la lokerona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Corridos Tumbados with 'la lokerona.' This song is a fantastic way to learn contemporary Mexican Spanish slang and the rhythmic phrasing of the 'tumbado' style, offering a glimpse into the modern youth culture of Mexico.

[English]

[Music]

[Music]

If you guys know it

sing it loud

Montana, it's better to be

quiet; I haven't trusted anyone, things have

been said, I want to get high, you already

know how it goes, I've seen it, I'm just like

I want it, to stay high, whatever it

takes, I'll pay any price, we drive very

good

routes, I have the key to

get around, the girls bless me, it's not my

fault that they

prefer me

speeding on the highway, flying for love because

she's fine, she wants to see me more in

[Music]

the streets, the secret of my people from

Tijuana

[Music]

I've got things lit, I

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

changed for a

girl, women

manifest what

brings them together

I pay what I owe, truth be told, and I'm not afraid

of whatever I am

waiting for, I have the key

to get around, the girls

bless me, it's not my fault they

prefer me, I'm speeding on the

highway for love, she wants to see me more

in the

streets

And that's how the corridos tumbados sound

completely live for all my people

from Tijuana, let's go

[Music]

[Music]

Old man

[Spanish]

[Música]

[Música]

si se la saben la

cantan feron

Montana que mejor es ser

callado no he confiado las cosas me han

dicho quiero ponerme una loquero ya lo

conocé que pas me la vi como yo

quieroo para andar bien recho lo que sea

yo le rompo el precio manejamos muy

buenas

claves tengo la llave para

andar las nenas me bendicen p no es mi

culpa que me

prefiera

cuo en la carretera vuela por amor que

está buena me quiere ver más en

[Música]

laa secreto de mi gente de

Tijuana

[Música]

tengo prendiendo as me

mantengo la marca no se borra ni he

cambiado por una

morra mujeres

manifiest que

unen

Rendo lo pag la verdad y no tengo miedo

lo que sea que estoy

esperando tengo la llave

para las nenas me

bendicen no es mi culpa que me

prefiera tengo empes en la

carretera por am bu me quieres ver más

en la

pel

y así suenan los corridos tumbados

completamente en vi para toda mi gente

de Tijuana la

[Música]

[Música]

viejo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lokerona lo-ke-ro-na C2	adjective - A woman who behaves in a wild, party-loving, or reckless way.
corrido ko-rri-do C1	noun - Traditional Mexican narrative musical genre.
tumbado tum-ba-do B2	adjective - Relaxed, fallen, or sloped; in music, a regional urban subgenre.
carretera ka-rre-te-ra A2	noun - Paved public road for vehicles.
morra mo-rra C2	noun - Colloquial term in Mexico for a girl or young woman.
claves kla-ves B1	noun - Secret codes or essential elements to understand something.
bendecir ben-de-sir B2	verb - To invoke divine protection or grace.
manifiesto ma-ni-fies-to B2	adjective - Something evident, clear, or made visible.
prender pren-der A2	verb - To turn on, ignite, or get excited.
mantener man-te-ner A2	verb - To keep something in its state or situation.
recho re-cho C2	adjective - In slang, to be ready, prepared, or in an advantageous position.
marca mar-ka A1	noun - Distinguishing mark, sign, or footprint.
pagar pa-gar A1	verb - To give money for a good or service.
precio pre-sio A1	noun - Monetary value assigned to something.
borrar bo-rrar A2	verb - To make something written or drawn disappear.

Key Grammar Structures

• Es mejor ser callado, no he confiado

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "he confiado" indicates an action that has happened in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Quiero ponerme una lokerona

  ➔ Periphrastic construction with 'ponerse'

  ➔ Reflexive verb "ponerse" is used here to denote a change in state or behavior.

• No es mi culpa que me prefieran

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after emotional expression

  ➔ The verb "prefieran" is in the subjunctive because it follows an impersonal expression of judgment/feeling.

• Me quiere ver más en la peli

  ➔ Direct Object Pronoun

  ➔ The "Me" functions as the direct object of the verb "quiere ver".

• No tengo miedo de lo que sea

  ➔ Indefinite relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "lo que sea" (whatever) introduces an indefinite noun clause.

• Manejamos muy buenas claves

  ➔ Present Indicative

  ➔ The verb "manejamos" is in the present indicative, describing habitual actions.

• No he cambiado por una morra

  ➔ Preposition 'por' indicating cause/motive

  ➔ Here, "por" explains the reason why the change did not happen (because of a girl).