CHAMBEA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: BAD BUNNY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Bad Bunny's 'CHAMBEA,' a quintessential Latin trap track that's perfect for exploring Puerto Rican slang and modern Spanish. Learn vibrant street language and understand how Bad Bunny uses powerful, confident expressions to tell his story, making this song a captivating entry point into contemporary Latin urban culture and language.

[English]

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding (Ra)

Tell me, my friend (Ja!)

Always with the heat, and we ain't salsa dancers (Prr)

Susan Soltero, yeah (Wuh)

He said there's gonna be a downpour of bullets.

I don't tolerate worms like you.

Man, you're a snitch, you're a reporter (Wuh, wuh)

Yeah, yeah, I'm not Don Omar (Don!)

But, I'm an outlaw (Wuh)

That's why I only believe in God (Amen)

And in my 4-0 (Prr)

Yeah, spicy, spicy like a habanero (Woo-hoo)

If you have the key, I have the keychain (Prrrrá)

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding (Ah)

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding (Ra)

People already know, that's why I don't even snore.

I don't get along with anyone, we're flowing like Stone Cold (What?)

I pulled out twelve hundred and got myself a Concord (Jeje)

Momma, the wild party's going down (Wooh)

It's not about putting pressure, it's about knowing how to apply it.

I'm gonna put your girl in four positions.

Fucking and smoking a pearl of weed (Prrá)

No one's gonna recognize your face anymore.

It's not about having the mansion, man, it's about moving it.

You hate my life, but it's because you want to have it (Yeh, yeh, yeh)

Because we live good, we live well.

Because there are plenty of bottles and hundred dollar bills.

Trying to kill me, they've spent all the bullets in the warehouse.

But I'm immortal like Baby Rasta and 50 Cent (Yeh, yeh, yeh)

Bad Bunny, baby, be-be-be-be-be-bé

Alex Killer (Alex Killer)

We are the new religion.

Tell it to Luian.

Mambo Kingz

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

Work it, hustle!

Man, you're out of ammo.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

I'm always grinding, getting back in the game.

...

[Spanish]

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo (Ra)

Dímelo parcero (¡Ja!)

Siempre con la zeta y no somo' salsero' (Prr)

Ya Susan Soltero (Wuh)

Dijo que de balas va a haber aguacero

Gusanos como tú yo, no los tolero

Cabrón, tú eres chota, tú eres reportero (Wuh, wuh)

Yeh, yeh, yo no soy Don Omar (¡Don!)

Pero, soy bandolero (Wuh)

Por eso solo creo en Dios (Amén)

Y en mi 4-0 (Prr)

Yeh, picante, picante como un habanero (Woo-hoo)

Si tú tienes la llave, yo tengo el llavero (Prrrrá)

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo (Ah)

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo (Ra)

La gente ya sabe, por eso ni ronco

No me llevo con nadie, andamos flow Stone Cold (What?)

Saqué mil dosciento' y me puse una Concord (Jeje)

Mamma, el piquete de bronco (Wooh)

No es meter presión, es saber meterla

A tu mujer en cuatro, voy a ponerla

Chingando y fumando un pasto de la perla (Prrá)

Tu cara ya nadie va a reconocerla

No es tener la villa cabrón, es moverla

Tú odias mi vida, pero es porque quieres tenerla (Yeh, yeh, yeh)

Porque vivimos chido, vivimos bien

Porque sobran botellas y billetes de cien

Tratando de matarme, han gasta'o to'a las balas del almacén

Pero soy inmortal como Baby Rasta y 50 Cent (Yeh, yeh, yeh)

Bad Bunny, baby, be-be-be-be-be-bé

Alex Killer (Alex Killer)

Nosotros somo' la nueva religión

Dícelo Luian

Mambo Kingz

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Chambea, ¡jala!

Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chambear /tʃamˈbeaɾ/ B1	verb - to work or hustle (slang, Latin America)
bala /ˈbala/ A2	noun - bullet or projectile from a firearm
bandolero /bandoˈleɾo/ B2	noun - bandit or outlaw
llave /ˈʝaβe/ A2	noun - key, as an object or a solution
llavero /ʝaˈβeɾo/ B1	noun - keychain or key holder
picante /piˈkante/ A2	adjective - spicy or hot in flavor; also provocative
aguacero /aɡwaˈθeɾo/ B1	noun - heavy rain or downpour
gusano /ɡuˈsano/ B1	noun - worm; figuratively, contemptible person
tolerar /toleˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to tolerate or endure
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to believe or trust
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life or existence
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman or wife
presión /pɾeˈsjon/ B2	noun - pressure or stress
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to smoke (tobacco, etc.)
inmortal /inmoɾˈtal/ B2	adjective - immortal, not subject to death
religión /reliˈxjon/ B1	noun - religion or faith system

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo siempre picheo, enrolo otra vez

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to express habitual actions.

  ➔ The verb 'picheo' (I ignore) in present tense shows something he does regularly.

• Cabrón, ya no te quedan bala'

  ➔ Use of the pronominal verb form 'te quedan' (you have left).

  ➔ 'Te quedan' literally means 'they remain to you' → 'you have left'.

• Dímelo parcero

  ➔ Imperative form + indirect object pronoun.

  ➔ ‘Dímelo’ comes from ‘di’ (say) + ‘me’ (to me) + ‘lo’ (it) = ‘tell me it’.

• No me llevo con nadie

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'llevarse' meaning 'to get along with' used in negative form.

  ➔ ‘No me llevo con nadie’ means ‘I don’t get along with anyone’.

• Saqué mil dosciento' y me puse una Concord

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed past actions.

  ➔ 'Saqué' (I took out) and 'me puse' (I put on) show completed actions in the past.

• No es meter presión, es saber meterla

  ➔ Infinitives used as subjects and complements.

  ➔ ‘Meter’ and ‘saber meterla’ are infinitives functioning like nouns.

• Tu cara ya nadie va a reconocerla

  ➔ Future tense with direct object pronoun attached to infinitive.

  ➔ ‘Reconocerla’ = reconocer (to recognize) + la (her/it). The pronoun follows the infinitive.

• Porque vivimos chido, vivimos bien

  ➔ Present tense of 'vivir' to express a current state.

  ➔ The repetition of ‘vivimos’ emphasizes how they’re living right now.

• Tratando de matarme, han gasta'o to'a las balas

  ➔ Present perfect tense with elided spoken contraction.

  ➔ ‘Han gasta’o’ is colloquial for ‘han gastado’, meaning ‘they have spent’.