El Piloto Lyrics in English by codiciado
Avioneta translates to "small plane" or "light aircraft." It's a more specific and less common word than the general "avión" (plane), making it interesting and unique to the context of this song.
In "El Piloto," the word is central to the narrative, as the song is about flying a small plane to transport goods. It immediately sets the scene and hints at the song's theme of illicit aerial transport, making it an enticing word for a learner to explore.
This song, "El Piloto" by Codiciado, throws you right into the late-night world of a drug pilot.
The lyrics kick off with the pilot getting ready at 3 AM, telling someone to prep the small plane because it's already loaded. He needs to get the "hierba" [weed] to the Americans before sunrise. But first, he needs to roll a joint because, as he says, "sin el humo blanco hay peso y no puedo despegarlo" [without the white smoke there's weight and I can't take off]. It's a pretty blunt look at the life, with lines like "vamos a emprender este vuelo que los gringos ya no tardan en marcarme" [let's start this flight, the gringos won't be long in calling me]. He even mentions how much they love the green of the hills, even when they're flying far away. It's a fun, if a bit intense, peek into this specific kind of adventure, even mentioning the type of plane they fly: "Es una Cessna la que piloteamos, es color azul con los vidrios polarizados" [It's a Cessna that we pilot, it's blue with tinted windows]. They load it with "Quinientos kilos" [five hundred kilos], even though it could carry more, because "no se sabe ya con estos guachos, a dos, tres amigos del aire han aterrizado" [you never know with these guys, they've grounded two, three friends from the air].
