Chimba Lyrics in English by Eden Muñoz, Bacilos
“Chimba” begins with a simple question: the narrator asks a woman why she is crying, but she refuses to answer. Instead, she asks whether revenge really tastes good. The playful answer arrives quickly. She looks him up and down and says, “Pa’ que veas lo que te vas a comer” [“So you can see what you’re going to eat”], a bold, teasing line with a clear double meaning. She kisses him and invites him to her depa, short for departamento, or apartment. Then they have a fantastic time: “La pasamos chimba, bien chingón, la neta” [“We had an amazing time, really great, honestly”]. In this song, chimba means something like “great” or “a lot of fun,” while chingón is Mexican slang for “excellent” or “really cool.”
The twist is that her revenge helps him too. He says, “Ella no sabía que yo tenía una herida que ahora está sanando” [“She didn’t know that I had a wound that is now healing”]. Her plan to get back at someone becomes his lucky escape from his own pain, so he keeps repeating, “Qué suertudo ando” [“How lucky I am”]. The Bacilos section adds a carefree invitation to Sinaloa for seafood and to meet a beautiful woman from the region. With its flirtatious jokes, Mexican slang, and repeated na-na-na sounds, the song turns heartbreak and revenge into an unexpectedly fun night.
