Un Convoy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern sounds of Mexico with 'Un Convoy.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning colloquial Mexican Spanish and the specific slang of the 'belico' culture, all while experiencing the innovative fusion of folk and urban music that has taken the world by storm.

[English]

There it is, this corrido. And with this

corrido, we're heading all the way to Culiacán,

Sinaloa. To the compadre.

And heavily armed.

[Music]

Sing it,

[Music]

compadre.

With about four cars, the territory is

patrolled, and it's all people from the boss of the

plaza, keeping everything under

control.

We are soldiers, and the gear

doesn't hold them back.

We're coming in hot. We come

to pick up

the one who's leaving.

A toast

and protection to wash away the trouble, always

aiming high toward heaven.

Yeah.

[Music]

Ranches

are well controlled, and the support is there.

Shoutouts to everyone.

Long bulletproof vests, just like

soldiers, and the gear

doesn't hold them back. We're the ones

in charge

so they stay informed. There are many of us, and the voice

is loud. I'm at the front, staying alert.

Level seven, the armored

protection to wash away the trouble. We do our

duty, aiming high toward heaven.

Yeah. For my friend,

this

corrido. Let him know.

[Music]

[Spanish]

Ahí la ve este corrido. Y con este

corrido nos vamos hasta Culiacán,

Sinaloa. A la compadre.

Y bien jalado.

[Música]

La canta,

[Música]

compadre.

como de cuatro carros el terreno

patrullado y pura gente del señor de la

plaza entre control

de corargo.

Somos soldados y el equipo de

no la piensan

chingados aquí vamos a la calo. Venimos

a levantar

por el que se va

la brindada

protección para lavar la cómame de por

la rosca siempre al cielo.

Yeah.

[Música]

Ranchos

está bien controlado y el apoyo está

saludazos.

Chalecos de rente largos el como

soldados y el equipo

no la piensan son la cruz. Para que ser

enterados

nos enredos. Somos varios y la voz con

el tonto. Voy al frente ando al tento.

Nivel siete la blindada

protección para lavar. El tacó mame al

deber por la rosca siempre al cielo

yo. Para mi compa

la

de corrido. Que vaya me diga.

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corrido ko-rri-do B2	noun - A traditional Mexican narrative song or ballad.
terreno te-rre-no A2	noun - Land, terrain, or area of ground.
patrullado pa-tru-lla-do B2	adjective - Patrolled or monitored by security forces.
soldados sol-da-dos A1	noun - Soldiers, military personnel.
equipo e-ki-po A1	noun - Equipment, gear, or a team.
blindada blin-da-da B2	adjective - Armored (often referring to a vehicle).
protección pro-tek-syon A2	noun - Protection, security.
levantar le-ban-tar A1	verb - To lift, raise, or in this context, to abduct/take away.
chalecos cha-le-kos A2	noun - Vests (often bulletproof vests in this context).
apoyo a-po-yo A2	noun - Support, reinforcement.

Key Grammar Structures

• Ahí la ve este corrido.

  ➔ Deictic adverbs of place

  ➔ "Ahí" refers to a specific place, used here to introduce the song's context.

• Nos vamos hasta Culiacán.

  ➔ Pronominal verb (Irse)

  ➔ "Nos vamos" uses the reflexive form to emphasize the departure or the action of leaving towards a destination.

• Como de cuatro carros el terreno patrullado.

  ➔ Past participle as an adjective

  ➔ "Patrullado" describes the state of the "terreno" (the terrain has been patrolled).

• No la piensan.

  ➔ Direct object pronoun

  ➔ "La" replaces the noun/situation they are not thinking about (hesitating).

• Aquí vamos a la calor.

  ➔ Periphrastic future (Ir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ "Vamos a" indicates an immediate future action or intent.

• Venimos a levantar por el que se va.

  ➔ Reflexive verb in relative clause

  ➔ "El que se va" is a relative clause meaning 'the one who leaves'.

• Para la brindada protección.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Para" is used here to indicate the purpose or objective.

• Nivel siete, la blindada.

  ➔ Nominalization of an adjective

  ➔ "La blindada" functions as a noun (the armored vehicle) derived from the adjective 'blindada'.