En Corto – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Chino Pacas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'En Corto' to master modern Mexican youth slang and the vibrant street Spanish of the 'corridos tumbados' movement. Through this song, you will learn practical, fast-paced colloquialisms, regional idioms, and the rhythmic flow of contemporary Mexican urban culture.

[English]

And you can tell instantly when I arrive

I take off with the weed I'm smoking

Several girls come right away

And yeah, that's the truth, real talk, it's not a game

Ever since I was a kid I liked the crazy life

Pink cocaine, breaking down the blocks

Private jets too, we send them packed

There are plenty of stacks now and the zeros keep adding up

If we gotta spend, that's what money is for

Lately I eat whatever I want

With several deals overseas

And we ship it out, from December to January

I'm on a roll now, roll a fat one for me, bro

Because the night is just getting started for us

I don't flinch holding an AK if it's time to shoot

And the boss from Hermosillo can confirm it

He wears Dickies pants real baggy

He likes to burn that strain of kush

In a fat joint, twice as high to fly

And the old man confirms it, ready to step up

And going hard

My buddy Chinito

And rep the flag high, my friend

Shout out to Guanajuato

May the stacks keep coming, buddy Nata

Ciao!

...

Heading to the top, now I'm rising

And the way we made it wasn't slow

Thank God right now the movement

Is taking off, I'm really happy now

From side to side, now they see me smiling

And they're already asking what I'm up to

Making moves with songs about weed

Life got easy as I kept growing

From L.A. to Guanajuato and Central Florida

And I take the girls inside

With the weed strain I'm feeling high

It got dark out and I sense a huge party coming

It wasn't for free, we had to put in the work

I came from the bottom, look where I am now

The Amiri jacket, ready to roll

And driving fast they see the man go by

In the crew, only people ready for action

Riding in Cadillacs to get to work

Speeding off to the US sometimes

And he goes to get wild with his brother

Shout out to La Empresa SM

Pure CT

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[Spanish]

Y en corto se nota cuando llego

Con la motita que fumo despego

Varias morritas vienen luego, luego

Y sí, es la neta, al chile no es un juego

Desde morrillo me gustó el refuego

Rosa pastel, desacomodo legos

También privado, los mandamos llenos

Pacas ya sobran y aumentan los ceros

Si hay que gastar para eso está el dinero

Ya últimamente como lo que quiero

Con varios tratos en el extranjero

Y se lo mandamos, de diciembre a enero

Ya agarré vuelo, póncheseme bien, carnal

Que la noche apenas nos va a empezar

No brinco un cuerno si es para tirar

Y de la H el viejón pa confirmar

De Dickies porta bien tumbao los trae

Marimba kush le gusta rostizar

En un leñón dos veces pa volar

Y afirma el viejo, bien listo a accionar

Y bien jalados

Compa chinito

Y arriba la bandera, mi viejo

Arriba Guanajuato

Que sigan llegando las pacas, compa Nata

¡Chau!

Yendo pa arriba, ahora voy en aumento

Y como le llegamos no fue lento

Gracias a Dios ahorita el movimiento

Ya se está dando, ya ando bien contento

De lado a lado, ahora me ven sonriendo

Y ya se preguntan qué es lo que ando haciendo

De la María hay corridos moviendo

La vida se hizo fácil, fui creciendo

De L.A. pa Guanas y Florida Centro

Y a las morritas las llevo pa adentro

Con la de BackPack que arriba la siento

Ya se hizo noche y un fiestón presiento

No fue de a gratis, si le tuvimos que entrar

Desde abajo salí, guacha donde ando ahora

La Amiri, la chamarra y pa jalar

Y en verguiza al viejo lo ven pasar

En la clica, pura gente a accionar

En las Cadillac para trabajar

Pa'l gabacho zumbando a veces va

Y con su carnal se va a destrampar

Arriba La Empresa SM

Puro CT

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corto ˈkoɾto A1	adjective - Short; in Mexican slang, 'en corto' means quickly or right away.
despegar despeˈɣaɾ B1	verb - To take off, start flying; figuratively, to get high or enter a state of euphoria.
morra ˈmoʝa B2	noun - Colloquial Mexican term for a young girl, woman, or girlfriend.
neta ˈneta B2	noun - Mexican slang meaning the absolute truth or the real thing.
refuego reˈfweɣo C1	noun - Mexican slang referring to partying, wild behavior, trouble, or constant action.
paca ˈpaka B2	noun - Bale or bundle; colloquially used to refer to thick stacks of money.
gastar ɡasˈtaɾ A2	verb - To spend money to buy something or make a payment.
extranjero ekstɾanˈxeɾo B1	noun - Foreign country or foreign lands; a foreigner.
vuelo ˈbwelo A2	noun - Flight; colloquially, 'agarrar vuelo' means to gain momentum, speed, or success.
carnal kaɾˈnal B2	noun - Colloquial Mexican slang for a brother, very close friend, or homie.
rostizar rostiˈsaɾ C1	verb - To roast meat or other food; in the song's context, it refers to burning or smoking marijuana.
accionar aksjoˈnaɾ C1	verb - To activate a mechanism; colloquially means to take action, shoot weapons, or perform tasks.
lento ˈlento A1	adjective - Slow; moving or acting with low speed.
crecer kɾeˈseɾ A2	verb - To grow, increase in size, quantity, or importance; to mature.
fiestón fjesˈton B2	noun - A very big, wild, and fun party.
gratis ˈɡɾatis A2	adjective - Free of charge; 'de a gratis' colloquially means for free, without effort, or out of nowhere.
clica ˈklika B2	noun - Slang referring to a gang, clique, close group of friends, or criminal circle.
destrampar destɾamˈpaɾ C1	verb - To lose control, go wild, or party extremely hard without limits.