ME ACTIVO – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Peso Pluma, Jasiel Nuñez
• Album: EXODO

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of modern Mexican music with 'ME ACTIVO'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary Spanish slang and the rhythmic flow of Corridos Tumbados, making it a special tool for anyone wanting to understand how traditional culture meets today's urban sounds.

[English]

The bills keep being counted - Plus, we still have people

The packages keep being sent - To other continents

With a jungle boy - Black Rolls Royce, we're out of our minds

Losing control - Filling up the backpack, I'm stepping up

Just like that, partner Jasiel - We did it again, old man

Ciao!

And you already know what's up, that's how Double P sounds, old man

I know

that they look at me and wonder how it happened

Maybe it's because I leveled up - Because now I've steadied the ship

And that hurts a few of them - But we're not planning on backing down

Because now I know how to heal from the scares - So, just keep moving forward

Let's go! The crew is feeling good - The kid is doing great

The stacks of cash keep popping

Aaah

And there's never a shortage of the little bike

[Spanish]

Se siguen contando los billetes Aparte todavía tenemos gente 

Se siguen mandando los paquetes hacia otros continentes

Con un jungle boys Color negro el Rolls Royce, bien idos

Perdiendo el control llenando el mochilon, me activo

Así nomas compa Jasiel Lo volvimos a hacer viejo

Chau!

Y ya saben que show, así suena la doble P Viejo

Sé  

que me miran y se preguntan cómo fue 

Tal vez sea porque subi de nivel Porque ahora el barco ya lo nivelé 

Y eso le duele a uno dos que tres Pero no le pensamos ya bajar 

Porque ahora de espantos ya me sé yo curar Así que puro pa’ delante Pa

Ya! anda alegre la plebada Anda al cien el chamaquito 

Sigue tronando las pacas

Aaah

Y la motita nunca le falta

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
billetes biˈʝetes A2	noun - banknotes / bills
paquetes paˈketes A2	noun - packages / parcels
continentes kontiˈnentes B1	noun - continents
mochilon motʃiˈlon B2	noun - large backpack
activo akˈtiβo A2	verb - to activate / to get ready
subi suˈβi A1	verb - went up / climbed
nivel niˈβel A2	noun - level
espantos esˈpantos B2	noun - scares / frights
curar kuˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to heal / to cure
alegre aˈleɣɾe A1	adjective - happy / cheerful
plebada pleˈβaða C2	noun - youth / group of friends
chamaquito tʃamaˈkito B1	noun - young kid / boy
tronando tɾoˈnando B2	verb - thundering / making noise / showing off wealth
pacas ˈpakas C1	noun - stacks (of money)
motita moˈtita B2	noun - weed / marijuana

Key Grammar Structures

• Se siguen contando los billetes

  ➔ Passive reflexive (Passive voice with 'se')

  ➔ The structure "Se + verb" is used to express an impersonal action where the subject is not specified.

• Se siguen mandando los paquetes

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Continuity)

  ➔ Using "seguir + gerundio" indicates that an action continues to happen over time.

• Sé que me miran

  ➔ Accentuation and distinction (Sé vs Se)

  ➔ "Sé" (with accent) is the first-person singular of the verb 'saber', distinct from the reflexive pronoun "se".

• Tal vez sea porque subi de nivel

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Doubt/Possibility)

  ➔ Expressions of doubt like "tal vez" trigger the use of the subjunctive mood.

• ahora el barco ya lo nivelé

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun (Clitic placement)

  ➔ The "lo" acts as a direct object pronoun referring to "barco".

• Y eso le duele a uno dos que tres

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun (Le)

  ➔ "Le" is used to mark the person affected by the action (the people who feel pain).

• ya me sé yo curar

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage

  ➔ "Curarse" indicates an action performed by the subject on themselves.

• Anda al cien el chamaquito

  ➔ Idiomatic expression (Colloquialism)

  ➔ "Al cien" is a common Mexican slang phrase meaning to be at 100%, in excellent condition or state.