Asi Es La Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Firme, Beto Sierra, Mc Davo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the Spanish language through the vibrant fusion of "Asi Es La Vida" by Grupo Firme, Beto Sierra, and MC Davo. This song offers a unique blend of Regional Mexican music and Hip Hop, providing a glimpse into contemporary Mexican culture and lyrical expressions of love and life. Learning the Spanish in this track can be a fun way to connect with modern Latin music.

[English]

This is life

What I've been dealt

Always ready to roll with the young ones, action on point

The units come with full force

Everything on the streets is under control

The young ones look for me, find me, everyone knows I’m a boss, boss (uh-huh)

Enemies keep their distance 'cause I’m not afraid to throw down

Driving a truck, like a boss, out here on the ranch

Minimis and M60s, just in case someone tries to act tough

The area commands respect

Not everyone gets into the turf

The uniform and the shirt

Worn with pride, that’s just how we do it, old man

Quality stuff, the young ones close, stay alert, for real

If you look for me, you’ll find me, bullets fly and I don’t care about getting hit or stuck

Active caravans watching over me, so I can roll out

I stay ready, ready, if they shoot at me for real

This is life

What I’ve been dealt

Always ready to roll with the young ones, action on point

The units come with full force

Everything on the streets is under control (yeah, it’s Davo)

By the Malecón, a girl on the boat

Tonight I’m sure I’ll get wild

If I mess around, just don’t record me

Those with me already know how we do

From Monterrey to Mazatlán and Tijuana

Blocks so you can smoke some weed

Friends, girls, a big barbecue

And phones off in case someone calls me

Because honestly, I don’t want to leave

I’ve got three more botes before I give in

My energy’s still going strong

To hang with Beto Sierra and Grupo Firme

And here we are again (how?)

Your brother Betón Sierra

Hey, brother Edwin (yeah)

And all Grupo Firme, haha, woh

Hey, Beto Sierra, Grupo Firme, this is Davo

This is life

What I’ve been dealt

Always ready to roll with the young ones, action on point

The units come with full force

Everything on the streets is under control

Through streets, seas, and hills

The crew is solid, I navigate through it

Camouflage in blue or black

Firing on all cylinders, ready for the fight

Tried the life I lead and I like it

Everyone knows I’m the baddest, the real boss

Haha, haha, haha, haha (uh-huh)

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[Spanish]

Así es la vida

Que me toco

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

Las unidades traen de a tostón

En el terreno todo está bajo control

Las plebes me buscan, me encuentran, ya saben que soy un cabrón, cabrón (ajá)

Enemigo me saca la vuelta porque no me tiembla pa dar bajón

Manejando un camión en don, en el rancho como el patrón

Minimis y los M60, nomás pa'l que tienta pa dar jalón, jalón

El área se respeta

Al terreno no cualquiera entra

El uniforme y la camiseta

Con honor aquí se lleva puesta, viejón

Calidad de la merca, los plebes cerca, si bien alertas simón

El que busca me encuentra, el plomo entra y me vale verga atorón

Caravanas activas que me cuidan para dar el rol

Ando bien pilas, pilas, si me tiran al porrompompón

Así es la vida

Que me toco

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

Las unidades traen de a tostón

En el terreno todo está bajo control (yeah, es el Davo)

Por el Malecón de una nalga en la nave

Esta noche seguro me vo'a poner grave

Si la ando cagando na más no me grabe

Los que andan conmigo pues ya le la saben

Monterrey con Mazatlán y Tijuana

Bloques pa la sepa a fumar María Juana

Los compas, las morras, la carnita asada

Y el cel apagado por si aquella me habla

Porque al chile no quiero irme

Me quedan tres botes antes de rendirme

La pila todavía que me rinde

Pa andar con Beto Sierra y los del Grupo Firme

Y aquí andamos, de nuevo (¿cómo?)

Su compa Betón Sierra

Prra, compa Edwin (yeah)

Y puro Grupo Firme, ja, ja, woh

Prra, Beto Sierra, Grupo Firme, es el Davo

Así es la vida

Que me toco

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

Las unidades traen de a tostón

En el terreno todo está bajo control

Entre las calles, mares y cerros

Firme la clica que yo me navego

Camuflajeado de azul o negro

Ando sin freno listo pa'l refuego

Probé la vida que llevo y me gusto

Ya todos saben que soy yo, el más cabrón

Ja, ja, ja, ja (auh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbiːdə/ A1	noun - life
acción /akˈsjon/ A2	noun - action
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - control
camión /kaˈmjon/ A2	noun - truck
carnita /karˈnita/ A2	noun - meat
bajar /baˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to lower
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A1	verb - to search
encontrar /eŋkonˈtɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to find
patrón /paˈtɾon/ B1	noun - boss
alerta /aˈleɾta/ B2	adjective - alert
grande /ˈɡɾande/ A1	adjective - big
grave /ˈɡɾaβe/ B2	adjective - serious
poder /poˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to be able to
tirar /tiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to throw
clica /ˈklika/ B2	noun - gang
frente /ˈfɾente/ B1	noun - front

Key Grammar Structures

• Así es la vida que me toco

  ➔ Use of the verb "tocar" in the sense of "to fall to someone" or "to be one's lot".

  ➔ The phrase "me toco" indicates that this is the life that was assigned to the speaker, or the fate they were dealt. The verb "tocar" is conjugated in the preterite tense (tocó) but the final 'ó' sound merges phonetically with 'que' resulting in a elision "toco".

• Las unidades traen de a tostón

  ➔ Use of the phrase "de a" to indicate quantity or manner.

  ➔ Here, "de a tostón" means that the units are carrying a large amount of something, likely referring to money or drugs. "Tostón" is slang for a large amount of money.

• Enemigo me saca la vuelta porque no me tiembla pa dar bajón

  ➔ Use of the expression "sacar la vuelta" (to avoid someone/something) and "no temblar" (not to hesitate) + "para" + infinitive (to do something).

  ➔ "Sacar la vuelta" means to avoid someone. "No me tiembla pa' dar bajón" means that the speaker doesn't hesitate to take someone down or attack them.

• Si la ando cagando na más no me grabe

  ➔ Use of "andar + gerund" to express an action in progress (colloquial) and the command form "no me grabe".

  ➔ "Ando cagando" is a colloquial way of saying "I'm messing up" or "I'm doing something wrong." "Na más" (nada más) is just used as emphasis. The singer is saying 'if I'm messing up just don't record me'.

• Los compas, las morras, la carnita asada

  ➔ Listing of nouns using articles (masculine and feminine).

  ➔ This line lists elements of a good time: friends ("compas"), women ("morras"), and grilled meat ("carnita asada"). The gendered articles are used appropriately for each noun.

• Me quedan tres botes antes de rendirme

  ➔ Use of "quedar" to express what is left or remaining.

  ➔ "Me quedan tres botes" means "I have three cans left" or metaphorically, "I have three tries left" before giving up. The verb "quedar" is often used to indicate what remains.