Muerte En Hawaii – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Calle 13

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and "Muerte En Hawaii" by Calle 13 is a perfect song to start with for Spanish learners. The song is filled with creative and exaggerated phrases (hyperboles) that make learning vocabulary fun and memorable. As you listen, you'll pick up a wide range of words and expressions related to actions, abilities, and emotions, all wrapped in a catchy, ukulele-driven melody. It's a special song because it playfully shows the power of love through imaginative language, making the learning process both entertaining and culturally enriching.

[English]

I’ve fought crocodiles

Swung on a wire carrying over 500 kilos

Turned the world upside down in less than a second

Gone through a hundred mazes and never get lost

I breathe in and out of the water like seals

I’m fireproof, catch bullets in my mouth

My creativity soars like airplanes

I can build a brain without reading instructions

Speak all the languages of every alphabet

Have more vocabulary than any dictionary

I’ve got eagle eyesight, a dog’s nose

Can walk on hot nails barefoot

I’m immune to death

Don’t need blessings because I’m always lucky

Come with me for a walk in the park

Because I have more stories to tell than García Márquez

For you, everything I do is for you

Because you bring out the best in me

I am all that I am

Because you are everything I want

For you, everything I do is for you

Because you bring out the best in me

I am all that I am

Because you are everything I want

I can jump rope with just one leg

See in the dark without a flashlight

Cook whatever you want, I’m a real chef

I have sex twenty-four seven, all month long

Can blow away the gray clouds so you have a good day

I also know how to communicate telepathically

For you, I cross the border without a visa

And make Mona Lisa smile brightly

For you, I breathe before I die

For you, I go to church and listen to the whole mass without falling asleep

I’m still the king even without a kingdom

My sweat smells like perfume and I never mess up my hair

I know how to fight all martial arts

I also know how to communicate with animals

The more time passes, I look younger

I composed this song without listening like Beethoven

For you, everything I do is for you

Because you bring out the best in me

I am all that I am

Because you are everything I want

For you, everything I do is for you

Because you bring out the best in me

I am all that I am

Because you are everything I want

...

[Spanish]

Yo he peleado con cocodrilos

Me he balanceado sobre un hilo cargando más de 500 kilos

Le he dado la vuelta al mundo en menos de un segundo

He cruzado cien laberintos y nunca me confundo

Respiro dentro y fuera del agua como las focas

Soy a prueba de fuego, agarro balas con la boca

Mi creatividad vuela como los aviones

Puedo construir un cerebro sin leer las instrucciones

Hablo todos los idiomas de todos los abecedarios

Tengo más vocabulario que cualquier diccionario

Tengo vista de águila, olfato de perro

Puedo caminar descalzo sobre clavos de hierro

Soy inmune a la muerte

No necesito bendiciones porque siempre tengo buena suerte

Ven conmigo a dar un paseo por el parque

Porque tengo más cuentos que contarte que García Márquez

Por ti, todo lo que hago, lo hago por ti

Es que tú me sacas lo mejor de mí

Soy todo lo que soy

Porque tú eres todo lo que quiero

Por ti, todo lo que hago lo hago por ti

Es que tú me sacas lo mejor de mí

Soy todo lo que soy

Porque tú eres todo lo que quiero

Puedo brincar la cuerda con solo una pierna

Veo en la oscuridad sin usar una linterna

Cocino lo que quieras, yo soy todo un chef

Tengo sexo veinticuatro siete, todo el mes

Puedo soplar las nubes grises pa' que tengas un buen día

También sé cómo comunicarme por telepatía

(Por ti) Cruzo la frontera sin visa

Y le saco una buena sonrisa a la Monna Lisa

(Por ti) Respiro antes de morirme

Por ti voy a la iglesia y escucho toda la misa sin dormirme

Sigo siendo el rey aunque no tenga reino

Mi sudor huele a perfume y nunca me despeino

Sé pelear todas las artes marciales

También sé cómo comunicarme con los animales

Mientras más pasa el tiempo, me veo más joven

Esta canción la compuse sin escuchar como Beethoven

Por ti, todo lo que hago lo hago por ti

Es que tú me sacas lo mejor de mí

Soy todo lo que soy

Porque tú eres todo lo que quiero

Por ti, todo lo que hago lo hago por ti

Es que tú me sacas lo mejor de mí

Soy todo lo que soy

Porque tú eres todo lo que quiero

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
peleado /pe.leˈa.ðo/ B1	verb - fought
cocodrilos /ko.koˈðɾi.los/ A2	noun - crocodiles
creatividad /kɾe.a.ti.βiˈðað/ B2	noun - creativity
vocabulario /bo.ka.βuˈla.ɾjo/ B1	noun - vocabulary
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck
paseo /paˈse.o/ A2	noun - walk
muerte /ˈmweɾ.te/ B1	noun - death
frontera /fɾonˈte.ɾa/ B1	noun - border
sonrisa /sonˈɾi.sa/ A2	noun - smile
cocino /koˈθi.no/ A1	verb - I cook
brincar /bɾinˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump
oscuro /osˈku.ɾo/ B1	adjective - dark
artes /ˈaɾ.tes/ B2	noun - arts
rey /rei/ A2	noun - king
sudor /suˈðoɾ/ B1	noun - sweat
inmune /inˈmu.ne/ B2	adjective - immune

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo **he peleado** con cocodrilos

  ➔ Present Perfect (pretérito perfecto compuesto)

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to express actions that started in the past and continue to have relevance or effect in the present. Here, it implies the speaker has fought crocodiles at some point in their life, and that experience is part of who they are now.

• Le **he dado** la vuelta al mundo en menos de un segundo

  ➔ Present Perfect + Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ The "le" is an indirect object pronoun indicating 'to whom' the action is done. The present perfect emphasizes the completion of the action, and its lasting impact on the speaker.

• Soy **a prueba de** fuego, agarro balas con la boca

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase "a prueba de"

  ➔ "A prueba de" means "proof against" or "resistant to". It indicates that the speaker is not affected by fire.

• Puedo construir un cerebro sin **leer** las instrucciones

  ➔ Infinitive after modal verb (Poder)

  ➔ The modal verb "puedo" (I can) is followed by the infinitive "leer" (to read). Modal verbs require an infinitive to complete their meaning.

• Tengo más vocabulario **que** cualquier diccionario

  ➔ Comparative of Inequality (más...que)

  ➔ "Más...que" is used to compare two things, indicating that one has more of a certain quality than the other. Here, the speaker claims to have more vocabulary than any dictionary.

• Por ti, **todo lo que hago**, lo hago por ti

  ➔ Relative Pronoun "lo que"

  ➔ "Lo que" translates to "that which" or "what". It refers to a general concept or action. Here, it encompasses everything the speaker does.

• Es **que** tú me sacas lo mejor de mí

  ➔ Emphatic Use of "Es que"

  ➔ "Es que" introduces an explanation or a reason, but it also adds emphasis to it. Here, it highlights the reason why the speaker does everything: because the other person brings out the best in them.

• Cocino lo que quieras, yo soy todo un **chef**

  ➔ Noun used as an appositive

  ➔ The word "chef" is used as an appositive, providing further information or clarification about what the speaker is. It directly follows the speaker's claim and renames or describes it.