Plata Ta Tá Lyrics in English Mon Laferte , Guaynaa

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Plata Ta Tá by Mon Laferte from Spanish to English.
Chorus 1
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Cashing, cashing
Chorus 1
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta
Verse 1
The usual ones want money
The rats have their a*ses all padded
To the daddies in ties
This kitty eats them with lemon
I've got the big cumbia, I'm hot
And I twerk even in the middle of the trash
We're a bunch, more than the cops
We're tougher
We fight without water cannons
Verse 1
Take out the cash, come carefully
That way your brain thaws out
Grandma, bring out the pot
We're eating rice with beans
Let it get inside you
Record with the phone, phone, phone
Hit it with the reggaeton
The usual ones want money
Chorus 2
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá, tra
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta
Verse 2
Like gum, you stretch the money
It's torture, like Shakira said
I with money or without money
In the end I always do what I want
Whatever
Verse 2
This generation has the revolution
With the cellphone
It has more power than Donald Trump
Let yourself be seen in New York
Everybody wants to hit the flow
Even if we end up limping
Even if they tear out our eyes
Whatever it takes
I got into reggaeton and I even shake my a*s for you
So that I send you the message again
So that you understand
Hey, money-tá
Piñata-ta-tá
Hey, we're not afraid
We're not afraid, no
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
What for?
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
If you took it from me
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Hold on
Money-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta
In the name of my grandparents
Little angels that dance from heaven
Guaynabichy, but feet on the ground
The fish dies by the mouth
And the money is on the hook
After today
We don't have a single hair left
Let 65 and Monserrate light up
Let's hit the street ready to fight
Keep all the yachts
For the victory, I don't want a tie
Because if all of us righteous ones unite
Over all that nonsense
Let them come out, let them come out
Let them fight, let them fight
Let's make the world hear it
Pull every piece out of the case
Let's see who's gonna f*ck with the Mapuche now
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta
Cumbia
In the end it's all because they want money
And the same a*sholes as always
They don't give a damn about the people
Everything is money, money, money, money
We take off our bras
We raise the scarves
Green like marijuana
The one the old lady sells
Whose pension isn't enough
But she has a good heart
Clandestine marijuana
But how, if all Latin America smokes it?
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
How you like it
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
We know your deal
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
If you don't like to hold the line
Then get out
Give it your all, otherwise, what for?
Give it your all, otherwise, what for?
Money-ta-ta-ta-ta-tá
Money-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta
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SONG MEANING

Plata Ta Tá is a rebellious party anthem where Mon Laferte and Guaynaa turn the dance floor into a protest march. The repeated plata-ta-tá mimics both the clatter of coins and the crack of gunfire, calling out politicians, businessmen in ties, and anyone who puts profits over people. Over a contagious mix of cumbia and reggaetón, they shout that the same elites always want more money while ordinary folks survive on rice and beans, sell clandestine weed to cover pensions, and dance even in the trash. The song was born in the heat of Chile’s 2019 demonstrations, so every witty rhyme doubles as a demand for social justice, feminist rights, and respect for Indigenous Mapuche communities.

Far from hopeless, the lyrics celebrate collective power: smartphones become louder than megaphones, green scarves wave for reproductive freedom, and bras get tossed aside in fearless unity. Mon Laferte declares she will do what she wants with or without cash, while Guaynaa promises to keep both feet on the ground and fight until “the world listens.” In short, this track invites you to perrear while you protest, proving that rhythm, humor, and courage can shake up any system obsessed with plata.

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