Diran De Mi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino Jr

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern Mexican music with 'Diran De Mi.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning colloquial Mexican Spanish and the rhythmic storytelling of Corridos Tumbados, blending traditional culture with a contemporary urban edge.

[English]

[Music]

I've worked hard to get what I

want and I've tried many times to

be the first one, they talk behind my back

but despite the things they say,

I think God provides, even though they talk about me

saying I'm the worst and that I wasn't truly happy

it's been quite a battle to get to

where I am now, through Sonora I

cruise around, you'll always see me

patrolling with my tactical vest on and

the rhythm vibrating, wearing

Versace, a blunt to smoke, and some bad ones,

the red ones, just to blast through

strolling along the boardwalk, we don't head to

Vallarta, I like to always walk around

with respect to the young guys, wearing

elegant clothes on my chest, making sure

the humility shows

well-equipped with my "patitos" (custom cars)

and up with Sonora, old friend

[Music]

Good friend to the people who gave me a

hand, making money or getting paid, and

let's get to it, there's no fear here,

not even with the babies I have by my side, it's a

parade of armored vehicles passing

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

that I was happy

It took a lot to get where I am, and through

Sonora I cruise around, and in

Mazatlán, strolling along the boardwalk, we don't

head to Vallarta, I like to

always walk around with respect to the young guys,

you'll see the diamonds on my chest,

letting our humility shine through

[Music]

[Music]

Up with Sonora, old friend

[Spanish]

[Música]

he trabajado duro pa 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 le da que tiran de mí

que soy lo peor que fui feliz y no fue

así la batalla es 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

Versace un gallo para quemar un mal Boro

de los rojos no más para tronar

en el malecón pasear no jalamos para

Vallarta por ella me gusta andar siempre

con respeto al chavalón la de tratar los

elegantes en el pecho y que se note la

humildad

muy bien calados con patitos

y arriba Sonora vieja

[Música]

buen amigo de la gente que me dio la

mano haciendo feria o en 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 será de mí que soy lo peor que

fue feliz

bastante para llegar a donde estoy y por

Sonora en una dura me navegó y hace el

Mazatlán no en el malecón pasear nos

jalamos para Vallarta por allá me gusta

andar siempre con respeto al chava no lo

han de mirar Los Brillantes en el pecho

que se nos de la humildad

[Música]

[Música]

una sonora viejo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajado tra-ba-ha-do A1	verb - worked
batalla ba-ta-ya A2	noun - battle / struggle
patrullar pa-tru-yar B2	verb - to patrol
pechera pe-che-ra B2	noun - tactical vest / chest rig
humildad u-mil-dad B1	noun - humility
elegantes e-le-gan-tes A2	adjective - elegant / stylish
feria fe-ria A2	noun - money (slang)
blindadas blin-da-das B2	adjective - armored (vehicles)
respeto res-pe-to A2	noun - respect
brillantes bri-yan-tes A2	noun/adjective - diamonds / shiny things

Key Grammar Structures

• He trabajado duro pa' obtener lo que yo quiero

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ Use "he trabajado" to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Lo he intentado muchas veces

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun (Lo)

  ➔ The pronoun "lo" refers back to the previously mentioned achievement or goal.

• Dios le da que tiran de mí

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The "que" introduces a clause explaining the action of those who speak ill of the subject.

• Siempre me verán patrullar

  ➔ Future tense (Verán)

  ➔ The form "verán" indicates a future state or a constant action that will continue.

• Un gallo para quemar

  ➔ Infinitive as a modifier

  ➔ The infinitive "quemar" functions as an adjective phrase describing the purpose of the "gallo".

• Que se note la humildad

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Se note)

  ➔ The subjunctive "se note" is used to express a desire or wish for something to be perceived.

• La gente que me dio la mano

  ➔ Preterite tense (dio)

  ➔ The preterite "dio" describes a completed action in the past: giving support.

• Las que andan pasando

  ➔ Present participle (ando/anda + gerundio)

  ➔ The construction "andan pasando" indicates a continuous or progressive action in the present.