La Old Skul – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rauw Alejandro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Latin music with Rauw Alejandro's "La Old Skul." This reggaeton track is not only a catchy bop but also a powerful narrative of empowerment and moving on from heartbreak. Learning Spanish through this song will expose you to contemporary urban slang and expressions related to overcoming adversity and embracing independence, all set to an infectious beat that embodies the 'old school' reggaeton vibe.

[English]

Ah-ah-ah-ah, she’s tired of crying

No jerk’s gonna hurt her again

She called her friends, they’re picking her up tonight

Dressed for the night, she’s gonna get even

Ah-ah-ah-ah, she’s tired of crying

She swore no jerk’s gonna hurt her again

She called her friends, she just wants to smoke

Dressed for the night, she’s gonna get even (look at that girl, listen to this)

Hey, you’re looking fire tonight, everything suits you

She deleted the photo, blew up his DMs (yeah)

They ask her what happened with him (what?)

Guys keep hitting on her, but she’s not interested

Three strikes, you’re out

How’s the kush? She kicks it away (what? Turn it up!)

What’s your flavor? I want it

If your love’s fire, I’ll burn in it

Your Insta’s missing stories with me (yeah)

I can’t convince you to stick with me

Wherever, whenever she wants, she can

She moved forward, no looking back

Now she’s blasting reggaeton in her Mercedes (Ra-Rauw)

She doesn’t feel, nothing hurts her (mami, yeah)

Wherever, whenever she wants, she can

She moved forward, no looking back

Now she’s blasting reggaeton in her Mercedes

She doesn’t feel, nothing hurts her

Ah-ah-ah-ah, she’s tired of crying

She swore no jerk’s gonna hurt her again

She called her friends, she just wants to smoke

Dressed for the night, she’s gonna get even

Her heart is dead

What he did to her changed her

She did her makeup, went out to forget it all

She looked at me and sexted me (what? Hard)

She wakes up with me

We did it a couple times last night (yeah)

I put her in position three (hard)

She came and then she left

Call me whenever you need a ride

And we’ll cause some trouble

Call me whenever you need rescuing

You’ve got my number (mami)

Call me whenever you want to have sex

It’ll always be a pleasure for me

Call me, baby, I’m here for you

Understand I’m not like him (baby)

Just call, and I’ll be there (mmm)

Just call, I’ll take care of it, take care of it

Ah-ah-ah-ah, she’s tired of crying

She swore no jerk’s gonna hurt her again

She called her friends, she just wants to smoke

Dressed for the night, she’s gonna get even

...

My body next to yours, just feel it

Don’t talk, don’t say a word, just feel it (Ra-Rauw)

My body next to yours and (Calloway)

...

[Spanish]

Ah-ah-ah-ah, se cansó de llorar

Que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar

Llamó a sus amigas, que hoy la pase' a buscar

Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar

Ah-ah-ah-ah, se cansó de llorar

Juró que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar

Llamó a su' amigas, sólo quiere fumar

Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar (mira a esa muchacha, oye esto)

Hola, hoy tú te ves que te va' a cien, to' te queda bien

Borró la foto, explota'o el DM (ey)

Le preguntan qué pasó con él (¿qué?)

Y mucho' le tiran, pero ella pichea

Tre' strikes, te tiene' que ir pa' fuera

¿Cómo te da el kush? Ella lo patea (¿qué? ¡Sube!)

¿A-A-A qué sabe tu sabor? Yo lo quiero

Si e' fuego tu amor, pues yo me quemo

A tu Insta le falta histori' conmigo (ey)

Convencerte a que te pegue' no consigo

Donde sea, cuando quiere puede

Tiró pa'lante y no retrocede

Ahora escucha reggaetón en su Mercede' (Ra-Rauw)

No siente, nada le duele (mami, ey)

Donde sea, cuando quiere puede

Tiró pa'lante, y no retrocede

Ahora escucha reggaetón en su Mercede'

No siente, nada le duele

Ah-ah-ah-ah, se cansó de llorar

Juró que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar

Llamó a su' amigas, sólo quiere fumar

Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar

Su corazón se murió

Lo que él le hizo, la cambió

Se maquilló, a olvidar to' salió

Me miró y me sexteó (¿qué? Duro)

Conmigo amanece

Anoche lo hicimo' un par de vece' (ey)

La puse en uno má' tre' (duro)

Se vino y luego se fue

Llama cuando quiera' que por ti pase

Y cogemo' un desacate

Llama cuando necesite' rescate

Tú tiene' mi teléfono (mami)

Llama cuando quiera' tener sexo

Pa' mí siempre será un placer

Llama baby, que pa' ti 'toy puesto

Entiende que yo no soy como él (bebé)

Tú sólo llama y me va' a tener (mmm)

Sólo llama que te vo'a resolver, a resolver

Ah-ah-ah-ah, se cansó de llorar

Juró que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar

Llamó a su' amigas, sólo quiere fumar

Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar

Mi cuerpo junto al tuyo, sólo siéntelo

No me hable', no me diga' nada y siéntelo (Ra-Rauw)

Mi cuerpo junto al tuyo y (Calloway)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cansó cansó A2	verb - got tired
llorar llorar A1	verb - to cry
pendejo pendejo C1	noun - idiot, fool (slang)
lastimar lastimar A2	verb - to hurt, to wound
amiga amiga A1	noun - female friend
desquitar desquitar B2	verb - to get back at, to take revenge
fumar fumar A1	verb - to smoke
kush kush B2	noun - a strain of cannabis
patea patea A2	verb - kicks (verb form)
fuego fuego A1	noun - fire
quemo quemo A2	verb - I burn
Insta Insta B1	noun - Instagram (social‑media platform)
historia historia A2	noun - history, story
reggaetón reggaetón B1	noun - reggaeton (music genre)
Mercedes Mercedes B1	proper noun - Mercedes (luxury car brand / female name)
cuerpo cuerpo A1	noun - body
sentir sentir A1	verb - to feel
resolver resolver B1	verb - to solve, to resolve

Key Grammar Structures

• Ah‑ah‑ah‑ah, se cansó de llorar

  ➔ Preterite of a reflexive verb + *de + infinitive* (cansarse de + infinitive).

  ➔ The phrase "*se cansó*" shows the preterite of the reflexive verb *cansarse*. The construction "*de llorar*" uses *de* + infinitive to express what caused the tiredness.

• Juró que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar

  ➔ Past tense verb + *que* + present indicative (statement about a general truth/future expectation).

  ➔ "*Juró*" is the preterite of *jurar* (to swear). The clause "*que ningún pendejo la vuelve a lastimar*" uses *que* followed by the present indicative *vuelve* to state a firm expectation that it will not happen again.

• Llamó a sus amigas, que hoy la pase' a buscar

  ➔ Past tense verb + *que* + present subjunctive (purpose or command expressed indirectly).

  ➔ "*Llamó*" is the preterite of *llamar*. The clause "*que hoy la pase' a buscar*" uses *que* followed by the present subjunctive *pase* to indicate a purpose: “that she go to look for him”.

• Puesta pa' la noche, se va a desquitar

  ➔ Reflexive verb + periphrastic future *ir a + infinitive* (intentional future).

  ➔ "*se va a desquitar*" combines the reflexive *se* with the periphrastic future *ir a + infinitive* (*desquitar*) to mean “she is going to get revenge”.

• ¿Cómo te da el kush? Ella lo patea

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun *te* before the verb; direct object pronoun *lo* before the verb (clitic placement).

  ➔ "*te*" (you) is the indirect object pronoun in "*te da*" (gives to you). "*lo*" (it) is the direct object pronoun in "*lo patea*" (kicks it). Both pronouns are placed before the verb, which is typical in Spanish clitic pronoun order.

• Ahora escucha reggaetón en su Mercede'

  ➔ Informal affirmative command (*escucha*) directed to “tú”.

  ➔ "*escucha*" is the informal affirmative imperative of *escuchar* (listen), used here to tell the listener to “listen now”.

• No siente, nada le duele

  ➔ Double negative with *nada*; indirect object pronoun *le* with impersonal verb *doler* (experiencer construction).

  ➔ "*nada le duele*" literally “nothing hurts him/her”. The negative *nada* creates a double negative with the verb *duele*; *le* is the indirect object pronoun referring to the person who feels the pain.

• Entiende que yo no soy como él (bebé)

  ➔ Imperative *entiende* followed by a *que*‑clause with present indicative; comparative *como*.

  ➔ "*Entiende*" is the informal imperative of *entender* (understand). The clause "*que yo no soy como él*" uses *que* + present indicative to state a fact, and *como* functions as a comparative meaning “like”.