Apagón – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Estopa
• Album: ¿La Calle Es Tuya?

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with Estopa's 'Apagón' is a fantastic way to dive into the passionate and colloquial expressions of the language. The song's vivid storytelling and use of everyday metaphors to describe intense love offer a great opportunity to understand the emotional depth of Spanish. The mix of rumba and rock makes it a catchy and memorable tune for any language learner.

[English]

If I counted the time I spend staring at the ceiling

Thinking of her, I get drunk

I take advantage, I'm a young man

Very determined and satisfied

I wouldn't think that I don't love her, that I'm over her

That she's never my first priority

I wouldn't think she's the most beautiful

In the world and part of the foreign lands

And if I find myself wanting to see her

I climb the wires she has on the fence

I jump flying until I have her close

And if I come face to face with her

It seems like all the stars go out

A blackout

I don't know what she has on her face

That even my gaze fades away

I don't know what she has on her lips

When she kisses me, my soul brushes against my heart

What does she have in her eyes?

When she looks at me, I go crazy (He goes crazy)

If she counted the mornings I go out to find her

She wouldn't think I'm a nobody

When I cross paths with her gaze

It's that my wires get crossed

That joy is like a bag of sweets

That it's not eternal, that it ends

But my love is from another planet

That never runs out of batteries

And if I find myself wanting to see her

I climb the wires she has on the fence

I jump flying until I have her close

And if I come face to face with her

It seems like all the stars go out

A blackout

I don't know what she has on her face

That even my gaze fades away

I don't know what she has on her lips

When she kisses me, my soul brushes against my heart

What does she have in her eyes?

When she looks at me, I go crazy

And in the afternoon, I sit in her shade, I take off my hat

What I don't want is for the sun to set

Then I sleep peacefully if I steal a kiss from her lips

And if the weather is nice, if the weather is nice

I take a stroll, it's been a long time since I've seen her

I find myself crossing the gates of heaven

It costs me nothing, I don't hold back, I want to bullfight

And if I find myself wanting to see her

I climb the wires she has on the fence

I jump flying until I have her close

And if I come face to face with her

It seems like all the stars go out

A blackout

...

[Spanish]

Que si contara el tiempo que paso mirando al techo

Pensando en ella, yo me emborracho

Saco provecho, soy un muchacho

Muy decidido y satisfecho

No pensaría que no la quiero, que paso de ella

Que nunca es para mí lo primero

No pensaría que es la más bella

Del mundo y parte del extranjero

Y si me encuentro con ganas de verla

Trepo por los alambres que tiene en la verja

Salto volando hasta tenerla cerca

Y si me cruzo de cara con ella

Parece que se apaguen todas las estrellas

Un apagón

No sé qué tiene en la cara

Que se me borra hasta la mirada

No sé qué tiene en la boca

Cuando me besa, el alma me roza con el corazón

¿Qué tiene en los ojos?

Cuando me miran, me vuelvo loco (Se vuelve loco)

Que si contara ella las mañanas que salgo a buscarla

No pensaría que soy un don nadie

Cuando me cruzo con su mirada

Es que a mí se me cruzan los cables

Que la alegría es como una bolsa de golosinas

Que no es eterna, que se termina

Pero mi amor es que es de otro planeta

Que nunca se le acaban las pilas

Y si me encuentro con ganas de verla

Trepo por los alambres que tiene en la verja

Salto volando hasta tenerla cerca

Y si me cruzo de cara con ella

Parece que se apaguen todas las estrellas

Un apagón

No sé que tiene en la cara

Que se me borra hasta la mirada

No sé que tiene en la boca

Cuando me besa, el alma me rosa con el corazón

¿Qué tiene en los ojos?

Cuando me mira me vuelvo loco

Y por la tarde me pongo a su sombra, me quito el sombrero

Lo que no quiero es que el sol se ponga

Entonces yo me duermo tranquilo si le robo un beso de su boca

Y si hace buen tiempo, que si hace buen tiempo

Me doy un gardeo, que hare mucho tiempo que ya no la veo

Me encuentro cruzando las puertas del cielo

No me cuesta nada, no me corto un pelo, quiero torear

Y si me encuentro con ganas de verla

Trepo por los alambres que tiene en la verja

Salto volando hasta tenerla cerca

Y si me cruzo de cara con ella

Parece que se apaguen todas las estrellas

Un apagón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to pass, to happen, to spend (time)
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to look at, to watch
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to think
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
borrar /boˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to erase, to delete
mordisco /moɾˈdisko/ B2	noun - bite
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ (Spain), /koɾaˈsón/ (Latin America) A2	noun - heart
ojo /ˈoxo/ A1	noun - eye
loco /ˈloko/ B1	adjective - crazy
cerca /ˈseɾka/ A2	adjective - near, close
estrella /esˈtɾeʝa/ A2	noun - star
apariencia /a paɾiˈnjesja/ B2	noun - appearance
salto /ˈsalto/ A2	noun - jump

Key Grammar Structures

• Que si contara el tiempo que paso mirando al techo

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in 'contara' to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "Que si contara" introduces a condition that is not real.

• No pensaría que no la quiero, que paso de ella

  ➔ Conditional structure with 'pensaría' indicating a hypothetical thought.

  ➔ The phrase "No pensaría que no la quiero" suggests doubt about feelings.

• Cuando me cruzo con su mirada

  ➔ Present tense used to describe a habitual action.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando me cruzo" indicates a repeated encounter.

• Parece que se apaguen todas las estrellas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'apaguen' to express uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Parece que se apaguen" suggests a feeling of loss.

• Cuando me besa, el alma me roza con el corazón

  ➔ Present tense used to describe simultaneous actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando me besa" indicates a moment of connection.

• Que la alegría es como una bolsa de golosinas

  ➔ Simile used to compare joy to a bag of sweets.

  ➔ The phrase "la alegría es como" emphasizes the transient nature of happiness.

• Me encuentro cruzando las puertas del cielo

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "Me encuentro cruzando" suggests a transformative experience.