Maravilla – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Tito Double P

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the fast-paced world of Mexican urban music with “Maravilla.” This track is an excellent entry point for learning Spanish due to its modern, street-level vocabulary (slang) and its vibrant cultural storytelling within the popular *corrido tumbado* genre. You’ll pick up expressive phrases for describing a glamorous and fearless attitude.

[English]

Double P

What a marvel

...

I already asked Saint Jude for forgiveness

So he frees me from madness, ah, ah

So much powder and so many sleepless nights

Of flour, the irons, the armored car

In the Jetta I carry fairy dust

I shake off sleep with a wash, ah, ah

At the Louis V fair in the morning

Two combs and some marijuana

And in the rogue, lively style

I'm having a good time riding high

And the picky girls light up my blunt

Blessings, my old man

Just so they know mine is coming through

Pink powder just for the girls

Man, the neighbor is such a pain

It's another all-nighter again

The big pink Cartier shines and shines

Your girl tells me "what a marvel"

It's a lot of money to spend at Sephora

And some Victoria’s Secret thongs, ah-ah

And some Victoria’s Secret thongs

From Victoria’s, ah-ah

...

And in the rogue, lively style

I'm having a good time riding high

And the picky girls light up my blunt

Blessings, my old man

Just so they know mine is coming through

Pink powder just for the girls

Man, the neighbor is such a pain

It's another all-nighter again

The big pink Cartier shines and shines

Your girl tells me "what a marvel"

It's a lot of money to spend at Sephora

And some Victoria’s Secret thongs, ah-ah

And some Victoria’s Secret thongs

From Victoria’s, ah-ah

...

[Spanish]

Doble P

Qué maravilla

Ya le pedí perdón a San Judas

Pa que me libre de la locura, ah, ah

Tanto polvo y tanta desvelada

De harina, los fierros, la blindada

En el Jetta traigo un polvo de hadas

Me quito el sueño con la lavada, ah, ah

En la Louis V feria de la maña

Dos peines y algo de marihuana

Y al estilo malandrón, movidón

Me la paso bien montado

Y las chamacas pickies me prenden el blunt

Bendición, mi viejo

Nomás pa que sepan que ahí va la mía

Polvo rosita nomás pa las niñas

Viejo, qué chinga la vecina

Que otra vez es amanecida

El Cartiersón rosa brilla que brilla

Tu morra me dice "qué maravilla"

Que es mucha feria pa gastarla en la Sephora

Y unas tangas de Victoria, ah-ah

Y unas tangas de Victoria

De Victoria, ah-ah

Y al estilo malandrón, movidón

Me la paso bien montado

Y las chamacas pickies me prenden el blunt

Bendición, mi viejo

Nomás pa que sepan que ahí va la mía

Polvo rosita nomás pa las niñas

Viejo, qué chinga la vecina

Que otra vez es amanecida

El Cartiersón rosa brilla que brilla

Tu morra me dice "qué maravilla"

Que es mucha feria pa gastarla en la Sephora

Y unas tangas de Victoria, ah-ah

Y unas tangas de Victoria

De Victoria, ah-ah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
maravilla /maɾaˈβiʎa/ B1	noun - wonder, marvel
perdón /peɾˈðon/ B1	noun - pardon, forgiveness
locura /loˈkuɾa/ B2	noun - madness, insanity
polvo /ˈpolβo/ B2	noun - powder, dust
desvelada /desβeˈlaða/ B2	noun - sleeplessness, staying up late
fierro /ˈfjero/ C1	noun - iron, firearm (slang)
blindada /blinˈdaða/ C1	adjective - armored, bulletproof
jeta /ˈxeta/ C2	noun - car (slang: Jetta, VW)
hada /ˈaða/ B1	noun - fairy
lavada /laˈβaða/ B2	noun - washing, wash
feria /ˈfeɾja/ B2	noun - fair, party, money (slang)
peine /ˈpejne/ B1	noun - comb, magazine (gun, slang)
marihuana /maɾiˈwana/ B2	noun - marijuana
montado /monˈtaðo/ B2	adjective - mounted, riding, set up (slang: equipped or well prepared)
bendición /benðiˈsjon/ B1	noun - blessing
niña /ˈniɲa/ A1	noun - girl, child
vecina /beˈsina/ A2	noun - neighbor (female)
amanecida /amanesiða/ C1	noun - dawned, early morning (after staying up)
brillar /briˈʎar/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter
morra /ˈmora/ B1	noun - girl, chick (slang)
tanga /ˈtaŋga/ B2	noun - thong (underwear)

Key Grammar Structures

• Ya le pedí perdón a San Judas

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The preterite tense is used to describe a completed action in the past, like 'pedí' (I asked).

• Pa que me libre de la locura, ah, ah

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used after 'para que' to express a wish or desire, like 'me libre' (he/she frees me).

• Tanto polvo y tanta desvelada

  ➔ Indefinite adjective

  ➔ The indefinite adjective 'tanto' is used to express an unspecified amount, like 'tanto polvo' (so much dust).

• Me quito el sueño con la lavada, ah, ah

  ➔ Reflexive verb

  ➔ The reflexive verb 'quito' is used with the reflexive pronoun 'me' to indicate that the subject performs the action on itself, like 'me quito el sueño' (I lose my sleep).

• El Cartiersón rosa brilla que brilla

  ➔ Redundant expression for emphasis

  ➔ The redundant expression 'brilla que brilla' is used to emphasize the action of shining, like 'brilla que brilla' (shines that it shines).