Buitre no come alpiste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: EXTREMODURO

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, poetic world of Spanish Rock with Extremoduro's "Buitre no come alpiste." This track is a perfect entry point for learning powerful, non-conformist Spanish vocabulary and idioms. You'll master the vivid metaphor "A Vulture does not eat birdseed" while experiencing the band's signature *Rock Transgresivo* style. The lyrics are a cultural statement on artistic integrity that go far beyond simple language learning, offering a deep insight into Spanish counter-culture.

[English]

Where were you all those hours?

Together in the same room

...

Watching the waves rise

Ready for action

If luck abandons me

And says it doesn't want to see me

I'll call it a fraud

It has stolen from me while I sleep

I've spent so many hours

Watching the flower from its petals

That a poppy comes close to me

And brings all the flavor back to my mouth

Look me in the eyes, I know what you're thinking

From your head, I want to drink broth

To kill my doubts and climb up to your moon

Lie down on the ground and start adjusting

From your crotch, I want to drink broth

And like garbage rats, disorder and loneliness

They left while watching you arrive

She hides from the air

That surrounds the sound of my voice

And I train myself like a dog

So my song can bite her

If luck abandons me

And you see I'm a little sad

It's because you're a bitch

And a vulture doesn't eat birdseed

And if you feel like a loser

Take love out of your mouth

Give back to me all the hours

I spend thinking we're two

Look me in the eyes, I know what you're thinking

From your head, I want to drink broth

To kill my doubts and climb up to your moon

Lie down on the ground and start adjusting

From your crotch, I want to drink broth

And like garbage rats, disorder and loneliness

They left while watching you arrive

Maybe you've become afraid of knowing

That you're crazier

Than I am, and I need to see the sunrise

When it's not time

...

Neither

...

[Spanish]

¿Dónde estabas tantas horas?

Juntos en la misma habitación

Mirando subir las olas

Preparadito para la acción

Si la suerte me abandona

Y dice que no quiere verme

Le llamaré estafadora

Me ha robado mientras duerme

Me he pasado tantas horas

Viendo de los pétalos la flor

Que se me acerca una amapola

Y me vuelve a la boca to'l sabor

Mírame a los ojos, sé qué estás pensando

De tu cabeza quiero beber caldo

Para matar mis dudas y subir hasta tu luna

Tírate en el suelo y vete colocando

De tu entrepierna quiero beber caldo

Y como ratas de basura, desorden y soledad

Se fueron viéndote llegar

Ella se esconde del aire

Que rodea el sonido de mi voz

Y yo me entreno como un perro

Para que le muerda mi canción

Si la suerte me abandona

Y ves que estoy un poco triste

Es que tú eres una zorra

Y un buitre no come alpiste

Y si te sientes perdedora

Sácate de la boca el amor

Devuélveme todas las horas

Que paso pensando que somos dos

Mírame a los ojos, sé qué estás pensando

De tu cabeza quiero beber caldo

Para matar mis dudas y subir hasta tu luna

Tírate en el suelo y vete colocando

De tu entrepierna quiero beber caldo

Y como ratas de basura, desorden y soledad

Se fueron viéndote llegar

Será que te han cogido miedo de saber

Que estás más loca

Que yo, que necesito ver amanecer

Cuando no toca

Tampoco

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suerte /ˈswer.te/ B1	noun - luck, fortune
abandonar /aβanˈdo.naɾ/ B2	verb - to leave behind or desert
estafadora /es.ta.faˈðo.ɾa/ C1	noun - female scammer, swindler
robar /roˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to steal
hora /ˈoɾa/ A1	noun - hour
flor /floɾ/ A2	noun - flower
amapola /amaˈpola/ B2	noun - poppy (type of flower)
sabor /ˈsaβoɾ/ B1	noun - taste, flavor
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
caldo /ˈkal.ðo/ B2	noun - broth, soup stock
misma /ˈmis.ma/ A2	adjective - same
loca /ˈlo.ka/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad (feminine)
vaga /ˈba.ɣa/ C1	adjective - vague, unclear
perdedora /per.deˈðo.ɾa/ B2	noun - female loser
buitre /ˈbwi.tɾe/ B2	noun - vulture
alpiste /alˈpis.te/ C2	noun - birdseed

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Dónde estabas tantas horas?

  ➔ Indirect question with inversion

  ➔ The sentence uses an indirect question with the verb 'estabas' placed before the subject 'tú' (implied), which is typical in Spanish for polite or formal inquiries.

• Si la suerte me abandona

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'si'

  ➔ The phrase introduces a conditional clause using 'si', indicating a hypothetical situation where 'la suerte' abandons the speaker.

• Le llamaré estafadora

  ➔ Future tense with 'llamar'

  ➔ The sentence uses the future tense 'llamaré' to express a future action of calling someone a fraud.

• Mírame a los ojos, sé qué estás pensando

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'mírame'

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood 'mírame' to give a direct command to look into the speaker's eyes.

• De tu cabeza quiero beber caldo

  ➔ Infinitive after 'quiero'

  ➔ The sentence uses the infinitive 'beber' after 'quiero' to express the action the speaker desires to perform.

• Y como ratas de basura, desorden y soledad

  ➔ Simile with 'como'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'como' to create a simile, comparing the subject to 'ratas de basura, desorden y soledad'.

• Se fueron viéndote llegar

  ➔ Past tense with gerund

  ➔ The sentence combines the past tense 'fueron' with the gerund 'viéndote' to describe an action happening while another action occurred.

• Será que te han cogido miedo de saber

  ➔ Future tense with 'será'

  ➔ The sentence uses the future tense 'será' to express a speculation or assumption about a future situation.