La Lokerona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Hernan Trejo, Nata Montana

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Corridos Tumbados with 'La Lokerona'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning modern Mexican slang and urban Spanish expressions. By listening to its unique blend of traditional instruments and hip-hop attitude, you'll discover how language evolves within contemporary street culture, making it a special piece for anyone looking to master authentic, colloquial Spanish.

[English]

[Music]

They say it's better to keep quiet, to be honest

I haven't trusted the things people

have told me

I want to get high, get really crazy

I don't know what'll happen, I live life my way

Going hard, whatever it is, I'll break the

price; we handle the codes very well

I have the key to keep the girls happy

You sell me in peace

That you prefer me

I'm going wild, the highway smells like pure

good weed, they want to see me more on the

watch

[Music]

I've got it lit, that's how I keep it

The brand doesn't fade, and I've changed for a

girl

Parties and women appear, I won't

wake up alone, it was just for a while, I light up a

joint

What I do is expensive, I pay for it, and honestly I'm

not afraid; what I am is right here

waiting

[Music]

Success to go hard, whatever it is

I'll break the price, handling very good

codes

It's my fault that they

prefer me

I want to get high, they already know us

well, whatever happens, I live life how I

want

[Music]

[Spanish]

[Música]

dicen que mejor es ser callado la neta

no he confiado de las cosas que me han

dicho

quiero ponerme una loquera ya bien loco

no sé qué pase me la veo como yo quiero

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 prefieras

ando en putiza la carretera huele a pura

motita buena me quieren ver más en la

vela

[Música]

tengo prendiendo así me mantengo la

marca no se borra y he cambiado por una

morra

fiesta y mujeres se manifiestan no

amanezca solo era un rato prendo un

gabinete

lo que hago caro pago Y la verdad yo no

tengo miedo lo que sí aquí estoy

esperando

[Música]

Éxito para andar bien recio lo que sea

yo le rompo el precio maneja muy buenas

claves

es mi culpa que me

prefieran

quiero ponerme una loquera ya bien nos

conoce que pase me la vivo como yo

quiero

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
callado ka-ʝa-ðo A2	adjective - quiet, silent
neta ne-ta B2	noun - truth, reality (slang)
loco lo-ko A2	adjective - crazy
recio re-sjo B2	adverb - fast, hard, intensely
claves kla-βes A2	noun - codes, keys
llave ʝa-βe A1	noun - key
carretera ka-re-te-ɾa A2	noun - highway, road
motita mo-ti-ta C1	noun - marijuana (slang)
marca maɾ-ka A2	noun - brand, mark
morra mo-ra B2	noun - girl (slang)
fiesta fjes-ta A1	noun - party
manifestar ma-ni-fes-taɾ B2	verb - to appear, to express
miedo mje-ðo A2	noun - fear
éxito ek-si-to A2	noun - success
culpable kul-pa-βle B1	noun - guilty, fault

Key Grammar Structures

• dicen que mejor es ser callado

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' / Impersonal 'dicen'

  ➔ "Dicen" is used here to refer to people in general without specifying a subject, similar to 'they say' or 'people say'.

• no he confiado de las cosas

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto)

  ➔ The structure "he confiado" is used to describe an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• me la veo como yo quiero

  ➔ Direct object pronoun placement (Enclitic/Proclitic)

  ➔ The pronoun "la" is a proclitic placed before the verb "veo", referring to the situation or life.

• tengo la llave para andar bien

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Tener que / Tener + objeto)

  ➔ "Tengo la llave" expresses possession. Note the idiomatic use of "andar" to describe a state of being.

• que me prefieras

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ The subjunctive "prefieras" is used after an implied expression of desire or emotion.

• me quieren ver

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive construction

  ➔ "Quieren" is the conjugated verb and "ver" is the infinitive, working together as a verbal phrase.

• la marca no se borra

  ➔ Passive 'se' (Pasciva refleja)

  ➔ The 'se' here indicates a passive construction where the action happens to the subject "la marca".

• he cambiado por una morra

  ➔ Preposition 'por' (causal/exchange)

  ➔ "Por" here indicates the reason or the motive for the change.