Un Convoy – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Natanael Cano with 'Un Convoy'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning modern Mexican Spanish slang and the unique cadence of the Corridos Tumbados movement. Through its blend of traditional strings and urban storytelling, you'll discover how contemporary Mexican culture expresses success and identity.

[English]

[Music]

A convoy of four cars on the terrain

A patrol of poor agents of the Lord of the

Plaza under control, how could I forget that day

Through the radios you could hear it, things got

heated

Get the gear ready

We're jumping into action, heading to the Capital

We've come to roll up our sleeves, orders from the

boss, we're putting our lives on the line

We are well prepared, we aren't backing down

Culiacán is respected here

And we're moving fast, old timers

Pure corrido tumbado

[Music]

We navigate through the ranches, everything is well

controlled and the support is top-notch

Greetings to the Boss

Vests and long rifles, helmets on

Soldiers from the Lemon team, they don't

hesitate, they are men of action, just so you're

aware, don't get in our way, there are many of us

We're riding with the heavy gear, I'm leading the way

On high alert, level 7 armor

Protection against bullets, you'll see me in a Tacoma

And always keeping it 100

That's all for now, old timers

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

He said it was easy to get ahead in

life

Me too

With your kilo of tortillas

[Spanish]

[Música]

un combo de cuatro carros el terreno

Patrulla de pobre agente del Señor de la

plaza entre control como olvidar ese día

por los rabios ahí Se oía la cosa se

calentó

alisten el equipo

en chinganos activamos para la Capi nos

jalamos venimos a arremangar órdenes del

jefe van la vida nos la jugamos estamos

bien preparados no nos vamos a rajar

aquí respetan Culiacán

y bien jalado viejones

puro corrido tumbado

[Música]

navegamos por los ranchos todo está bien

controlado y el apoyo está el millón

saludazos al Señor

chalecos y rifles largos El casco como

Soldados del equipo del limón no la

piensan son de acción para que estén

enterados no se enreden somos varios

Andamos con el tostón voy al frente ando

al tendón nivel 7 en la blindada

protección para las balas en Tacoma me

han de ver y por la rosca siempre al 100

ahí quedamos viejones

[Música]

[Aplausos]

[Música]

dijo que fue fácil sobre salir en la

vida

yo

también tu kilo de tortilla

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
convoy kon-boi B2	noun - a group of vehicles traveling together for protection
terreno te-re-no A2	noun - terrain or land
patrulla pa-tru-ya B1	noun - patrol
plaza pla-sa A1	noun - square or local territory (contextual)
equipo e-ki-po A1	noun - team or equipment
arremangar a-re-man-gar B2	verb - to take action or carry out an attack
jalamos ha-la-mos B1	verb - to leave or go (slang)
preparados pre-pa-ra-dos A2	adjective - prepared or ready
respetan res-pe-tan A2	verb - to respect or adhere to rules
ranchos ran-chos B1	noun - ranches or rural properties
controlado kon-tro-la-do B1	adjective - controlled
chalecos cha-le-kos A2	noun - vests (bulletproof in context)
rifles ri-fles B1	noun - rifles
casco kas-ko A2	noun - helmet
blindada blin-da-da B2	adjective - armored
protección pro-tek-syon B1	noun - protection

Key Grammar Structures

• como olvidar ese día

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun/exclamation

  ➔ The "infinitive" 'olvidar' is used here to express an exclamation or rhetorical question about how difficult/impossible it is to forget a past event.

• venimos a arremangar

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Ir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ While 'venimos' (we come) is the main verb, it functions similarly to the near future structure to indicate the immediate purpose or action of the group.

• la vida nos la jugamos

  ➔ Pronominal verb with redundant object pronoun

  ➔ The use of 'la' (referring to life) alongside 'nos' (we/for ourselves) emphasizes the subject's personal involvement in the risky situation.

• no nos vamos a rajar

  ➔ Periphrastic near future (Ir a + infinitive) in negative form

  ➔ This construction expresses a firm decision in the near future not to back down or retreat (a common Mexican slang usage of 'rajar').

• todo está bien controlado

  ➔ Passive state (Estar + past participle)

  ➔ Used to describe the completed state or condition of the situation rather than the action itself.

• no la piensan

  ➔ Direct object pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun 'la' replaces the abstract concept of "thinking about the decision/consequences".

• me han de ver

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (Haber de + infinitive)

  ➔ This indicates a strong supposition or probability ("you must see me" or "you are likely to see me").

• dijo que fue fácil

  ➔ Preterite tense in subordinate clause

  ➔ The preterite 'fue' denotes a completed action in the past, contrasting with the imperfect if they were describing a process.