Haciendo Memoria – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho, Peso Pluma
• Album: Haciendo Memoria

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of classic corridos with "Haciendo Memoria," a collaboration between Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho and Peso Pluma. This song offers a glimpse into the sierreño genre, rich in storytelling and cultural expression, while also teaching listeners key vocabulary related to survival and resilience.

[English]

Remembering the past, everything I’ve been through,

all the risks I’ve taken.

Let the rain fall on the cloud.

Memories come back, a situation where we were young and reckless.

I wanted to, but honestly, I couldn’t.

Save the delivery the plane was carrying,

I jumped behind the wheel, knowing it was trouble.

I was on the brink of death.

And a Nissan was my getaway car,

flying down the road, looking back.

And gas tanks were flying off.

A saw was screaming, but it went off course.

He rescued both pilots.

My buddy Cochito knows what kind of show it was.

Some idiot was shooting, but I didn’t stop.

It felt bad, but I kept going.

Over 400 white cars (police) caught up with us.

The truck had fourteen bullet holes,

that’s what the report said.

But the one who started the trouble that time took off into the hills.

The .38 got hot that time,

searching by air and land for a young, bearded man.

But I was always careful.

And little by little, I left them behind.

At that moment, I just wanted to disappear.

They say I was very lucky back home.

The night helped me too, plus,

I covered myself in mud for extra camouflage.

And I got stuck in a puddle with reeds for a while.

Some idiot was shooting, but I didn’t stop.

It felt bad, but I kept going.

Over 400 white cars (police) caught up with us.

The truck had fourteen bullet holes,

that’s what the report said.

But the one who started the trouble that time took off into the hills.

[Spanish]

Haciendo memoria, todo lo que anduve,

las que me he aventado

Pa' que le caiga agua a la nube

Me vienen recuerdos, una situación que cayeron verdes

Quise, pero neta no pude

Salvar el mandado que traía el avión,

le brinqué al volante, sabiendo que era un broncón

Al filo de la muerte estuve

Y una de redilas era la Nissan,

venía a pata fondo, volteando pa' atrás

Y volaban los bules de gasavión

Bramaba una sierra, pero se desvió.

A los dos pilotos él los rescató

Mi compa Cochito ya sabe qué show

Tiraba un boludo, mas no me detuve.

Se sentía feo, pero me mantuve

Más de 400 de blanca agarraron los del uniforme

Catorce plomazos tenía la troca,

quedó en el informe

Pero el que traía la bronca esa vez se peló por el monte

Se calentó el 3-5 en aquella ocasión,

por aire y por tierra buscando a un joven barbón

Pero, bien trucha siempre estuve

Y ahí, poco a poquito, los dejaba atrás.

En ese ratito quería hacerme flash

Dicen pa'l rancho que mucha suerte tuve

Me ayudó la noche también, además,

me forré de lodo pa' más camouflage

Y un rato me clavé en un charco con tule

Tiraba un boludo, mas no me detuve.

Se sentía feo, pero me mantuve

Más de 400 de blanca agarraron los del uniforme

Catorce plomazos tenía la troca,

quedó en el informe

Pero el que traía la bronca esa vez se peló por el monte

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memoria /meˈmoɾja/ B1	noun - memory
recuerdo /reˈkweɾðo/ B1	noun - recollection; memory
avión /aˈβjon/ A2	noun - airplane
volante /boˈlante/ B1	noun - steering wheel
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ B1	noun - death
piloto /piˈloto/ B1	noun - pilot
rescatar /reskaˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to rescue
bronca /ˈbɾonka/ B2	noun - quarrel; trouble
monte /ˈmonte/ B1	noun - mountain; forest; hills
calentar /kaleˈntaɾ/ A2	verb - to heat; to warm
tierra /ˈtje.ra/ A1	noun - earth; land; soil
aire /ˈa.i.re/ A1	noun - air
joven /ˈxoβen/ A1	noun - young person; youth
barbón /baɾˈβon/ B2	adjective - bearded
trucha /ˈtru.tʃa/ C1	adjective - sharp; clever (slang)
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
lodo /ˈlo.ðo/ B1	noun - mud
camuflaje /kamuˈflaxe/ B2	noun - camouflage
charco /ˈtʃar.ko/ B1	noun - puddle
salvar /salˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to save; to rescue