Tirando La H Lyrics in English by Esteban Gabriel
Arrancones is a Mexican Spanish slang term for informal drag races or bursts of high-speed racing. In the song, it appears in "También arrancones cuando hay feria por delante", describing races that happen when there is money or a celebration involved. It is a vivid regional word that gives the lyrics a distinctly Mexican flavor.
Esteban Gabriel’s “Tirando La H” is a flashy, fast-living corrido built from images of money, drugs, loud trucks, and late-night celebration. The narrator calls his “plug,” meaning his drug supplier, then mentions a drink, a line of powder, and a “porro,” a Spanish word for a marijuana joint. He listens to classic songs and “corridos de polvo” [drug corridos], while boasting about having women from different countries around him. The line “Aquí hay billete y sobra jale pa volar el mundo” [There is money here, and plenty of work to fly around the world] makes his success sound almost limitless.
The song’s setting shifts between Houston and the streets, where his “troca” [pickup truck] blasts music and joins drag races when there is enough “feria” [money] at stake. “Tirando la H” [throwing the H] describes the hand gesture he makes while smoking, drinking, and calling a friend for “otro viajecito” [another little trip], a phrase that fits the song’s drug-centered slang. “Fish scales” refers to cocaine, while “swanging and banging” names the customized Houston truck style associated with swinging cars from side to side and playing music loudly. With tinted windows, crocodile seats, chrome rims, and booming speakers, the truck becomes the song’s moving party. The narrator’s message is blunt: life is borrowed and short, so he plans to spend it showing off, racing, celebrating, and enjoying everything he has.
