El Mayor de Los Ranas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Victor Valverde, JR Torres

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw and vivid storytelling of modern Mexican music with “El Mayor de Los Ranas.” This song offers a unique window into the slang and coded language of corridos, a narrative tradition that tells stories of life on the edge. By listening, you can learn about the cultural expressions of loyalty and power, all set to an infectious, genre-blending rhythm.

[English]

They see us buzzing around in ALR on patrol

Pure kamikaze style, just spreading fear

Looking down on everyone as we patrol

Zero tolerance for anyone messing around

You know we don’t tolerate mistakes, that’s for sure

Hat tilted to the side, and the Glock is gleaming

With a good touch and bursts of laughter

Confirming details, nothing gets past us

The saint protects us when we go all out

And we’re loyal to the bosses, completely at their service

We were born to die, always at the service

And one for the wash if we go on missions

And there you see us pass by

The Frogs buzzing along the boulevard

With the radio in hand and the pressure behind us

And the biggest of the Frogs always leads the way

In one car and ready to go

It was proven back in the days of the Rat Boss

That we roll in style, we have no compassion

We brought the fool down with a barrage of pressure

...

And that’s just how it is, compa Junior Torres, old man

Pure double V

Cops look at us sideways, radio on the side

With a good touch and a clean hundred dollar bill

We line up the snitches and rats

I tie them up

And you can feel the heat rising

I go to the front with my people

I never like to send people in

And you can feel the heat rising

If the armored car goes all the way to the front

Spreading terror as always

And there you see us pass by

The Frogs buzzing along the boulevard

With the radio in hand and the pressure behind us

The biggest of the Frogs always leads the way

In one car and ready to go

It was proven back in the days of the Rat Boss

That we roll in style, we have no compassion

We brought the fool down with a barrage of pressure

...

[Spanish]

Se miran zumbando en ALR patrullando

Puro kamikaze y nomás el terror sembrando

De arriba p'abajo, ahí nos miran patrullando

Cero tolerancia para el que la ande cagando

Ya se las Sabrita' que no nos gustan las fallas

La gorra de lado y la glockson viene eclipsada

Con un toque bueno y a punta de carcajadas

Afirma pendientes, nunca se nos pasa nada

La santa protege si salimos a topones

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

Pa morir nacimos, siempre estamos a la orden

Y uno de lavada si salimos a misiones

Y ahí nos ven pasar

Zumbando los Ranas por el bulevar

Y el aparato en mano y el tostón atrás

Y el mayor de los Ranas siempre al frente va

En uno y al tentón

Quedó comprobado la vez del jefe ratón

Que vamos de fresa, no tenemos compasión

A punta de tostonazos traíamos el boludón

Y así nomás, compa Junior Torres, viejillo

Pura doble V

Nos miran placosones encortados, el aparato a un lado

Con un toque bueno y un perico de lavado

Sabandijas y ratas en corto los alineamos

Yo los amarro

Y se siente el ambiente caliente

Yo voy al frente con mi gente

Nunca me gusta mandar gente

Y se siente el ambiente caliente

Si el blindado va hasta el frente

Sembrando el terror como siempre

Y ahí nos ven pasar

Zumbando los Ranas por el bulevar

Y el aparato en mano y el tostón atrás

El mayor de los Ranas siempre al frente va

En uno y al tentón

Quedó comprobado la vez del jefe ratón

Que vamos de fresa, no tenemos compasión

A punta de tostonazos traíamos el boludón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miran /ˈmiɾan/ A1	verb - they look
zumbando /θumˈbando/ B1	verb - buzzing, whizzing
terror /ˈteroɾ/ B1	noun - terror, fear
patrullando /patruˈʎando/ B1	verb - patrolling
tolerancia /toleˈɾansja/ B1	noun - tolerance
falla /ˈfaʎa/ B1	noun - failure
lado /ˈlaðo/ A1	noun - side
carcajadas /kaɾkaˈxaðas/ B2	noun - laughter
pendientes /penˈdjentes/ B1	noun - things to do, pending matters
santa /ˈsanta/ A2	noun - saint
jefes /ˈxefes/ A2	noun - bosses, leaders
misiones /miˈsjones/ B1	noun - missions
Ranas /ˈɾanas/ B2	noun - Ranas (gang name)
mayor /maˈʝoɾ/ B1	noun - major, leader
fresa /ˈfɾesa/ B2	adjective - snobby
compasión /kompaˈsjon/ B2	noun - compassion
ambiente /amˈbjente/ B1	noun - atmosphere
caliente /kaˈljente/ A2	adjective - hot, heated
gente /ˈxente/ A1	noun - people

Key Grammar Structures

• Se miran **zumbando** en ALR patrullando

  ➔ Present Progressive (continuous) - describing ongoing action.

  ➔ The verb "zumbando" is in the present participle form, showing the continuous action of humming.

• Puro kamikaze y nomás el terror **sembrando**

  ➔ Present Progressive (continuous) - describing an ongoing action.

  ➔ The gerund "sembrando" shows the continuous action of sowing or spreading terror.

• Ya se las **Sabrita'** que no nos gustan las fallas

  ➔ Pronoun Usage and Contraction.

  ➔ The phrase "Ya se las Sabrita'" uses the pronoun "se" in an idiomatic way. It also includes the contraction 'Sabrita'

• La santa protege si **salimos** a topones

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implied) - expressing a possibility or hypothetical situation

  ➔ The sentence implies a condition and its result. "Si salimos" (if we go out/confront) is an implication or possible situation.

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

  ➔ Present Tense - Describing a current state or action.

  ➔ The verb "estamos" (we are) is in the present tense, stating a current condition.

• Pa **morir** nacimos, siempre estamos a la orden

  ➔ Infinitive - used to express purpose or intention.

  ➔ The infinitive "morir" (to die) expresses the purpose of the preceding action.

• Y ahí nos ven **pasar**

  ➔ Infinitive - Used after a perception verb.

  ➔ The infinitive "pasar" (to pass) follows the perception verb "ven" (they see).

• Quedó **comprobado** la vez del jefe ratón

  ➔ Past Participle - Used to form the perfect tenses, or as an adjective.

  ➔ The past participle "comprobado" (proven) describes a completed action or state.

• Que vamos de **fresa**, no tenemos compasión

  ➔ Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "Vamos de fresa" is a colloquial expression, meaning they are going to be brutal, or act without mercy.