Afrodisíacos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Soda Stereo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Afrodisíacos" by Soda Stereo, a vibrant track from their debut album that offers a fantastic entry point to Spanish rock. This song's evocative lyrics explore desire and transformation, giving learners a rich vocabulary for emotions and sensory descriptions. Its catchy new wave rhythm and clear enunciation make it ideal for practicing listening comprehension and immersing yourself in the unique lyrical style that made Soda Stereo a Latin American phenomenon.

[English]

I woke up, I woke up with cold feet

Where are you?

What happened last night?

I don't remember well

Just a faint smell

Stains on the ceiling

Dancing until the skin changes

Sipping that wild potion

Aphrodisiacs, aphrodisiacs

Aphrodisiacs, aphrodisiacs

I feel your poison on my back

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Dancing until the skin changes

Until the skin changes

Until the skin changes

Until the skin changes

Until the skin changes

Until the skin changes

[Spanish]

Desperté, desperté con los pies helados

¿Dónde estás?

¿Qué pasó anoche?

No recuerdo bien

Sólo un vago olor

Manchas en el techo

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Sorbiendo esa posión salvaje

Afrodisíacos, afrodisíacos

Afrodisíacos, afrodisíacos

Siento tu veneno en mis espaldas

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

Hasta cambiar la piel

Hasta cambiar la piel

Hasta cambiar la piel

Hasta cambiar la piel

Hasta cambiar la piel

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desperté des.peɾˈta.e B1	verb - I woke up
helados eˈla.ðos A2	adjective - frozen, cold
recuerdo reˈkweɾ.ðo B1	noun - memory, recollection
vago ˈba.ɣo B2	adjective - vague, indistinct
olor oˈloɾ A2	noun - smell, odor
manchas ˈman.tʃas A2	noun - stains, spots
piel ˈpjel A1	noun - skin
sorbiendo soɾˈβjen.do B2	verb - sipping, sucking
posión poˈsjon B2	noun - potion
salvaje salˈβa.xe B1	adjective - wild, savage
afrodisíacos a.fɾo.ðiˈsja.kos C1	noun - aphrodisiacs
veneno beˈne.no B1	noun - poison, venom
espaldas esˈpal.das A2	noun - backs
cambiar kam.biˈaɾ A2	verb - to change

Key Grammar Structures

• Desperté, desperté con los pies helados

  ➔ Preterite tense, reflexive verb

  ➔ "Desperté" is the preterite of "despertar" (to wake up). The repetition emphasizes the suddenness of waking up. "Con los pies helados" (with cold feet) is a prepositional phrase describing the state upon waking.

• ¿Dónde estás?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence, present tense of 'estar'

  ➔ A direct question asking for someone's location. "¿Dónde?" (where) is an interrogative adverb, and "estás" is the informal 'you' form of the verb 'estar' (to be - location).

• Bailando hasta cambiar la piel

  ➔ Gerund, adverbial phrase of purpose

  ➔ "Bailando" is the gerund of "bailar" (to dance), functioning as an adverbial phrase indicating how long they danced – 'until changing skin'. It's a metaphorical expression.

• Siento tu veneno en mis espaldas

  ➔ Present tense, indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Siento" is the present tense of "sentir" (to feel). "Tu veneno" (your poison) is the direct object, and "en mis espaldas" (on my back) indicates location. The sentence expresses a feeling of being affected by someone's negative influence.