Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Difícil by El Tri from Spanish to English.
La vida es como un juego de ajedrez
Life is like a chess game
Todos le quieren hacer jaque al rey
Everyone wants to checkmate the king
Pero es difícil
But it's difficult
Difícil la primera vez
Difficult the first time
Estando arriba se ve muy fácil
Being on top looks very easy
Pero la neta, no cualquiera la haré
But honestly, not just anyone will do it
Porque es difícil
Because it's difficult
Difícil poderla hacer
Difficult to pull it off
Si quieres llegar a la mesa puesta
If you want to reach the set table
Nadie te la va a poner
No one will set it for you
Lo que no hagas por ti mismo
What you don't do for yourself
Nunca nadie lo va a hacer
No one will ever do
El chiste no es llegar hasta arriba
The point isn't just to reach the top
Si no quedar ahí toda vida
But to stay there for life
Pero es difícil
But it's difficult
Difícil poder llegar
Difficult to make it
El hambre es gruesa y no perdona
Hunger is thick and unforgiving
Raza o nacionalidad
Race or nationality
Coge parejo sin importarle
It hits hard without caring
Color sexo o edad
About color, sex, or age
Quieres quedar muy bien con tu chava
You want to impress your girl
Pero no tienes pa' comprarle nada
But you don't have anything to buy her
Y ella es difícil
And she's difficult
Difícil de complacer
Difficult to please
Ella es difícil
She's difficult
Difícil de convencer
Difficult to convince
La veo difícil
I see it as difficult
Difícil que la puedas hacer
Difficult to achieve
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