Sácala – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Learn Spanish through the raw energy of reggaeton with 'Sácala.' This song is a masterclass in street slang and the confrontational language that defined an era of the genre. Its powerful, direct lyrics and star-studded lineup of legendary artists make it a special track for understanding the culture and attitude of mid-2000s reggaeton.
Key Vocabulary
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sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ B1 |
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nueva /ˈnweβa/ A2 |
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miedo /ˈmjɛðo/ B1 |
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morir /moˈɾiɾ/ B1 |
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matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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usar /uˈsaɾ/ A2 |
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sacar /saˈkaɾ/ A1 |
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respeto /ɾesˈpe.to/ B1 |
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futuro /fuˈtu.ɾo/ B1 |
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música /ˈmu.si.ka/ A2 |
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indestructible /indesˈtɾuk̞tiβle/ C1 |
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perro /ˈpe.ro/ A1 |
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hambre /ˈam.bɾe/ A1 |
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calambre /kaˈlam.bɾe/ B2 |
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cabrón /kaˈβɾon/ B2 |
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bravo /ˈβɾa.βo/ A2 |
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chavo /ˈtʃa.βo/ B1 |
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pistola /pisˈto.la/ B1 |
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peligro /peˈli.ɣɾo/ B1 |
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“sangre, nueva, miedo” – got them all figured out?
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Key Grammar Structures
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Sácala, dale, úsala
➔ Imperative verbs used consecutively.
➔ The verbs "Sácala", "dale", and "úsala" command specific actions, showing direct and emphatic instructions.
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No le tengas miedo
➔ Negative imperative with subjunctive mood (‘tengas’).
➔ In Spanish, the negative imperative for 'tú' uses the present subjunctive form, here 'tengas' from 'tener'.
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Si es cuestión de morir, primero que se mueran ellos
➔ Hypothetical clause with subjunctive in the subordinate (se mueran).
➔ ‘Si es cuestión de morir’ introduces a condition; ‘que se mueran’ uses the subjunctive to express an uncertain outcome or wish.
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Déjalos que se tiren
➔ Periphrasis with verb + que + subjunctive (‘déjalos que se tiren’).
➔ ‘Déjalos que se tiren’ means ‘let them act’ — when using ‘dejar’ + ‘que’, the next verb takes subjunctive (‘se tiren’).
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Ustedes no son bravos?
➔ Interrogative rhetorical question with inversion omitted.
➔ The phrase doesn’t expect an answer; it emphasizes irony, keeping the normal subject–verb order typical of colloquial Spanish.
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Viste cómo el Tonka los demole
➔ Use of preterite ‘viste’ with present ‘demole’ for narrative contrast.
➔ Switching tenses shows immediate action (‘you saw’) and ongoing reality (‘he destroys’), creating vivid narration.
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Yo sigo haciendo chavos
➔ Periphrastic continuous with ‘seguir + gerund’ expressing ongoing action.
➔ ‘Sigo haciendo’ means ‘I keep doing’; this expresses persistence over time.
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Yo vengo desde que corren los Momo
➔ Relative clause with ‘desde que’ indicating temporal origin.
➔ ‘Desde que’ introduces the time something started — here it marks when the speaker’s activity began.
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Este es Naldo, que hoy te presenta la mejor producción
➔ Relative clause with ‘que’ functioning as the subject connector.
➔ ‘Que’ connects ‘Naldo’ to the action ‘te presenta’, forming a defining relative clause describing who he is.
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