Préndelo Pingüino – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Neutro Shorty

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into the vibrant world of Latin Urban music? "Préndelo Pingüino" by Venezuelan artist Neutro Shorty is the perfect place to start. This song, with its infectious Dembow beat and catchy, repetitive chorus, offers a fun and energetic way to pick up on Spanish slang and the lively spirit of a Latin American party. Its story, from a viral freestyle to a global hit, makes it a special piece of modern music culture.

[English]

Light it up, Penguin

Bring me two fire extinguishers and four fire trucks, 'cause Penguin's about to light it up

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

With my crew, I'm chill, I'm crystal clear (Brr!)

At the spot with the extended clips and Palestinian rifles

And the girls with butts weighing 40 kilos, kilos (Chu, chu)

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Penguin, if you spark it up, tell me and I'll come down with my crew

And we'll smoke until the cops get us

The ugly ones showed up, looking to frisk us

But we already smoked it and we're laughing our asses off (Hahahaha)

So light it up again, I'll pass you the fire

And tell all those lame ones that if they act up, there'll be gunshots (Pow, pow, pow)

They say your first name is "fake" and your last name is "failure"

That's the cops' talent, they flip more than a tazo

So light-light-light-light-light it up, Penguin, to smoke

This atmosphere is hot, it's like Madagascar

She grabs my dick like chewing gum

Or she wants goat's milk and says she's gonna milk me

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

So light it up, my G, my Caribbean flow is visible from afar

The police chase me as if I were Mister Steven

When I arrive, all the women know what's next

Tell them to prepare the bottle, the big-booty girls, and tell them why

Light it up, light it up, light it up, light it up

Light it up, light it up, light it up

If you have four women, bring them

Because here we're just gonna light it up

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

With my crew, I'm chill, I'm crystal clear (Brr!)

At the spot with the extended clips and Palestinian rifles

And the girls with butts weighing 40 kilos, kilos (Chu, chu)

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light-light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Light it up, Penguin, light-light it up, Penguin

Penguin

The penguins have arrived

Pi-fi

Telia producing

Neutro Shorty, the Crazy Mind

El Chicle!

From Medellín

What's up, Chicle

Guerrilla TC

Venezuela

Colombia

Penguin, light it up

I'm going to Tariba in five

Is the plastic gonna pass or not?

What are you saying, Penguin?

Rub it all, rub it all, Penguin, send it all, Penguin

[Spanish]

Préndela, Pingüino

Tráeme do' extintore' y cuatro camione' de bombero', que Pingüino la va a prendé'

Préndela, Pingüino, prénde-préndela, Pingüino

Con los mío' yo estoy frío, yo estoy claro cristalino (¡Brr!)

En el punto con los peine' y los rifle' palestino'

Y las babies con las nalga' que pesan 40 kilo', kilo' (Chu, chu)

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Pingüino, si tú la prendes, dime que yo bajo con los duende'

Y fumamo' hasta que nos caigan los verde'

Se tiraron los feo' pendiente a hacer requisa

Pero ya no' la fumamo' y nos cagamos de la risa (Jajajaja)

Así que préndelo de nuevo que el fuego yo te lo paso

Y dile to' esos apagao' que si se botan, hay plomazo (Po, po, po)

Dicen que tu nombre es "feka" y que tu apellido es "fracaso"

Es talento de los tombo', se voltean más que un tazo

Así que prénde-prénde-prénde-prénde-préndelo, Pingüino, pa' fumar

Este ambiente está caliente, parece Madagascar

Ella me agarra el pipi como una goma de mascar

O que quiere leche de cabra y dice que me va a ordeñar

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Así que préndela, convive, que de lejo' se me ve este flow Caribe

Los policía' me persiguen como si fuera Mister Steven

Cuando llego las mujere' todas saben lo que sigue

Que preparen la botella, las culona' y los diles por qué

Préndela, préndela, préndela, préndela

Préndela, préndela, préndela

Si tienes cuatro mujere', tráela'

Que aquí lo que vamo' es a préndela'

Préndela, Pingüino, prénde-préndela, Pingüino

Con los mío' yo estoy frío, yo estoy claro cristalino (¡Brr!)

En el punto con los peine' y los rifle' palestino'

Y las babies con las nalga' que pesan 40 kilo', kilo' (Chu, chu)

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Prénde-Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Préndelo, Pingüino, prénde-préndelo, Pingüino

Pingüino

Llegaron los pingüinos

Pi-fi

Telia produciendo

Neutro Shorty, el Mente Loca

El Chicle!

Desde Medellín

Que lo que Chicle

Guerrilla TC

Venezuela

Colombia

Pingüino, préndela

Que voy pa' Tariba en cinco

La va a pasar o no la va a pasar el plástico

¿Qué es lo que tú dices, Pingüino?

Soba to', soba to', Pingüino, manda to', Pingüino

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prender /pɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to light; to turn on (a device); to set fire to; (slang, Latin America) to light up (e.g., a joint); to ignite/start (a party or situation); to excite/turn on (a person)
Pingüino /pinˈɡwino/ A2	noun - penguin; (in the song's context) a nickname or proper name
extintor /eks.tinˈtoɾ/ B1	noun - fire extinguisher
bombero /bomˈbeɾo/ A2	noun - firefighter
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1	adjective - cold, chilly; (slang, Latin America) calm, cool, unfazed
cristalino /kɾis.taˈlino/ B1	adjective - crystalline, clear, transparent; very clear or sharp
peine /ˈpei̯.ne/ A1	noun - comb; (slang, Latin America, especially Caribbean) gun magazine (for ammunition)
rifle /ˈrif.le/ B2	noun - rifle
nalga /ˈnal.ɡa/ B1	noun - buttock, butt
kilo /ˈki.lo/ A1	noun - kilogram
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to smoke
requisa /reˈki.sa/ B2	noun - search, pat-down (often by police); confiscation
plomazo /ploˈma.so/ C1	noun - (slang, Latin America) gunshot; bullet wound
feka /ˈfe.ka/ C1	adjective - (slang, Latin America, especially Venezuela) fake, bogus, counterfeit; (referring to a person) impostor noun - (slang, Latin America, especially Venezuela) fake person or thing
fracaso /fɾaˈka.so/ B1	noun - failure, flop
tombo /ˈtom.bo/ C1	noun - (slang, Colombia/Venezuela) police officer, cop
ordeñar /oɾ.ðeˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to milk (an animal); (in the song's context) used provocatively with a sexual connotation
convive /konˈbi.βe/ C1	noun - (slang, Venezuela) friend, close acquaintance, buddy verb - (imperative form of 'convivir') to coexist; (in the song) used as a direct address like 'buddy' or 'pal'
flow /floʊ/ C1	noun - (loanword, informal) style, swag, rhythm, vibe; a particular manner of moving or expressing oneself, especially in urban music and fashion
culona /kuˈlo.na/ C1	adjective - (informal, sometimes vulgar) big-butted noun - (informal, sometimes vulgar) a woman with a large behind

Key Grammar Structures

• Tráeme do' extintore' y cuatro camione' de bombero', que Pingüino la va a prendé'

  ➔ Imperative with attached object pronoun and informal periphrastic future

  ➔ "Tráeme" combines the imperative "trae" (bring) with the object pronoun "me" (to me). "va a prendé'" is an informal version of "va a prender", representing the periphrastic future ("ir a" + infinitive) with the final 'r' omitted, common in certain dialects.

• Con los mío' yo estoy frío, yo estoy claro cristalino (¡Brr!)

  ➔ Colloquial use of possessive adjective as a noun (meaning 'my people')

  ➔ "los mío'" (instead of "los míos") informally refers to "my people" or "my crew," where the possessive adjective functions as a noun, similar to "mine" but implying a group of individuals.

• Y las babies con las nalga' que pesan 40 kilo', kilo' (Chu, chu)

  ➔ Relative clause and informal omission of final 's' in plurals

  ➔ "nalga' que pesan" uses "que" as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause describing "nalgas" (buttocks). The 's' in "nalgas" and "kilos" is omitted in pronunciation, a common feature of some Spanish dialects, especially Caribbean Spanish.

• Pingüino, si tú la prendes, dime que yo bajo con los duende'

  ➔ Type 1 Conditional Clause and informal use of present tense for future action

  ➔ "Si tú la prendes" is a Type 1 conditional clause, expressing a real or probable condition. "dime que yo bajo" uses the present tense "bajo" (I go down) instead of the future "bajaré" (I will go down) to indicate an immediate or certain future action, common in informal speech.

• Y fumamo' hasta que nos caigan los verde'

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in temporal clauses introduced by "hasta que"

  ➔ "hasta que nos caigan" requires the subjunctive mood ("caigan") because "hasta que" introduces a clause that refers to an unaccomplished action or a condition that must be met for the main action to occur.

• Dicen que tu nombre es "feka" y que tu apellido es "fracaso"

  ➔ Impersonal construction "Dicen que..."

  ➔ "Dicen que..." is an impersonal construction meaning "They say that..." or "It is said that...", used to report general opinions or rumors without specifying who is saying them. "feka" and "fracaso" are slang/informal terms.

• Es talento de los tombo', se voltean más que un tazo

  ➔ Comparative of inequality ("más que")

  ➔ "más que un tazo" uses the comparative structure "más que" (more than) to indicate that one thing has a greater degree of a quality than another. "Tombo" is slang for police, and "tazo" is a collectible disc that can be flipped in games.

• Ella me agarra el pipi como una goma de mascar

  ➔ Comparison of equality ("como")

  ➔ "como una goma de mascar" uses "como" (like/as) to make a comparison, indicating that the action is performed in a similar manner to how one would handle chewing gum.

• Los policía' me persiguen como si fuera Mister Steven

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive in clauses introduced by "como si"

  ➔ "como si fuera" requires the imperfect subjunctive ("fuera") because "como si" always introduces a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact comparison, regardless of the tense of the main clause.

• Que preparen la botella, las culona' y los diles por qué

  ➔ Subjunctive used for indirect commands or suggestions

  ➔ "Que preparen" functions as an indirect command or suggestion, often translated as "Let them prepare..." or "They should prepare...". This construction uses "que" followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood.