El Señor Pulga – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Adriel Favela

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Con una fija mirada se le ve

With a fixed gaze, you can see

Bajando de una, dos, diez

Coming down, one, two, ten

El señor viene contento y es porque

The boss is happy, and it's because

El Cuscu ganó otra vez

Cuscu won again

Que destapen las botellas del 18

Let’s pop the bottles of 18

Hoy me quiero amanecer

Today I want to stay awake

Le doy gracias a mi Dios por lo que tengo

I thank my God for what I have

Y lo que falta por hacer

And for what’s still to come

Esas máquinas de fierro no me fallan

These iron machines never let me down

Con las CAT estoy al 100

I’m 100% with the CATs

Los negocios marchan bien y hasta ahorita

Business is going well and so far

Esas minas traen con que

Those mines keep coming

Eah

Eah

Y azul se mira el Magdalena

And the Magdalena looks blue

Y yo soy

And I am

Adriel Favela

Adriel Favela

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Tengo tres barones y estoy orgulloso

I have three bosses and I’m proud

Porque son hombres de bien

Because they’re good men

La mujer esa es la reina de mis ojos

That woman is the queen of my eyes

Hasta el día que ya no esté

Until the day I’m gone

Bien recuerdo aquellos tiempos tan bonitos

I remember those beautiful times

En Mulatos empecé

I started in Mulatos

Por ahí dicen que el mundo es pa'l que se anima

They say the world’s for those who dare

Y la verdad yo me animé

And I truly dared

Con un buen cerebro se llega a la cima

With a good mind, you reach the top

Los consejos escuché

I listened to the advice

Traigo escuela fina y viene de mis padres

I come from a fine school, my parents’ teachings

Hay nos veremos después

See you later then

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ B1	noun - look, gaze
señor /seˈɲoɾ/ A1	noun - mister, sir, lord
contento /konˈten.to/ A2	adjective - happy, pleased
botellas /boˈte.ʎas/ A2	noun - bottles
Dios /djos/ A1	noun - God
máquinas /ˈma.ki.nas/ A2	noun - machines
fierro /ˈfje.ro/ B1	noun - iron
negocios /neˈɣo.sjos/ B1	noun - businesses
minas /ˈmi.nas/ B1	noun - mines
azul /aˈsul/ A1	adjective - blue
barones /baˈɾo.nes/ B2	noun - barons
orgulloso /oɾ.ɣuˈʎo.so/ B1	adjective - proud
hombres /ˈom.bɾes/ A1	noun - men
reina /ˈrei.na/ A2	noun - queen
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
tiempos /ˈtjem.pos/ A2	noun - times
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
cerebro /θeˈɾe.βɾo/ B1	noun - brain
cima /ˈθi.ma/ B1	noun - summit, peak
escuela /esˈkwe.la/ A2	noun - school

Key Grammar Structures

• Con una fija mirada se le ve

  ➔ Present tense passive voice.

  ➔ The phrase "se le ve" indicates a passive construction where the subject is not performing the action.

• Hoy me quiero amanecer

  ➔ Reflexive verbs in the present tense.

  ➔ The use of "me quiero" shows the reflexive nature of the verb, indicating that the subject is performing the action on itself.

• Le doy gracias a mi Dios por lo que tengo

  ➔ Indirect object pronouns.

  ➔ The phrase "Le doy" uses the indirect object pronoun "le" to indicate to whom the thanks are given.

• Esas máquinas de fierro no me fallan

  ➔ Negation in present tense.

  ➔ The phrase "no me fallan" indicates negation, showing that the machines do not fail the speaker.

• Con un buen cerebro se llega a la cima

  ➔ Impersonal constructions.

  ➔ The phrase "se llega" is an impersonal construction that does not specify who reaches the top.

• Traigo escuela fina y viene de mis padres

  ➔ Present tense with possession.

  ➔ The phrase "Traigo escuela fina" indicates possession and is in the present tense, showing what the speaker has.

• Hay nos veremos después

  ➔ Future tense with intention.

  ➔ The phrase "nos veremos" indicates a future intention to meet again.