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[música] 00:02
La basura la vuelvo oro, tengo un hijo 00:04
que viene en un micro, eso es todo. 00:06
Tengo un hijo que viene. 00:10
[música] 00:15
[música] 00:19
Todo me ha dado tan duro [música][canto] 00:23
que yo ya nunca insisto, me veo mejor 00:24
por Instagram por lo visto. Yo ya no 00:26
pienso [música] en la fama ni en que 00:28
chimba conquisto y ahora entiendo que el 00:29
camino siempre ha sido Cristo. Ahora me 00:31
abrazan, se siente la euforia, [música] 00:34
otros que yo no soy nadie, la envidia es 00:35
tan notoria. Hablan de mí [canto] como 00:37
si yo fuera una escoria y siempre buscan 00:39
mi amistad para regalarles una historia. 00:41
Quiero volver [música] a los tiempos 00:43
[canto] donde no quería madrugar, sí, 00:44
esos días donde solo tenía que estudiar, 00:46
donde [música] sobraba el amor de mi 00:48
mamá, no como ahora que me dice [canto] 00:49
"¿Cuándo vos te vas de acá?". La paz 00:51
mental no la tengo y lo peleo con la 00:53
luna, le digo "Extraño el [música] amor 00:55
propio, no caricias de ninguna". Me 00:56
siento vulnerable como un bebé en su 00:58
cuna, pero yo no puedo llorar y eso es 01:00
lo que más tortura. Desprecios, 01:02
depresiones, por fuera una sonrisa, con 01:03
los sueños en el aire, pero yo estoy sin 01:06
visa. Mis demonios al oído nadie me los 01:07
exorciza, por dentro estoy tan mal, pero 01:10
por fuera una sonrisa. Nunca tuve una 01:12
familia [música] y si me equivoco que me 01:13
corrijan, fue mi niñez áspera como una 01:15
lija, mi abuela gritando "Steven, peleó 01:17
en el colegio, mija". El amor de mis 01:19
padres se acabó cuando se empeñó la 01:21
sortija, ahora en ninguno mi alma 01:23
confía. Mi amigo es Judas, mi hermano no 01:25
era lo que [música] yo esperaría, pero 01:27
cuando yo me encuentre solo y sin 01:28
salida, por más que tenga el corazón 01:30
roto, mi mente estará positiva. 01:32
Mi mente estará [canto] positiva. 01:35
[música] 01:38
Soñando despierto y de día, porque la 01:40
envidia a ustedes los [música] consume, 01:44
porque los celos a ustedes los mata. 01:46
Prefieren verme a mí sin un peso que 01:49
salir a buscar su propia plata. 01:51
[música] 01:56
Eh. y me traicionan por [música] la 01:59
plata como en el Barça lo hizo Figo. 02:01
Salud por ustedes, yo valgo esa envidia 02:02
de los mejores. No tengo [música] 02:04
cicatrices y ya sané los moretones. Yo 02:06
soy un guerrero de haters, tengo 02:08
maratones. Pero ya estoy esperando un 02:09
hijo y él cura mis emociones. 02:11
[música] 02:13
Me tranquiliza mi calma. 02:13
Me relajo y respiro. 02:16
[música] 02:18
Solo quiero que tú llegues. 02:18
[canto] 02:20
Te estoy esperando, hijo mío. 02:21
[música] 02:23
Entienden lo que digo, no sé por qué le 02:24
choca mi éxito, soy su enemigo. Quieren 02:25
verme en el piso, quieren verme en el 02:28
castillo y me traicionan por la plata 02:29
[música] como en el Barça lo hizo Figo. 02:31
Entienden lo que digo, no sé por qué le 02:34
choca mi éxito, soy su enemigo. Quieren 02:36
verme en [música] el piso, quieren verme 02:38
en el castillo y me traicionan por la 02:39
plata como en el Barça lo hizo Figo. 02:41

MENTE POSITIVA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Discover the vibrant street slang and rhythmic patterns of Colombian urban music through 'MENTE POSITIVA.' This song is an excellent resource for intermediate Spanish learners to understand the 'Paisa' dialect, motivational vocabulary, and the contemporary language of the global reggaeton movement.

[English]
[music]
I turn trash into gold, I have a son
who's coming on a bus, that's all.
I have a son who is coming.
[music]
[music]
Life has hit me so hard [music][singing]
that I don't even try anymore; I look better
on Instagram, apparently. I no longer
think [music] about fame or about
conquering cool things, and now I understand that
the path has always been Christ. Now they
embrace me, I feel the euphoria, [music]
others say I'm nobody, the envy is
so obvious. They talk about me [singing] as
if I were scum, and they're always seeking
my friendship just to get a story out of it.
I want to go back [music] to the times
[singing] when I didn't want to wake up early, yeah,
those days when all I had to do was study,
where [music] my mom's love
was more than enough, not like now when she says [singing]
'When are you leaving here?'. I don't have
peace of mind and I fight it with the
moon, I tell her 'I miss [music] self-
love, not the affection of anyone.' I
feel vulnerable like a baby in its
crib, but I can't cry and that is
what tortures me the most. Scorn,
depression, a smile on the outside, with
dreams in the air, but I'm without
a visa. No one exorcises the
demons in my ear, I'm doing so badly inside, but
on the outside, a smile. I never had a
family [music] and if I'm wrong, let them
correct me; my childhood was rough like
sandpaper, my grandma shouting 'Steven, he fought
at school, child.' My parents' love
ended when the ring was pawned, now I don't
trust my soul with
anyone. My friend is Judas, my brother wasn't
what [music] I would expect, but
when I find myself alone and without
a way out, no matter how broken
my heart is, my mind will stay positive.
My mind will stay [singing] positive.
[music]
Daydreaming during the day, because
envy consumes you all, [music]
because jealousy is what kills you.
You'd rather see me without a cent than
go out and earn your own money.
[music]
Eh. And they betray me for [music]
money, just like Figo did at Barça.
Cheers to you, I'm worth the envy
of the best. I have no [music]
scars and the bruises have healed. I
am a warrior against haters, I run
marathons. But I'm already waiting for a
son, and he heals my emotions.
[music]
My calm settles me down.
I relax and breathe.
[music]
I just want you to arrive.
[singing]
I'm waiting for you, my son.
[music]
Do you understand what I'm saying? I don't know why
my success bothers them, I'm their enemy. They want
to see me on the ground, they want to see me in the
castle, and they betray me for money
[music] just like Figo did at Barça.
Do you understand what I'm saying? I don't know why
my success bothers them, I'm their enemy. They want
to see me [music] on the ground, they want to see me
in the castle, and they betray me for
money, just like Figo did at Barça.
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

basura

baˈsuɾa

A1
  • noun
  • - trash, garbage

fama

ˈfama

A2
  • noun
  • - fame

euforia

euˈfoɾja

B2
  • noun
  • - euphoria

envidia

emˈbidja

B1
  • noun
  • - envy, jealousy

escoria

esˈkoɾja

C2
  • noun
  • - scum, dross

vulnerable

bulneˈɾable

B2
  • adjective
  • - vulnerable

tortura

toɾˈtuɾa

B1
  • noun
  • - torture

exorcizar

eksoɾsiˈθaɾ

C2
  • verb
  • - to exorcise

niñez

niˈɲes

A2
  • noun
  • - childhood

áspera

ˈaspeɾa

B2
  • adjective
  • - rough, harsh

positiva

posiˈtiba

A1
  • adjective
  • - positive

traicionar

tɾaiθjoˈnaɾ

B1
  • verb
  • - to betray

cicatrices

θikaˈtɾises

B2
  • noun
  • - scars

guerrero

ɡeˈreɾo

A2
  • noun
  • - warrior

éxito

ˈeksito

A1
  • noun
  • - success

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Key Grammar Structures

  • La basura la vuelvo oro

    ➔ Direct Object Clitic Pronoun (La)

    ➔ The pronoun "la" refers back to "la basura", used to emphasize the object before the verb.

  • Todo me ha dado tan duro que yo ya nunca insisto

    ➔ Consecutive Clause (tan... que)

    ➔ Used to express the result or consequence of an intense action: "so... that".

  • Quiero volver a los tiempos donde no quería madrugar

    ➔ Imperfect Indicative (quería)

    ➔ The "imperfect" tense is used here to describe past habits or ongoing states in childhood.

  • No como ahora que me dice "¿Cuándo vos te vas de acá?"

    ➔ Voseo (vos te vas)

    ➔ The use of "vos" instead of "tú", typical in some Latin American regions, with its specific verb conjugation.

  • Mis demonios al oído nadie me los exorciza

    ➔ Double Object Pronouns (me los)

    ➔ When using both indirect ("me") and direct ("los") pronouns together, the indirect becomes "me" and the direct follows.

  • Mi amigo es Judas, mi hermano no era lo que yo esperaría

    ➔ Conditional Tense (esperaría)

    ➔ Used here to express a hypothesis or expectation that was not fulfilled in the past.

  • Por más que tenga el corazón roto, mi mente estará positiva

    ➔ Subjunctive after concessive conjunction (Por más que tenga)

    ➔ The "subjunctive" is required after "por más que" to express a concession despite the circumstances.

  • Prefieren verme a mí sin un peso

    ➔ Personal 'a' (verme a mí)

    ➔ The personal "a" is used when the direct object is a specific person or pronoun, even if emphasized.