Pacas De Billetes – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Natanael Cano's "Pacas De Billetes" and immerse yourself in the Spanish language through its energetic beats and bold lyrics. This song offers a glimpse into the artist's journey of success, making it a fun and motivational way to connect with Mexican culture and contemporary music.

[English]

Stacks of bills and a mind that can handle them

Since we were kids, we knew we were destined for this level

It changed my life, it changed our way

Never going down, always moving up

It never made me less, not a single bastard, they couldn't

Car of the year and even people who care for me

I bought a Bugatti Chiron, God guides me

They can't stop me anymore, bunch of talkers

I come prepared, in case they want to try

And we're not playing around, go ahead if you want

I've always stayed calm

And I always put the effort into the business

I'm working hard, paving my way

Some say I’m not the same anymore

I held on to the good life

With class and style, everything was outside

Today I get down to business, climbing the ladder

They won't be able to knock me down even if they tried

Yeah!

And pulling strong

And long live the flag, boss

...

701, the code that’s respected

The brilliant mind and the business, the recipe

I bring medicine to heal the sick

Music at home, I’ve got it in the kitchen

Breaking the system, that’s how it moves

Rolling through beaches, with my pleasures in the clouds

A Jetski in Miami, around the world and women

Bring the count

A little bottle, pop some champagne, I’ve crowned the circle

And with a nine-shot, I carry a Beretta

I’ve always stayed calm

And I always put the effort into the business

I’m working hard, paving my way

Some say I’m not the same anymore

I held on to the good life

With class and style, everything was outside

Today I get down to business, climbing the ladder

They won’t be able to knock me down even if they tried

...

[Spanish]

Pacas de billetes y una mente que las puede

Desde plebes sabíamos que íbamos pa este level

Me cambió la vida, nos cambió ya el modo

Nunca para abajo, siempre para arriba

No me hizo menos ni un cabrón, nunca pudieron

Carrito del año y hasta gente que me cuida

Un Bugatti Chiron me lo compro, Dios me guía

Ya no me detienen, bola de hocicones

Ya traigo con qué, por si quieren quererme

Y no andamos jugando y hágale si quiere

Siempre me miré tranquilo

Y al negocio siempre le metí los kilos

Ando trabajando, me abrí los caminos

Unos dicen que, yo, ya no soy el mismo

Me aferré a la vida buena

Con clase y estilo todo estaba afuera

Hoy me bajo verga, a subir la escalera

No van a poder tumbarme aunque quisieran

¡Eah!

Y bien jalados

Y arriba la bandera, viejo

701, la clave que se respeta

La mente brillante y el negocio la receta

Traigo medicina pa curar enfermos

Música en la casa, tengo en la cocina

Alterando el sistema, así es como se mueve

Rolando por playas, por las nubes mis placeres

Un Jetski en Miami, por el mundo y las mujeres

Traigan a la cuenta

Una botellita, destapo champaña, coroné la vuelta

Y una de nueve tiros, cargo una Beretta

Siempre me miré tranquilo

Y al negocio siempre le metí los kilos

Ando trabajando, me abrí los caminos

Unos dicen que yo ya no soy el mismo

Me aferré a la vida buena

Con clase y estilo todo estaba afuera

Hoy me bajo verga, a subir la escalera

No van a poder tumbarme aunque quisieran

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
billetes /biˈʎetes/ A2	noun - banknotes, bills
mente /ˈmente/ B1	noun - mind
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
abajo /aˈβaxo/ A1	adverb - down, below
arriba /aˈriβa/ A1	adverb - up, above
año /ˈaɲo/ A1	noun - year
gente /ˈxente/ A1	noun - people
Dios /djos/ A1	noun - God
negocio /neˈɣosjo/ A2	noun - business
kilos /ˈkilos/ A1	noun - kilograms
caminos /kaˈminos/ A2	noun - roads, paths
clase /ˈklase/ B1	noun - class
estilo /esˈtilo/ B1	noun - style
bandera /banˈdeɾa/ A2	noun - flag
clave /ˈklaβe/ B1	noun - code, key
receta /reˈθeta/ B1	noun - recipe
medicina /mediˈθina/ B1	noun - medicine
playas /ˈplaʝas/ A2	noun - beaches
nubes /ˈnuβes/ A2	noun - clouds
placeres /plaˈθeɾes/ B2	noun - pleasures

Key Grammar Structures

• Pacas de billetes y una mente que las puede

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The word "que" introduces a relative clause, modifying 'mente' (mind). 'Las puede' means 'that can [handle] them' (the stacks of bills). The pronoun 'las' refers back to 'pacas de billetes'.

• Desde plebes sabíamos que íbamos pa este level

  ➔ Imperfect tense, 'ir + a + infinitive' for future in the past, 'que' introducing a clause.

  ➔ "Sabíamos" is the imperfect tense, indicating a habitual action in the past. "Íbamos pa este level" uses "ir + a + infinitive" to express what they knew they were going to achieve. "Que" introduces a noun clause acting as the object of 'sabíamos'.

• Me cambió la vida, nos cambió ya el modo

  ➔ Preterite tense, indirect object pronoun ('me', 'nos'), definite articles ('la', 'el').

  ➔ "Cambió" is in the preterite, indicating a completed action in the past. "Me cambió" means 'it changed me'. "Nos cambió" means 'it changed us'. 'La vida' (the life) and 'el modo' (the way) use definite articles.

• Nunca para abajo, siempre para arriba

  ➔ Adverbs of place/direction ('abajo', 'arriba')

  ➔ "Abajo" means 'down' and "arriba" means 'up'. The phrase implies 'never down, always up', emphasizing progress and a positive attitude.

• No me hizo menos ni un cabrón, nunca pudieron

  ➔ Negative construction ('no...ni'), preterite tense ('hizo', 'pudieron').

  ➔ "No me hizo menos ni un cabrón" uses 'no...ni' to create a double negative, emphasizing that nobody diminished him. "Pudieron" is the preterite of 'poder' (to be able to), indicating that nobody was ever able to.

• Ya traigo con qué, por si quieren quererme

  ➔ 'Traer con qué' idiom, conditional clause with 'si'

  ➔ "Traigo con qué" is an idiom meaning 'I have what it takes' or 'I have the means'. "Por si quieren quererme" is a conditional clause introduced by 'si' (if), meaning 'in case they want to mess with me'.

• Alterando el sistema, así es como se mueve

  ➔ Gerund ('alterando'), impersonal 'se' construction.

  ➔ "Alterando" is a gerund, indicating an ongoing action. "Así es como se mueve" uses an impersonal 'se', indicating that the system is altered without specifying who or what is doing the altering. 'That's how it's moved/how it moves'.