Espaguetis Con Tomate – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern Spanish vernacular of love and life with Cupido's 'Espaguetis Con Tomate.' This catchy Indie Pop track is perfect for learning how Spanish speakers express deep feelings—from romantic yearning to philosophical angst—using humor and common, relatable imagery like eating pasta. You'll master vocabulary related to daily life while appreciating the blend of classic pop structure with contemporary, ironic lyricism that defines this band's unique style.

[English]

I hope death doesn’t come and take me away

I want to keep eating spaghetti with tomato sauce

You from one end and me from the other

Until we meet and give each other a kiss on the mouth

I don’t think this group will ever let you down

We only throw arrows that are street hits

And they stab you with the tip of a broken arrow

Which hurts way more than a punch in the mouth

I’ve written your name on the wall

When I wrote it, you wouldn’t believe how much I cried

People wear helmets on their motorcycles

To listen to Galaxia and Milhouse like crazy

I have little (I have little)

In the case, a 20-euro bill and your photo

Call me crazy (call me crazy)

Overdose of love, look how I float

When you tell me you want to leave

But you forget you don’t know how to lie

With that self-esteem, you’d already be gone

You know, my five senses

They’ve told me it doesn’t matter who the hell is on top

For not knowing how to stop, they’ll crash at the stop sign

Yesterday the king of trap, tomorrow the king of pop

And today selling all your gifts on Wallapop

Because I don’t need them (I don’t need them)

They just make me think of your saintly face

And I know you love it (and I know you love it)

That I can drown in a glass of Fanta

Baby, I forgive you for everything you did

But I don’t know, I think God doesn’t exist

And I might not be here, or much worse

The day you tell me, "I’m leaving," it’s over

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[Spanish]

Espero que no venga la muerte y me mate

Quiero seguir comiendo espaguetis con tomate

Tú por una punta y yo por la otra

Hasta que nos juntamo' y nos damo' un beso en la boca

No creo que nunca este grupo te falle

Solo tiramo' flechas que son hits en la calle

Y te clavan la punta de una flecha rota

Que duele mucho más que un puñetazo en la boca

He escrito tu nombre en la pared

Cuando la escribí, no veas como lloré

La gente lleva puestos los cascos en la moto

Para escuchar Galaxia y Milhouse como locos

Yo tengo poco (yo tengo poco)

En la funda un billete de 20 y tu foto

Llámame loco (llámame loco)

Sobre dosis de amor, mira como floto

Cuando me dices que te quieres ir

Pero se te olvida que no sabes mentir

Con esa autoestima, ya te hubieses ido

You know, mis cinco sentidos

Me han dicho que da igual quién coño está en el top

Por no saber parar se chocarán en el stop

Ayer el rey del trap, mañana el rey del pop

Y hoy vendiendo todos tus regalo' en Wallapop

Porque no me hacen falta (no me hacen falta)

Solo me hacen pensar en tu cara de santa

Y sé que te encanta (y sé que te encanta)

Que me pueda ahogar en un vaso de Fanta

Bebé, te perdono todo lo que hiciste

Pero no sé, creo que Dios no existe

Y podría no estar, o mucho peor

El día que me digas: "Lo dejo", se apagó

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
espero esˈpeɾo A1	verb - I hope
muerte ˈmweɾte A1	noun - death
mate ˈmate A1	verb - to kill
comer koˈmeɾ A1	verb - to eat
espaguetis espaˈɣetis A1	noun - spaghetti
tomate toˈmate A1	noun - tomato
beso ˈbeso A1	noun - kiss
boca ˈboka A1	noun - mouth
flechas ˈfleʧas A2	noun - arrows
calle ˈkaʎe A1	noun - street
rota ˈrota A2	adjective - broken
nombre ˈnombɾe A1	noun - name
lloré ʎoˈɾe A2	verb - I cried
locos ˈlokos A1	adjective - crazy
amor aˈmoɾ A1	noun - love
mentir menˈtiɾ A2	verb - to lie
sentidos senˈtiðos B1	noun - senses
chocarán tʃoˈkaɾan B1	verb - will collide
vendiendo benˈdjendo B1	verb - selling
santa ˈsanta A2	adjective - saint
ahogar aoˈɣaɾ B1	verb - to drown
perdono peɾˈðono B1	verb - I forgive
existe eˈsiste A2	verb - exists
peor peˈoɾ A1	adjective - worse
apagó a.paˈɣo A2	verb - turned off

Key Grammar Structures

• Espero que no venga la muerte y me mate

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'espero que'

  ➔ The verb 'venga' (come) is in the present subjunctive because it follows 'espero que' (I hope that), which expresses a wish or doubt. After 'espero que', we use subjunctive in Spanish.

• Hasta que nos juntamo' y nos damo' un beso en la boca

  ➔ Informal elision and use of 'nos' as reciprocal pronoun.

  ➔ 'Juntamo'' is an informal shortened version of 'juntamos'. 'Nos damo'' means 'we give each other', with 'nos' indicating reciprocal action. It's a colloquial expression for giving each other a kiss.

• No creo que nunca este grupo te falle

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after 'no creo que'. Use of 'nunca' with a negative

  ➔ Because of doubt expressed by 'no creo que', the verb 'falle' is in the subjunctive. 'Nunca' (never) is used to reinforce the negative meaning.

• Que duele mucho más que un puñetazo en la boca

  ➔ Comparative of inequality using 'más que'

  ➔ 'Más que' is used to compare the level of pain, indicating that the pain is greater than a punch in the mouth.

• Cuando me dices que te quieres ir, pero se te olvida que no sabes mentir

  ➔ Use of 'cuando' with the indicative to state a habitual action. Use of reflexive verb 'olvidarse'.

  ➔ 'Cuando me dices' implies every time you tell me. 'Olvidarse' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to forget' where the 'se' indicates that the action is done to oneself.

• Ya te hubieses ido

  ➔ Pluperfect subjunctive tense expressing a hypothetical situation in the past.

  ➔ This sentence uses the pluperfect subjunctive 'hubieses ido' to suggest that if her self-esteem was higher, she would have already left. It's a hypothetical situation in the past that didn't happen.

• Me han dicho que da igual quién coño está en el top

  ➔ Impersonal construction using 'me han dicho'. Indirect question using 'quién'

  ➔ 'Me han dicho' means 'I have been told' and it's an impersonal way of saying someone told me something. The clause 'quién coño está en el top' is an indirect question acting as the subject of 'da igual'.

• Y hoy vendiendo todos tus regalo' en Wallapop

  ➔ Gerund 'vendiendo' expressing an action happening simultaneously.

  ➔ The gerund 'vendiendo' shows the ongoing action happening at the same time (today). The meaning is 'And today, [I am] selling all your gifts on Wallapop'.