ENTRE LA VIDA Y LA MUERTE – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: CALIBRE 50

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Era un dia como cualquiera tocaban mi puerta

It was just another day when they knocked on my door

Yo estaba en la sala sacando unas cuentas

I was in the living room counting some money

De algunos negocios que habia concretado

From some deals I had closed

Demasiado dinerito habia ganado

I had made quite a bit of cash

Con los de hasta arriba me habia conectado

Connected myself with those on top

Era respetado casi en todos lado

I was respected almost everywhere

Jamas pensaria en dejar este trabajo

I never thought about quitting this job

Minutos pasaban y seguian tocando

Minutes went by and they kept knocking

Cual fue mi sorpresa cuando por fin abro

To my surprise, when I finally opened

Que la muerte avia llegadooo

Death had arrived

No quiero quitarte el tiempo

I don't want to take up your time

He venido a decirte

I've come to tell you

Que te queda un dia para despedirte

You have just one day to say goodbye

Prepara maletas que te iras conmigo

Pack your bags, you'll go with me

Adonde te llevare al rato te dijo

I'll take you somewhere soon, I told you

Con suerte y te toca ver a tus amigos

Maybe you'll get to see your friends

Alguno que otro de tus enemigos

Some of your enemies too

Que al igual que tu cumplen con su castigo

Who, like you, are serving their punishment

Nos veremos pronto por hoy me despido

We'll see each other soon, for now I say goodbye

Y lamento recordarte esto mi amigooo

And I regret to remind you, my friend

Te queda un dia de estar vivoooo

You only have one day left to live

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Por un momento pense en hacer una fiesta

For a moment, I thought about throwing a party

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En jalar la banda y tomar cerveza

Gathering the gang and drinking beer

Pero preferi ir a ver a mi familia

But I chose to go see my family

Ellos me abrazaban lagrimas corrian

They hugged me, tears were flowing

Arregle problemas con la policia

Dealt with issues with the police

Y aun centro de apoyo di lo que tenia

And at the support center, I shared what I had

Fui pedi perdon a los que le debia

Asked for forgiveness from those I owed

Deje de hacer cosas que no deberia

Stopped doing things I shouldn’t have done

Mis padres lloraban a mi me doliaaa

My parents were crying, it hurt me

Sabian que me despedia

They knew I was saying goodbye

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Yo me sentia muerto en vida lleno de tristeza

I felt dead inside, full of sadness

Tenia que cambiar me vino a la cabeza

I knew I had to change, it came to mind

Pero ya era tarde el tiempo habia pasado

But it was already too late, time had passed

La muerte muy puntual habia regresado

Death had returned very punctual

Me dijo sonriente tu estas perdonado

She said, smiling, "You're forgiven"

Lo admito que me sorpendi demasiado

I admit, I was very surprised

Hoy cambias de vida tu mundo a girado

Today your life will change, your world has turned

Otra oportunidad a ti yo te he dado

Another chance I've given you

Valora tu vida y si fallas cuidadooo

Value your life, and if you make a mistake, be careful

Por que te estare checandoo.

Because I will be watching over you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
muerte /ˈmweɾ.te/ A1	noun - death
trabajo /tɾaˈβaxo/ A2	noun - work
sorpresa /soɾˈpɾe.sa/ A2	noun - surprise
familia /faˈmil.ja/ A1	noun - family
problemas /pɾoˈβle.mas/ B1	noun - problems
perdón /peɾˈðon/ B1	noun - forgiveness
cambiar /kamˈβjaɾ/ B1	verb - to change
oportunidad /opoɾtuniˈðað/ B2	noun - opportunity
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B2	noun - pain
checar /tʃeˈkaɾ/ B2	verb - to check
respetado /respeˈta.ðo/ B2	adjective - respected
tristeza /tɾisˈte.θa/ B2	noun - sadness
conectado /koneˈkta.ðo/ B2	adjective - connected
dinerito /dineˈɾito/ B2	noun - money (informal)

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo estaba en la sala sacando unas cuentas

  ➔ Imperfect tense (estaba + present participle)

  ➔ It describes an ongoing action in the past.

• Que la muerte avía llegadooo

  ➔ Past perfect tense (había llegado)

  ➔ Expresses an action that had been completed before another past event.

• Te queda un día para despedirte

  ➔ Present tense for future intention (queda = has left / remaining)

  ➔ Indicates the remaining time before an event occurs.

• Mis padres lloraban a mi me doliaaa

  ➔ Imperfect tense (lloraban, doliaa)

  ➔ Describes ongoing actions or states in the past.

• Otra oportunidad a ti yo te he dado

  ➔ Present perfect tense (he dado)

  ➔ Expresses an action that has relevance to the present moment.

• Valora tu vida y si fallas cuidadooo

  ➔ Imperative mood (Valora, fallas, cuidado)

  ➔ Gives direct commands or advice.

• Y nos veremos pronto por hoy me despido

  ➔ Futuro reflexive (nos veremos)

  ➔ Indicates a future action involving the subject.