La Lokerona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano
• Album: NataMontana

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of modern Mexican music with 'La Lokerona.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary Mexican slang and the unique linguistic flow of the Corridos Tumbados movement, making it a special piece for understanding current youth culture in Mexico.

[English]

[Music]

They say they've got better fences, but honestly, I haven't

trusted the things that people have once

told me

[Music]

I want to get high, everyone already

knows me, whatever happens, I live life how I

want

[Music]

I need to go hard, whatever the

cost, I'll pay it, we handle the

product very well

I have the key to keep things moving, the girls

bless me with peace

I'd rather they choose me

I'm out there partying, the highway smells like

speed, I'm doing great, they want to see me fail

but they can't touch me

[Music]

[Music]

I keep it lit, that's how I maintain, the

brand doesn't fade, and I haven't changed for some

girl

[Music]

Parties and women are what I live for, let the

sun come up, I smoke a blunt for a while and

get blessed

They tell me that what I do, I pay dearly for, and

truth is, I'm not afraid, what I am is

just waiting right here

[Music]

to go hard, whatever the

cost, I'll pay it, we handle the best

products

[Music]

I have the key to keep things moving, the

girl blesses me with peace, and it's not my fault

that they

prefer me

I want to get high, everyone already

knows me, whatever happens, I live life how I

want

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

dicen que mejores cercados la neta no he

confiado de las cosas que un día me han

dicho

[Música]

quiero ponerme una loquera ya bien lo

conoce que pase me la vivo como yo

quiero

[Música]

necesito para andar bien recio lo que

sea yo le rompo el precio manejamos muy

bien las claves

tengo la llave para andar bien las nenas

me vendes en paz

que me prefieran

ando en putiza la carretera huele

apuramos tita buena me quieren ver mal

se la pelan

[Música]

[Música]

tengo prendiendo así me mantengo la

marca no se borra ni he cambiado por una

morra

[Música]

fiesta y mujeres se manifiestan que

amanezca Soler un rato prendo un gallo y

me vendendo

cuentan que lo que hago caro pago Y la

verdad yo no tengo miedo lo que si aquí

estoy esperando

[Música]

para andar bien recio lo que sea yo le

rompo el precio manejamos muy buenas

claves

[Música]

tengo la llave para andar bien Capi la

nena me bendice en paz y no es mi culpa

que me

prefieran

quiero ponerme una loquera ya bien lo

conoce que pase me la vivo como yo

quiero

[Música]

[Música]

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lokerona lo-ke-ro-na C2	adjective - A person who loves partying or getting high.
confiado kon-fja-do B1	verb - To trust or have faith in someone.
loquera lo-ke-ra C1	noun - State of euphoria or being high.
recio re-sjo B2	adjective - Intense, strong, or very fast.
claves kla-bes A2	noun - Codes or secrets.
nenas ne-nas A2	noun - Girls or women.
carretera ka-re-te-ra A2	noun - Road or highway.
manifiestan ma-ni-fjes-tan B2	verb - To become evident or to appear.
miedo mje-do A1	noun - Fear.
gallo ga-jo B1	noun - Slang for a marijuana cigarette.

Key Grammar Structures

• dicen que mejores cercados la neta no he confiado de las cosas que un día me han dicho

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Use "he confiado" and "han dicho" to express past actions with relevance to the present.

• quiero ponerme una loquera ya bien lo conoce que pase me la vivo como yo quiero

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Presente de Subjuntivo)

  ➔ Use "pase" (from pasar) to express an indefinite future event or uncertainty.

• necesito para andar bien recio lo que sea yo le rompo el precio

  ➔ Relative pronoun (lo que)

  ➔ "lo que" acts as a noun phrase meaning 'that which' or 'whatever'.

• las nenas me venden en paz que me prefieran

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after verbs of desire/preference

  ➔ The verb "prefieran" is in the subjunctive because it follows an implicit desire or subjective clause.

• tengo prendiendo así me mantengo

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ Uses the gerund to describe the continuation of an action.

• se la pelan

  ➔ Reflexive verb with direct object pronoun

  ➔ "la" refers to a direct object in this colloquial expression, combined with the reflexive "se".

• cuentan que lo que hago caro pago

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' / Impersonal 'they'

  ➔ "Cuentan" is used in the 3rd person plural to imply 'people say' or 'they say'.

• fiesta y mujeres se manifiestan

  ➔ Reflexive verb for passive meaning

  ➔ "Se manifiestan" functions as a passive structure meaning 'are manifested' or 'appear'.