Mi Primer Millon – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Bacilos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Bacilos with "Mi Primer Millón," a song that perfectly captures the universal dream of success and a better life. Through its catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, you can explore themes of ambition, love, and perseverance, offering a unique window into Latin culture and language. Learning Spanish through this song can be an engaging and rewarding experience.

[English]

I just want to get on the radio

I just want to get on the radio

...

I'm tired of being in debt

Of seeing you suffer for every penny

Let's leave it all and go to Miami

I'm going for it, to become famous

To the life of an artist, to live off songs

To sell illusions that break ten thousand hearts

I just want to get on the radio

To earn my first million

To buy you a big house

Where your heart fits

I just want people to sing

This song everywhere

From San Juan to Barranquilla

From Seville to New York

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

I repeat to you that (oh-oh, oh, oh)

They will hear me (oh-oh, oh, oh)

On the radio, on television (oh-oh, oh, oh)

And so will be my first million (oh-oh, oh, oh)

...

As soon as we arrive, we call Emilio

I have a friend, a friend of a friend

With a direct line to the heaven of so many stars

Then we'll go from here to there

With Paulina Rubio and Alejandro Sanz

Don't worry, darling, Paulina is just a friend

I just want to get on the radio

To earn my first million

To buy you a big house

Where your heart fits

I just want people to sing

This song everywhere

From Kabul to Curaçao

From El Callao to Panama

I just want to get on the radio

To earn my first million

To buy you a big house

Where your heart fits

I just want people to sing

This song everywhere

From Guayaquil to Santo Domingo

From Tijuana to Salvador

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh

...

Go for it

...

Or go that way

Keep moving forward, keep moving forward

And keep moving forward, and keep moving forward (oh-oh, oh, oh)

I want to get off this bicycle (oh-oh, oh, oh)

To go out partying without thinking about the bill (oh-oh, oh, oh)

To buy you an Óscar de la Renta dress (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Don't worry, my first million is coming

And as I say

I just want to get on the radio

I just want to get on the radio

I just want to get on the radio

I just want to get on the radio

I just want to get on the radio

To earn my first million

To buy you a big house

Where your heart fits

I just want people to sing

This song everywhere

From San Juan to Barranquilla

From Madrid to New York

I just want to get on the radio

To earn my first million

To buy you a big house

Where your heart fits

...

[Spanish]

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Estoy ya cansado de estar endeudado

De verte sufriendo por cada centavo

Dejémoslo todo y vámonos para Miami

Voy a lo que voy, a volverme famoso

A la vida de artista, a vivir de canciones

Vender ilusiones que rompan diez mil corazones

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Para ganar mi primer millón

Para comprarte una casa grande

En donde quepa tu corazón

Yo solo quiero que la gente cante

Por todos lados esta canción

Desde San Juan hasta Barranquilla

Desde Sevilla hasta Nueva York

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Yo te repito que (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Me van a escuchar (oh-oh, oh, oh)

En la radio, en la televisión (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Y así será mi primer millón (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Apenas lleguemos, llamamos a Emilio

Yo tengo un amigo, amigo de un amigo

Con línea directa al cielo de tantas estrellas

Después andaremos de aquí para allá

Con Paulina Rubio y Alejandro Sanz

Tranquila, querida, Paulina solo es una amiga

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Para ganar mi primer millón

Para comprarte una casa grande

En donde quepa tu corazón

Yo solo quiero que la gente cante

Por todos lados esta canción

Desde Kabul hasta Curaçao

Desde El Callao hasta Panamá

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Para ganar mi primer millón

Para comprarte una casa grande

En donde quepa tu corazón

Yo solo quiero que la gente cante

Por todos lados esta canción

De Guayaquil a Santo Domingo

Desde Tijuana hasta Salvador

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh

Échale pa'lante

O échale pa allá

Que echa pa delante, echa pa delante

Y echa pa delante, y echa pa delante (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Ya quiero salir de esta bicicleta (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Salir a rumbear sin pensar en la cuenta (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Comprarte un vestido de Óscar de la Renta (oh-oh, oh, oh)

Tranquila, que ahí viene mi primer millón

Y como digo yo

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Para ganar mi primer millón

Para comprarte una casa grande

En donde quepa tu corazón

Yo solo quiero que la gente cante

Por todos lados esta canción

Desde San Juan hasta Barranquilla

Desde Madrid hasta Nueva York

Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio

Para ganar mi primer millón

Para comprarte una casa grande

En donde quepa tu corazón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pegar /peˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to stick, to hit, to attach
radio /ˈradjo/ A1	noun - radio, radio broadcasting
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house, home
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people
cantar /kantar/ A2	verb - to sing
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - place, location
millón /miˈʝon/ B1	noun - million (number)
famoso /faˈmoso/ B2	adjective - famous
canción /kanˈsjon/ A2	noun - song
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B2	noun - illusion, hope
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo solo **quiero pegar** en la radio

  ➔ Present Simple + Infinitive: Expressing a desire/intention

  ➔ "quiero pegar" - The verb "querer" (to want) conjugated in the first person singular (yo) in the present simple, followed by the infinitive "pegar" (to be a hit/catch on). This expresses a desire.

• Estoy ya **cansado de estar endeudado**

  ➔ Adjective + de + Infinitive: Expressing a feeling or state about something.

  ➔ "cansado de estar" - "cansado" is an adjective (tired), followed by "de" (of) and the infinitive "estar" (to be). "endeudado" (in debt) describing the state. Expressing being tired of being in debt.

• Dejémoslo todo y **vámonos** para Miami

  ➔ Imperative (First Person Plural/Nosotros) + Reflexive Pronoun: Suggesting a joint action.

  ➔ "vámonos" - This is the imperative form of "irnos" (to go away) for the first-person plural ("nosotros"). The reflexive pronoun "nos" is attached to the imperative form, indicating that we are doing the action to ourselves/together.

• Voy a lo que voy, a **volverme** famoso

  ➔ Ir + a + Infinitive + Reflexive Pronoun: Expressing intention of becoming something.

  ➔ "volverme" - This is the reflexive form of "volver" (to return/become) with the pronoun "me" attached to the infinitive. It indicates that the action of becoming famous is happening to the speaker themselves.

• Yo solo quiero **que la gente cante**

  ➔ Querer + que + Subjunctive: Expressing a desire/wish that someone else does something.

  ➔ "que la gente cante" - Because of the verb "querer", the verb in the subordinate clause "cantar" is in the subjunctive mood ("cante"). It shows a desire for something to happen.

• Apenas lleguemos, **llamamos** a Emilio

  ➔ Subjunctive Clause with "apenas" + Future Indicative: Expressing an action that will happen immediately after another.

  ➔ "Apenas lleguemos" introduces a time clause with "apenas" (as soon as) and the subjunctive "lleguemos" (we arrive)."llamamos" is in the future indicative, showing that they will call Emilio after they arrive.

• Tranquila, querida, Paulina solo **es una amiga**

  ➔ Ser + Noun: Definition or identification.

  ➔ "es una amiga" - Uses the verb "ser" (to be) to define or identify Paulina as a friend. It is giving information about who she is in relation to the speaker.

• Ya quiero **salir** de esta bicicleta

  ➔ Querer + Infinitive: Expressing a desire or wish.

  ➔ "quiero salir" - Similar to "quiero pegar", this uses "querer" (to want) + an infinitive "salir" (to leave/get out) to express a wish.