Hay Mamita – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cartel de Santa
• Album: Cartel de Santa, Vol. 4

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Mexican urban slang and rhythmic phrasing with 'Hay Mamita.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners to understand colloquial Spanish used in contemporary music and the energetic culture of the Hip Hop scene in Mexico.

[English]

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Oh, baby, the one who runs it is back

From Argentina all the way to Cali

You're so gorgeous, girl! Pack your bags

Since we've already got sheets, why do we need blankets?

Hey! When are you putting a price on this guy?

Even without a palace, he lives like a king

I don't need bling-bling to sleep with several girls

Nor do I make up stories to act all tough, damn!

Endless, because this dog never stops

I keep writing rhymes that get you soaking wet

Baby, roll up in my bed

And wake up thinking about nothing but dirty things

Oh, baby, don't be mean

And give me a little piece of you

Chiquita rica, que estás bien buena

Go hard until it hurts

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Sometimes I sleep with two, sometimes I sleep with one

Sometimes I sleep with three, and sometimes with none

That's my life, gorgeous, and that's my vibe

But oh, baby, when I see you

I don't get dizzy or back away

It's just that you are... you are... you are...

You know, gorgeous, when I look at you

If you have a boyfriend, well, he'd better watch you

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

I have a cathedral and several little chapels

The only requirement is that they're beautiful

Blondes and dark-skinned girls are welcome

Tan, tall, and short girls too

I brought the girls for the party

A rhythm to enjoy yourselves, do a twirl

Don't be shy about grinding in reverse

Visit the men so they can pay for the beer

The scent of cherry brings good luck

Come back to the table and leave them wanting more

Because in this scene, the one who's high-class

Goes in white to listen to mass

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Oh, baby, don't be mean

And invite my girlfriends too

Sweet little thing, you're the best

And Babo can handle several girls

Crazy girl, you know you provoke me

When you give kisses to another with your mouth

You know I get fired up like a wildfire

I get hotter than the devil in hell

Oh, baby, I don't know why

I go crazy with two or three

Maybe it's just what I like

And those who get scared don't enter my house

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right for a gangster

Mami, shake that booty

Because your booty is just right to go at it

♪♪♪

[Spanish]

♪♪♪

Ay, mamita, vuelve el que rifa

Desde Argentina y hasta Califas

¡Qué chula, mija! Trae tu valija

Pues si ya sábanas, pa' qué cobijas?

¡Hey! ¿Cuándo pones precio en el wey?

Que sin tener palacio, vive como un rey

No ocupo bling bling para dormir con varias girls

Ni tampoco invento cuentos para dármelas de aquí ¡Chin!

Sin fin, que este perro nunca para

Sigo escribiendo rimas que te ponen re-mojada

Mamá, enróllate en mi cama

Y despierta pensando en puras cochinadas

Ay, mamita, no seas malita

Y dame un poco de tu cosita

Chiquita rica, que estás bien buena

Dale machín hasta cuando duela

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

A veces duermo con dos, a veces duermo con una

A veces duermo con tres y hay veces que con ninguna

Así es mi vida, chula, y ese es mi cotorreo

Pero ay, mamita, cuando te veo

No me mareo ni me voy pa' atras

Pero es que estas como pa' pa' pa'

Ya sabes chula cuando te mire

Si tienes novio pues que te cuide

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Tengo un catedral y varias capillitas

El requisito es que estén bonitas

Se aceptan güeras y morenitas

Trigueñas, altas y chaparritas

Huercas traje para la fiesta

Un ritmo pa' agasajarse dense la media vuelta

Que no les des vergüenza pegarse de reversa

Visiten a los machos pa' que paguen la cerveza

Olor cereza trae buena suerte

Vuelvan pa' la mesa y déjenlos calientes

Que en este ambiente la que se cotiza

Se va de blanco a escuchar la misa

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Ay, mamita, no seas malita

Y deja invito a mis amiguitas

Chiquita rica, tú eres la buena

Y el Babo puede con varias nenas

Loca, sabes que me provocas

Cuando con tu boca le das besos a otra

Sabes que me prendo como si fuera incendio

Me pongo más caliente que el chamuco en el infierno

Ay, mamita, no sé por qué

Me vuelvo loco con dos o tres

Será talvez que es lo que me gusta

Y a mi casa no entran las que se asustan

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa'l gángster

Mami, mueve el cucú

Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rifa rifa B2	verb - To rule, to stand out, to be the best (slang)
chula tʃula B1	adjective - Pretty, cute, beautiful
valija baliha A2	noun - Suitcase
cobijas kobixas A2	noun - Blankets
cochinadas kotʃinadas B2	noun - Dirty talk/acts (slang)
cucú kuku C2	noun - Rear end, buttocks (slang/colloquial)
gángster ganster B2	noun - Gangster
cotorreo kotorreo C1	noun - Chatter, partying, hanging out (colloquial)
mareo mareo B1	verb - to feel dizzy
catedral katedral A2	noun - Cathedral
capillitas kapijitas B1	noun - Small chapels
requisito rekisito B2	noun - Requirement
chaparritas tʃapahitas B2	adjective - Short (height), petite
agasajarse agasaxarse C2	verb - To have fun, to pamper oneself (slang)
provocas pɾobokas B2	verb - to provoke

Key Grammar Structures

• Pues si ya sábanas, pa' qué cobijas?

  ➔ Colloquialism / Wordplay

  ➔ The artist plays with the words 'sábanas' (sheets) and 'cobijas' (blankets) to imply 'if you already have the sheets, why do you need blankets?', which is a metaphor for 'If we are already together, why hide it?'

• Que sin tener palacio, vive como un rey

  ➔ Subjunctive clause / Prepositional phrase

  ➔ Using 'sin' (without) + infinitive 'tener' to describe a lack of condition, followed by the comparative structure 'como un rey'.

• Ay, mamita, no seas malita

  ➔ Imperative negative (tú form)

  ➔ The verb 'ser' is conjugated in the imperative negative form 'no seas' (don't be) addressed to 'tú'.

• Que tu cucú está como pa' darle

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'pa''

  ➔ The word 'pa'' is a contraction of 'para', commonly used in street slang to mean 'for' or 'ready to'.

• Si tienes novio pues que te cuide

  ➔ Conditional 'Si' clause + Subjunctive

  ➔ A conditional structure where 'Si' introduces a possibility, followed by a subjunctive-like expression of wish/command 'que te cuide'.

• El requisito es que estén bonitas

  ➔ Verb 'estar' + adjective

  ➔ Using 'estar' for a state or condition rather than 'ser' to emphasize that beauty is current or situational.

• Se aceptan güeras y morenitas

  ➔ Passive 'Se' (Impersonal)

  ➔ The 'Se' here is used to express a general action without a specific subject (passive construction).

• Y el Babo puede con varias nenas

  ➔ Verb 'poder' + preposition

  ➔ In this context, 'poder con' means to be able to handle or manage a situation involving multiple people.