Un Convoy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Amilkar Galaviz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern world of Mexican music with 'Un Convoy.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning colloquial Mexican Spanish and the unique slang of the 'corridos tumbados' culture, offering a rhythmic and authentic glimpse into contemporary urban regional music.

[English]

[music]

[music]

A convoy of [music] four cars, the

territory is patrolled by people [music]

of the boss of the plaza, under control.

How could I forget that day [music]

over the radios you could hear things getting

heated.

Get the [music] team ready.

We mobilized,

we headed for the capital. We're coming

[music]

to roll up our sleeves.

On the boss's orders, we go.

The [music] life, we're risking it all.

We are well prepared.

[music]

We aren't going to back down, they respect

Culiacán here.

Yeah

and we're fully loaded, old heads.

[music]

Pure corrido tumbado.

We cruise through the ranches, everything is

under control and the backup is

on point. Shoutouts to the Boss. [music]

Vests and long rifles. The helmet

[music] like soldiers. The Licón's crew

doesn't [music] hesitate, they are men of

action.

Just so you all know,

don't try to mess with us, there's many of us, [music]

we're rolling heavy. I'm at the front,

staying [music] alert.

Level seven in the armored vehicle.

Bulletproof protection [music] in the

Tacoma, you'll see me, and on the streets

always at one hundred percent.

That's where we'll be, old heads.

[music]

[music]

[music]

[Spanish]

[música]

[música]

Un convoy de [música] cuatro carros, el

terreno patrullado y por gente [música]

del señor de La plaza tr control.

Cómo olvidar ese día [música]

por los radios ahí se oía la cosa se

calentó

alisten en [música] el equipo.

En nos activamos

para la capi, nos jalamos. Venimos

[música]

a remangar.

Órdenes del jefe van.

La [música] vida nos la jugamos.

Estamos bien preparados.

[música]

No nos vamos a rajar aquí respetan

Culiacán.

Ea

y bien jalados viejones.

[música]

Puedo corrido tumbado.

Navegamos por los ranchos, todo está

bien controlado y el apoyo está al

millón. Saludazos al Señor. [música]

Chalecos y rifles largos. El casco

[música] como soldados. El equipo del

licón no [música] la piensan, son de

acción.

Para que estén enterados,

nos enreden, somos varios, [música]

andamos con el tostón. Voy al frente,

ando [música] al tentón.

Nivel siete en la blindada.

Protección para las balas [música] en

tacoma me han de ver y por la rosca

siempre al 100.

Ahí quedamos, viejones.

[música]

[música]

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
convoy kon-boy B2	noun - a group of vehicles traveling together for protection
patrullado pa-tru-ya-do B1	adjective - patrolled, monitored
alisten a-lis-ten B1	verb - to get ready, prepare
remangar re-man-gar C1	verb - to roll up sleeves; colloquially to engage in violent conflict
rajar ra-har B2	verb - to split; colloquially to back down or give up
blindada blin-da-da B2	adjective - armored (usually referring to vehicles)
rifles ri-fles A2	noun - rifles
soldados sol-da-dos A1	noun - soldiers
balas ba-las A2	noun - bullets
protección pro-tek-syon A2	noun - protection
terreno te-re-no A2	noun - terrain, ground, field
equipo e-ki-po A1	noun - team or equipment
jefe he-fe A1	noun - boss
activamos ak-ti-va-mos B1	verb - we activate / we get moving
preparados pre-pa-ra-dos A2	adjective - prepared

Key Grammar Structures

• Cómo olvidar ese día

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun/exclamation

  ➔ Using the infinitive "olvidar" to express a rhetorical question or exclamation about a past event.

• La cosa se calentó

  ➔ Reflexive verb for passive/impersonal meaning

  ➔ The verb "calentar" becomes "se calentó" to indicate a state change (the situation became heated).

• Alisten el equipo

  ➔ Imperative mood (ustedes)

  ➔ The verb "alistar" is conjugated in the imperative form to give a direct command to the group.

• Nos activamos

  ➔ Reflexive verb for "getting into action"

  ➔ The reflexive form "activarse" is used to denote the start of an activity or state of readiness.

• Nos la jugamos

  ➔ Idiomatic pronominal construction

  ➔ The phrase "jugársela" is an idiom meaning to risk everything or take a big chance.

• No nos vamos a rajar

  ➔ Periphrastic future (ir a + infinitive)

  ➔ Using "ir a" + "rajar" to describe a future intention (we are not going to back down).

• Están bien preparados

  ➔ Adverb + Participle as adjective

  ➔ The adverb "bien" modifies the participle "preparados," functioning as a predicate adjective.

• Me han de ver

  ➔ Modal construction (haber de + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "haber de" suggests probability, certainty, or a future event.