MENINA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Nathy Peluso, Lua de Santana
• Album: GRASA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Money in the glove compartment and a gem in my nose

How it hurts, how it burns when they pour alcohol on a scar

I strapped a bulletproof vest to my chest, with a padlock keychain

With so much sorrow, nobody can wipe away these red eyes

I swear, if it were up to me, I’d helicopter the fuck outta here

But I gotta watch over what’s mine; every night I guard it on my knees

I got all flirty

I gold-plated my fang

So that every time I smile

My sparkle shows

I have fun on my Yamaha while doing my homework

I’ve got serenades your girl hums

I escaped the darkness

In my Versace flip-flops

Bonfire in the city

A dangerous deal

Raw chicken has no salt, so it went to ask for piri-piri

The vibe was weird until the city’s queen arrived

Rice and beans

Basement rat

She’s the greatest

Daughter of glory

Hurricane funk

That old man on the corner yells at me

He calls me filthy

Smoke Mary Jane, smoke weed

I’ve got eyes that look like a doll’s

Wherever I look, everyone there loves cocaine

There’s not a single Velázquez at this party who can paint this Menina

I don’t regret or question what I desire

If I need it, I’ll stir it with a spoon

There’s a jury that wants my fat inside the coliseum

I fought so hard, bitch, for my career to be museum-worthy

My last name embroidered

Rosy cheeks

They kicked me in the back

And my eyes ended up rolled back

My armored territory

The ride’s engine, the roof bulletproof

Don’t get too confident because the truth

Has never been told in full

The ground covered in oil

The leather is snug

And I’ve got it all so far away

So at least I want the good stuff held tight

I dominate it, dominating it

Nailed to my chest

The steel that the bad guy’s sword has

Rogue of my heart

[Spanish]

Plata en la guantera y una joya en la nariz

Cómo duele cómo arde cuando echan alcohol en una cicatriz

En el pecho me puse un chaleco blindado, un llavero cerrojo

De tanta pena penita nobody me quita los ojitos rojos

Yo te juro que si fuera por mi me fugo en helicóptero la chingada

Pero tengo que cuidar esto mío lo guardo cada noche arrodillada

Me puse coqueta

Me forré de oro el colmillo

Para que cada vez que yo sonría

Se refleje mi brillo

Me vacilo la Yamaha haciendo la tarea

Tengo serenatas que tu vieja tararea

Me fugué de la oscuridad

Con la chinela Versace

Fogata en la ciudad

Peligroso cambalache

Frango cru não tem sal então foi pedir piri - piri

A cena tava esquisita e chegou a nega da city

Arroz e feijão

Rato do porão

Ela é a maior

Filha da gloria

Funk furacão

Ese viejo de la esquina me grita

Me dice que soy una cochina

Fume mari fume mota

Llevo los ojos que parecen de china

Adonde miro toda esa gente le gusta cocaína

No hay un Velázquez en toda la fiesta que pinte esta Menina

No me arrepiento ni me cuestiono lo que deseo

Si lo necesito con la cuchara yo lo meneo

Hay un jurado que quiere mi grasa en el coliseo

Tanto que lo batallé (perra) mi carrera de museo

El apellido bordado

Los cachetes colorados

Me pegaron una patada en la espalda

Y quedé con los ojos virados

Mi terreno acorazado

La máquina el techo blindado

No te confíes que la verdad

Nunca entera la han contado

El suelo lleno de aceite

El cuero bien ajustado

Y todo lo tengo tan lejos

Que al menos lo rico lo quiero apretado

Lo domino dominado

En el pecho clavado

El acero que tiene la espada del malo

maliante de mi coração

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
plata /ˈpla.ta/ A2	noun - silver; money
joya /ˈxo.ja/ A2	noun - jewel; precious stone
cicatriz /si.kaˈtɾis/ B1	noun - scar
blindado /blinˈða.ðo/ B2	adjective - armored; heavily protected
chaleco /tʃaˈle.ko/ A2	noun - vest (sleeveless jacket)
helicóptero /e.liˈkop.te.ɾo/ B1	noun - helicopter
Yamaha /ˈjɑːmɑː/ A2	noun - Yamaha (Japanese brand of motorcycles, musical instruments, etc.)
Versace /verˈsa.tʃe/ B1	noun - Versace (Italian luxury‑fashion brand)
cambalache /kambalaˈtʃe/ C1	noun - mix‑up; jumble; chaotic swapping
fogata /foˈɣa.ta/ B1	noun - bonfire; open fire outdoors
peligroso /peliˈɣɾoso/ B1	adjective - dangerous
cocaína /ko.kaˈi.na/ B2	noun - cocaine (illegal stimulant drug)
Menina /meˈni.na/ C1	noun - girl; young woman (Portuguese)
cuchara /kuˈtʃa.ɾa/ A1	noun - spoon
jurado /xuˈɾa.ðo/ B1	noun - jury; a sworn witness; judge
coliseo /ko.liˈse.o/ B2	noun - coliseum; large arena for spectacles
acero /aˈseɾo/ B1	noun - steel
espada /esˈpaða/ B1	noun - sword
duele /ˈdu.e.le/ A2	verb - to hurt; to cause pain
fugo /ˈfu.ɣo/ B2	verb - to flee; to escape