Cabrón y Vago – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Fantasma, Los Dos Carnales

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw and authentic spirit of Mexican regional music with "Cabrón y Vago" by El Fantasma and Los Dos Carnales. This song offers a glimpse into a philosophy of unapologetic self-acceptance and life celebration, teaching listeners the value of resilience, friendship, and living life on one's own terms.

[English]

Running, his nickname's "Bastard and Lazy"

Oh, yeah, uh

Thanks to everyone for your support

With the big song

I've looked back on the past, on how badly I’ve behaved

I've been a bastard

Don’t even mention lazy

As long as I’m alive

We’ve got to celebrate

No matter the reason

That’s why she likes me

I toast to the ladies

And to my friends

Just like Don Gabino, I’ve never understood reasons

I’ve been the villain

Of a thousand hearts

You live to die, and when life’s over

There are no returns

What does the other part say, brother? (ha)

All of it, brother; all of it

Ha, ha, ha

Those who lack experience have learned, but they act tough

Those guys, Caciquis cousin

Why mention them?

We already know each other

That’s how they roll in the ring

That’s how we leave it (ha, ha, ha)

Here goes, “Bastard and Lazy”

...

[Spanish]

Corriendo, se llama "cabrón y vago"

Ay, ay, uh

Gracias a toda la gente por el apoyo

Con el corridón

He revisado el pasado, de lo mal que me he portado

He sido cabrón

Ni se diga vago

Que mientras esté vivo

Hay que celebrar

No importa el motivo

Por eso le gusto

Brindo por las damas

Y por los amigos

Así como Don Gabino, nunca he entendido razones

He sido el villano

De mil corazones

Vives pa morirte y, al perder la vida

No hay devoluciones

¿Cómo dice la otra parte, carnal? (ja)

Toda completa, carnal; toda completa

Ja, ja, ja

Escarmentaron los que faltan, pero la juegan de bravos

Esos, primo Caciquis

¿Pa qué mencionarlos?

Ya nos conocemos

Así andan en el ruedo

Así la dejamos (ja, ja, ja)

Ahí les va, "cabrón y vago"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corriendo /koˈrjen.do/ A2	verb - running
llama /ˈʝa.ma/ A2	verb - calls
cabrón /kaˈβɾon/ B2	adjective, noun - mean, bastard / male goat
vago /ˈba.ɣo/ A2	adjective, noun - lazy / lazy person
revisado /re.βiˈsaðo/ B1	verb - reviewed
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun, adjective - past / past
portado /porˈtaðo/ B2	verb - behaved / carried
cabrón /kaˈβɾon/ B2	adjective, noun - mean, bastard / male goat
vago /ˈba.ɣo/ A2	adjective, noun - lazy / lazy person
celebrar /θeleˈβɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to celebrate
motivo /moˈtiβo/ A2	noun - motive / reason
gusto /ˈɣus.to/ B1	noun - pleasure / liking
brindo /ˈbɾin.ðo/ B2	verb - I toast / I drink to
damas /ˈda.mas/ A2	noun - ladies / women
amigos /aˈmi.ɣos/ A2	noun - friends
villano /bi.ˈʝa.no/ B2	noun - villain

Key Grammar Structures

• He revisado el pasado

  ➔ Present Perfect tense (he revisado)

  ➔ The phrase "he revisado" uses the present perfect tense to describe an action completed recently or relevant to the present.

• De lo mal que me he portado

  ➔ Relative clause with "que"; passive voice structure

  ➔ The clause "de lo mal que me he portado" uses a relative clause "que" to describe how poorly I've behaved, incorporating a passive or descriptive structure.

• No importa el motivo

  ➔ Expressing indifference using "no importa" (it doesn't matter)

  ➔ The phrase "no importa" indicates that the reason or motive is irrelevant to the speaker's point.

• Vives pa morirte

  ➔ Use of "pa" as a colloquial contraction of "para" indicating purpose or intention

  ➔ The term "pa" is a colloquial contraction of "para", meaning "to" or "for", used here to express "to die" as a purpose or inevitability.

• Así andan en el ruedo

  ➔ Use of the present tense "andan" to describe ongoing state or behavior

  ➔ The verb "andan" is in the present tense of "andar", meaning "they are" or "they walk/behave" in this context, indicating current activity or situation.

• Así la dejamos

  ➔ Use of the simple past tense in "dejamos" (we left / we leave)

  ➔ The verb "dejamos" is the first person plural of "dejar" in the preterite tense, meaning "we left" or "we have left" in this context, indicating a completed action.