Diran De Mi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino Jr

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful sounds of Corridos Tumbados with 'Diran De Mi.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary Spanish through its emotive storytelling and romantic vocabulary, allowing you to experience the passion and rhythm of modern Mexican culture.

[English]

[Music]

I've worked hard to get what I

want, and I've tried many times

to be the first one she dances for,

it's better to realize they come for me, but despite

the others, I think of God, the king of Argentina

[Music]

that I was happy, but it wasn't like that; it's quite

a battle to get to where I am. In

an hour through Sonora, I'm cruising; you'll always

see me

patrolling with my tactical vest hanging low and

the heavy artillery vibrating, carrying verses

and a joint to smoke; some bad gold from the

reds, just to blow it all

on the boardwalk; to empty ourselves, we head to

Vallarta, because I like to always walk

with respect toward the young guys, treating them

very well, fully loaded with Patito, and that's

how Nata is, it's good, let's go

up, old Sonora!

[Music]

A good friend to the people who gave me a

hand, making money, good cash, and the

heavy iron; there's no fear here, least of all

from the babies I have by my side; it's a

parade of armored vehicles passing

by.

Worst of all, it was

quite a battle, quite a battle to get to where

I am, and through Sonora in a hard ride I'm cruising,

and further back, it wasn't the boardwalk,

to stroll, we head to Vallarta, over

there; I like to always walk with respect

toward the young guys, they must see the shine

on my chest, let the humility show.

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

he trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo

quiero y le he intentado muchas veces

para ser el primero que le perrea de

mejor sádiese que me caen pero a pesar

del otro pienso Dios al rey de Argentina

[Música]

que fui feliz y no fue así de 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 versas

y un gallo para quemar un mal oro de los

rojos no más para tronar

en el malecón vaciarnos jalamos para

Vallarta por ella me gusta andar siempre

con respeto al chavalón la de tratar

muy bien calados con Patito y así es

como Nata es que está bueno vamos

arriba Sonora vieja

[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

peor que fue

bastante bastante para llegar a donde

estoy y por Sonora en una dura me navegó

y hace más atrás no era el malecón

pasear nos jalamos para Vallarta por

allá me gusta andar siempre con respeto

al chavalo lo han de mirar lo brillantes

en el pecho que se note la humildad

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajado tra-ba-xa-do A1	verb - worked
batalla ba-ta-ja A2	noun - battle / struggle
patrullar pa-tru-yar B2	verb - to patrol
pechera pe-tche-ra B2	noun - chest rig / bulletproof vest
feria fe-ria A2	noun - money (slang)
humildad u-mil-dad B1	noun - humility
respeto res-pe-to A2	noun - respect
blindadas blin-da-das B2	adjective - armored (vehicles)
brillantes bri-jan-tes A2	adjective - shiny / diamonds
desfile des-fi-le B1	noun - parade

Key Grammar Structures

• He trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo quiero.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "he trabajado" indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Para ser el primero que le perrea de mejor.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in relative clause

  ➔ The verb "perrea" (or subjunctive equivalent in specific dialects) or the structure implies a goal/desire, requiring the subjunctive.

• Siempre me verán patrullar.

  ➔ Simple Future Tense

  ➔ The verb "verán" is conjugated in the future tense to express certainty about a future state.

• Que fui feliz y no fue así.

  ➔ Pretérito Indefinido (Simple Past)

  ➔ The verb "fui" indicates a completed action in the past, a definitive historical fact.

• Andaba batallando bastante.

  ➔ Periphrastic Past Progressive (Andar + Gerundio)

  ➔ Using "andaba" + gerund emphasizes the continuous, repetitive nature of the struggle in the past.

• Por ella me gusta andar siempre.

  ➔ Gustar + infinitive structure

  ➔ The verb "gusta" requires an indirect object pronoun and is followed by the infinitive "andar" to express preference.

• Es un desfile de blindadas las que andan pasando.

  ➔ Relative pronoun (las que)

  ➔ "Las que" acts as a relative pronoun referring to "blindadas" (armored vehicles).

• Que se note la humildad.

  ➔ Subjunctive of command/wish (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ "Que se note" expresses a wish or an imperative-like desire for humility to be seen.