Destripando la Historia – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ZEUS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Greek mythology with ZEUS! This catchy song by Destripando la Historia uses humor to teach you about Zeus's life, from his birth to his many affairs. Learn Spanish while enjoying this fun and educational track!

[English]

Hey babe, I'm Zeus. Welcome to Ripping History, with Pascu and Rodri.

Today we are going to talk about... ME.

The most sensual god is born in Crete

He is the son of a titan

Who eats his children yeah

But his mom manages to hide him.

He grows up in a cave and a goat nurses him

He trains with the idea of defeating Cronos.

ZEUS

He gives his father a potion and he vomited his children.

ZEUS

With his brothers he left him locked up in Tartarus

He divided the whole world with Hades and Poseidon

He keeps Olympus, yeah, where he starts flirting uncontrollably

He tries with his sister

And she rejects him more than once (300)

But in the end he deceives her and marries him

ZEUS

Being married is no reason not to be very horny.

ZEUS

He fathered many children and also got them wet

That eagle that's coming for you... IT'S ZEUS

The golden rain that falls on you... IT'S ZEUS

That swan over there... IT'S ZEUS

And your lifelong friend, oh yes... IT'S ZEUS

He transformed into his brother to be able to flirt with his granddaughter

And with his aunt he was non-stop for nine days

ZEUS

Even if your mother hid it... he was that plumber.

ZEUS

Today he may be in your living room impersonating your dog.

ZEUS

LARAILARAILALÁ

LAILARAILA LARAILARÁ...

[Spanish]

Hola, nena, soy Zeus. Bienvenida a Destripando la Historia, con Pascu y Rodri.

Hoy os vamos a hablar... DE MI.

Nace en Creta el dios más sensual

Es el hijo de un titán

Que se merienda a sus hijos yeah

pero su mamá le logra ocultar.

Se cría en una cueva y una cabra le da de mamar

Se entrena con la idea de a Cronos derrotar.

ZEUS

Le da a su padre una poción y a sus hijos vomitó.

ZEUS

Con sus hermanos le dejó encerrado en el Tártaro

El mundo entero se repartió con Hades y Poseidón

El se queda el Olimpo, yeah, donde empieza a ligar sin control

Lo intenta con su hermana

Y ella le rechaza más de una vez (300)

Pero al final la engaña y se casa con él

ZEUS

Estar casado no es razón para no ser muy golfo.

ZEUS

A muchos hijos engendró y con ellos también mojó

Ese aguila que va a por ti... ES ZEUS

La lluvia de oro que cae sobre ti... ES ZEUS

Ese cisne que hay ahí... ES ZEUS

Y tu amiga de siempre, oh sí... ES ZEUS

Se transformó en su hermano para con su nieta poder ligar

Y con su tía estuvo nueve días sin parar

ZEUS

Aunque tu madre lo ocultó... era aquel fontanero.

ZEUS

Hoy puede que esté en tu salón suplantando a tu perro.

ZEUS

LARAILARAILALÁ

LAILARAILA LARAILARÁ...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nace /ˈnaθe/ A2	verb - to be born
derrotar /deɾoˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to defeat, to conquer
encerrado /e̞n.θeˈɾaðo/ B2	adjective - locked up, enclosed
repartió /repaɾˈtio/ B2	verb - divided, distributed
supantando /supɐnˈtando/ C1	verb - impersonating, replacing
engendró /en·dɾo/ B2	verb - to procreate, to father
mojó /moˈxo/ B2	verb - to get wet, to soak
fantasma /fanˈtas.ma/ B2	noun - ghost, phantom
poción /poˈsjon/ B1	noun - potion, elixir
cisne /ˈsi.ɣne/ B2	noun - swan
llueve /ˈʝwe.βe/ A2	verb - it rains
oro /ˈoɾo/ A2	noun - gold
hermana /eɾˈma.na/ A1	noun - sister

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy os vamos a hablar... DE MI.

  ➔ Periphrastic future tense (ir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ The phrase "vamos a hablar" is the first person plural of "ir a + infinitive", used to express a plan or intention for the near future. In this case, 'we are going to talk'.

• Que se merienda a sus hijos yeah

  ➔ Reflexive verb used non-reflexively, clitic pronoun "se" referring to the eating action done to someone else.

  ➔ The verb "merendar" means to have a snack. "Merendarse" would be the reflexive form. Here, "se merienda a sus hijos" means that Cronos doesn't just eat them, but does it to *himself* in a way, expressing a particular ruthlessness or enjoyment. The 'se' doesn't refer back to Cronos in the typical reflexive sense, but adds an intensity to the action.

• Se cría en una cueva y una cabra le da de mamar

  ➔ Passive reflexive construction with "se".

  ➔ "Se cría" translates to "he is raised". The "se" indicates that the subject (Zeus) is the one undergoing the action, but the sentence is structured like a passive voice construction.

• Se entrena con la idea de a Cronos derrotar.

  ➔ Preposition "a" before a direct object that is a person. Infinitive as a noun.

  ➔ The "a Cronos derrotar" part uses the personal 'a' which is required before a human direct object (Cronos). Also "derrotar" here functions as a noun (the act of defeating).

• Le da a su padre una poción y a sus hijos vomitó.

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "le". Preposition 'a' before a direct object that is a person. Past simple or preterite.

  ➔ "Le da a su padre" - "le" is an indirect object pronoun referring to Zeus giving something *to his father*. "A sus hijos vomitó" uses the preposition 'a' because the direct object 'sus hijos' are people. "vomitó" is past simple.

• Con sus hermanos le dejó encerrado en el Tártaro

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "le".

  ➔ "Le dejó encerrado" - the "le" refers to Cronos, indicating that the brothers left *him* locked up.

• Y ella le rechaza más de una vez (300)

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun "le".

  ➔ "Le rechaza" - The pronoun 'le' (indirect object) refers to Zeus and indicates that she rejects *him*.

• Estar casado no es razón para no ser muy golfo.

  ➔ Infinitive as a noun (estar). Double negative (no es razón para no ser).

  ➔ "Estar casado" - Here the infinitive "estar" (to be) functions as a noun, referring to the state of being married. "No es razón para no ser"- a double negative implies a positive meaning.