Soy Buen Amigo

• Por: El Fantasma

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Soy buen amigo

I'm a good friend

Con orgullo lo digo

I say it with pride

Y me la paso

And I spend my time

Pisteando con amigos

Drinking with friends

Aquí andamos al llavazo, sepan que nunca me rajo

Here we are, no backing down, know I never quit

Cuando me dan un motivo

When I get a reason

Esos placeres

Those pleasures

Que nos brinda la vida

That life offers us

Los disfrutamos

We enjoy them

Y todo con medida

And all in moderation

Toda esa gente mala leche que nomás andan hablando

All that bad-mouthed crowd just talking

Que Diosito los bendiga

May God bless them

Como amuleto aquí traigo a San Juditas

I carry San Juditas as a charm

Siempre devoto, pues los males me los quita

Always devout, he takes away my troubles

Aunque no soy hombre de pleito, si se ofrece no me dejo, aquí traigo una cortita

Even though I’m not a fighter, if it’s on, I won’t back down, I carry a little gun

Enamorado, me gustan mucho las hembras

In love, I really like women

Han sido tantas que ya hasta perdí la cuenta

There’ve been so many I’ve lost count

Muchas buenas amistades por muchísimos lugares, pa que los tomen en cuenta

Many good friendships across many places, so they’re remembered

Métanselo en la cabeza

Keep that in your head

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Casi nada

Almost nothing

Ahí nomás, chavalada

Just hanging out

¡Oílo!

Listen!

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Porto sombrero

I wear my hat

A veces con cachucha

Sometimes a cap

Nunca confiado

Never trusting

Procuro andar bien trucha

I try to stay sharp

Me gusta chambearle macizo, pero sin perder el piso

I like to work hard, but stay grounded

Aquí andamos en la lucha

We’re still in the fight

Tengo mis gustos

I have my preferences

Me fascinan la armas

Weapons fascinate me

Y si se ofrece

And if it’s offered

No dudaré en usarlas

I won’t hesitate to use them

Por los amigos, por mis hijos y mis viejos tan queridos

For my friends, my kids, and my beloved parents

No la pienso pa jalarla

I don’t think twice before going for it

Como amuleto aquí traigo a San Juditas

I carry San Juditas as a charm

Siempre devoto, pues los males me los quita

Always devout, he takes away my troubles

Aunque no soy hombre de pleito, si se ofrece no me dejo, aquí traigo una cortita

Even though I’m not a fighter, if it’s on, I won’t back down, I carry a little gun

Enamorado, me gustan mucho las hembras

In love, I really like women

Han sido tantas que ya hasta perdí la cuenta

There’ve been so many I’ve lost count

Muchas buenas amistades por muchísimos lugares, pa que los tomen en cuenta

Many good friendships across many places, so they’re remembered

Métanselo en la cabeza

Keep that in your head

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
amigo /aˈmi.ɣo/ A1	noun - friend
orgullo /oɾˈɣu.ʎo/ B1	noun - pride
placeres /plaˈθe.ɾes/ B2	noun - pleasures
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
gente /ˈxen.te/ A1	noun - people
males /ˈma.les/ B2	noun - evils
hombre /ˈom.bɾe/ A1	noun - man
hembras /ˈem.bɾas/ B1	noun - females
amistades /a.misˈta.ðes/ B1	noun - friendships
cabeza /kaˈβe.θa/ A1	noun - head
sombrero /somˈbɾe.ɾo/ A2	noun - hat
gustos /ˈɡus.tos/ A2	noun - tastes
armas /ˈaɾ.mas/ B1	noun - weapons
hijos /ˈi.xos/ A1	noun - children
viejos /ˈbje.xos/ A1	noun - old people, parents adjective - old

Gramática:

• Soy buen amigo / Con orgullo lo digo

  ➔ Use of the verb "ser" to express identity and permanent characteristics.

  ➔ The verb "soy" (first-person singular of "ser") indicates a defining characteristic. "Soy" "buen" "amigo" - I am a good friend. 'Lo digo' - I say it.

• Aquí andamos al llavazo, sepan que nunca me rajo

  ➔ Use of "andar" + gerund to express an ongoing action or state. Use of subjunctive mood (sepan). Use of reflexive verb "rajarse" (to back down).

  ➔ "Andamos" "al" "llavazo" means 'we are going hard'. "Sepan" (subjunctive) is used to indicate that you want people to know, implying a command or request. "Nunca" "me" "rajo" - I never back down.

• Esos placeres / Que nos brinda la vida

  ➔ Use of relative pronoun "que" to introduce a relative clause.

  ➔ "Que" refers to "esos placeres". The relative clause "que nos brinda la vida" modifies the noun "placeres".

• Toda esa gente mala leche que nomás andan hablando

  ➔ Use of "andan" + gerund (hablando) to express an ongoing action. Use of "nomás" (a colloquialism).

  ➔ "Andan" "hablando" indicates that they are constantly talking. "Nomás" intensifies this, meaning 'just' or 'only'. 'They are just talking (smack)'

• Aunque no soy hombre de pleito, si se ofrece no me dejo

  ➔ Use of "aunque" + indicative to introduce a concessive clause that presents a fact (as opposed to "aunque" + subjunctive for hypothetical situations). Use of reflexive verb "dejarse" (to let oneself be). Conditional "si se ofrece" (if the occasion arises).

  ➔ "Aunque" introduces a concession: 'Although I'm not a man of conflict'. Indicative mood "soy" is used because it is presented as a fact. "Si" "se" "ofrece" - if it is offered, or if the occasion arises. "No" "me" "dejo" - I don't let myself be (taken advantage of).

• Han sido tantas que ya hasta perdí la cuenta

  ➔ Use of "haber" (auxiliary verb) in the present perfect tense. "Tantas" used as a pronoun, referring back to "hembras". Use of "hasta" to mean "even".

  ➔ "Han" "sido" indicates the present perfect tense - they have been. "Tantas" refers back to the women he was just talking about. "Hasta" perdí la cuenta means 'I even lost count'.

• Muchas buenas amistades por muchísimos lugares, pa que los tomen en cuenta

  ➔ Use of "por" to indicate location (through/around many places). Use of "pa" (shortened form of "para"). Use of subjunctive mood in "tomen" to express a purpose or intention.

  ➔ "Por" "muchísimos" "lugares" means 'in/through many places'. "Pa" is a colloquial shortening of "para". "Pa" "que" "los" "tomen" "en" "cuenta" means 'so that they take them into account'. Subjunctive "tomen" is used after "para que" to express purpose.