CONTAR – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: JC REYES, OZUNA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the culture, and 'CONTAR' by JC Reyes and Ozuna is a great place to start with modern Spanish urban slang and expressions. The song's clear, repetitive chorus about 'counting' money makes it easy to pick up key phrases related to ambition and ignoring negativity. The blend of Spanish and Puerto Rican slang offers a unique opportunity to understand the nuances of the language in the world of reggaeton and trap.

[English]

They're talking with balls

I got soldiers for the missions, yeah

Oh, oh, it's Ozo

Don't get mad, bastards, we're the connection

Honestly, I don't give a damn what you might think of me

It's 300 Rolexes, yellow, lots of blunts

The muse isn't leaving, I'm just counting money

I'm just counting, ta, ta

I'm just counting and not paying attention to anyone

Fuck those who talk behind my back, tra, tra

I'm just counting (baby)

I'm just counting my money

And you're just a cheap copy

Armored the Mercedes

Always strapped because life is ungrateful

All you do is trash talk, AK, AR, there's no Glock here

I stepped aside, but the shooter is my bro

You're a fake and we all know it

You fronted on me, and we're coming for you right away

The Cybertruck, with the ski-mask, everyone dressed in Hellstar

What do you know? I come from hustling

You don't know what it's like to go hunting, tell him, man

Tell them, Yoshi, these bastards just snitch

Everything's good, the Mercedes shines

A double magazine is what I have for you guys

Your vibe is weird, your pistols are for show

I'm counting what my boys will have in the year 2079

We run what moves, what we have is what you want

Don't get upset, my muse is 200 amps

In the studio, they're thugs, they're bullies

Connected from PR to Spain

With my guys doing time in prisons

I'm just counting, ta, ta

I'm just counting and not paying attention to anyone

Fuck those who talk behind my back, tra, tra

I'm just counting and not paying attention to anyone

Now I want to ride, gather money, we're going to double it

It's clear that I left the foolishness behind

Now that I've risen, who's going to bring me down?

I don't even look over there because they all want to see me without air

Listen, the money is worth the struggle

I'm counting millions from the gloves and the hood

With struggle, we buy two houses

A gossiper who blabs, wants to know everything that happens

Counting from what he doesn't even hear

God protects my family, that's the first thing

To my brothers, second, I'm the third

I'm going to keep trying and if I die someday

I want you to know, if I died, it was looking for money

I'm just counting, ta, ta

I'm just counting and not paying attention to anyone

Fuck those who talk behind my back, tra, tra

I'm just counting

I-yeh, ha, ha

Ozuna, Nuclear

Ha, ha, JC Reyes

Rolo, Rolo

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Pardo

You already know

I'm just counting and not paying attention to anyone

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[Spanish]

Están hablando con cojone

Tengo soldados pa las misione, yeh

Oh, oh, el Ozo

No se encojonen, cabrone, somos la cone

A mí, en verdad, que sin cojone lo que tú puedas pensar de mí

Son 300 Rolex, amarilla, muchos blones

Que la musa no se va, yo lo que estoy es contando money

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá, ta, ta

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

Fuck los que hablan por detrá, tra, tra

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá (baby)

Yo lo que estoy es contando mi plata

Y tú lo que ere e' una copia barata

Blindá la Mercedes

Fulete de siempre porque es que la vida es ingrata

To lo tuyo es trash talk, AK, AR, aquí no hay Glock

Yo me quité, pero el shooter es el bro

Tú ere un virao y lo sabemos to'

Tú me roncaste y de una le vamo a llegar

El Cybertruck, con la ski-mask, to's vestíos de Hellstar

¿Qué sabes tú?, yo vengo de endecar

Tú no sabes lo que e' ir a cazar, díselo, pa

Dímelo, Yoshi, estos cabrones lo que hacen es chotear

To bien, brilla la Mercedes

Un doble peine es lo que yo tengo pa ustede

La vibra tuya es rara, tus pistola' son de pele

Estoy contando lo que mis nene' tendrán en el año 2079

Corremos lo que se mueve, lo que está es lo que tú quiere'

No te alteres, que la musa mía es de dosciento ampere'

En el estudio son maleante', son matone

Conectao desde PR hasta España

Con los mío' haciendo tiempo en las prisione

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá, ta, ta

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

Fuck los que hablan por detrá, tra, tra

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

Ahora me quiero montá, dinero juntá, lo vamo a doblá

Se nota que dejé las atontá'

Ya que de una yo subí, ¿quién la va a bajar?

Ni miro p'allá porque to' esos me quieren ver sin aire

Escucha, que los cuartos valen la hucha

Estoy contando los millones desde los guantes y la capucha

Con lucha compremos dos casa'

Chismoso que desembucha, quiere saber to lo que pasa

Contando de lo que ni escucha

Dios protege a mi familia, eso es lo primero

A mis hermanos, de segundo, yo soy el tercero

Intentándolo voy a seguir y, si algún día me muero

Quiero que sepas, si morí, fue buscando dinero

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá, ta, ta

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

Fuck los que hablan por detrá, tra, tra

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá

I-yeh, ja, ja

Ozuna, Nuclear

Ja, ja, JC Reyes

Rolo, Rolo

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Pardo

You already know

Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soldados /solˈda.ðos/ A2	noun - soldiers
misiones /miˈsjo.nes/ B1	noun - missions
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - money
copia /ˈko.pja/ B1	noun - copy
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
hablan /ˈa.βlan/ A1	verb - they speak
shooter /ˈʃuː.tər/ B1	noun - gunman
cazar /kaˈθaɾ/ B1	verb - to hunt
peine /ˈpei.ne/ B2	noun - comb, magazine
pistola /pisˈto.la/ A2	noun - pistol
estudio /esˈtu.ðjo/ A2	noun - studio
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
dinero /diˈne.ɾo/ A1	noun - money
familia /faˈmi.lja/ A1	noun - family
lucha /ˈlu.tʃa/ B1	noun - struggle, fight

Key Grammar Structures

• Tengo soldados pa las misione, yeh

  ➔ Use of 'pa' instead of 'para'.

  ➔ This is a colloquial shortening, common in spoken Spanish and some dialects. 'Para' means 'for' or 'to'. The dropping of the 'ra' makes it more informal and slangy.

• A mí, en verdad, que sin cojone lo que tú puedas pensar de mí

  ➔ Idiomatic expression using 'sin cojones' expressing indifference. Subjunctive mood ('puedas').

  ➔ 'Sin cojones' is a vulgar, but common, phrase meaning 'I don't give a damn' or 'I don't care'. The subjunctive 'puedas' is used because it follows a phrase expressing doubt or lack of certainty ('lo que tú puedas pensar'). The 'A mí' is an emphatic dative pronoun.

• Yo lo que estoy e' en contá y no pendiente a nadie

  ➔ Use of 'e'' instead of 'es'. Structure 'Yo lo que estoy es...' (emphasizing what he's doing).

  ➔ The 'e'' is another colloquial shortening of 'es'. The structure 'Yo lo que estoy es + gerund' emphasizes the activity he is currently engaged in: counting.

• Fuck los que hablan por detrá, tra, tra

  ➔ Foreign word usage ('fuck'). Use of 'por detrá' instead of 'detrás'.

  ➔ The inclusion of the English word 'fuck' is common in contemporary music. 'Por detrá' and 'detrás' both mean 'behind'. Using 'por detrá' is more colloquial.

• Y tú lo que ere e' una copia barata

  ➔ Use of 'ere' instead of 'eres'. Informal language and simplification.

  ➔ Dropping the 's' from 'eres' to make 'ere' is a common simplification in some Spanish dialects, especially in informal speech. It contributes to the casual, slangy tone of the song.

• To lo tuyo es trash talk, AK, AR, aquí no hay Glock

  ➔ Use of 'To' instead of 'Todo'. Code-switching (English: 'trash talk', brand names AK, AR, Glock).

  ➔ 'To' is a shortened version of 'Todo'. This is a clear example of code-switching, blending English and Spanish seamlessly within the lyrics. The brand names are used to refer to different types of firearms.

• Tú ere un virao y lo sabemos to'

  ➔ Use of 'ere' instead of 'eres'. Use of 'to'' instead of 'todo'. Omission of the final 'd' in 'virado'.

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, 'ere' is a simplified version of 'eres'. 'To'' is a colloquial shortening of 'todo', meaning 'everything' or 'all'. The omission of the final 'd' in 'virado' is also common in informal speech.

• Se nota que dejé las atontá'

  ➔ Use of 'atontá'' instead of 'atontadas'.

  ➔ Apostrophe indicates missing letters (in this case, the final -das), indicating an informal contraction, typical of spoken language.