DIRAN DE MI – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino JE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Corridos Tumbados with this track! It is a perfect opportunity to learn modern Mexican Spanish slang and rhythmic phrasing, offering a unique look at how traditional sounds merge with contemporary urban culture.

[English]

[Music]

[Music]

I've worked hard to get what I

want, and I've tried many times to

be the first one to make her dance, even if

they say I'm bad, but despite the

hardships, God will help me rise above that tyrant

within me; they say I was at my worst, but I was happy,

and it wasn't like that. It's been a long battle

to get to where I am today. For an hour

through Sonora, I cruise around; you'll always see me

patrolling with my vest hanging low and

the books, vibrating, carrying verses

and a joint to burn, some gold from the

reds, just to blast

on the boardwalk. To empty ourselves, we head to

Vallarta. I like to always walk with

respect for the young guys, treating them

very well, loaded up with the crew,

keeping it up.

[Music]

A good friend to the people who gave me a

hand, making money, good cash, and

the steel. There's no fear here, especially

not with the babies I have by my side; it's a

parade of armored vehicles passing

by.

The worst that happened...

It was quite a battle to get to where

I am, and through Sonora, I cruise around.

And further back, it wasn't the boardwalk,

we headed to Vallarta. I like to always walk with

respect for the young guys; they'll see the

shine on my chest, making sure my

humility shows.

humildad

[Music]

My story

has been

detailed and...

[Spanish]

[Música]

[Música]

he trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo

quiero y lo intentado muchas veces para

ser el primero que le perrea de mejor

sádiese que me caen pero a pesar del

otro piso Dios saldré de aquel tiran de

mí que soy lo peor que fui feliz y no

fue así de batalla es bastante para

llegar a donde estoy en una hora por

Sonora me navegó siempre me verán

patrullar con la pechera bien colgado y

los libros las de vibrar portando versas

y un gallo para quemar un mal oro de los

rojos no más para tronar

en el malecón vaciarnos jalamos para

Vallarta por ella me gusta andar siempre

con respeto al chavalón la de tratar

muy bien calados con Patito

arriba

[Música]

buen amigo de la gente que me dio la

mano haciendo feria buen billete y El

Fierro terciado Aquí no hay miedo menos

los bebés que traigo al lado es un

desfile de blindadas las que andan

pasando

peor que fue

bastante bastante para llegar a donde

estoy y por Sonora en una dura me navegó

y hace más atrás no era el malecón

pasear nos jalamos para Vallarta por

allá me gusta andar siempre con respeto

al chaval no lo han de mirar lo

brillantes en el pecho que se note la

humildad

[Música]

mi historia

ha sido

detallado y

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trabajado tra-ba-ha-do A1	verb - to perform work or labor
primero pri-me-ro A1	adjective - the one that comes before all others
batalla ba-ta-ya A2	noun - struggle or fight
patrullar pa-tru-yar B2	verb - to patrol
pechera pe-che-ra B2	noun - chest rig or bulletproof vest
quemar ke-mar A2	verb - to burn
feria fe-ria A2	noun - money (slang)
billete bi-ye-te A2	noun - banknote
fierro fye-ro B1	noun - iron / firearm (slang)
terciado ter-sya-do B2	adjective - slung across the body
miedo mye-do A1	noun - fear
desfile des-fi-le B1	noun - parade or procession
blindadas blin-da-das B2	adjective - armored (vehicles)
humildad u-mil-dad B1	noun - humility
historia is-to-rya A1	noun - history or story

Key Grammar Structures

• He trabajado duro para obtener lo que yo quiero.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Use of "he trabajado" to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Dirán de mí que soy lo peor.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implication vs Future tense

  ➔ The verb "dirán" is in the future tense, expressing a prediction or speculation about the subject's reputation.

• Lo intentado muchas veces para ser el primero.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose

  ➔ "Para ser" serves as the conjunction "para" followed by an infinitive verb to explain the purpose of the effort.

• Que le perrea de mejor.

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' (that/who)

  ➔ The "que" acts as a relative pronoun connecting the main clause to the action of dancing/performing.

• Sabe que me caen, pero a pesar del tropiezo saldré adelante.

  ➔ Concessive clause using 'a pesar de'

  ➔ "A pesar de" introduces an obstacle or opposition to the main action, meaning "in spite of".

• Portando versas y un gallo para quemar.

  ➔ Gerund (Present Participle)

  ➔ "Portando" is the gerund form of "portar", indicating an action happening simultaneously with the main verb.

• Que se note la humildad.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for desire/command

  ➔ "Se note" uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish or a command that humility should be visible.

• Los libros las de vibrar.

  ➔ Object pronouns

  ➔ "Las" is a direct object pronoun referring back to a feminine plural noun previously mentioned.