1942 Lyrics in English by Anuel AA
Endemonió is the past-tense form of endemoninar (to possess or fill with demons), a dramatic verb you rarely hear in everyday Spanish.
In the line “El dinero y poder a mí me endemonió”, Anuel AA says that money and power “possessed” him, making him act wildly. Its vivid, almost cinematic imagery makes the word unforgettable and a fun addition to your Spanish vocabulary.
Pour yourself a glass of Don Julio 1942 tequila, because Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA is in his feelings and letting the alcohol do the talking. The whole track runs on the old Spanish saying that drunk people never lie: "El borracho no miente" [The drunk doesn't lie]. Anuel admits that fame, cash, and power messed with his head ("El dinero y poder a mí me endemonió" [Money and power turned me into a demon]), turning him cynical about romance. He claims he doesn't even believe in love anymore, but he is willing to make an exception for this one girl, even while casually confessing to bad habits like sleeping around during the week.
He pairs that wild honesty with sharp local slang and dark humor. When he mentions driving his "dos R en PR" [two R's in Puerto Rico], he means a luxury Rolls-Royce. If the police pull them over, he jokes that his weed is strictly medicinal ("El pasto es medicinal"). But underneath the swagger and the joke about having a Glock 22 pistol pressed against her when they hug ("ese es la veintidó'" [that's the .22]), there is a genuine plea for real affection right now. He begs her, "Ámame vivo, no me ames muerto" [Love me alive, don't love me dead]—pleading with her to show love while he is still breathing instead of waiting until tomorrow when it might be too late.
