Asi Es La Vida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Firme, Beto Sierra, Mc Davo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Así es la vida

This is life

Que me toco

What I've been dealt

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

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

Las unidades traen de a tostón

The units come with full force

En el terreno todo está bajo control

Everything on the streets is under control

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

El área se respeta

The area commands respect

Al terreno no cualquiera entra

Not everyone gets into the turf

El uniforme y la camiseta

The uniform and the shirt

Con honor aquí se lleva puesta, viejón

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

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

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

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

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

Caravanas activas que me cuidan para dar el rol

Active caravans watching over me, so I can roll out

Ando bien pilas, pilas, si me tiran al porrompompón

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

Así es la vida

This is life

Que me toco

What I’ve been dealt

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

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

Las unidades traen de a tostón

The units come with full force

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

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

Por el Malecón de una nalga en la nave

By the Malecón, a girl on the boat

Esta noche seguro me vo'a poner grave

Tonight I’m sure I’ll get wild

Si la ando cagando na más no me grabe

If I mess around, just don’t record me

Los que andan conmigo pues ya le la saben

Those with me already know how we do

Monterrey con Mazatlán y Tijuana

From Monterrey to Mazatlán and Tijuana

Bloques pa la sepa a fumar María Juana

Blocks so you can smoke some weed

Los compas, las morras, la carnita asada

Friends, girls, a big barbecue

Y el cel apagado por si aquella me habla

And phones off in case someone calls me

Porque al chile no quiero irme

Because honestly, I don’t want to leave

Me quedan tres botes antes de rendirme

I’ve got three more botes before I give in

La pila todavía que me rinde

My energy’s still going strong

Pa andar con Beto Sierra y los del Grupo Firme

To hang with Beto Sierra and Grupo Firme

Y aquí andamos, de nuevo (¿cómo?)

And here we are again (how?)

Su compa Betón Sierra

Your brother Betón Sierra

Prra, compa Edwin (yeah)

Hey, brother Edwin (yeah)

Y puro Grupo Firme, ja, ja, woh

And all Grupo Firme, haha, woh

Prra, Beto Sierra, Grupo Firme, es el Davo

Hey, Beto Sierra, Grupo Firme, this is Davo

Así es la vida

This is life

Que me toco

What I’ve been dealt

Cargo a los plebes siempre listos pa la acción

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

Las unidades traen de a tostón

The units come with full force

En el terreno todo está bajo control

Everything on the streets is under control

Entre las calles, mares y cerros

Through streets, seas, and hills

Firme la clica que yo me navego

The crew is solid, I navigate through it

Camuflajeado de azul o negro

Camouflage in blue or black

Ando sin freno listo pa'l refuego

Firing on all cylinders, ready for the fight

Probé la vida que llevo y me gusto

Tried the life I lead and I like it

Ya todos saben que soy yo, el más cabrón

Everyone knows I’m the baddest, the real boss

Ja, ja, ja, ja (auh)

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

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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.