GATAS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rauw Alejandro, Chris Palace

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of "GATAS" by Rauw Alejandro and Chris Palace. This reggaeton hit offers a perfect entry point into modern Latin urban music with its catchy beats and energetic lyrics. Learn Spanish slang and expressions related to nightlife and celebration, as the song vividly portrays a thrilling night out, making it an engaging way to connect with contemporary Spanish-language culture and music.

[English]

I'm watching her,

I smile while dancing slowly.

The one I wanted, I had.

Another one got on me and I got distracted.

His outfit is shorter. There's a ton

of hot girls,

who spend the cash and I’m one of them.

Around six o’clock Chenchi starts playing and they get sexy.

Beautiful.

It's been a while, baby, your vibe lit up.

Hold on,

there are a lot of beautiful girls in the club,

and I'm about to explode like if you…

I hit a chick and she turns hot.

It's been a while, baby, your vibe lit up.

Stay,

let me scan you like a QR code.

I sway my hips and I’m going to ride you

in a private chat just to have fun.

It was random. We looked at each other, no weight.

She’s looking for it. We…

escaped in the mercy of the Magnums. Let’s see if it fits you.

I recorded her so I can remember her when I’m traveling.

Keep my flame in the club and I want…

like if I hit her, she gets hot.

It’s been a while, baby, your vibe lit up.

I can give you everything I brought you today

Hace rato, mami, se te marcó el chitro.

if you trade it for that outfit,

the model with all the gear,

that my crew rides.

Baby, I’m gonna devour you, taste you, and you…

with the cash on top you won’t notice it explode.

If we don’t let ourselves be seen in the dark, it’s going to hit. It left, we didn’t find it.

I think I’ll come back. I saw it, and you’re here too.

also.

There are a lot of hot girls

who go out spending cash and at around six o’clock Chenchi plays and they get wild.

She gets wild.

It's been a while, baby, your vibe lit up.

Come, wait. There are a lot of cats in the club and the cash

bellaca.

hits you, they’re Chencho. She gets hot.

It’s been a while, baby, you got…

this is the new kid of the company,

the sensei Chris Palace,

and you already know the other.

who I’m taking tonight.

los sensei Cris Palace

y ustedes ya conocen al otro.

Ando con

que esta noche me llevo.

[Spanish]

La estoy mirando,

bailando lento sonreío.

Al que quería lo tenía.

Se me pegó otra y me distraje.

Lleva más corto su traje. Hay un montón

de gatas bellacas

y que se le gastan la paca y me a una

las 6 y pico suena Chenchi y se ponen

bellaas.

Hace rato mami se te marcó el chistro.

Espérate,

hay un montón de gatas bella en la disco

y yo que le paca explotar like si te

pico una chencho y se pone bellaca.

Hace rato mami se te marcó el chitro.

Quédate,

déjame escanearte como código QR.

Voyando la cintura y yo voy a montarte

en un privado para PR chingar con

altura. Fue random. Nos miramos, no

pesamos. Ella se lo está buscando. Nos

escapamos en la merced de los Magnums. A

ver si te cabe. Me dejo que la grabé

para acordarme de ella cuando esté de

viaje. Quédate con mi llama

en la disco y yo quiera

like si te pico ch se pone bella.

Hace rato, mami, se te marcó el chitro.

Hoy puedo darte todo lo que yo te traje

si me lo cambi por lo que con ese traje

el modale con todo sega

que mi equipo.

Mami, te voy a comer y sabor y te to

con la paca encima no nota que explota.

Si no nos dejamos ver en la oscuro, te

lo va a meter. Se fuera no encontramos.

Yo pienso volver. Yo veía y tú ve acá

también.

Hay un montón de gatascas

en la que sale a gastar la paca y una

las 6 y pico suena Chenchi y se pone

bellaca.

Hace rato mami se te marcó el chistro.

Ven, espérate. Hay un montón de gata

en la disco y que la paca

te pico son chencho. Se pone bella.

Hace rato mami se te marcó el

este es el nuevo nene de la compañía,

los sensei Cris Palace

y ustedes ya conocen al otro.

Ando con

que esta noche me llevo.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mirando mirando A1	verb - looking, watching
bailando bailando A1	verb - dancing
lento lento A1	adjective - slow
traje traje A1	noun - suit, outfit; past of ‘traer’ (I/you/he/she brought)
cintura cintura A2	noun - waist
gatas gatas B1	noun - female cats; slang for attractive women
bellaca bellaca B2	adjective - naughty, mischievous, sexually provocative (colloquial)
paca paca B2	noun - slang for money, cash
escanearte escanearte B1	verb - to scan you
privado privado A2	adjective - private
chingar chingar B2	verb - to screw, to mess with (vulgar)
merced merced B2	noun - grace, mercy, favor
viaje viaje A1	noun - trip, journey
llama llama A2	noun - flame, fire; also a llama (animal)
oscuro oscuro A2	adjective - dark
volver volver A2	verb - to return, to come back
gastar gastar A2	verb - to spend (money, resources)
sensei sensei B2	noun - teacher, master (Japanese term)
chenchi chenchi B1	proper noun - personal nickname or stage name (used in the song)

Key Grammar Structures

• Al que quería lo tenía.

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Preterite vs. Imperfect)

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperfect tense "tenía" to describe a past state – someone *used to* have what he wanted. It implies a situation that existed over a period of time, not a completed action. The verb "tener" (to have) is conjugated in the imperfect.

• Se me pegó otra y me distraje.

  ➔ Reflexive Verb + Past Tense

  ➔ "Se me pegó" is a reflexive construction meaning something 'stuck' to me (figuratively, another attraction). "Distraje" is the past simple tense of "distraer" (to distract). The combination shows a completed action of getting distracted after being attracted to someone else.

• Voyando la cintura y yo voy a montarte en un privado para PR chingar con altura.

  ➔ Gerund + Future Tense + Vulgar Language

  ➔ "Voyando" is the gerund of "voyar" (to move, to dance). It describes an action happening concurrently with the future action of "voy a montarte" (I'm going to ride you). The phrase contains very explicit and vulgar language.