Un Convoy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Amilkar Galaviz
• Album: Nata Montana

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Spanish slang and regional slang through 'Un Convoy' by Natanael Cano and Amilkar Galaviz. This track offers learners a unique opportunity to explore modern Mexican slang, rhythmic storytelling, and contemporary Regional Mexican musical culture.

[English]

A convoy of four cars

Patrolling the territory, all the boss's men

He's got control of the plaza

How could I forget that day, you could hear it on the radios

Things got heated, get the heavy gear ready

We got moving in a hurry, we headed to the capital

We came to clean house, orders from Boss Iván

We risk our lives, we are well prepared

We are not going to back down, they respect Culiacán here

Yeah!

And fully loaded, my friends

Nothing but corridos tumbados

...

We cruise through the ranches

Everything is well under control and the support is at one hundred percent

Big shouts to the boss

Vests and long rifles, helmet-wearing soldiers

The war-ready crew, they don't think twice, they are men of action

Just so you all know, don't get tangled up, there's many of us

We carry the fifty-cal

I lead the way, always on alert

Level seven armor on the truck, protection against bullets

You'll see me in a Tacoma

And always giving a hundred percent in La Rosca

Yeah!

That's how we roll, my friends

...

[Spanish]

Un convoy de cuatro carros

El terreno patrullado y pura gente del señor

De la plaza trae control

Cómo olvidar ese día, por los radios ahí se oía

La cosa se calentó, alisten el equipón

En chinga nos activamos, pa' la capi nos jalamos

Venimos a arremangar, órdenes del jefe Iván

La vida nos la jugamos, estamos bien preparados

No nos vamos a rajar, aquí respetan Culiacán

¡Eah!

Y bien jalados, viejones

Puro corrido tumbado

Navegamos por los ranchos

Todo está bien controlado y el apoyo está al millón

Saludazos al señor

Chalecos y rifles largos, el casco tomó soldados

El equipo belicón, no la piensan, son de acción

Para que estén enterados, no se enreden, somos varios

Andamos con el tostón

Voy al frente, ando al tentón

Nivel siete la blindada, protección para las balas

En Tacoma me han de ver

Y por La Rosca siempre al cien

¡Eah!

Ahí quedamos, viejones

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
convoy komˈboi B2	noun - Convoy, a group of vehicles traveling together.
terreno teˈreno A2	noun - Terrain, land, or territory.
patrullado patruˈʝado B2	adjective - Patrolled, watched over by a patrol.
control konˈtrol A2	noun - Control, authority, or dominion.
calentó kalenˈto B1	verb - Heated up; became tense or dangerous.
equipo eˈkipo A2	noun - Team, group of people, or equipment.
jalamos xaˈlamos C1	verb - To move, head towards, or rush somewhere (slang).
arremangar aremanˈɡar C2	verb - To confront violently, sweep through, or take action (slang).
preparados prepaˈrados A2	adjective - Prepared, ready.
rajar raˈxar C1	verb - To back down, chicken out, or back out (slang).
apoyo aˈpojo B1	noun - Support, assistance, or backup.
chalecos t͡ʃaˈlekos B2	noun - Vests, specifically bulletproof vests in this context.
rifles ˈrifles B2	noun - Rifles, firearms.
belicón beliˈkon C1	adjective - Warlike, aggressive, combat-ready (Mexican slang).
enreden enˈreden B2	verb - To get tangled up, confused, or involved in trouble.
blindada blinˈdada B2	adjective - Armored, bulletproof.
protección protekˈθjon B1	noun - Protection, defense.