Yoli – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Jessico

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intriguing world of "Yoli" by Babasónicos, a song that masterfully weaves a dark tale of survival and identity. Through its powerful lyrics, you'll uncover unique vocabulary and expressions related to human struggle, artificiality, and cultural references to the "narcocorrido" genre. This song offers a compelling way to deepen your understanding of Spanish through its rich narrative and evocative imagery, making language learning an immersive experience.

[English]

She carries a gun in her pocket

And a bald eyelash

Fury drips from her clenched fist

She loads the bullets with bad intent

They will call her

Narco-ballad

They will call her:

Yoli

She hides a wig in her bag

Some tranquilizers and a knife

She puts on a faded makeup

She didn't sleep well, she didn't sleep at all

They will call her

Narco-ballad

They will call her:

Yoli

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives

...

Shorts, cowboy boots, gel and a big cleavage

She carries the substances in her fake breasts

Stone and an orange horizon

Run stockings, thirst for revenge

They will call her

Narco-ballad

...

They will call her:

Yoli

Going from town to town in the bright sun

Exhausting, it breaks her

If death ambushes her destiny

She wants to die in Tijuana

They will call her

Narco-ballad

...

They will call her:

Yoli

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives

Almost nothing about her is natural

Everything is artifice, it deceives.

...

[Spanish]

Lleva en su bolsillo una pistola

Y una pestaña calva

Furia escurre su puño apretado

Carga las balas con mala saña

La llamarán

Narcocorrido

La llamarán:

Yoli

En su bolso esconde una peluca

Unos calmantes y una navaja

Pinta un maquillaje deslucido

No durmió bien, no durmió nada

La llamarán

Narcocorrido

La llamarán:

Yoli

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña

Short, texanas, gel y un gran escote

En tetas falsas lleva las sustancias

Piedra y horizonte anaranjado

Medias corridas, sed de venganza

La llamarán

Narcocorrido

La llamarán:

Yoli

Ir de pueblo en pueblo a pleno sol

Agotador, quebranta

Si la muerte embosca su destino

Quiere morir en Tijuana

La llamarán

Narcocorrido

La llamarán:

Yoli

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña

Casi nada en ella es natural

Todo artificio engaña.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pistola /pisˈtola/ A2	noun - gun; small firearm
furia /ˈfurja/ B1	noun - rage; violent anger
puño /ˈpuɲo/ A2	noun - fist; closed hand
cargar /karˈɡar/ B1	verb - to load; to carry; to charge
bala /ˈbala/ A2	noun - bullet
mala saña /ˈmala ˈsaɲa/ B2	noun phrase - malice; spitefulness
peluca /peˈluka/ A2	noun - wig
navaja /naˈbaxa/ B1	noun - razor; pocketknife
maquillaje /makˈkjaʎe/ A2	noun - makeup; cosmetics
deslucido /desluˈθiðo/ or /desluˈsido/ C1	adjective - faded; dull; lackluster
artificio /artiˈfisjo/ B2	noun - artifice; trick; contrivance
engaño /enˈɡaɲo/ B1	noun - deceit; trick; lie
venganza /benˈɡanθa/ or /benˈɡansa/ B1	noun - revenge; vengeance
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny; fate; destination
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ A2	noun - death
engañar /enɡaˈɲar/ B2	verb - to deceive; to trick