Haciendo Memoria – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho, Peso Pluma

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the intense world of corridos with "Haciendo Memoria," a collaboration between Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho and Peso Pluma. This song offers a glimpse into the high-stakes lives of those involved in drug trafficking, filled with vivid imagery and thrilling narratives, providing a unique perspective on Mexican regional music and culture.

[English]

Remembering everything I've been through

The stunts I've pulled

So the rain would fall on the cloud

Memories of a situation come flooding back

Then the feds showed up

I wanted to, but honestly I couldn't

Trying to save the cargo the plane was carrying

I jumped into the driver's seat, knowing it would be trouble

I was at death's door

And one of the rear benches was the Nissan

They were coming at full speed, turning around to go back

And the plane's gas canisters flew by

A Sierra roared, but it swerved

He rescued both pilots

My buddy Cochito already knows what's up

Somebody was firing, but I didn't stop

It felt rough, but I kept going

The cops seized over 400 kilos of cocaine

The truck had 14 bullet holes; it was in the report

But the guy who had the beef that time headed for the hills

...

The .35 heated up that day

By air and on the ground they searched for a bearded young man

But I was always street-smart

There, little by little I left them behind

In that moment I wanted to dart off in a flash

People around the ranch say I was very lucky

The night helped me as well

The mud I covered myself with to stay camouflaged

And for a while I hid in a puddle among the reeds

Some guy was firing, but I didn't stop

It felt rough, but I kept going

The cops seized over 400 kilos of cocaine

The truck had 14 bullet holes; it was in the report

But the guy who had the trouble that time headed for the hills

...

[Spanish]

Haciendo memoria todo lo que anduve

Las que me he aventado

Pa que le caiga agua a la nube

Me vienen recuerdos de una situación

Que cayeron verdes

Quise, pero neta no pude

Salvar el mandado que traía el avión

Le brinqué al volante sabiendo que era un broncón

Al filo de la muerte estuve

Y una de redilas era la Nissan

Venían pata a fondo volteando pa atrás

Y volaban los bules de gas avión

Bramaba una Sierra, pero se desvió

A los dos pilotos él los rescató

Mi compa Cochito ya sabe qué show

Tiraba un boludo, mas no me detuve

Se sentía feo, pero me mantuve

Más de 400 de blanca agarraron los del uniforme

14 plomazos tenía la troca, quedó en el informe

Pero el que traía la bronca esa vez se peló por el monte

Se calentó el 3-5 en aquella ocasión

Por aire y por tierra buscando un joven barbón

Pero bien trucha siempre estuve

Ahí, poco a poquito los dejaba atrás

En ese ratito quería hacerme Flash

Dicen pa'l rancho que mucha suerte tuve

Me ayudó la noche también además

Me forré de lodo pa más camouflage

Y un rato me clavé en un charco con tules

Tiraba un boludo, mas no me detuve

Se sentía feo, pero me mantuve

Más de 400 de blanca agarraron los del uniforme

14 plomazos tenía la troca, quedó en el informe

Pero el que traía la bronca esa vez se peló por el monte

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
memoria /meˈmɔɾja/ B1	noun - memory; ability to remember
recuerdos /re.kweɾˈdɾos/ B1	noun - memories
situación /si.tu.aˈsjon/ B1	noun - situation; circumstances
agua /ˈaɡwa/ A2	noun - water
nube /ˈnuβe/ A2	noun - cloud
avión /aˈβjon/ A2	noun - airplane
volante /βoˈlan.te/ B1	noun - steering wheel
muerte /ˈmweɾ.te/ A2	noun - death
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A1	verb - to fall
salvar /salˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to save; to rescue
rescató /res.kaˈto/ B1	verb - he rescued
pilotos /piˈlo.tos/ A2	noun - pilots
plomazos /ploˈmaθos/ B2	noun - bullets
informe /inˈfor.me/ B1	noun - report
monte /ˈmon.te/ A2	noun - hill; mountain
bronca /ˈβɾon.ka/ A2	noun - trouble; quarrel
mantuve /manˈtu.βe/ B1	verb - I maintained
lodo /ˈlo.do/ A2	noun - mud
charco /ˈtʃar.ko/ A2	noun - puddle
camouflage /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ B2	noun - camouflage

Key Grammar Structures

• Quise, pero neta no pude

  ➔ Past simple (preterite) for completed actions; irregular verbs here: Quise and Pude

  ➔ This line uses the preterite to express a past, completed attempt; the words "Quise" and "pude" show a contrast between wanting and being able.

• Le brinqué al volante sabiendo que era un broncón

  ➔ Gerund (sabiendo) indicating simultaneous action; saber + gerund

  ➔ This line features the gerund "sabiendo" to describe performing the action while knowing the risk.

• Y una de redilas era la Nissan

  ➔ Imperfect tense (era) used for description/background setting

  ➔ The verb "era" in imperfect provides background description for the setting.

• Venían pata a fondo volteando pa atrás

  ➔ Imperfect (venían) plus gerund (volteando) to describe ongoing action in past

  ➔ The combination of imperfect and gerund expresses ongoing past action with a secondary action happening at the same time.

• Bramaba una Sierra, pero se desvió

  ➔ Imperfect (bramaba) describing background; preterite (desvió) for a specific action

  ➔ Imperfect describes ongoing sound or action in the background; desvió is a completed action in the past.

• A los dos pilotos él los rescató

  ➔ Preterite (rescató) for a completed action; pronoun placement with clitic 'los' after 'pilotos'

  ➔ The verb rescató is in the preterite, marking a completed rescue; the clitic 'los' precedes the verb as object.

• Se sentía feo, pero me mantuve

  ➔ Imperfect (se sentía) for description; preterite (mantuve) for a completed action in the past

  ➔ Describes ongoing feeling in the past with imperfect; switches to a completed action with 'mantuve'.

• Más de 400 de blanca agarraron los del uniforme

  ➔ Preterite (agarraron) for a completed action; measure phrase using 'Más de 400'

  ➔ The verb 'agarraron' is in the preterite, marking a completed action; the phrase 'Más de 400' provides a quantity.

• 14 plomazos tenía la troca, quedó en el informe

  ➔ Imperfect (tenía) describing background; preterite (quedó) for a result in the past

  ➔ The line uses imperfect to set the background (number of shots) and preterite to present the outcome (left in the report).

• Pero el que traía la bronca esa vez se peló por el monte

  ➔ Imperfect (traía) for background; preterite (peló) for a completed action; reflexive verb pelarse

  ➔ Traía sets the scene in the past; peló marks a completed action (he got away into the hills).