Diran De Mi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino Jr

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern sound of Mexico with 'Diran De Mi.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary Mexican Spanish and the unique slang of the 'Corridos Tumbados' movement, offering a glimpse into the cultural fusion of tradition and urban youth 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, the best

one. They try to bring me down, but despite

what people say about me, thinking that I'm

the worst, I was happy, but that wasn't true.

It took a lot of rising up to get where I am.

In an hour, I'm cruising through Sonora; they'll

always see me

on patrol, with my tactical vest hanging low and

the heavy tools ready to vibrate, carrying verses

and a joint to smoke away the bad vibes from

the red ones, ready to make it pop.

Strolling along the boardwalk, we don't head to

Vallarta; I like to always walk

with respect toward the young guys, treating

them right, with diamonds on my chest, letting

my humility show.

Very well.

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Up with old Sonora!

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A good friend to the people who gave me a

hand, whether making money or cash. And

get ready, there's no fear here, especially

not with the crew I have by my side; it's a

parade of armored vehicles passing by.

They talk about me like I'm the worst thing

that ever

happened. It's going to take quite a bit for you

to get where I am, and in an hour, I'm cruising

through Sonora, and towards Mazatlán, we're

strolling along the boardwalk, we don't head to

Vallarta; I like to always walk

with respect toward the young guys, seeing

the diamonds on my chest, making sure my

humility shows.

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[Spanish]

[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

levantarse 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 ella me gusta andar siempre

con respeto al chavalón las de tratar

los gregantes en el pecho y que se note

la humildad

muy bien

[Música]

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 de la de mí que soy lo peor que

fue

en la fase me vas a llevar 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

lo brillantes en el pecho que se note la

humildad

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajado tra-ba-ha-do A1	verb - to work
humildad u-mil-dad B2	noun - humility
patrullar pa-tru-yar B2	verb - to patrol
respeto res-pe-to A2	noun - respect
feria fe-ria B1	noun - money (slang)
billete bi-ye-te A2	noun - banknote / bill
blindadas blin-da-das B2	adjective - armored
desfile des-fi-le B1	noun - parade
brillantes bri-yan-tes A2	adjective - shiny / sparkling
pechera pe-che-ra B2	noun - chest rig / bulletproof vest
navegó na-ve-go B1	verb - to navigate / to travel through
quemar ke-mar A2	verb - to burn
dura du-ra A2	adjective - hard / tough
pasear pa-se-ar A1	verb - to take a walk / to roam
malecón ma-le-kon B2	noun - sea wall / boardwalk

Key Grammar Structures

• He trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo quiero.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

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

• Que tiran de mí que soy lo peor.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after verbs of influence/emotion

  ➔ "Tiran" (from tirar) is used here in the subjunctive to express doubt or hearsay about what others say.

• Siempre me verán patrullar.

  ➔ Future Simple tense

  ➔ "Verán" is the future form of 'ver', indicating a certain or habitual action in the future.

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

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed actions

  ➔ "Dio" (from dar) indicates a specific completed act in the past.

• A los que andan pasando de mí.

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ "Andan pasando" describes an ongoing action or habitual behavior in the present.

• Que se note la humildad.

  ➔ Reflexive verb with impersonal 'se'

  ➔ "Se note" is used to express a desire for something to be perceived in a general way.

• El fierro terciado.

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ "Terciado" describes the state of the noun 'fierro' (a gun carried across the body).

• Por ella me gusta andar.

  ➔ Infinitive after 'gustar'

  ➔ "Andar" is the infinitive form, acting as the subject of what the speaker likes.