La Chancleta Lyrics in English Carin Leon , Carlos Vives, Chimbala

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Chancleta by Carin Leon from Spanish to English.
That nobody tells me anything
I'm going out to drink
Don't be f*cking with me
That I'm gonna stay up till dawn
Don't tell me either
That I just got here
Since Carín is going alone
I'm gonna go with him
Ooh, how good
the northern one
the coastal one
Ooh, how good
She never grinded on you again
My mom didn't give birth to a sucker
You came at me, but you messed up
Because you didn't save bread for May
That nobody tells me anything
The mother that gave birth to me
I was like a flip-flop
that was put on and taken off
I understand what suffering is
the luck that fell on you
Even one of her flip-flops
that's what I'd like to be
Ooh, how good
the northern one
the coastal one
Ooh, how good
She never grinded on you again
It doesn't hurt now, I've built callus for love
You f*cked up with me and hauled me on horseback
This mother won't reach May tenth
The one I throw away, I don't pick up
Find another who gives you your craving
You turned my red heart black
If it's up to me, that can just rot
I keep my way to the Dominican
I say goodbye here, Chimbala's leaving now
I like cars and bad girls
But a hottie is the one that pulls me
Ooh, how good
the northern one
the coastal one
Ooh, how good
She never grinded on you again
It doesn't hurt now, I've built callus for love
You f*cked up with me and hauled me on horseback
This mother won't reach May tenth
That nobody tells me anything
I'm going out to drink
Don't be calling me
That I'm not gonna pick it up
Chimbala on this side
Ooh, how good
the northern one
the coastal one
Ooh, how good
Ooh, how good
the northern one
the coastal one
Ooh, how good
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SONG MEANING

La Chancleta is a rowdy, cross-cultural party starter that throws Mexican norteño, Colombian vallenato, and Dominican dembow into the same shaker. Carin León, Carlos Vives, and Chimbala turn heartbreak into a reason to raise a glass, hit the streets, and forget the drama. From the very first lines, Carin swears nobody will stop him from going out to drink, setting the carefree, rebellious mood of the track.

Beneath the fiesta vibe, the song hides a tongue-in-cheek breakup story. The narrator tells an ex that he was treated like a chancleta—a flip-flop you slip on and toss aside—but those days are over. He’s grown tough skin, won’t pick up the phone, and is ready for new adventures with “las norteñas” and “las costeñas.” The message is simple: if someone wastes their chance with you, let the music play, pour another round, and dance your way to freedom.

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