Buitre no come alpiste – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Extremoduro
• Album: Yo, Minoría Absoluta

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through "Buitre no come alpiste" offers a deep dive into the expressive and metaphorical power of the language. The song is a prime example of Extremoduro's "transgressive rock" style, filled with raw, visceral imagery and colloquialisms. By exploring these lyrics, you can learn to understand and appreciate the poetic and often confrontational way Spanish can be used to convey intense emotions, moving beyond textbook phrases to grasp the heart of its artistic expression.

[English]

Where were you all those hours?

Together in the same room

...

Watching the waves roll in

Ready for action

If luck abandons me

And says it doesn’t want to see me

I will call it a cheater

It has robbed me while I sleep

I’ve spent so many hours

Watching the petals on the flower

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 rise up to your moon

Lie down on the floor and start settling

From between your legs I want to drink broth

Like trash rats, disorder and loneliness

They left watching you arrive

...

She hides from the air

That surrounds the sound of my voice

...

And I train like a dog

So my song can bite her

If luck abandons me

And you see that 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 me back all the hours

That 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 rise up to your moon

Lie down on the floor and start settling

From between your legs I want to drink broth

Like trash rats, disorder and loneliness

They left watching you arrive

Maybe they’re scared to know

That you’re crazier

Than me, who needs to see the sunrise

When it’s not time

Neither is it

...

[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
buitre /ˈbwitɾe/ B2	noun - vulture
alpiste /alˈpiste/ C1	noun - birdseed
suerte /ˈsweɾte/ A2	noun - luck, fortune
acción /akˈθjon/ B1	noun - action, act, deed
triste /ˈtɾiste/ A2	adjective - sad, unhappy
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
loca /ˈloka/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad (feminine)
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
morder /moɾˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to bite
robar /roˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to steal, to rob
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
amapola /amaˈpola/ B2	noun - poppy (flower)
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to look at, to watch
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
entrenar /entɾeˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to train, to practice
perdedora /peɾdeˈðoɾa/ B2	noun/adjective - loser / one who loses

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:¿Dónde estabas tantas horas?]

  ➔ Past continuous form of 'estar' (imperfect tense).

  ➔ The verb 'estabas' expresses an ongoing action in the past, like 'you were being/you were staying'.

• [translate:Mirando subir las olas]

  ➔ Gerund construction showing simultaneous actions.

  ➔ 'Mirando' (watching) shows that the subject is doing this while another situation occurs.

• [translate:Y dice que no quiere verme]

  ➔ Use of infinitive with pronoun attached ('verme').

  ➔ 'Verme' combines 'ver' (to see) and 'me' (me), forming 'to see me'.

• [translate:Me ha robado mientras duerme]

  ➔ Present perfect ('ha robado') expressing completed action related to present.

  ➔ 'Ha robado' means 'has stolen', showing an action completed but still relevant now.

• [translate:Le llamaré estafadora]

  ➔ Simple future tense ('llamaré').

  ➔ 'Llamaré' means 'I will call', expressing a future intention.

• [translate:Que se me acerca una amapola]

  ➔ Reflexive verb with indirect pronoun ('se me acerca').

  ➔ 'Se me acerca' literally means 'it comes close to me', using both reflexive and indirect pronouns.

• [translate:Para matar mis dudas]

  ➔ Infinitive clause expressing purpose ('para + infinitive').

  ➔ 'Para matar' means 'in order to kill', expressing intention or reason.

• [translate:Tírate en el suelo y vete colocando]

  ➔ Imperative forms ('tírate', 'vete') for giving direct commands.

  ➔ 'Tírate' and 'vete' are reflexive imperatives meaning 'throw yourself' and 'go away'.

• [translate:Y si te sientes perdedora]

  ➔ Conditional clause with reflexive verb ('si te sientes').

  ➔ 'Si te sientes' literally means 'if you feel yourself', as in 'if you feel (like a loser)'.

• [translate:Será que te han cogido miedo]

  ➔ Periphrastic expression using future ('será') for speculation.

  ➔ 'Será que' means 'could it be that...', expressing uncertainty or speculation.