El Bilingue
Banda Machos Lyrics
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Ya sabes brother
Que yo quiero a tu sister
Pero a tu mother me trae
A tu father
De puchin va para usar brother
Wacha cuña′o
La vez que me ha deja'o
Por ese bonche
Que tienes como hermana
Por esa lady yo rondaré tu house
Aunque me ponchén
Las llantas de my car
Cuando a mi morra
La llevo a dar un raite
A mi desgracias
Dijistes en mi troca
Será muy guapa
Escúchame, esta bien crazy
Auque everybody
Auque everybody
Me diga que es bien loca
Háblale a tu hermana
Que me gusta tu voz
Y dile a tu padre
Que no la haga de tos
Háblale a tu hermana
Que me gusta tu voz
Y dile a tu padre
Que no la haga de tos, mamá
Dile a tu daddy
Que tengo mucho money
Que doy mis tenis
Por ser de su hija honey
Que yo totacho
El english y el spanish
Y en vez de huacho
Me voy hablar de llano
Dile a mi suegra
Que ya compre la traila
Que va a cruzarla
Por toda la frontera
Si con los gringos
Alega por ser guaina
Los mexicanos
Le damos la roquera
Cuando a mi morra
La llevo a dar un raite
A mi desgracias
Dijistes en mi troca
Será muy guapa
Escuchame, esta bien crazy
Auque everybody
Auque everybody
Me diga que es bien loca
Háblale a tu hermana
Que me gusta tu voz
Y dile a tu padre
Que no la haga de tos
Háblale a tu hermana
Que me gusta tu voz
Y dile a tu padre
Que no la haga de tos, mamá
Ay, Machos
Arre Machos
The lyrics to Banda Machos's song El Bilingue can be seen as a humorous take on the struggles of a man trying to win over the affection of his girlfriend's family, particularly her father. The singer admits to being smitten with his girlfriend's sister, but acknowledges that her mother and father don't quite view him in the same light. He tries to assure them of his abilities, namely that he speaks both English and Spanish fluently, and that he even has money to spare. He asserts that he is committed to winning over his girlfriend's family, even if they don't think he's quite right for their daughter.
The song's chorus, which repeats the lines "Háblale a tu hermana / Que me gusta tu voz / Y dile a tu padre / Que no la haga de tos" (Tell your sister that I like your voice / And tell your father not to cough), emphasizes the singer's desire to make a good impression on his girlfriend's family. The use of the Spanish word "tos" (cough) is interesting, as it is a slang term that can also refer to opposition or resistance. In this way, the singer may be using it to suggest that he feels his girlfriend's father is not fully on board with the relationship.
Overall, El Bilingue is a lighthearted and upbeat song that uses humor to poke fun at the complexities of dating and family dynamics.
Line by Line Meaning
Ay mamachi
A playful greeting
Ya sabes brother
You already know, my friend
Que yo quiero a tu sister
I have feelings for your sister
Pero a tu mother me trae
But I am attracted to your mother
A tu father
And to your father too
De puchin va para usar brother
I'm heading out to have some fun, brother
Y que me dan en toditita la tuber
I am also enjoying some drinks
Wacha cuña′o
Hey, my brother-in-law
La vez que me ha deja'o
The time your lady left me
Por ese bonche
For that group of friends
Que tienes como hermana
That your sister has
Por esa lady yo rondaré tu house
I will come around your house for that lady
Aunque me ponchén
Even if I have car troubles
Las llantas de my car
And my car tires go flat
Cuando a mi morra
When I take my girl
La llevo a dar un raite
For a ride
A mi desgracias
To my bad luck
Dijistes en mi troca
You said in my truck
Será muy guapa
She will be very pretty
Escúchame, esta bien crazy
Listen to me, it's crazy
Auque everybody
Even if everybody
Me diga que es bien loca
Tells me she's crazy
Háblale a tu hermana
Talk to your sister
Que me gusta tu voz
Tell her I like her voice
Y dile a tu padre
And tell your father
Que no la haga de tos
Not to be against us
Dile a tu daddy
Tell your dad
Que tengo mucho money
That I have a lot of money
Que doy mis tenis
That I would give my shoes
Por ser de su hija honey
To be with his daughter, my honey
Que yo totacho
That I can speak
El english y el spanish
Both English and Spanish
Y en vez de huacho
And instead of using slang
Me voy hablar de llano
I will speak formally
Dile a mi suegra
Tell my mother-in-law
Que ya compre la traila
That I bought a trailer
Que va a cruzarla
That I will cross the border with it
Por toda la frontera
All along the border
Si con los gringos
If I have problems with the Americans
Alega por ser guaina
Claiming to be a chick
Los mexicanos
Mexicans
Le damos la roquera
We will stand up for her
Ay, Machos
A final shoutout to the band
Arre Machos
A cheer to Banda Machos
Writer(s): Valle Allmos
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