No Tengo Dinero Lyrics in English by MAFFiO
Guagua is a fun, regional slang word for "bus," commonly used in Caribbean countries like the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. It's a fantastic word to know if you want to sound like a local!
In the song, MAFFiO creates a powerful contrast by singing, "No tengo Ferrari / Pero yo to' los dias cojo la guagua" (I don't have a Ferrari / But I take the bus every day). This single word perfectly captures his humble reality and the song's core message that love is more valuable than luxury cars.
Who needs private jets and luxury bags when you have real love? In "No Tengo Dinero", Dominican producer and artist MAFFiO lays his financial cards flat on the table. He flatly admits that he cannot afford a trip to Paris, a brand-new car, or fancy movie dates. Instead, he invites his crush back to his modest home: "Te llevo para mi casita humilde / Donde en la nevera solo hay agua" ("I'll take you to my humble little house / Where there is only water in the fridge"). It is a funny, disarmingly honest confession. He does not own a Ferrari; he rides the public bus every day ("yo to' los dias cojo la guagua").
Along the way, the lyrics offer great everyday Caribbean Spanish for English speakers to pick up. For instance, when MAFFiO sings "No tengo mucho cuarto para llevarte pal cine" ("I don't have much money to take you to the movies"), he uses cuarto, which is popular Dominican slang for cash. He also jokes that he cannot buy an expensive ostrich-leather purse ("una cartera hecha de Avestruz"). His whole pitch rests on the idea that material wealth fades, but a massive heart lasts. Even when he switches into English to sing "I ain't got millions / I ain't got cars / But I got something bigger", his promise stays completely down-to-earth: pure devotion over luxury.
