Se Volvieron Locos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kane Rodriguez

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of urban bachata with Kane Rodriguez’s 'Se Volvieron Locos.' This song is a fantastic tool for learners of Spanish, as it features clear, colloquial phrasing about social dynamics and uses rhythmic repetition that makes picking up new vocabulary and common slang phrases easier and more engaging.

[English]

They went crazy

when they saw that even crazy people do

well.

Anyway,

it’s simple, just know I’ve got

a lot of faith.

The little dollars are coming in,

my little business is growing. It’s moving

along too

through the streets legally.

Because for the parties I bring a little powder

and for a heated shot I jump right in.

The neighborhood is marked, even on my skin,

and in an SRT

you’ll see me burning rubber

with a little joint in the passenger seat, with a hottie,

gallito de [música] copiloto culito,

and although now we're doing very well,

I'm the same guy I was yesterday.

The kid is humble,

just with a little more money.

And they went crazy,

Rodriguez.

How did we do it? That's the question that

the envious people are asking,

[música]

because they see nothing but brand-new cars,

that they saw me racing

just for singing.

If there’s business, give me a shout, and if there are girls, I’ll be there in

grito y si hay morritas les caigo en

five minutes. But first, obviously, what makes money.

Then we’ll see how

everything else turns out.

In an SRT

you’ll see me burning

rubber, and a little joint in the passenger seat with a

[música]

hottie.

And although now we're doing very well, I'm the

same guy I was yesterday.

The kid is humble.

I'm just with a little money.

Yeah.

[música]

M.

[Spanish]

[música] Se [canto] volvieron locos

cuando vieron que hasta loco le fue

bien.

Igual [canto][música]

sencillo solamente más conmigo hay

[canto] mucha fe.

Van [canto] llegando los dolaritos,

[música] va creciendo mi negocito. Va

magar también

por las calles de ley.

Pues para las fiestas traigo un polvito

y para [música][canto] un tiro en

caliente brinco. barrio tire también

[música] marcada hasta en mi piel

y en una [canto] SRT [música]

quemando me han de ver la llantita y un

gallito de [música] copiloto culito,

aunque ahora [canto] nos va muy bien,

soy el [música] mismo que era ayer.

Humilde el chamaquito,

no más con dinerito. [canto]

[música] Y se volvieron locosita

Rodríguez.

¿Cómo le hicimos? Es la pregunta que

[música] se preguntan los envidiosos

[música]

que porque ven puros carros del año que

[música] por cantar me vieron

coristeando.

Si [música] hay negocios me echan el

grito y si hay morritas les caigo en

cinco. Pero primero claro lo que deja.

[música][canto] Ya después vemos cómo

está la vuelta.

En una SRT

quemando [música] me han de ver la

llantita y un gallito de copilotón

[música]

culito.

Y aunque ahora nos va muy bien, soy el

mismo que era ayer.

Humilde el chamaquito.

Soy con dinerito. [música]

Tá.

[música]

M.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
locos lo-kos A2	adjective - crazy, insane
fe fe B1	noun - faith
dolaritos do-la-ri-tos C1	noun - little dollars (diminutive)
negocito ne-go-si-to B2	noun - little business
calles ka-yes A1	noun - streets
fiestas fyes-tas A1	noun - parties
piel pyel A2	noun - skin
quemando ke-man-do A2	verb - burning (or spinning tires)
humilde u-mil-de B1	adjective - humble
chamaquito cha-ma-ki-to C2	noun - little boy/kid (colloquial)
dinerito di-ne-ri-to B2	noun - little money (colloquial)
envidiosos en-bi-dyo-sos B2	adjective/noun - envious people
preguntan pre-gun-tan A1	verb - they ask
carros ka-rros A2	noun - cars
cantar kan-tar A1	verb - to sing

Key Grammar Structures

• Se volvieron locos cuando vieron que hasta loco le fue bien.

  ➔ Reflexive verb 'volverse' + Preterite tense

  ➔ "Volverse" denotes a change in state. Here, "se volvieron" expresses a sudden transformation in their attitude.

• Van llegando los dolaritos, va creciendo mi negocito.

  ➔ Periphrasis 'Ir + Gerundio'

  ➔ This structure indicates a progressive, gradual action that takes place over time.

• En una SRT quemando me han de ver la llantita.

  ➔ Obligation periphrasis 'Haber de + Infinitive'

  ➔ "Han de ver" suggests a high probability or expectation that the action will happen.

• Aunque ahora nos va muy bien, soy el mismo que era ayer.

  ➔ Concessive clause with 'Aunque' + Indicative

  ➔ Uses "Aunque" to contrast the current success with the past identity while maintaining the truth of the statement.

• Y se volvieron locosita Rodríguez.

  ➔ Diminutive suffix '-ita'

  ➔ The suffix "-ita" is used here as an affectionate or colloquial way to play with words/names.

• Es la pregunta que se preguntan los envidiosos.

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' + Reflexive verb

  ➔ "Que" links the noun to the action, and "se preguntan" implies an action done to themselves (reciprocal/reflexive).

• Y si hay morritas les caigo en cinco.

  ➔ Conditional 'si' + Present Indicative

  ➔ Standard structure for a real or open condition in the present.

• Pero primero claro lo que deja.

  ➔ Relative clause 'lo que' + Verb

  ➔ "Lo que" acts as a neutral pronoun meaning "the thing that", used to refer to a concept/abstract idea.