La Salsa del Tiburón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: RVFV
• Album: Éxitos España

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Spanish urban music with 'La Salsa del Tiburón'! This track is a perfect tool for learners looking to master rhythmic Spanish slang, catch modern colloquialisms, and improve their listening skills through high-tempo, repetitive hooks that make language acquisition feel like a party.

[English]

They say the shark is coming

The fish are hiding

And the alleyway is trembling

They say he sings a song

And if anyone answers

Lead to the heart...

Oh, shark...

Oh, shark...

Oh, shark...

Oh, shark...

Oh, shark...

Since he was a kid, hustling in the streets

He goes with his crew

They call them the "Galactics"

Dribbling without a ball

But with real gems

At home, he has values

And in the streets, he has guts

And he sells it to you

Then he steals it from you

On top of that, he carries his 9mm

In case someone steps out of line

The guy is afraid

Of the dealers in his area

An informant sold him out

And left him in a coma

His father was a gangster

One of the most feared

By the time he turned 14

He already had a reputation

They called him the shark

The one who moved the kilos

He was always well-dressed

With his widow's trumpet

Los niños lo admiraban

The kids admired him

And he loved making money

From illegal business

Everyone respected him

Like the Godfather

Making stacks of cash

Dining on prawns

Humble, but he grew up

Influenced by the neighborhood

Where he was born

When the sirens wailed

And trouble broke out

He always had a grudge

Against his poor uncle

The police were looking for him

But they couldn't find him

The corners of his neighborhood

Were under his control

And if anyone asked

Nobody knew anything

Because if they said a word

They already knew what was coming for them

Worse... worse

Than a toothache

That tough guy had his spurs sharpened

The guy in his life

Had never stepped foot in a school

But he learned math

With the drugs on the sidewalk

One day, in the middle of a shootout

The cops caught him

And straight to the big house

Because he got too confident

And they took him...

What a problem...

Take care of his mother

The girl and the grandmother

They took him away in the shadows, locked up

They hunted the shark

They left him forgotten

He had enemies inside

That he had brought upon himself

And one afternoon

With a blade, they left him slumped over

You aren't going to be any happier

Just because you have more money

Come down here

So you can see how we feel

All he knew was how to invest

Since he had nothing

He lost it all to robberies

The women and the money

You aren't going to be any happier

Just because you have more money

Come down here

So you can see how we feel

All he knew was how to invest

Since he had nothing

He lost it all to robberies

The women and the money

(Oh, shark...)

He went down the wrong path

(Oh, shark...)

He was a loose cannon

(Oh, shark...)

He died on his feet, but never on his knees

All that swimming just to die on the shore

(Oh, shark...)

(Oh, shark...)

(Oh, shark...)

(Oh, shark...)

[Spanish]

Dicen que viene el tiburón

Los peces se esconden

Y tiembla el callejón

Dicen que canta una canción

Y si alguien responde

Plomo al corazón...

Ay tiburón...

Ay tiburón...

Ay tiburón...

Ay tiburón...

Ay tiburón...

Desde pequeño buscándosela en el trafico

Va con su corillo

Que les llaman los galácticos

Regateando sin balón

Pero con balones

En la casa, valores

Y en la calle los cojones

Y te lo vende

Después te lo roba

Encima lleva su 9

Por si alguno se joroba

El tipo le tiene miedo

A los camellos de su zona

Un chivato lo vendió

Y lo dejaron en coma

Su padre un gangster

De los más temidos

Cuando cumplió los 14

Ya tenía recorrido

Lo llamaban tiburón

El que movía los kilos

Siempre andaba acicalado

Con la trompeta de widow

Los niños lo admiraban

Como a Pablo Escobar

Y le encantaba hacer dinero

De lo ilegal

Todo el mundo lo respetaba

Como al padrino

Haciendo pacas

Cenando langostinos

Humilde pero crecío'

Influenciado por el barrio

Donde había nacido

Cuando sonaban las sirenas

Y se formaba el lío

Siempre tenía aborrecido

Al pobre de su tío

La policía lo buscaba

Pero no lo encontraba

Las esquinas de su barrio

Las tenía controladas

Y si alguien preguntaba

Ninguno sabía nada

Porque si decían algo

Ya sabían qué les esperaba

Más... más malo

Que un dolor de muelas

Ese gallo tenía afiladas las espuelas

El tipo en su vida

Había pisado una escuela

Pero aprendió matemáticas

Con la droga en la acera

Un día en medio de una balacera

Lo pillaron los tombos

Y directo pa' la nevera

Porque se confió

Y lo cogieron...

Qué problema...

Que cuiden de la mamá

De la niña y de la abuela

A la sombra lo llevaron encerrado

Cazaron al tiburón

Lo dejaron olvidado

Dentro tenía enemigos

Que fuera se había buscado

Y una tarde

Con un pincho lo dejaron desplomado

No vas a ser más feliz

Porque tengas más dinero

Bájate por aqui

Pa' que veas lo que sentimos

Solo sabía invertir

Desde que él estaba en cero

Lo perdieron los atracos

Las mujeres y los dineros

No vas a ser más feliz

Porque tengas más dinero

Bájate por aqui

Pa' que veas lo que sentimos

Solo sabía invertir

Desde que él estaba en cero

Lo perdieron los atracos

Las mujeres y los dineros

(Ay tiburón...)

Se fue por la mala vida

(Ay tiburón...)

Era un bala perdida

(Ay tiburón...)

Murió de pie pero nunca de rodillas

Tanto nadar para morir en la orilla

(Ay tiburón...)

(Ay tiburón...)

(Ay tiburón...)

(Ay tiburón...)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiburón ti-bu-ron B2	noun - shark
callejón ka-lle-hon B1	noun - alley
esconder es-kon-der A2	verb - to hide
corillo ko-ri-llo C2	noun - posse / group of friends (slang)
regatear re-ga-te-ar B2	verb - to dribble (sports) / to bargain
chivato chi-ba-to C1	noun - snitch / informer
acicalado a-si-ka-la-do C2	adjective - well-groomed / flashy
ilegal i-le-gal A2	adjective - illegal
humilde u-mil-de A2	adjective - humble / modest
barrio ba-rrio A1	noun - neighborhood
sirena si-re-na B1	noun - siren
muelas mue-las B2	noun - molars / teeth
balacera ba-la-se-ra C1	noun - shootout
invertir in-ber-tir B2	verb - to invest
atracos a-tra-kos B2	noun - robberies

Key Grammar Structures

• Desde pequeño buscándosela en el tráfico

  ➔ Gerund (Gerundio)

  ➔ "Buscándosela" uses the gerund to describe an ongoing action or manner in which the subject operates.

• Que les llaman los galácticos

  ➔ Impersonal 'se' / Collective third person plural

  ➔ "Llaman" is used here without a specific subject to refer to general knowledge or how people in the streets label them.

• Por si alguno se joroba

  ➔ Conditional connector 'por si' + indicative

  ➔ "Por si" is followed by the indicative to express a precaution or contingency.

• Cuando cumplió los 14

  ➔ Temporal clause with 'cuando' + preterite

  ➔ "Cumplió" (Preterite) marks a specific, completed point in time in the past.

• La policía lo buscaba

  ➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito imperfecto)

  ➔ "Buscaba" describes a habitual or continuous action that occurred in the past.

• Porque si decían algo, ya sabían qué les esperaba

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (Si + imperfect)

  ➔ This construction uses the imperfect to describe a hypothetical situation or a past routine.

• Que cuiden de la mamá

  ➔ Subjunctive used for commands/wishes (Subjuntivo)

  ➔ "Cuiden" is in the subjunctive mood to express a demand or a wish directed at others.

• No vas a ser más feliz porque tengas más dinero

  ➔ Subjunctive in a causal clause (porque + subjuntivo)

  ➔ The subjunctive "tengas" is used here because the speaker denies or questions the validity of the cause.