Lamine – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Morad
• Album: Reinsertado 2.0

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Qué golazo de Lamine

What a great goal from Lamine

para la historia del fútbol

for the history of football

con un zurdazo majestuoso,

with a majestic left-footed shot,

Lamine Yamal al rescate.

Lamine Yamal to the rescue.

Lamine Yamal meluch mi tal.

Lamine Yamal is like me.

Vigila quien está en las malas,

Watch out who is there when things are bad,

vigila siempre tu espalda.

always watch your back.

De espalda vienen todas las balas,

All the bullets come from behind,

hay pocos que lo hacen de cara.

few do it face to face.

No.

No.

No lo pensaba,

I didn't think about it,

tampoco imaginaba.

I didn't imagine it either.

Vengo de la calle,

I come from the street,

por eso todo lo soñaba.

that's why I used to dream of everything.

Estaba buscándomelo.

I was seeking it.

Dinero es un caramelo.

Money is sweet.

No tenía consuelo,

I had no comfort,

tirado en el suelo.

down on the ground.

Marco y miro al cielo.

I score and look at the sky.

A nadie anhelo.

I don't miss anyone.

Soy de los reales,

I'm one of the real ones,

por los míos yo me muero.

I'd die for my people.

Solitario siempre en mi acera,

Always alone on my street,

solitario hasta que me muera.

alone until I die.

Nunca tuve suerte ni tocando la madera.

I never had luck, not even knocking on wood.

En la calle no hay fronteras.

On the street there are no borders.

No te ponen las caras raras.

People don't look at you strangely.

Todo es un descaro y lo barato sale caro.

Everything is brazen, and cheap things end up being expensive.

Tan caro y si es caro,

So expensive, and if it's expensive,

Y es raro, tan raro,

And it's strange, so strange,

que todos en el triunfo están al lado

that everyone is by your side in triumph

y en el tiempo se te olvida.

and over time you forget who was there.

Oye.

Listen.

Lamine.

Lamine.

Yamal.

Yamal.

Uno.

One.

Nueve.

Nine.

Lamine.

Lamine.

Yamal.

Yamal.

Uno.

One.

Nueve.

Nine.

Lamine Yamal, la calle juega en primera.

Lamine Yamal, the street plays in the first division.

Siempre soy tranquilo,

I'm always calm,

ni vacilo ni presumo.

I don't hesitate or show off.

No me llevo de los que están

I don't hang out with those who are

vendiéndome humo.

feeding me lies.

Soy demasiado bueno,

I'm too good,

pero a alguno sí lo empomo.

but I do mess some up.

No envidio a nadie, me preocupo si yo sumo.

I don't envy anyone, I worry if I'm making progress.

Camino todo recto, no preocupo si yo choco,

I walk straight ahead, I don't worry if I crash,

choco

crash

y ganando dinero

and making money

y aun así yo no estoy loco.

and even so I'm not crazy.

Porque he tenido mucho

Because I've had a lot

como también tener poco.

as well as having little.

Cuando había mucho

When there was a lot

cuando más había sofoco.

when there was the most pressure.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Vengo de las calles,

I come from the streets,

por eso tengo autoestima.

that's why I have self-esteem.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Vengo de la calle, pero voy para la cima.

I come from the street, but I'm going for the top.

Lamine Yamal, la calle juega en primera.

Lamine Yamal, the street plays in the first division.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Desde el 304 representando la calle.

From 304 representing the street.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Desde el 304 representando la calle.

From 304 representing the street.

Lamine.

Lamine.

Yamal.

Yamal.

Uno.

One.

Nueve.

Nine.

Lamine.

Lamine.

Yamal.

Yamal.

Uno.

One.

Nueve.

Nine.

Lamine Yamal, la calle juega en primera.

Lamine Yamal, the street plays in the first division.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Desde el 304 representando la calle.

From 304 representing the street.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Desde el 304 representando la calle.

From 304 representing the street.

Mamá es de África.

Mom is from Africa.

Papá es de África.

Dad is from Africa.

Desde el 304 representando la calle.

From 304 representing the street.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
calle /ˈkaʎe/ A1	noun - street, road
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1	noun - money
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
solitario /soliˈtaɾjo/ B1	adjective - solitary, lonely
tranquilo /tɾaŋˈkilo/ A2	adjective - calm, quiet, peaceful
humo /ˈumo/ A2	noun - smoke (Figuratively: in 'vender humo', means empty promises or deception)
chocar /tʃoˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to crash, to collide
cima /ˈθima/ (Spain), /ˈsima/ (LatAm) B1	noun - summit, peak, top (figuratively, the highest point of success)
autoestima /awtoesˈtima/ B2	noun - self-esteem
golazo /ɡoˈlaθo/ (Spain), /ɡoˈlaso/ (LatAm) B2	noun - spectacular goal, amazing goal (augmentative of 'gol')
majestuoso /maxesˈtwoso/ B2	adjective - majestic, grand, stately
rescate /resˈkate/ B1	noun - rescue, salvage
espalda /esˈpalda/ A1	noun - back (of the body)
bala /ˈbala/ B1	noun - bullet
consuelo /konˈswelo/ B1	noun - comfort, solace, consolation
anhelar /anheˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to long for, to yearn for, to crave
frontera /fɾonˈteɾa/ B1	noun - border, frontier
descaro /desˈkaɾo/ B2	noun - shamelessness, impudence, audacity
triunfo /tɾiˈunfo/ B1	noun - triumph, victory
presumir /pɾesuˈmiɾ/ B1	verb - to boast, to show off, to flaunt

Key Grammar Structures

• Qué golazo de Lamine

  ➔ Exclamatory sentences with "Qué + noun"

  ➔ "Qué" is used before a noun to form an exclamation, expressing strong emotion or emphasis, similar to "What a...!". Here, "golazo" means a great goal.

• Estaba buscándomelo.

  ➔ Imperfect Progressive with double object pronouns attached

  ➔ The imperfect progressive tense ("estaba buscando") describes an ongoing action in the past. The pronouns "me" (indirect object, 'for myself') and "lo" (direct object, 'it') are attached to the gerund, a common structure in informal speech.

• No tenía consuelo, tirado en el suelo.

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective/state

  ➔ "Tirado" is the past participle of "tirar" (to throw). Here, it functions adjectivally to describe the state of the implied subject (I), meaning 'lying' or 'thrown' on the ground.

• Solitario hasta que me muera.

  ➔ "Hasta que" + Subjunctive mood for future events

  ➔ "Hasta que" (until) requires the subjunctive mood when referring to a future event that has not yet occurred or is not a habitual action. "Muera" is the present subjunctive of "morir" (to die).

• lo barato sale caro.

  ➔ Nominalization with "Lo + adjective" and idiom "salir caro"

  ➔ "Lo + adjective" creates a noun phrase meaning 'the [adjective] thing/aspect'. So, "lo barato" means 'the cheap thing'. "Salir caro" is an idiom meaning 'to end up being expensive' or 'to come at a high cost'.

• y en el tiempo se te olvida.

  ➔ Impersonal/Accidental "se" with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ This "se" construction indicates that the action (forgetting) occurs without a specific agent, often implying it's an 'accidental' event. The indirect object pronoun "te" shows who is affected by the action ('it is forgotten to you' or 'you forget').

• No me llevo de los que están vendiéndome humo.

  ➔ Idiom "no llevarse de" + Relative clause + Present Progressive with attached double object pronoun + Idiom "vender humo"

  ➔ "No llevarse de" is an idiom meaning 'not to associate with' or 'not to be influenced by'. "Los que" means 'those who'. "Están vendiéndome humo" is the present progressive, where "vender humo" is an idiom meaning 'to deceive' or 'to sell false hopes', and "me" is the indirect object pronoun attached to the gerund.

• Porque he tenido mucho como también tener poco.

  ➔ Present Perfect tense + "como también" + infinitive as noun

  ➔ The present perfect tense ("he tenido") describes past experiences relevant to the present. "Como también" means 'as well as' or 'and also'. The infinitive "tener" is used here as a noun phrase ('having little') to parallel "mucho" ('much').

• Desde el 304 representando la calle.

  ➔ "Desde" indicating origin + Gerund as adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Desde" indicates a starting point or origin, in this case, a specific location or area code (304). The gerund "representando" functions as an adverbial phrase, explaining the action performed 'from' that origin.