CARONTE – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Recycled J, Natos y Waor

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Spanish hip-hop with “CARONTE” by Recycled J, Natos y Waor. This track offers a poignant reflection on life, death, and the choices we make, all while immersing you in the rich lyrical landscape of Spanish rap. Discover new vocabulary and cultural insights as you delve into the song's profound message about what truly matters in the face of mortality.

[English]

For gold and for love

I've got two coins of fucking cold metal

Over my eyes, floating in the river

To pay the ferryman when this game comes to an end

What good is money if I don't burn it before I die?

The sparkle in my eyes can't be bought with bills

If you love me, leave, I'm here to spend the checks, checks

Cash flow, dough, dollars, euros, pesos, yen

In the name of the Father, the Son, amen, Natos y Waor, Recycled J

For the one who chose to be Judas for 30 dirty coins

Even if it's gold, it's still a chain

I bought joints with pesetas and a penthouse on La Peseta street

If I earn a kilo every year, who would say I'm on a diet?

Headliner on my tombstone

Chemistry and alchemy, mathematics

Lost gaze and pale face

Between laughter and tears

I know they won't turn the page until I die

For the gold, run without looking back

For the gold, when you have it, you want more

For the gold, if they have to bury me

For the gold, if I die, let it be without the gold

And let them divide it among everyone

When I die, only gold remains, and it will shine

When I'm no longer here

My eyes are closed, my heart is buried

Shorty, for you, I've cut off both my ears and my tail

I'm like a fallen angel

Dressed in Prada on Serrano street

I swear I didn't do it

I don't know what the fuck happened

I only see red, red blood on my hands

We kill each other for the bills

Just metal, wet paper

I earn, I spend, I earn

Until the worms eat me

Yours have already sucked me off

For me, it's always easy

What good are the stacks of cash

The fur coats

Designer clothes and champagne in hotels

Flexing in a Cayenne, pesos, dollars, and yen

They love you for what you have, not for who you are

If you give me the choice between money and love

The purple bills or your passionate red lips

The diamonds set in a Dior chain

Or your warmth, I want to keep both

For the gold, run without looking back

For the gold, when you have it, you want more

For the gold, if they have to bury me

For the gold, if I die, let it be without the gold

And let them divide it among everyone

When I die, only gold remains, and it will shine

When I'm no longer here

[Spanish]

Por el oro y el amor

Tengo dos monedas de puto metal frío

Sobre mis ojos flotando en el río

Para pagar al barquero cuando este juego llega a su fin

De que me sirve el dinero si no lo quemo antes de morir

El brillo de mis ojos no lo compran los billetes

Si me quieres vete, yo estoy pa gastar los checks checks

Pasta flow parné, dólares, euros, pesos, yenes

En nombre del padre, el hijo, amén, Natos y Waor, Recycled J

Para el que eligió ser Judas por 30 sucias monedas

Por mucho que sea de oro sigue siendo una cadena

Compré porros en pesetas y un ático en la peseta

Si cada año gano un kilo, quien diría que estoy a dieta

Cabeza de cartel de mi lápida

Química y alquimia, matemáticas

Mirada perdida y cara pálida

Entre risas y lágrimas

Sé que hasta que no me muera no va a pasar página

Por el oro Corre sin mirar atrás

Por el oro, Cuando tienes quieres más

Por el oro Si me tienen que enterrar

Por el oro Si me muero que sea sin el oro

Y que lo repartan entre todos

Cuando muera solo queda el oro y brillará

Cuando yo no esté ya

Tengo los ojos cerrados, el corazón enterrado

Shorty por ti me he cortao las dos orejas y el rabo

Soy como un ángel caído

Visto de prada en Serrano

Te juro que yo no he sido

No se que coño ha pasado

Solo veo sangre roja roja en mis manos

Por los billetes nos matamos

Solo metal papel mojado

Gano gasto gano

Hasta que me coman los gusanos

Los tuyos ya me la han chupado

Para mi siempre está chupado

De que sirven los zurdeles

Los abrigos de pieles

Ropa de diseñadores y champagne en hoteles

Vacilar en un cayenne pesos dólares y yenes

Te quieren por lo que tienes y no por quien eres

Si me das a elegir entre el dinero y el amor

Los billetes morados o tus labios rojo pasión

Los diamantes engarzados en una chain de Dior

O tu calor, quiero quedarme con los dos

Por el oro, Corre sin mirar atrás

Por el oro, Cuando tienes quieres más

Por el oro Si me tienen que enterrar

Por el oro, Si me muero que sea sin el oro

Y que lo repartan entre todos

Cuando muera solo queda el oro y brillará

Cuando yo no esté ya

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
oro /ˈoɾo/ A1	noun - gold
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1	noun - money
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
morir /moˈɾiɾ/ A2	verb - to die
brillo /ˈbɾiʎo/ B1	noun - shine, brightness
billetes /biˈʎetes/ A2	noun - banknotes
cadena /kaˈðena/ B1	noun - chain
cabeza /kaˈβeθa/ A1	noun - head
lágrimas /ˈla.ɣɾi.mas/ B1	noun - tears
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
ángel /ˈaŋxel/ A2	noun - angel
sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood
rojo /ˈroxo/ A1	adjective - red
labios /ˈla.βjos/ A2	noun - lips
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A2	noun - warmth, heat
enterrar /en.teˈraɾ/ B1	verb - to bury

Key Grammar Structures

• De que me sirve el dinero si no lo quemo antes de morir

  ➔ Conditional sentences (mixed type/implied condition)

  ➔ The structure implies that if the speaker doesn't burn the money before dying, then its usefulness is questioned. The conditional part is implied rather than explicitly stated with "if". "De qué me sirve" is an idiomatic expression equivalent to "What's the use of...?"

• Por mucho que sea de oro sigue siendo una cadena

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (with "por mucho que")

  ➔ "Por mucho que" introduces a clause that requires the subjunctive mood (sea). It expresses concession, meaning "no matter how much" or "even if". The structure is: `Por mucho que + subjunctive, main clause`.

• Si cada año gano un kilo, quien diría que estoy a dieta

  ➔ Hypothetical situation/rhetorical question

  ➔ This line presents a hypothetical situation (if I earn a kilo every year). The phrase "quién diría" is a rhetorical question, implying that no one would think the speaker is on a diet if they gained a kilo every year.

• Sé que hasta que no me muera no va a pasar página

  ➔ Subjunctive after "hasta que" (with negative connotation)

  ➔ When "hasta que" expresses uncertainty or a future action that is not yet a reality, the subjunctive mood (muera) is used. Here, it conveys the idea that the speaker knows something won't change until they die.

• Cuando tienes quieres más

  ➔ Conditional clauses without "si"

  ➔ While not explicitly using "si", this is a conditional statement. It can be interpreted as "When you have [something], you want more." The "cuando" acts as a condition, similar to "if".

• Si me muero que sea sin el oro

  ➔ Subjunctive for wishes/desires (using "que")

  ➔ The structure "que + subjunctive" is used to express a wish or desire. Here, "que sea sin el oro" expresses the speaker's desire for their death to occur without gold.

• Tengo los ojos cerrados, el corazón enterrado

  ➔ Parallel structure (past participle)

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with two past participles ("cerrados" and "enterrado") to describe the state of the speaker's eyes and heart. This creates a sense of balance and emphasis.