Somos Chidos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cartel de Santa, Bicho Ramirez

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through “Somos Chidos” offers a unique window into Mexican slang and the culture of confidence and authenticity in a lot of Mexican hip-hop. The song is rich with colloquialisms like 'chido' (cool), 'perro' (dog, used as dude), and 'flota' (crew), providing a glimpse into informal spoken Spanish. What makes this song special for learners is its repetitive and catchy chorus, which helps in memorizing these slang terms and understanding the defiant yet relaxed attitude often expressed in this genre of music.

[English]

Oh, with Bicho Ramírez

So you don't forget

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We enjoy smoking weed with the crew up in the hills

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We like to stay relaxed but if they come looking, it’s on

I never start the fight but I always end it

I don’t get caught up in gossip

I don’t live by what people say

What I think of their envy is pure inspiration for me

Every time they criticize me, I come up with a song

A new style and another reason

To shut their mouths

So they watch because the fool is the boss of the little dogs

Seven records and counting for those who keep trying

To shut us down with a weak verse and a half-hearted chorus

Go ahead, keep trying

Making up nonsense

I don’t know who the fool is that believes all that crap

I laugh every time they interview them

Because they end up talking about the bald guy and guitarist

Two of the biggest hip-hop artists in the country

And even if it burns their ass, they have to talk about me

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We enjoy smoking weed with the crew up in the hills

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We like to stay relaxed but if they come looking, it’s on

That's just how we live, friends

With bloodshot eyes but sharp for the shots

We keep rolling proud, pure Santa style

The craziest crew, when the bass hits, it grabs you

It pumps you up or calms you down with hard lyrics

If they mess with us, no way they'll escape

Kick to the legs, to bring them down from their high

What gets us going most is seeing them crying on the ground

Damn guys, fools who never made it real

And even if they talk big, we control the streets

Fine-tuning details to raise the level

Those who stay behind didn’t know how to make it

We’re always on, my friend

Bicho together with Cartel at 100%

We’re the head of the train

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We enjoy smoking weed with the crew up in the hills

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We like to stay relaxed but if they come looking, it’s on

In their damn, shitty life they’ll sing like we sing

They’ll fill up like we fill up

They’ll roam where we roam

They’ll think like we think in their damn, shitty life

Because we’re the real deal and they’re full of lies

They weren't made on the street corner

They were made in the booth

And I admit it impresses me how much they hallucinate

That they kidnap and kill, that they’re worse than hitmen

And they have several gangs of imaginary friends

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We enjoy smoking weed with the crew up in the hills

We're cool, dude

Really chill, dude

We like to stay relaxed but if they come looking, it’s on

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[Spanish]

Uoh, con el Bicho Ramírez

Pa' que no lo olvides

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos fumar mota con la flota entre los cerros

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos andar relax pero si le buscan, fierro

Yo nunca empiezo la bronca pero siempre la termino

Con los chismes, no me enguilo

De las lenguas, yo no vivo

Lo que opino de su envidia para mí es pura inspiración

Cada vez que me critican, se me ocurre una canción

Un nuevo flow y otra razón

Pa' callarles el hocico

Pa' que guachen porque el babo es el papá de los perritos

Siete discos y contando pa' los que siguen tratando

De apagarnos con un verso y un corito medio ñango

Por mí, síganle intentando

Inventando pendejadas

No sé quién será el pendejo que les cree tanta mamada

Yo me cago a carcajadas cada que los entrevistan

Porque terminan hablando del pelón y guitarrista

De los más grandes artistas del hip-hop en el país

Y aunque les arda el fundillo tienen que hablar de mí

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos fumar mota con la flota entre los cerros

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos andar relax pero si le buscan, fierro

Así mero, compadres, como nosotros vivimos

Con los ojos bien rojos pero pilas pa' los tiros

Le seguimos de chidos con orgullo, puro santa

La banda más loca que cuando zumba te atrapa

Te activa o te aplaca con letra Malaca

Si cagan el palo, ni madres que se me escapan

Patadón en las patas, pa' bajarlos de su vuelo

Lo que más nos entona es verlos llorando en el suelo

Pinches batos, pendejos nunca llegaron a reales

Y aunque tiren su rollo les controlamos las calles

Afinando detalles para subir el nivel

Los que se quedan abajo, no la supieron hacer

Activados andamos mi buen

Bicho junto con Cartel al 100

Somos la punta del tren

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos fumar mota con la flota entre los cerros

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos andar relax pero si le buscan, fierro

En su perra, puta vida cantarán como cantamos

Llenarán como llenamos

Andarán por donde andamos

Pensarán como pensamos en su perra, puta vida

Porque somos de a de veras y ustedes son de a mentiras

No se hicieron en la esquina

Se hicieron en la cabina

Y acepto que me impresiona la manera en que alucinan

Que secuestran y asesinan que son peor que los sicarios

Y tienen varias pandillas de amigos imaginarios

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos fumar mota con la flota entre los cerros

Somos chidos, perro

Bien tranquilos, perro

Disfrutamos andar relax pero si le buscan, fierro

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chido /ˈt͡ʃi.ðo/ B2	adjective - cool, awesome
perro /ˈpe.ro/ A1	noun - dog adjective (slang) - awesome, tough
tranquilo /tɾanˈki.lo/ A2	adjective - calm, relaxed
disfrutar /dis.fɾuˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to enjoy
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to smoke (tobacco, weed, etc.)
mota /ˈmo.ta/ B2	noun (slang) - marijuana, weed
fierro /ˈfje.ro/ C1	noun (slang) - gun, firearm (colloquial)
bronca /ˈbɾon.ka/ B1	noun - argument, fight, trouble
inspiración /ins.piɾaˈθjon/ (ES) | /ins.piɾaˈsjon/ (LA) B2	noun - inspiration
verso /ˈbeɾ.so/ B2	noun - verse (poetry, lyrics)
flow /floʊ/ C1	noun (slang) - the rhythmic delivery style in rap
pendejo /penˈde.xo/ B2	noun (slang, derogatory) - idiot, fool
carcajada /kaɾ.kaˈxa.ða/ B1	noun - a loud laugh, hearty laugh
hip‑hop /hɪp ˈhɑp/ (EN) | /ip ˈhop/ (ES) B2	noun - hip‑hop (music genre)
sicario /siˈkaɾjo/ B2	noun - hitman, assassin
pandilla /panˈdi.ʎa/ B1	noun - gang, group of criminals
guitarrista /gi.taˈri.sta/ B2	noun - guitarist
fundillo /funˈdi.ʎo/ B2	noun (slang) - butt, bottom (vulgar)
zumba /ˈθumba/ (ES) | /ˈsumba/ (LA) C1	verb (slang) - to buzz, to thrum (used for a gun or a powerful rhythm)
relax /riˈlaks/ B2	noun (borrowed) - relaxation, a relaxed state

Key Grammar Structures

• Disfrutamos fumar mota con la flota entre los cerros.

  ➔ Use of infinitive after 'disfrutar de' meaning 'to enjoy doing something'.

  ➔ The infinitive 'fumar' follows 'disfrutamos' to mean 'we enjoy smoking'.

• Yo nunca empiezo la bronca pero siempre la termino.

  ➔ Contrast using 'pero' between two present tense verbs.

  ➔ 'Empiezo' (I start) contrasts with 'termino' (I finish) using 'pero' (but).

• Cada vez que me critican, se me ocurre una canción.

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'se me ocurre' meaning 'it occurs to me'.

  ➔ 'Se me ocurre' literally means 'it occurs to me' or 'I get the idea'.

• Por mí, síganle intentando.

  ➔ Use of imperative with pronoun attached to emphasize continued action.

  ➔ 'Síganle' combines the imperative 'sigan' and pronoun 'le', telling them to keep going.

• Afinando detalles para subir el nivel.

  ➔ Use of gerund to express simultaneous or ongoing action.

  ➔ 'Afinando' means 'tuning' or 'adjusting' while another action ('subir el nivel') is happening.

• Somos la punta del tren.

  ➔ Use of 'ser' to define identity or permanent characteristic.

  ➔ 'Somos' expresses a core identity: 'we are the front of the train', meaning leadership.

• Lo que más nos entona es verlos llorando en el suelo.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'lo que' introducing the subject of a clause.

  ➔ 'Lo que' means 'what' or 'the thing that'. Here it introduces the idea 'seeing them cry'.

• En su perra, puta vida cantarán como cantamos.

  ➔ Use of future tense to express impossibility or strong denial.

  ➔ 'Cantarán' sounds like a prediction but here refuses possibility: 'they will never sing like us'.

• Porque somos de a de veras y ustedes son de a mentiras.

  ➔ Use of contrast with 'porque' and 'y' plus colloquial fixed expressions.

  ➔ 'De a de veras' means 'real' or 'for real', contrasting with 'de a mentiras' – 'fake'.