Mala – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Peso Pluma, Ryan Castro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Mala' to sharpen your knowledge of modern Latin urban slang. By listening to the interplay between Peso Pluma and Ryan Castro, you can learn common terms related to dating and nightlife in Latin American culture, making this track a perfect study tool for contemporary Spanish music and conversational vocabulary.

[English]

Man, this woman is so dope

She’s working, she’s hustling, tell me, Ryan Castro

She earns her own

She's chilling, what do you say, Peso? Without being jealous

of anyone, she was a cool girl and now she's riding

in a Mercedes, she's out here

grinding, what a

flex, that Mercedes

is top-tier, yeah

[Music]

She bought the Mercedes

top-tier

Her parents thought she

was waking up early to work, but she was posting photos

every day, fans, she did it not out of

necessity, her friends told her "don't

get yourself in trouble," she went out to the streets, all the

fans asked for photos, but of her ass

Now she lives in the wealthy area, no longer riding on

a motorcycle like her old friends, one or

another, out on the streets fans asked for photos, all the

fans, but of her ass, now she lives in the

wealthy area, no longer riding on a motorcycle like her old

friends, one or

another, with her, she's

top-tier, if they play reggaeton, she lights up

the vibe

dancing, she bought it

She lives easy, lives fancy, watching her

mouth, she learned to speak English, she doesn't

worry about the monthly bills anymore, she takes out

the Mercedes and the three

friends that work in the same

profession get in, she can do it, and she has the

blessing of everyone, those who criticize her don't

know what's up, vacations in Europe,

Cancun, or Dubai, she went out to the streets, they

asked for photos, all the fans, but of her

ass, now she lives in the wealthy area, no longer riding on

a motorcycle like her old friends, one or

another, out on the streets fans asked for photos, all the

fans, but of her ass, now she lives in the wealthy area,

no longer riding on a motorcycle like her old

friends, one or

[Music]

another, if she

[Music]

bought the Mercedes, top-tier

[Music]

From the moment I saw you, I knew you were

meant for me, with every smile, with every look, my

heart races, you are

[Music]

mine, with you I want to wake up, I found my

world in your arms, and my

peace, thanks

[Spanish]

chim qué chimb esta mujer está

trabajando está camellando Dímelo ran se

gana lo ella

tranquila Qué dice peso sin envidiarle

nada a nadie era chimbita y ya se montó

en Mercedes laita está

chambeando qué

gelera la Mercedes

cuadrada si

[Música]

se compró la Merced

cuada B

chilala sus padres pensaban que ella

madrugaba trabajar pero subía fotico

todos los días fans ella lo hací por no

por necesidad sus amigos le decían no te

vas a cel salió para la calle le pedían

foto todos los fanátic pero de su toto

ya vive en el poblo ya no anda en moto

de los amigos de antes uno que otro s

para la calle le pedían foto todos los

fanátic pero de su to ya vive en el

pobla ya no anda el Moto de los amigos

de antes uno que

otro con el se laa de

cuadrada si le ponen regetón prende

creepy

bailab con el se compró

vive tranqui vive fres manejando la

lengua aprendió hablar inglés ya no se

preocupa por las cuentas del mes saca la

Mercedes y se montan las tres tres

amigas que trabajan en la misma

profesión la que puede puede y tiene la

bendición todos los que la critican no

saben la que hay vacaciones en Europa

Cancún o Dubai salió para la calle le

pedían fotos todos los fana pero de su

toto ya vive en el pobla ya no anda en

moto de los amigos de antes uno que otro

para la calle pedían fotos todos los

fana pero de su to ya vive en el pobla

ya no anda en moto de los amigos de

antes uno que

[Música]

otro si le

[Música]

reg Merced cuadr

[Música]

desde el momento que te vi supe que eras

para mí con cada sonrisa con c mirada mi

corazón se aceler eres

[Música]

mi contigo Quiero amanecer yo en tus

brazos encontré mi y mi

paz than

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajando tra-ba-jan-do A1	verbo - working
envidiarle en-bi-diar-le B2	verbo - to envy someone
necesidad ne-se-si-dad A2	sustantivo - necessity
fanáticos fa-na-ti-kos B1	sustantivo - fans
profesión pro-fe-syon A2	sustantivo - profession
bendición ben-di-syon B1	sustantivo - blessing
critican kri-ti-kan B1	verbo - to criticize
vacaciones ba-ka-syo-nes A1	sustantivo - vacation
sonrisa son-ri-sa A1	sustantivo - smile
acelera a-se-le-ra B1	verbo - to accelerate
amanecer a-ma-ne-ser A2	verbo - to wake up / sunrise
abrazos a-bra-sos A2	sustantivo - hugs
paz pas A1	sustantivo - peace
mirada mi-ra-da A2	sustantivo - glance / look
corazón ko-ra-son A1	sustantivo - heart

Key Grammar Structures

• sin envidiarle nada a nadie

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with infinitive

  ➔ The preposition "sin" + infinitive "envidiarle" is used to express the absence of an action, in this case, envy towards anyone.

• sus padres pensaban que ella madrugaba

  ➔ Imperfect indicative for past habitual action

  ➔ The verb "pensaban" is in the imperfect tense, indicating a continuous or habitual state of mind in the past.

• ella lo hacía por gusto, no por necesidad

  ➔ Use of 'por' to denote motivation or cause

  ➔ The preposition "por" is used here to explain the reason or motivation behind her actions: she does it for "gusto" (pleasure), not "necesidad" (necessity).

• de los amigos de antes uno que otro se perdió

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun construction "uno que otro"

  ➔ The phrase "uno que otro" means "a few" or "some," used to indicate that not all friends stayed the same.

• la que puede, puede

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'la que' (the one who)

  ➔ "La que" acts as a noun phrase meaning "the one (female) who," emphasizing her capability.

• todos los que la critican no saben la que hay

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' and indefinite structure

  ➔ "La que hay" is an idiomatic expression meaning "the reality of the situation" or "what is really going on."

• desde el momento que te vi

  ➔ Temporal clause introduced by 'desde el momento que'

  ➔ This phrase marks the starting point in time for an action (seeing someone).

• mi corazón se acelera

  ➔ Reflexive verb usage for spontaneous change

  ➔ "Acelerar" becomes reflexive ("se acelera") to indicate the heart's involuntary, rapid reaction.