	adjective - loyal

Key Grammar Structures

• La vida hay bajas y lo sé.

  ➔ Present tense with 'hay' (there is/are)

  ➔ The verb 'hay' is used to express existence or availability. Here, it indicates that life has its lows.

• Pero aquí seguimos aún de pie.

  ➔ Present tense with 'seguimos' (we continue)

  ➔ The verb 'seguimos' is in the present tense, emphasizing the ongoing action of standing firm despite challenges.

• A los 17 comencé.

  ➔ Preterite tense with 'comencé' (I began)

  ➔ The preterite tense 'comencé' is used to describe a specific past action, indicating when the speaker started something.

• Que pa todo hay maña.

  ➔ Present tense with 'hay' (there is) in a colloquial expression

  ➔ The expression 'pa todo hay maña' uses 'hay' in a colloquial sense, meaning there's always a way to solve problems.

• Voy pa' arriba y sin escala.

  ➔ Present tense with 'voy' (I go) and colloquial contraction

  ➔ The verb 'voy' is in the present tense, and 'pa' is a colloquial contraction of 'para,' indicating direction without stops.