Mon Laferte

Plata Ta Tá → English translation→ English

Translation

Spanish (Original)

Moola La La

Click to see the original lyrics (Spanish)

The Guaynaabichi1

Mon Laferte

Moola2 la la la la la (hey!)

Moola la la, la la la (hey!)

Moola la la la, la la

The usual suspects want cash

They've got their ass covered, the rats

The daddies in ties,

This cat eats them with lemon3

I've got the cumbia,4 I've got a fever5

And I twerk even in the middle of the trash

We are many,6 more than the police

We're braver, we fight without water cannons7

Pull out your banner, watch with caution

So your brain unfreezes

Get out your pan, Grandma8

We're eating rice with beans

Let it inside you, the "hmm"

Record with your phone, phone, phone

Hit it with the reggaeton9

The usual suspects want cash, pom pom pom

Moola la la, la la la (hey!)

Moola la la la, la la

Like chewing gum, one has to stretch cash

It's a torture like Shakira said10

And with or without money

In the end I always do what I want

This generation has the revolution

With the cell phone, it has more power than Donald Trump

From Ecatepec11 to New York

Everybody wants to hit the flow12

Even though they left us limp

Even though they gouged out our eyes13

I got into reggaeton and even shake my ass for you

So as to send you the message again (So you'll understand)

Hey, moola la la

Pinata14 ta ta

Hey, we're not afraid (We're not afraid, no)

Moola la la, la la la (hey!) (Why?)

Moola la la, la la la (hey!) (If you took it from me)

Moola la la, la la la (hey!) (Hold on)

Moola la la la, la la (hey)

In the name of my grandparents

Precious angels who watch from heaven

Guaynaabichi but

With my feet on the ground

The fish dies by the mouth

And there's money on the hook

We're through with assholes

Not even a single hair left,15 hey

Let 'em light up the 65 and Monserrate16

Let's go to the street to fight

Keep all your yachts

In victory I don't want a tie

'Cause if we come together, they pay together

For all their nonsense

Let 'em come out, let 'em come out

Let 'em fight, let 'em fight

Let's make the world hear it

Take all the pieces out of the case

Now let's see who's gonna fuck with the Mapuches17

Moola la la, la la la (hey!)

Moola la la la, la la

Cuuuumbia18

In the end all they want is cash

The same bastards as always

They're not even there with the people

Everything is cash, cash, cash

We take off our bras

We lift our scarves

Green like marijuana19

That the old lady sells

'Cause her pension isn't enough

But she has a good heart

Secret marijuana

But how about if all of Latin America smokes it

Moola la la, la la la (hey!)

Moola la la la, la la

Moola la la, la la la (all in all, if not, what for)

Moola la la la, la la (all in all, if not, what for)

Moola la la, la la la (hey!)

Moola la la la, la la

1. Guaynaabichi is one of Guaynaa's nicknames, coming from the Guaynabo region in Puerto Rico. More details: https://malv.news/gossip/guaynaa-que-es-guaynabichi-guaynabo-significado...
2. Plata literally means "silver" but is commonly used as slang for "cash." Although "moola" (or "moolah") isn't used as commonly as a slang term in English, it was the best fit with the rhyme scheme here. In other places, "cash" is a more natural translation.
3. A pun on the words "papá" (dad) and "papa" (potato). The diminutive form "papito" is a term of endearment used for a man (and used here mockingly) meaning something like "daddy" or "hunk." Potatoes are commonly served with lemons in several Spanish-speaking countries.
4. A traditional style of Colombian dance and music. A cumbión is a song in this style.
5. "Tengo calentura" can also mean "I'm horny"
6. "Somos caleta" is a phrase frequently used in protests in Chile, where Mon Laferte is from.
7. To disperse protest crowds during the 2019-20 anti-government protests, the Chilean police used truck-mounted water cannons called guanacos, which takes its name from the llama-like animal that sometimes spits at people when it feels threatened. More details: https://chiletoday.cl/site/caustic-soda-found-in-water-cannons-used-duri...
8. Refers to a popular form of protest known as a cacerolazo (casserole protest), in which protestors make noise by banging pots and pans to get people's attention. The repeated "ta tá ta ta tá " is meant to mimic the sound of a cacerolazo.
9. A style of Latin American hip-hop dance music, of which this song is an example. (But this song is unusually political for the genre.)
10. Referring to Shakira's song "La Tortura"
11. A city of 1.7 million people, just north of Mexico City. Ecatepec was where the music video for this song was recorded.
12. Slang for being able to rap along to a beat skillfully
13. Rubber pellets from police have caused serious eye injuries in several hundred protestors.
14. A doll made of paper and filled with candy, broken open with sticks by blindfolded children, especially popular at birthday parties in Latin America.
15. "Pendejo" can mean something like "asshole" or "idiot" but can also be a vulgar term for pubic hair, so it's a play on words here.
16. A mountain in Bogota, Colombia and a tourist attraction. Possibly also a play on Mon Laferte's name, as "Mon" is short for Monserrat.
17. The native people of Chile and Argentina, whose flag has become a symbol of rebellion in the 2019-20 Chilean protests. More details: https://www.telesurtv.net/news/chile-pueblo-mapuche-protestas-simbolo-20...
18. Cumbia, a traditional style of Colombian dance and music
19. Green scarves refer to the feminist struggle for legalized abortion in Chile. More details: https://en.mercopress.com/2020/02/20/thousands-of-women-with-green-scarv...