Cuerno Azulado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Gabito Ballesteros
• Album: Nata Montana

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of modern Mexican culture through 'Cuerno Azulado.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning colloquial Mexican Spanish and the specific slang of the 'belico' subculture, all while experiencing the innovative fusion of regional folk and urban rhythms.

[English]

Blue-tinted AK-47

With a deal made with the government

A hell of a lot of coke has been trafficked

The mountain sponsors it, always at the ranch

JGL for president

Organized crime, you already know how it goes

Touch the boss and we'll cause a shitstorm

Just like that, without showing a badge

Boys, they were smuggling it the right way

Cash to operate the "fresitas" (high-end gear)

I don't even go to the brothels anymore

Heading to the States loaded with "quesito" (drugs)

Hell yeah, in the high mountains

The path opens up for me, and I'm not talking about wizards, they're saints

Ivan Archivaldo and the bodyguards

Vote for Joaquín in the elections

Riding in the Mercedes, meeting with the boys guarding the capital, Iván doesn't die

To move that "quesito," I take the lead

From CH and hot Pizza

If I like it, I do it, government bought and paid for

Let the rubber bands snap, the girls are dancing

The Lord of the Mountain represents

Only three letters shine on the grips

Cash to operate the "fresitas"

I don't even go to the brothels anymore, heading to the States loaded with "quesito"

Hell yeah, in the high mountains

The path opens up for me, and I'm not talking about wizards, they're saints

Iván Archivaldo and the bodyguards

Vote for Joaquín in the elections

[Spanish]

Cuerno de chivo azula’o

Con el gobierno pacta’o

Chingo de perico que se ha traficado

La montaña patrocina, siempre en el rancho

JGL pa’ presidente

Delincuencia organizada, ya saben que pedo

Tocan al ratón y un desmadre hacemo’

Así nomás sin charolearle

Plebes se iban guacamaleando’ cómo se debe

Feria pa’ operar fresitas

Ya ni voy pal putero

Pa’l gabacho va cargado de quesito

Ahuevo en la sierrona

Se me abre el camino y no es que hable de brujos, santos son

Ivan Archivaldo, y los botones

Voten por Joaquín en las elecciones

Montado en la Mercedes, cita con los plebes cuidando la capital , Iván no muere

Para mover ese quesito voy al frente

De CH y Pizza en caliente

Si me gusta lo hago, gobierno comprado

Que truenen las ligas, las putas bailando

El señor de la montaña representa

En las cachas nomás brillan tres letras

Feria pa’ operar fresitas

Ya ni voy pa’l putero, pa’l gabacho va cargado de quesito

Ahuevo en la sierrona

Se me abren el camino y no es que hablé de brujos, santos son

Iván Archivaldo y los botones

Voten por Joaquín en las elecciones

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Cuerno ku-er-no A2	noun - Horn; colloquially refers to an AK-47 rifle.
Gobierno go-bjer-no A1	noun - Government
Pactado pak-ta-do B2	adjective/verb - Agreed upon, brokered.
Traficado tra-fi-ka-do B2	verb - Trafficked, smuggled.
Montaña mon-ta-nya A1	noun - Mountain
Patrocina pa-tro-si-na B2	verb - Sponsors, supports financially.
Delincuencia de-lin-kwen-sja B2	noun - Delinquency, crime.
Desmadre des-ma-dre C1	noun - Chaos, disorder, mess (vulgar).
Plebes ple-bes C1	noun - Kids, young people (regional slang).
Feria fe-rja A2	noun - Money (slang).
Operar o-pe-rar B1	verb - To operate, to carry out.
Fresitas fre-si-tas C1	noun/adjective - Preppy, posh, spoiled people.
Gabacho ga-ba-tcho C2	noun - The United States (slang).
Sierrona sje-rro-na B2	noun - Large mountain range.
Elecciones e-lek-sjo-nes A2	noun - Elections

Key Grammar Structures

• Con el gobierno pacta’o

  ➔ Past Participle as an adjective (shortened form)

  ➔ In colloquial Mexican Spanish, the 'd' is often dropped in the past participle. 'Pacta'o' stands for 'pactado'.

• Chingo de perico que se ha traficado

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ The structure 'se ha + past participle' denotes an action completed in the past that has relevance now, using the passive 'se'.

• Tocan al ratón y un desmadre hacemo’

  ➔ Conditional/Consequence clause (implicit 'si')

  ➔ The phrase expresses a condition: 'If they touch him, we create chaos'. The 'si' is omitted for rhythm.

• Ya ni voy pa’l putero

  ➔ Contraction (Crasis)

  ➔ The preposition 'para' is shortened to 'pa’' and combined with the article 'el' to form 'pa’l'.

• No es que hable de brujos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after negative expression

  ➔ The structure 'no es que + subjunctive' is used to negate an idea and then provide the correct explanation.

• Voten por Joaquín en las elecciones

  ➔ Imperative form

  ➔ 'Voten' is the ustedes form of the imperative of 'votar'.

• Cuidando la capital

  ➔ Gerund (Present Participle) as an adverbial modifier

  ➔ The gerund 'cuidando' explains the 'how' or the accompanying action of the subject.

• Que truenen las ligas

  ➔ Subjunctive for wishes or commands (Que + subjunctive)

  ➔ The structure 'que + verb in subjunctive' is used to express a desire or command: 'Let the bands pop'.