El Rio Sonó Lyrics in English Lil Naay

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Woah, my love, my darling
I've hungered for
Let's hit it hard, let's see if it's for real
The street asks for banditry more every day
That they hit so-and-so, that if it was true?
That was just the river that sounded, nothing's happened
And if the river made noise, it's because something's coming
He knows I'm a bandit, and that I pack it
That I don't want to go back, where I was in the mud
That I want to clean up and have my cash
They told me that they were all fake
If I run into them, I'll unload on them
With me they're not gonna spin stories
They told me that they were all fake
If I run into them, I'll unload on them
With me they're not gonna spin stories
A shout-out to babe, she must be proud
I'm a shooter and a runner from before all this stuff
It's not the same, I'm already on another vibe
We're sailors, and at sea you run into things
I know that's right, that they wanted to sell me
You just gotta light it up and they fill up
It ain't worth anything, supposedly, for me to get bogged down
It also ain't worth anything for me to hit you and disappear
They told me that they were all fake
I used to swear they were just stories
If I run into them, I'll unload on them
It's f*cked up that they want you only for your stuff
That you show them the way, and then they don't look for you anymore
That they think they scored, that the world's gonna end
Then you crown a cake, and they want half
It's f*cked up that they want you only for your stuff
That you show them the way, and then they don't look for you anymore
That they think they scored, that the world's gonna end
Then you crown a cake, and they want half
If the river made noise, it's because something's coming
He knows I'm a bandit, and that I pack it
He knows I'm a bandit, and that I pack it
Let's hit it hard, let's see if it's for real
The street asks for banditry more every day
That they hit so-and-so, that if it was true?
That was just the river that sounded, nothing's happened
And if the river made noise
They told me that they were all fake
If I run into them, I'll unload on them
And if the river made noise, it's because something's coming
He knows I'm a bandit, and that I pack it
That I don't want to go back
That I want to clean up and have my cash
They told me that they were all fake
If I run into them, I'll unload on them
With me they're not gonna spin stories
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SONG MEANING

“El Río Sonó” plunges us into the buzzing streets where rumors travel faster than the beat itself. The title plays on the Spanish saying “Si el río suena, es porque agua lleva” – if the river makes noise, something is coming. Lil Naay rides this idiom like a wave: whispers say someone was hit, others doubt it, but the mere sound of talk means trouble is on the horizon. Over a swaggering Latin-urban groove, the Mongolian artist swings between Spanish slang and street bravado, reminding everyone that he is a bandido who still “carries it” yet keeps an ear out for danger.

Beneath the tough pose lies a tug-of-war between survival and self-redemption. Lil Naay is tired of the mud of his past and craves “limpiarme y tener mi cualto” – to clean up and stack real money. Fake friends lurk everywhere, loving you only for what you have, disappearing once they take your secrets, then begging for half of the cake you baked alone. His warning is clear: he will unload on anyone who tests him, but the ultimate goal is freedom from the cycle. The song becomes an anthem of vigilance, loyalty, and ambition, all delivered with the catchy hook of a rumor-filled river that just keeps on flowing.

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