Kilos de Morena – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Dos De Tamaulipas

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dinero di-ne-ro A1	noun - Money
gastarlo gas-tar-lo A2	verb - To spend it
zumbando zum-ban-do B2	verb - Buzzing / Moving fast
trocas tro-kas B1	noun - Pickup trucks
pelinegra pe-li-ne-gra B2	adjective - Black-haired
caballo ka-ba-yo A1	noun - Horse
kilos ki-los A1	noun - Kilos
cerro ce-rro A2	noun - Hill
tierra tie-rra A1	noun - Land / Earth
operar o-pe-rar B1	verb - To operate
coqueteen ko-ke-teen B2	verb - To flirt
diablo dia-blo A2	noun - Devil
infierno in-fier-no A2	noun - Hell
tentando ten-tan-do C1	verb - Tempting
payasos pa-ya-sos A2	noun - Clowns

Key Grammar Structures

• Como llega el dinero así se va

  ➔ Correlative adverbial clauses (Como... así...)

  ➔ The structure "Como... así..." expresses that the way money arrives is the same way it leaves.

• A huevo que es pa' gastarlo si no entonces pa' qué más

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'pa' (para) + interrogative pronoun usage

  ➔ The contraction "pa'" is used for "para" (for/to), and "pa' qué" functions as "what for".

• Si no ando montando a caballo bailo a mi güera

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (Si + Present indicative)

  ➔ Uses "Si" + "ando" (present) to establish a real-life condition.

• Para operar a la que quieran

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in relative clause (que quieran)

  ➔ "Quieran" is in the subjunctive because it refers to an unspecified, hypothetical person ("whoever they want").

• No le coqueteen al diablo

  ➔ Negative imperative (Ustedes form)

  ➔ "Coqueteen" is the subjunctive-based form used for the negative imperative for "ustedes".

• Si no le gusta el infierno no anden jugando

  ➔ Compound verbal construction (Andar + Gerund)

  ➔ "Anden jugando" uses "andar" + gerund to emphasize a continuous or repetitive action of "messing around".

• Que somos hombres no payasos

  ➔ Explanatory conjunction 'Que' (starting a statement)

  ➔ The 'Que' here acts as a causal conjunction, implying "(Because) we are men, not clowns".