La Lokerona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Hernán Trejo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern Mexican culture through 'La Lokerona.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore colloquial Mexican Spanish and the rhythmic evolution of regional music, blending traditional folk storytelling with contemporary street slang.

[English]

[Music]

They say it's better to stay

quiet, honestly I haven't trusted the

things that one day...

I want to get high, totally wasted

I don't know what happens, I live how I

want

Cash to live life fast, whatever it

takes, I'll pay the price. We handle the

codes

very well, I've got the key to get really

high. The girls bless me

It's not my fault that they

prefer me, I'm out tearing up the highway

It smells like nothing but good weed, they want to see me

badly

[Music]

in trouble

[Music]

I come rolling up, that's how I

keep it, the brand won't fade, and I haven't

changed for any

love. Parties and women are my thing, I

stay up until dawn, light up a joint

and they see me

[Music]

I'm rolling

What I do comes at a high price, and honestly

I'm not afraid, I'm just standing here

waiting

Cash to live life fast, whatever it

takes, I'll pay the price. We handle very good

codes, I've got the key to get really

high. The girls bless me, baby, it's not my

fault that they prefer me

I want to get high, totally wasted

I don't know what happens, I live how I

[Music]

want

[Music]

yeah

[Spanish]

[Música]

dicen que mejor es ser

callado la neta no he confiado de las

cosas que un día me

quiero ponerme una loquerón ya bien loco

No sé que páseme la vivo como yo

quiero

guito para andar bien recio lo que sea

yo le rompo el precio manejamos muy bien

las

claves tengo la llave para andar bien ca

las nenas me benden

no es mi culpa que me

prefieran ando en putiza la carretera

huele a pura motita buena me quieren ver

mal se la

[Música]

pelan

[Música]

vengo prendiendo así me

mantengo la marca no se borra ni he

cambiado por un

amor fiesta y mujeres se manifiesta me

amanezco solver un rato prendo un gallo

y me ven

[Música]

Rendo

que lo que hago caro pago Y la verdad yo

no tengo miedo lo que si aquí estoy

esperando

cuito para andar bien recio lo que sea

yo le rompo el preo manejamos muy buenas

claves tengo la llave para andar bien

Capi las nenas me bendicen papi no es mi

culpa que me prefiera

quiero ponerme una loqueron ya bien lo

cono que pase me la vivo como yo

[Música]

quiero

[Música]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
loquerona lo-ke-ro-na C1	adjective - A state of craziness, wild partying, or chaotic behavior.
recio re-sio B2	adjective - Strong, intense, or fast.
claves kla-ves A2	noun - Codes, signals, or secret information.
putiza pu-ti-sa C2	noun - Mexican slang for great speed or urgency.
motita mo-ti-ta C1	noun - Colloquial diminutive for marijuana.
amanezco a-ma-nes-ko B1	verb - To be awake or continuing an activity until dawn.
bendicen ben-di-sen B2	verb - To bless or approve.
carretera ka-re-te-ra A1	noun - Public road for vehicles.
gallo ga-yo A2	noun - In urban context: a marijuana cigarette.
capi ka-pi B2	noun - Short for captain or boss.

Key Grammar Structures

• dicen que mejor es ser callado

  ➔ Impersonal 'Dicen' (They say)

  ➔ "Dicen" is used to report general opinions without specifying the subject.

• No sé qué pase

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after uncertainty

  ➔ The verb "pase" is in subjunctive because the speaker is expressing doubt or uncertainty.

• la vivo como yo quiero

  ➔ Relative clause with 'como' (how)

  ➔ "Como" acts as a conjunction to indicate the manner in which the action is performed.

• lo que sea yo le rompo el precio

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'lo que' (whatever)

  ➔ "Lo que" functions as 'whatever', referring to an abstract concept.

• no es mi culpa que me prefieran

  ➔ Subjunctive after emotional expressions

  ➔ "Prefieran" is in subjunctive because it follows an expression of judgment/feeling ("es mi culpa que").

• vengo prendiendo así me mantengo

  ➔ Periphrasis 'Venir + gerund'

  ➔ 'Vengo prendiendo' implies an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• la marca no se borra

  ➔ Passive 'se' (Pasciva refleja)

  ➔ "Se borra" is used to describe an action without a specific agent, focusing on the subject.

• lo que si aquí estoy esperando

  ➔ Contrastive use of 'lo que sí'

  ➔ "Lo que sí" is used to emphasize a fact that contrasts with a previous negative or uncertain statement.