El Señor Pulga – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Adriel Favela

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the rich narrative of Adriel Favela's "El Señor Pulga," a song that blends Regional Mexican sounds with personal reflections. Through its lyrics, you can learn about themes of perseverance, family values, and gratitude, offering a glimpse into the artist's journey and inspiring listeners to appreciate their own roots and aspirations.

[English]

With a fixed gaze, you can see

Coming down, one, two, ten

The boss is happy, and it's because

Cuscu won again

Let’s pop the bottles of 18

Today I want to stay awake

I thank my God for what I have

And for what’s still to come

These iron machines never let me down

I’m 100% with the CATs

Business is going well and so far

Those mines keep coming

Eah

And the Magdalena looks blue

And I am

Adriel Favela

...

I have three bosses and I’m proud

Because they’re good men

That woman is the queen of my eyes

Until the day I’m gone

I remember those beautiful times

I started in Mulatos

They say the world’s for those who dare

And I truly dared

With a good mind, you reach the top

I listened to the advice

I come from a fine school, my parents’ teachings

See you later then

...

[Spanish]

Con una fija mirada se le ve

Bajando de una, dos, diez

El señor viene contento y es porque

El Cuscu ganó otra vez

Que destapen las botellas del 18

Hoy me quiero amanecer

Le doy gracias a mi Dios por lo que tengo

Y lo que falta por hacer

Esas máquinas de fierro no me fallan

Con las CAT estoy al 100

Los negocios marchan bien y hasta ahorita

Esas minas traen con que

Eah

Y azul se mira el Magdalena

Y yo soy

Adriel Favela

Tengo tres barones y estoy orgulloso

Porque son hombres de bien

La mujer esa es la reina de mis ojos

Hasta el día que ya no esté

Bien recuerdo aquellos tiempos tan bonitos

En Mulatos empecé

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

Y la verdad yo me animé

Con un buen cerebro se llega a la cima

Los consejos escuché

Traigo escuela fina y viene de mis padres

Hay nos veremos después

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.