CAMBIA! – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Carin León, Adriel Favela
• Album: EL MADRILEÑO

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Spanish and Mexican culture through "CAMBIA!" by C. Tangana, Carin León, and Adriel Favela. This song is a masterclass in modern Spanish, blending urban rhythms with traditional corrido storytelling. You'll learn contemporary colloquialisms and poetic expressions while exploring themes of authenticity, success, and identity. Its compelling narrative and fusion of genres make it a special and culturally rich listen, perfect for anyone looking to connect with the nuances of the language.

[English]

Puchito, change!

...

I grew up thinking that only money would earn me respect.

That a man who has nothing to spend isn’t a man, just a puppet.

That you'll always have plenty of friends, and not to mention women, when diamonds are abundant.

And today, with my neck shining brighter than Las Vegas, they’re telling me to change.

I’m distrustful and I won’t let any jerk get close.

Friend in good times and bad, we go at each other with punches (tell him).

They made me think that if I didn’t go out each night wrapped in Gucci…

I was just a nobody.

And now that there are zeros everywhere in the bank, they ask me to change.

...

El Madrileño, Adriel Favela

And who said the “h” is silent, old man? Yeah!

That’s it! Carin León

Ya‑yay!

...

I grew up listening to brave stories in Chalino’s verses.

Wanting guns, a house and a new car, that’s how the kid was shaped.

I don’t wish harm on people; I focus on my own business, I don’t pay attention to anyone else’s.

Now that they saw us firing, they ask me to change.

As a child they taught me to be a rooster and that a coward is a chicken.

That the man the girls love, who is fierce, lives life punching (come on, bro).

And now they scratch the bull’s balls.

And when it comes to punches, they don’t even know who to pray to (tell them).

And now that they know how the lion roars, they ask me to change (yeah!).

Here we are rolling in a million.

Carin and Adriel Favela, uh!

And El Madrileño! That’s it.

...

That’s it!

...

[Spanish]

Puchito, ¡cambia!

Crecí pensando que solo el billete me daría mi respeto

Que un hombre que no tiene pa' gastar no es un hombre, solo un muñeco

Que siempre te van a sobrar amigos y ni se diga mujeres cuando abunden los diamantes

Y hoy que brilla más mi cuello que Las Vegas, me piden que cambie

Soy desconfiado y no permito que cualquier cabrón se ande acercando

Amigo por las buenas y en las malas, le entramos a los chingazos (díselo)

Me hicieron pensar que si cada noche no salía envuelto en Gucci

Yo no era más que un don nadie

Y ahora que sobran ceros en el banco, me piden que cambie

El Madrileño, Adriel Favela

¿Y quién dijo que la "h" es muda, viejo?, ¡ea!

¡Eso e'! Carin León

¡Ya-yay!

Crecí escuchando historias de valientes en los versos de Chalino

Queriendo armas, casa y carro nuevo, con eso se forjó el niño

No le deseo el mal a las personas, yo me enfoco en lo mío, no me fijo en lo de nadie

Ahora que vieron que andamos bateando, me piden que cambie

De niño me enseñaron a ser gallo y que un cobarde es un gallina

Que el hombre que las morras aman bravo va de a golpes por la vida (vamos, tronco)

Y ahora le rascan los huevos al toro

Y a la hora de los chingazos, no saben ni a quién rezarle (díselo)

Y ahora que saben cómo ruge el león, me piden que cambie (¡ea!)

Aquí andamos al millón

Carin y Adriel Favela, ¡uh!

¡Y El Madrileño!, eso es

¡Eso es!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cambiar /kamˈbjar/ A1	verb - to change; to exchange
respeto /resˈpeto/ B1	noun - respect
billete /biˈʎete/ A2	noun - banknote, bill
hombre /ˈombɾe/ A1	noun - man
muñeco /muˈɲeko/ B1	noun - doll, figurine
amigos /aˈmiɣos/ A1	noun - friends
diamantes /djaˈmantes/ B2	noun - diamonds
cuello /ˈkweʎo/ A2	noun - neck
desconfiado /deskonˈfjado/ B2	adjective - distrustful, skeptical
cabrón /kaˈβɾon/ C1	noun (slang, vulgar) - bastard, asshole (offensive)
chingazos /tʃinˈɡasos/ C2	noun (regional slang) - punches, blows (colloquial)
Gucci /ˈɡutsi/ B2	proper noun (brand) - Gucci (fashion brand)
ceros /ˈθeɾos/ B1	noun - zeros
banco /ˈbaŋko/ A2	noun - bank (financial institution)
valientes /baˈljentes/ B1	adjective (plural) - brave, courageous
armas /ˈaɾmas/ A2	noun - weapons
gallo /ˈɡaʝo/ B1	noun - rooster; also slang for a brave person
cobarde /koˈβaɾðe/ B1	adjective / noun - coward, cowardly
toro /ˈtoɾo/ A2	noun - bull
león /leˈon/ A2	noun - lion