El Mayor de Los Ranas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Victor Valverde, JR Torres

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Se miran zumbando en ALR patrullando

They look at each other buzzing through ALR patrolling

Puro kamikaze y nomás el terror sembrando

Pure kamikaze style, just spreading terror

De arriba p'abajo, ahí nos miran patrullando

From top to bottom, there they watch us patrolling

Cero tolerancia pa'l que la ande cagando

Zero tolerance for the ones who mess up

Ya se las sabrita que no nos gustan las fallas

You already know we don't like failures

La gorra de lado y la glockson viene eclipsada

Cap sideways and the Glock comes eclipsed

Con un toque bueno y a punta de carcajadas

With a good strike and lots of laughter

Afirma pendientes, nunca se nos pasa nada

Check your pendientes, nothing ever escapes us

La santa protege si salimos a topones

The saint protects us when we go out to the streets

Y al cien con los jefes, estamos a la puta orden

And fully committed, we’re at the boss’s command

Pa morir nacimos, siempre estamos a la orden

We were born to die, always ready to fight

Y uno de lavada si salimos a misiones

And one of the best if we head out on missions

Y ahí nos ven pasar

And that’s how they see us pass by

Zumbando los Ranas por el bulevar

The Ranas buzzing down the boulevard

Y el aparato en mano y el tostón atrás

With the device in hand and the gun in the back

Y el mayor de los Ranas siempre al frente va

The greatest of the Ranas always in front

En uno y al tentón

On one and to the point

Quedó comprobado la vez del jefe ratón

It was proven the time of boss Ratón

Que vamos de fresa, no tenemos compasión

That we roll smooth, no mercy at all

A punta de tostonazos traíamos el boludón

With shots from the pistol, we brought down the fool

Y así nomás, compa Junior Torres, viejillo

And just like that, partner Junior Torres, old man

Pura doble V

Pure double V

¿Qué e' lo?

What’s that?

Nos miran placosones encortados, el aparato a un lado

They see us smooth and cuffed, the device on the side

Con un toque bueno y un perico de lavado

With a good strike and a Perico of washing

Sabandijas y ratas en corto los alineamos

And pests and rats, we line them up quickly

Yo los amarro

I tie them down

Y se siente el ambiente caliente, yo voy al frente con mi gente

And you can feel the hot environment, I go ahead with my crew

Nunca me gusta mandar gente

I never like to send people

Y se siente el ambiente caliente si el blindado va hasta el frente

And you can feel the hot environment if the armored truck goes to the front

Sembrando el terror como siempre

Spreading terror like always

Y ahí nos ven pasar

And there they see us pass by

Zumbando los Ranas por el bulevar

The Ranas buzzing down the boulevard

Y el aparato en mano y el tostón atrás

With the device in hand and the gun in the back

El mayor de los Ranas siempre al frente va

The greatest of the Ranas always in front

En uno y al tentón

On one and to the point

Quedó comprobado la vez del jefe ratón

It was proven the time of boss Ratón

Que vamos de fresa, no tenemos compasión

That we roll smooth, no mercy at all

A punta de tostonazos traíamos el boludón

With shots from the pistol, we brought down the fool

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
zumbando /θumˈbando/ B1	verb - buzzing or making a humming sound
patrullando /pa.tɾuˈʝando/ B1	verb - patrolling
terror /teˈror/ B2	noun - extreme fear
tolerancia /tolaˈɾanθja/ B2	noun - tolerance
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people
ambiente /amˈbje̞nte/ B1	noun - environment or atmosphere
orden /ˈoɾðen/ B1	noun - order
misiones /miˈsiones/ B2	noun - missions
frente /ˈfɾente/ A2	noun - front
comprobado /kompɾoˈβaðo/ B2	adjective - proven or verified
fresas /ˈfɾesas/ A2	noun - strawberries
compasión /kompaˈsjon/ B2	noun - compassion
doble /ˈdo.βle/ A1	adjective - double
caliente /kaˈljente/ A2	adjective - hot

Key Grammar Structures

• Se miran zumbando en ALR patrullando

  ➔ Gerunds/Present Participles as Adverbs (zumbando, patrullando)

  ➔ The verbs ending in '-ando' ('zumbando', 'patrullando') act as adverbs, describing how the action of 'se miran' is performed. 'Zumbando' means buzzing or speeding, and 'patrullando' means patrolling. It indicates the manner in which they are seen.

• Puro kamikaze y nomás el terror sembrando

  ➔ Noun as Adjective (kamikaze), shortened form (nomás)

  ➔ "Kamikaze" is used to describe the reckless, dangerous nature of their actions, acting as an adjective. "Nomás" is a colloquial shortening of "no más," meaning "only."

• Ya se las sabrita que no nos gustan las fallas

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun + Impersonal 'se' (se las sabrita)

  ➔ The phrase "se las sabrita" is an idiomatic expression. "Se" is a reflexive pronoun indicating that the action refers back to the subject, and "las" refers to "fallas" (mistakes). The whole phrase implies that they already know or are aware that mistakes are not tolerated. It's an informal and slightly aggressive way of saying they are well aware of the consequences of errors.

• La gorra de lado y la glockson viene eclipsada

  ➔ Descriptive adjectives (eclipsada)

  ➔ The adjective "eclipsada" describes the state or condition of the "glockson" (Glock pistol). It means overshadowed or hidden, implying that the gun is perhaps concealed or not easily visible.

• Con un toque bueno y a punta de carcajadas

  ➔ Prepositional Phrases (a punta de)

  ➔ The phrase "a punta de" is a prepositional phrase that means "by means of" or "with". In this context, "a punta de carcajadas" means they achieve something or behave in a certain way through laughter or jokes, possibly indicating a careless or mocking attitude.

• La santa protege si salimos a topones

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (si + present indicative, present indicative)

  ➔ This is a type 0 conditional sentence, expressing a general truth or fact. "Si salimos a topones, la santa protege." means "If we go out to face conflicts/shootouts, the saint protects us." The present indicative is used in both clauses.

• Pa morir nacimos, siempre estamos a la orden

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (Pa morir)

  ➔ "Pa morir" is a shortened form of "Para morir", which is an infinitive phrase expressing purpose. It means "to die" or "for the purpose of dying". It explains why they were born – they were born to die, implying a life of danger or sacrifice.