Mataron – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Héctor, Tito

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, conscious side of early reggaetón with Héctor & Tito's "Mataron." This track, rich in Spanish narrative and emotion, offers listeners a poignant look into social commentary through the genre's foundational sounds, allowing you to learn powerful vocabulary related to justice, loss, and a call for peace.

[English]

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away, then

They've already killed him, his body is soaked

And the enemy kept shooting

His parents are crying, his brother is crying too

And his friends wanted to see him standing

Tito, Andrés, and Otoniel left

It's this world that turns into hell

White doves that no longer bind them

This world is controlled by those who rise

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away

God gives you a gift, but He can also take it away

And if you kill, they'll kill you too

God gives you a gift, but He can also take it away

And if you kill, they'll kill you too

Hear me, God, stop the war, please

I don't want more death, I don't want more murderers

Hear me, God, stop the war, please

I don't want more death, I don't want more murderers

Everything in life happens for a reason

And it's hard to find a good friend

He's gone, he no longer exists

My heart is already very sad

I pray to God that you are in glory

Your heart will be in my memory

And I wonder: why is my people fading away?

Life is one, and we live it by killing

Remember, judgment will be coming

That's how it is

And I wonder: why is my people fading away?

Life is one, and we live it by killing

Remember, judgment will be coming

That's how it is

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away

They killed, they killed an innocent

He flew away

Héctor and Tito suffer, knowing that God has gone

Héctor and Tito suffer, knowing that the sorrow has gone

Héctor and Tito suffer, knowing that many friends have fallen

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[Spanish]

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue, pues

Ya lo mataron, su cuerpo esta encharcado

Y el enemigo seguía disparando

Sus padres lloran, tambien llora su hermano

Y sus amigos lo querían ver parado

Tito Andres y Otoniel se fueron

Es este mundo que se convierte en infierno

Palomas blancas que ya no los une

Es este mundo, lo controla el que sube

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue

Dios te da el don, pero tambien te lo puede quitar

Y si tu matas, tambien te mataran

Dios te da el don, pero tambien te lo puede quitar

Y si tu matas, tambien te mataran

Oye mi Dios, para la guerra por favor

No quiero mas muerte, no quiero mas matón

Oye mi Dios, para la guerra por favor

No quiero mas muerte, no quiero mas matón

Todo en la vida viene por un motivo

Y es dificil conseguir un buen amigo

El se fue, ya no existe

Mi corazón se encuentra ya muy triste

Le rezo a Dios que estes tu en la gloria

Tu corazón estará en mi memoria

Y me pregunto: ¿por que mi gente se está acabando?

La vida es una y la vivimos matando

Recuerda el juicio se estará acercando

Eso es así

Y me pregunto: ¿por que mi gente se está acabando?

La vida es una y la vivimos matando

Recuerda el juicio se estará acercando

Eso es así

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue

Mataron, mataron a un inocente

Volando el se fue

Hector y Tito sufren, al saber que a Dios el se fue

Hector y Tito sufren, al saber que a la pena el se fue

Hector y Tito sufren, al saber que muchos amigos decayeron

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
inocente /inoˈsente/ B1	adjective - innocent, guiltless
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
enemigo /eneˈmiɣo/ A2	noun - enemy
disparar /dispaˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to shoot, to fire (a weapon)
padre /ˈpaðɾe/ A1	noun - father
hermano /eɾˈmano/ A1	noun - brother
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A1	noun - friend
mundo /ˈmundo/ A2	noun - world
infierno /inˈfjerno/ B2	noun - hell, inferno
Dios /djos/ A2	noun - God
guerra /ˈɡera/ B1	noun - war
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ B1	noun - death
vida /ˈβiða/ A2	noun - life
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ B1	noun - heart (anatomical or emotional)
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad
gloria /ˈɡloɾja/ B2	noun - glory, heaven
juicio /ˈxwisjo/ B2	noun - judgment, trial