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Chilanga banda – Café Tacvba

Café Tacvba

Chilanga banda lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
1996
Genre
Indie Pop
Length
3:33
  1. ¡Ya chole, chango chilango!

    Enough already, you city monkey!

  2. Que chafa chamba te chutas

    What a lousy job you're putting up with

  3. No checa andar de tacuche

    It doesn't suit you to be all dressed up

  4. Y chale con la charola

    And come on with that badge

  5. Tan choncho como una chinche

    As chunky as a bedbug

  6. Más chueco que la fayuca

    More crooked than stolen goods

  7. Con fusca y con cachiporra

    With a gun and a club

  8. Te paso andar de guarura

    I might as well be your bodyguard

  9. Mejor yo me echo una chela

    I’d rather have a beer

  10. Y chance enchufo una chava

    And maybe I’ll hook up with a girl

  11. Chambeando de chafirete

    Working hard like a hustler

  12. Me sobra chupe y pachanga

    I've got plenty of booze and fun

  13. Si choco saco chipote

    If I crash, I'll take the hit

  14. La chota no es muy molacha

    The cops aren't too friendly

  15. Chiveando a los que machucan

    Teasing those who mess up

  16. Se va a morder su talacha

    He's going to regret his actions

  17. De noche caigo al congal

    At night I’ll hit the hangout

  18. "¡No manches!" dice la Changa

    "No way!" says Changa

  19. Al chorro del teporocho

    At the buzz of the drunkard

  20. En chifla pasa la pacha

    The party rolls on with laughter

  21. Pachucos, cholos y chundos

    Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

  22. Chinchinflas y malafachas

    Chinchinflas and malafachas

  23. Acá los chómpiras rifan

    Here the chómpiras roll

  24. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And they dance tibiritábara

  25. Pachucos, cholos y chundos

    Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

  26. Chinchinflas y malafachas

    Chinchinflas and malafachas

  27. Acá los chómpiras rifan

    Here the chómpiras roll

  28. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And they dance tibiritábara

  29. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And they dance tibiritábara

  30. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And they dance tibiritábara

  31. Mejor yo me echo una chela

    I might as well grab a beer

  32. Y chance enchufo una chava

    And maybe I'll hook up with a girl

  33. Chambeando de chafirete

    Working as a cab driver

  34. Me sobra chupe y pachanga

    I've got plenty of booze and party

  35. Mi ñero mata la vacha

    My buddy takes down the cow

  36. Y canta la cucaracha

    And sings the cockroach song

  37. Su choya vive de chochos

    His girl lives on snacks

  38. De chemo, churro y garnachas

    On weed, joints, and street food

  39. Pachucos, cholos y chundos

    Pachucos, cholos, and hoodlums

  40. Chinchinflas y malafachas

    Clowns and bad girls

  41. Acá los chómpiras rifan

    Here the chómpiras shine

  42. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And dance tibiritábara

  43. Pachucos, cholos y chundos

    Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

  44. Chinchinflas y malafachas

    Chinchinflas and malafachas

  45. Acá los chómpiras rifan

    Here the chómpiras shine

  46. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And dance tibiritábara

  47. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And dance tibiritábara

  48. Y bailan tibiritábara

    And dance tibiritábara

  49. Transando de arriba abajo

    Trading top to bottom

  50. Ahí va la chilanga banda

    There goes the chilanga band

  51. Chinchín si me la recuerdan

    Chinchín if they remind me of it

  52. Carcacha y se les retacha

    Rustbucket and it gets bounced back

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Key vocabulary

ya
alreadyA2
chole
maiden
chango
kid
chilango
CMX resident
chafa
shoddy
noche
nightA1
andar
walkA2
tan
soA2
chamba
job
chutas
shots

About this song

Café Tacvba are a Mexican rock en español band. Formed in Mexico City in the late 1980s, they are known for blending alternative rock with Mexican folk and other genres across acclaimed albums such as Re (1994) and their later genre-hopping releases.

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Chilanga banda

¡Ya chole, chango chilango!

Enough already, you city monkey!

Que chafa chamba te chutas

What a lousy job you're putting up with

No checa andar de tacuche

It doesn't suit you to be all dressed up

Y chale con la charola

And come on with that badge

Tan choncho como una chinche

As chunky as a bedbug

Más chueco que la fayuca

More crooked than stolen goods

Con fusca y con cachiporra

With a gun and a club

Te paso andar de guarura

I might as well be your bodyguard

Mejor yo me echo una chela

I’d rather have a beer

Y chance enchufo una chava

And maybe I’ll hook up with a girl

Chambeando de chafirete

Working hard like a hustler

Me sobra chupe y pachanga

I've got plenty of booze and fun

Si choco saco chipote

If I crash, I'll take the hit

La chota no es muy molacha

The cops aren't too friendly

Chiveando a los que machucan

Teasing those who mess up

Se va a morder su talacha

He's going to regret his actions

De noche caigo al congal

At night I’ll hit the hangout

"¡No manches!" dice la Changa

"No way!" says Changa

Al chorro del teporocho

At the buzz of the drunkard

En chifla pasa la pacha

The party rolls on with laughter

Pachucos, cholos y chundos

Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

Chinchinflas y malafachas

Chinchinflas and malafachas

Acá los chómpiras rifan

Here the chómpiras roll

Y bailan tibiritábara

And they dance tibiritábara

Pachucos, cholos y chundos

Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

Chinchinflas y malafachas

Chinchinflas and malafachas

Acá los chómpiras rifan

Here the chómpiras roll

Y bailan tibiritábara

And they dance tibiritábara

Y bailan tibiritábara

And they dance tibiritábara

Y bailan tibiritábara

And they dance tibiritábara

Mejor yo me echo una chela

I might as well grab a beer

Y chance enchufo una chava

And maybe I'll hook up with a girl

Chambeando de chafirete

Working as a cab driver

Me sobra chupe y pachanga

I've got plenty of booze and party

Mi ñero mata la vacha

My buddy takes down the cow

Y canta la cucaracha

And sings the cockroach song

Su choya vive de chochos

His girl lives on snacks

De chemo, churro y garnachas

On weed, joints, and street food

Pachucos, cholos y chundos

Pachucos, cholos, and hoodlums

Chinchinflas y malafachas

Clowns and bad girls

Acá los chómpiras rifan

Here the chómpiras shine

Y bailan tibiritábara

And dance tibiritábara

Pachucos, cholos y chundos

Pachucos, cholos, and chundos

Chinchinflas y malafachas

Chinchinflas and malafachas

Acá los chómpiras rifan

Here the chómpiras shine

Y bailan tibiritábara

And dance tibiritábara

Y bailan tibiritábara

And dance tibiritábara

Y bailan tibiritábara

And dance tibiritábara

Transando de arriba abajo

Trading top to bottom

Ahí va la chilanga banda

There goes the chilanga band

Chinchín si me la recuerdan

Chinchín if they remind me of it

Carcacha y se les retacha

Rustbucket and it gets bounced back