El Chinito – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Legado 7
• Album: Corridos

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Rolándose un cigarro con hojas de marihuana

Rolling a joint with marijuana leaves

En el trabajo nunca bajo, nadie me regaña

Never slack at work, nobody scolds me

En Las Vegas que me amanezca, porque así me encanta

In Vegas, I want to wake up, 'cause I love it that way

Quemar un cigarrito y las apuestas nunca faltan

Lighting up a little cigar, bets are always in the mix

Rifles y cortas siempre portan, porque así es la chamba

Always carrying rifles and short guns, 'cause that’s the grind

Allá, en Sonora y Sinaloa, ando al cien con la plebada

Over there, in Sonora and Sinaloa, I'm rolling deep with the crew

Los Ángeles, allá es su casa, porque ahí trabaja

Angels, that’s their home, that’s where they work

Y pa' llenar el papelito, kush de la más cara

And to fill the little paper, the finest kush

Pa' ruletear, doble rodado con un R a un lado

To cruise around, double rolled, with an R by my side

En sus eventos, las guitarras los Barrón tocando

At their parties, the Barrón guitars playing

Jesús OG de la influencia, cuando anda enfiestado

Jesus OG from the influence, when he's feeling lively

Y pa' quemar, un wacksecito a gusto con Legado

And to burn, a little wacksecito, chilling with Legado

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El Chinito, porque los ojos siempre trae tumbados

The Chinito, 'cause he always keeps his eyes low

Cuando lo miran, se le nota que anda marihuano

When they look at him, it’s clear he’s high on weed

Como "el gordito" o "el sobrino", también apodadon

Like “the chubby one” or “the nephew,” also nicknamed

Se nota luego su presencia en los carros del año

You can tell by the way he shows up in the latest cars

Cien por ciento mojado, Sur centro donde lo criaron

Caked up, straight from the South Center, where he was raised

Entre sus calles, de chiquillo, andaba ya de vago

Among his streets, he was already a vato as a kid

Llegó pa'l Norte, fue creciendo, se fue conectando

He made his way North, grew up, started connecting dots

Y, sin pensarlo, el gordito ahorita anda alivianado

And without thinking, the chubby guy is feeling relaxed now

Un vaisecito de kushara pa' andar arreglado

A little wacksecito of kush to keep him looking sharp

Un Skywalker o un OG, ya saben de lo que hablo

A Skywalker or OG, you know what I mean

Nomás se ve el humaderón al bajarse del carro

You just see the smoke when he steps out of the ride

Se mira bien placoso con el R muy terciado

He looks real fly, with the R all tight

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Ya se depide el Chinito, a gusto se va, chavalos

Now the Chinito's saying goodbye, he's leaving happy, guys

Como su padre, todo un hombre y quiere recordarlo

Like his dad, a real man, and he wants to remember that

Aunque no está presente, siempre lo trae a su lado

Even though he's not here, he’s always by his side

Nunca se olvida que, desde el cielo, lo está mirando

He never forgets that from heaven, he’s watching over him

Rolándose un toque con hojitas de marihuana

Rolling a hit with marijuana leaves

Con el equipo, en La Angelina, quemando kushara

With his crew, at La Angelina, burning kush

De la motita, la más buena, la que El Chino carga

The best mota, the one El Chino carries

Un wacksecito en la plumita porque a todo le haya

A wacksecito in the little pipe because he’s down for everything

Rolándose un toque con hojitas de marihuana

Rolling a hit with marijuana leaves

Rolándose un toque con hojitas de marihuana

Rolling a hit with marijuana leaves

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Rolándose un toque con hojitas de marihuana

Rolling a hit with marijuana leaves

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajo /tɾaˈβaxo/ A1	noun - work, job
apuestas /aˈpwes.tas/ B1	noun - bets, wagers
rifles /ˈri.fles/ B1	noun - rifles
casa /ˈka.sa/ A1	noun - house, home
guitarras /ɡiˈta.ras/ A1	noun - guitars
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
presencia /pɾeˈsen.sja/ B1	noun - presence
calles /ˈka.ʝes/ A1	noun - streets
padre /ˈpa.ðɾe/ A1	noun - father
hombre /ˈom.bɾe/ A1	noun - man
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky, heaven
equipo /eˈki.po/ A2	noun - team, equipment
nota /ˈno.ta/ A2	verb - notice, note noun - note, grade
carga /ˈkaɾ.ɣa/ B1	verb - carry, load noun - load, burden
trae /ˈtɾae/ A1	verb - brings
gordito /ɡoɾˈði.to/ A2	adjective - chubby, little fat one
tumbados /tumˈba.dos/ B2	adjective - slanted, droopy

Key Grammar Structures

• Rolándose un cigarro con hojas de marihuana

  ➔ Present participle used to indicate an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "Rolándose" indicates that the action of rolling is currently happening.

• En el trabajo nunca bajo, nadie me regaña

  ➔ Use of the present tense to express habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "nunca bajo" indicates that the speaker does not lower their performance at work.

• Y pa' llenar el papelito, kush de la más cara

  ➔ Use of informal language and slang.

  ➔ The term "papelito" refers to a small paper, often used in informal contexts.

• Cien por ciento mojado, Sur centro donde lo criaron

  ➔ Use of idiomatic expressions.

  ➔ The phrase "Cien por ciento mojado" means being fully immersed in a culture or lifestyle.

• Nunca se olvida que, desde el cielo, lo está mirando

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express doubt or uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca se olvida" suggests that the speaker always remembers, but the use of subjunctive indicates a sense of uncertainty about the memory.

• Se mira bien placoso con el R muy terciado

  ➔ Use of reflexive verbs.

  ➔ The phrase "Se mira bien placoso" indicates that the subject is looking good, using a reflexive verb to emphasize the subject's state.

• Como su padre, todo un hombre y quiere recordarlo

  ➔ Use of similes to make comparisons.

  ➔ The phrase "Como su padre" compares the subject to their father, emphasizing similarities.