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Frente a las cámaras de Compa Servando, 00:02
ahora con Los Populares esto se llama 00:03
Así me la Paso y márcale, viejón. 00:04
Ahorita andamos recio, 00:21
tengo suerte pues estuve preso un tiempo. 00:24
Encerrado anduve chueco no lo niego, 00:28
mas hoy la libertad ya cobró su precio. 00:32
En Culiacán, Sinaloa, 00:35
monleando y conectando voy parejo. 00:38
Mi suerte cambió, el reloj marca el tiempo, 00:41
con mis hermanos voy cuidando el terreno. 00:44
Y así me la paso haciendo mi trabajo, 00:47
pero cada noche el casino apostando. 00:51
En una trocona, con vidrios ahumados, 00:54
para todos lados. 00:57
Y un saludo era un lado. 00:59
Así me la paso viejón. 01:45
Al mal tiempo, buena cara, 01:57
el sol sale y no me arrepiento de nada. 02:00
Muchas veces los tropiezos no se apagan, 02:04
mas Dios en el camino nunca me falla. 02:07
Con esta ya me despido, 02:10
a la orden para mis primos y amigos. 02:13
Por Culichi y Los Ángeles radico, 02:17
buenos clientes que mi atención se las brindo. 02:20
Y así me la paso haciendo mi trabajo, 02:23
pero cada noche el casino apostando. 02:27
En una trocona, con vidrios ahumados, 02:30
para todos lados. 02:33
Y un saludo era un lado. 02:35

Así Me La Paso – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Kane Rodriguez, Banda Los Populares del Llano
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Dive into the vibrant world of Regional Mexican music with "Así Me La Paso." This song offers a compelling narrative of overcoming adversity and celebrating success, making it an excellent piece to experience the storytelling and rich cultural expressions inherent in corridos. Through its lyrics, you can learn common Spanish phrases related to personal journey, resilience, and daily life, all set to the dynamic and engaging rhythms of banda music.

[English]
In front of Compa Servando's cameras,
now with Los Populares, this is what it's called.
This is how I roll, and give him a shout, old timer.
Right now we're going strong,
I'm lucky, I did some time in prison.
I was locked up, I went astray, I won't deny it,
but now freedom has its price.
In Culiacán, Sinaloa,
Moving and connecting, I stay on the level.
My luck changed, the clock keeps time,
with my brothers I’m guarding the territory.
And this is how I go about doing my job,
but every night at the casino I'm betting.
In a pickup with smoked windows,
all around.
And a greeting was all it took.
This is how I roll, old-timer.
When times are hard, keep a brave face.
The sun comes up, and I don't regret a thing.
Many times missteps don't fade away,
but God along the way never fails me.
With this I bid you farewell,
at your service for my cousins and friends.
I live in Culichi and Los Angeles,
good clients to whom I give my attention.
And this is how I go about doing my job,
but every night at the casino I'm betting.
In a pickup with smoked windows,
all around.
And a greeting was all it took.
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

cámara

/ˈka.ma.ɾa/

A1
  • noun
  • - camera

suerte

/ˈswer.te/

A2
  • noun
  • - luck, good fortune

preso

/ˈpɾe.so/

B1
  • noun
  • - prisoner
  • adjective
  • - imprisoned, jailed

libertad

/li.beɾˈtad/

B1
  • noun
  • - freedom, liberty

precio

/ˈpɾe.sjo/

A2
  • noun
  • - price, cost

tiempo

/ˈtjem.po/

A1
  • noun
  • - time

hermano

/eɾˈma.no/

A1
  • noun
  • - brother

terreno

/teɾˈre.no/

B1
  • noun
  • - land, ground, terrain

trabajo

/tɾaˈβa.xo/

A1
  • noun
  • - work, job

casino

/kaˈsi.no/

B1
  • noun
  • - casino

apostar

/a.posˈtaɾ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to bet, to wager

vidrios

/ˈβi.dɾi.os/

A2
  • noun (plural)
  • - glass panes

ahumado

/a.uˈma.ðo/

B2
  • adjective
  • - smoked

sol

/sol/

A1
  • noun
  • - sun

tropiezo

/tɾoˈpje.so/

B2
  • noun
  • - stumble, slip, setback

Dios

/ˈdj.os/

A1
  • noun
  • - God

cliente

/kliˈɛn.te/

A2
  • noun
  • - client, customer

atención

/a.tenˈsjon/

B1
  • noun
  • - attention, care, service

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Frente a las cámaras de Compa Servando, ahora con Los Populares esto se llama tengo suerte pues estuve preso un tiempo. Encerrado anduve chueco no lo niego, mas hoy la libertad ya cobró su precio. En Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mi suerte cambió, el reloj marca el tiempo, con mis hermanos voy cuidando el terreno. Y así me la paso haciendo mi trabajo, pero cada noche el casino apostando.

    ➔ Key grammar points: impersonal/passive "se" (as in 'esto se llama'); the causal conjunction "pues"; preterite forms like "estuve", "anduve", "cambió", "cobró"; present tense "marca" for general statements; the periphrastic future-like sense in "voy cuidando" (ir + gerund); the idiomatic "me la paso" + gerund (e.g., "haciendo mi trabajo"); gerunds "apostando" and the use of direct object pronoun "lo" in phrases like "lo niego".

    ➔ In this line, the key marker is the verb phrase "esto se llama" where the "se" is used to form an impersonal/passive construction, meaning 'this is called.'