Joven De Niro Lyrics in English by DELAOSSA, Ozmut
“Joven de Niro” feels like a street-born victory speech, full of hunger, loyalty, and sharp jokes. DELAOSSA and Ozmut look back at their neighborhood, where they grew up around old fishermen, balcony football celebrations, Camarón playing after the party, and people trying to escape hard days. The line “aprendimos para quedarnos con to’” [we learned so we could keep it all] turns education, rap, and ambition into tools for getting ahead. “Joven de Niro” means “young De Niro,” a nickname that suggests a tough, larger-than-life character moving through rough streets. The song also refuses fake loyalty: “Prefiero comer solito de mi plato” [I’d rather eat alone from my own plate] than share with flatterers and informers, especially the people who appear only after success arrives.
The lyrics mix pain with extravagant dreams. He remembers losing someone to cancer, gives coins to homeless people, and raises a glass for those who are gone, yet he still wants diamonds, a mansion, good wine, and a packed room. García Márquez, Kurosawa, and Dersu Uzala represent the books and films that fed his imagination beyond the street; Zidane, Héctor Lavoe, Camarón, and San Siro connect his world to football and music. The Spanish slang makes the voice direct and playful: “The world is yours” [the world belongs to you] sounds like advice to a young person with everything ahead of them. By the end, the message is clear and shouted like a crew chant: “empezamos sin ná y nos quedamos con tó” [we started with nothing and ended up with everything].
