Diran De Mi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino Jr

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the passionate world of modern Mexican music with 'Diran De Mi.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to master emotional vocabulary and contemporary Spanish slang used in the Corridos Tumbados scene. Its melodic flow and heartfelt storytelling make it an engaging way to practice listening comprehension and connect with authentic cultural expressions.

[English]

[Music]

[Music]

I’ve worked hard to get what I want,

and I’ve tried many times to be the first one,

to do it better than the rest.

Let them hate me, but despite everything,

I think, God, they talk about me, saying I'm the worst,

that I was happy, but it wasn't like that.

I struggled quite a lot to get to where I am,

around Sonora, I navigate.

You’ll always see me,

patrolling with my tactical vest strapped on,

and the guns, they vibrate, carrying verses,

and a joint to burn, a Marlboro Red,

just to light it up.

Taking a drive down the boardwalk, we’re heading to Vallarta,

I like hanging out around there.

Always showing respect to the young boss,

the diamonds on my chest, let them stand out,

well-equipped with Tito, and that’s how Natanael rolls.

nanata

[Music]

A good friend to the people who gave me a hand,

making money, good cash, and the weapon at my side,

there's no fear here, much less from the boys I bring by my side.

It’s a parade of armored trucks passing through,

they talk about me, saying I'm the worst,

that I was happy, but it wasn't like that.

fue feliz

I struggled quite a lot to get to where I am,

and through Sonora, I navigate.

And from Mazatlán to the boardwalk,

taking a drive, we're heading to Vallarta,

I like hanging out around there, always with respect,

the young boss is to be admired, the shine,

on my chest, let humility be noticed.

humildad

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

[Música]

he trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo

quiero y lo intentado muchas veces para

ser el primero que le perrea de mejor

sálvese que me caen pero a pesar del

otro pienso Dios que tiran de mí que soy

lo peor que fui feliz y no fue así de

batalla bastante para llegar a donde

estoy en una hora por Sonora me navegó

siempre me verán

patrullar con la pechera bien colgado y

los libros las de vibrar portando versas

y un gallo para quemar un mal Boro de

los rojos lo más para tronar

en el malecón pasear no jalamos para

Vallarta por ahí ya me gusta andar

siempre con respeto al chavalón la de

tratar en el pecho y que se note los

bienes jalados con Patito y así es como

nanata

[Música]

buen amigo de la gente que me dio la

mano haciendo feria buen billete y El

Fierro terciado Aquí no hay miedo menos

los bebés que traigo al lado es un

desfile de blindadas las que andan

pasando de la de mí que soy lo peor que

fue feliz

bastante bastante para llegar a donde

estoy y por Sonora en una dura me navegó

y hace el Mazatlán no era el malecón

pasear nos jalamos para Vallarta por

allá me gusta andar siempre con respeto

al chava no lo han de mirar lo

brillantes en el pecho que se note la

humildad

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajado tɾaβaˈxaðo A1	verb - worked
batalla baˈtaʝa B1	noun - battle or struggle
patrullar patɾuˈʝaɾ B2	verb - to patrol
pechera peˈtʃeɾa B2	noun - chest rig or vest
respeto resˈpeto A2	noun - respect
feria ˈfeɾja B1	noun - slang for money/cash
humildad umilˈdað B1	noun - humility
blindadas blinˈdaðas B2	adjective - armored
brillantes βɾiˈʝantes A2	adjective - shiny / diamonds
miedo ˈmjeðo A1	noun - fear
quemar keˈmaɾ A2	verb - to burn
terciado teɾˈsjaðo C1	adjective - worn across the chest/body
pasear paˈseaɾ A1	verb - to walk or ride around

Key Grammar Structures

• He trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo quiero.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "He trabajado" indicates an action started in the past that has relevance to the present.

• He intentado muchas veces para ser el primero.

  ➔ Use of 'para' for purpose

  ➔ "Para" is used here to explain the goal or intention behind the effort.

• Sé que tiran de mí.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que'

  ➔ The verb "tiran" (from tirar) is used here in an idiomatic structure involving social judgment.

• Bastante para llegar a donde estoy.

  ➔ Relative adverb 'donde'

  ➔ "Donde" functions as a relative adverb referring to a place or a state of being.

• Siempre me verán patrullar.

  ➔ Future tense + Infinitive

  ➔ "Verán" indicates a future state, followed by the infinitive "patrullar" to describe the ongoing action.

• Que se note la humildad.

  ➔ Reflexive 'se' + Subjunctive

  ➔ "Que se note" is a structure expressing a wish or command that humility is perceived.

• Buen amigo de la gente que me dio la mano.

  ➔ Relative clause 'que me dio'

  ➔ "Que me dio la mano" functions as an adjective clause describing "la gente".

• Es un desfile de blindadas las que andan pasando.

  ➔ Present Progressive (Periphrastic)

  ➔ "Andan pasando" uses the verb 'andar' + gerund to denote continuous, habitual motion.