Payaso (Rip Ovi) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1 |
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rey /ˈrei̯/ A1 |
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cabrón /kaˈβɾon/ C1 |
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palabra /paˈlaβɾa/ A1 |
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secuestrar /se.kwesˈtɾaɾ/ B2 |
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crack /krak/ C1 |
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brote /ˈbɾo.te/ B2 |
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deuda /ˈdeu̯.ða/ B1 |
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chota /ˈʧo.ta/ C1 |
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preso /ˈpɾe.so/ B1 |
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galletas /ɡaˈʎe.tas/ B1 |
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mansión /manˈsjon/ B2 |
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sufrido /suˈfɾi.ðo/ B1 |
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superación /su.pe.ɾaˈsjon/ B2 |
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manejador /ma.ne.xaˈðoɾ/ B1 |
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tiburones /ti.βuˈɾo.nes/ B1 |
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perritas /peˈri.tas/ C1 |
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romper /romˈpeɾ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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No tengo trono ni reina, ni nadie que me comprenda
➔ Subjunctive mood in indefinite clauses
➔ The subjunctive mood ("comprenda") is used after an indefinite or negative antecedent ("nadie que"). This construction indicates uncertainty or non-existence of the person/thing described by the relative clause. In this case, "nadie que me comprenda" means "no one who understands me," emphasizing the lack of such a person.
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Esa corona le faltan diamantes.
➔ Verb agreement with 'faltar' (similar to 'gustar')
➔ The verb 'faltar' (to lack, to be missing) often behaves like 'gustar,' where the grammatical subject is the thing that is missing ("diamantes"), and the person/thing lacking it ("Esa corona") is the indirect object, introduced by "le." So, literally, "To that crown, diamonds are missing."
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Si un enano te fequeó con Tiquey y tu Ma'i estaba ahí.
➔ Preterite vs. Imperfect (narrative contrast)
➔ This line uses both the preterite ("fequeó") and the imperfect ("estaba"). The preterite describes a completed action that happened at a specific point in the past ("he faked you out"), while the imperfect describes a continuous or ongoing state or background action in the past ("your mom was there"). This contrast is common in Spanish narrative to distinguish main events from descriptive background.
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Voy a mandarte a secuestrar con un travesti.
➔ Periphrastic future and Causative verb 'mandar a'
➔ This sentence uses the periphrastic future ("voy a mandar") formed by "ir a" + infinitive, which indicates an action that will happen in the near future. Additionally, "mandar a" + infinitive is a causative construction meaning "to send someone to do something" or "to have someone do something." Here, "mandarte a secuestrar" means "I'm going to send someone to kidnap you."
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Estás poniendo a tu ma'i a cocinar pa' mantenerla.
➔ Causative 'poner a' + infinitive and informal 'pa''
➔ 'Poner a' + infinitive is a common causative construction in Spanish, meaning "to get/make someone do something" or "to set someone to do something." So, "poniendo a tu ma'i a cocinar" means "making your mom cook." Additionally, "pa'" is a very common informal contraction of "para" (for/in order to).
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Yo que tú me canto humilde, le debes tu vida a Rancho.
➔ Informal conditional phrase 'Yo que tú'
➔ 'Yo que tú' is an informal idiomatic expression equivalent to "Si yo fuera tú" (If I were you) or "En tu lugar" (In your place). It's used to give advice or suggest what one would do in the other person's situation. Here, "Yo que tú me canto humilde" means "If I were you, I'd humble myself."
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A Cartón le robaste un carro y él claro que sí.
➔ Indirect object pronoun with 'robar'
➔ In Spanish, when 'robar' (to steal) is used with a direct object (what was stolen, "un carro"), the person from whom something was stolen ("Cartón") is typically expressed with an indirect object pronoun ("le") and often with the preposition "a" for clarity or emphasis. This is a common structure for verbs of removal.
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Cabrón, ¿tú no viste que a mí se me murió mi manejador, cabrón?
➔ Impersonal/Accidental 'se' + indirect object pronoun
➔ This construction ("se me murió") is often called the "accidental se" or "impersonal se," indicating an unplanned, unintended, or unfortunate event. The indirect object pronoun ("me") indicates who was affected by the action, making it clear it was "my manager" who died (not that I killed him). It literally translates to "my manager died on me."
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Donde no vas a volver a pisar, cabrón, hasta que traigas tus papeles, jodido chota.
➔ 'Hasta que' + Subjunctive mood
➔ The conjunction "hasta que" (until) when followed by a verb referring to a future action or event that is not yet certain, requires the subjunctive mood ("traigas"). This signifies that the action of "bringing your papers" is a condition that must be met *before* the other action (returning to Caguas) can occur.