Esto no está pasando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Robe

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Robe's Spanish track, "Esto no está pasando," to experience the unique, perhaps deliberately unconventional, lyrical style of the former Extremoduro frontman. Learning this song offers insight into modern Spanish rock lyricism, characterized by raw emotion and sometimes surreal or humorous scenarios.

[English]

[Music]

Let’s fix the world, don’t mess with me, no

Don’t mess with me, let’s fix it together, don’t mess with me, no

Don’t mess with me, don’t mess with me, for a change, we’ve got to

...

Take risks, even if we’re not playing it safe, let’s

Rob a bank, don’t mess with me, don’t mess with me, we’ll burst in shouting

Don’t mess with me, don’t mess with me, everyone shut up

Don’t mess with me, don’t mess with me, I’ll start

Shooting as soon as I lose it

Completely

[Music]

We’re going to die fighting, don’t mess with me, don’t

Mess with me, what a day you’re giving me, don’t mess with me, don’t

Mess with me, cry, what are you doing alone?

I think

I’ll take advantage to get my act together

And now, what are you doing alone? I think

I’ll take advantage to get my act together

We’re going to break everything, don’t mess with me, don’t

Mess with me, don’t cry, or I’ll leave you, don’t mess with me, don’t

Mess with me, and there’ll be

What do I do to

Figure out where I’ve lost it

And now, what do I do to

Figure out where I’ve left

It, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening, no, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening, no, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening

This isn’t happening, this isn’t happening, no

No, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening, no, this isn’t happening, this isn’t

Happening

[Spanish]

[Música]

vamos a arreglar el mundo no me jodas no

me jodas vamos a arreglarlo juntos no me

jodas no me jodas para variar tenemos

que

arriesgar aunque no Juguemos las

pelotas vamos a robar un banco no me

jodas no me jodas entraríamos gritando

no me jodas no me jodas todos a callar

empiezo a

disparar como se me hinche las pelot

[Música]

vamos a morir luchando no me jodas no me

jodas vaya día me estás dando no me

jodas no me jodas yora que haces sol

pienso

aprovechar para sole arme las

pelotas y ahora que haces sol pienzo

aprovechar para soarme las

pelotas vamos a romper con todo no me

jodas no me jodas no llores y te

abandono no me jodas no me jodas y habrá

Qué hago yo para

averiguar dónde me he dejado las pelotas

Y ahora qué hago yo para

averiguar dónde me he dejado las

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
arreglar aɾreɣˈlaɾ A2	verb - to fix, to repair
arriesgar aɾrjeɣˈɣaɾ B1	verb - to risk
robar roˈβaɾ A2	verb - to steal
gritando ɡriˈtando A1	verb - shouting
disparar dispaˈɾaɾ B1	verb - to shoot
luchar luˈtʃaɾ A2	verb - to fight
aprovechar apɾoβeˈtʃaɾ B1	verb - to take advantage of
romper roˈmpeɾ A2	verb - to break
llores ˈʎoɾes A1	verb - to cry
abandonar aβandoˈnaɾ A2	verb - to abandon
averiguar aβeɾiɣˈwaɾ B1	verb - to find out
pasando paˈsando A1	verb - happening
pelotas peˈlotas B1	noun - testicles (colloquial)
juntas ˈxuntas A2	adjective - together, joined
variar baˈɾjaɾ B1	verb - to vary, to change

Key Grammar Structures

• vamos a arreglar el mundo

  ➔ Ir + a + infinitive: expressing future intention or probability.

  ➔ The phrase "vamos a arreglar" uses the construction "ir + a + infinitive" to indicate the intention to fix the world. "Vamos" is the first-person plural form of "ir" (to go), "a" is a preposition, and "arreglar" is the infinitive form of the verb "to fix".

• no me jodas

  ➔ Imperative form of a verb (joder) with a reflexive pronoun (me) expressing annoyance or disbelief.

  ➔ "No me jodas" is a colloquial expression that literally translates to "Don't fuck with me" or "Don't bother me." "Jodas" is the subjunctive form of "joder" (to fuck/bother), and "me" is the reflexive pronoun. In this context, it's used to express strong annoyance or disagreement.

• tenemos que arriesgar

  ➔ Tener que + infinitive: expressing obligation or necessity.

  ➔ "Tenemos que arriesgar" uses the structure "tener que + infinitive" to indicate an obligation or necessity to take risks. "Tenemos" is the first-person plural form of "tener" (to have), "que" is a conjunction, and "arriesgar" is the infinitive form of the verb "to risk".

• aunque no Juguemos las pelotas

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Juguemos) after "aunque" expressing a hypothetical or uncertain situation. "Aunque" introduces a concessive clause.

  ➔ Here, "aunque" (even if/although) introduces a clause that contrasts with the main idea of needing to take risks. The subjunctive mood, "juguemos," is used because the speaker is not certain they will "play the balls" (a metaphorical expression, meaning not to take risks literally). The subjunctive is triggered by the uncertainty introduced by "aunque."

• para solearme las pelotas

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose: "para" + infinitive. The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates that the action is performed on oneself.

  ➔ The phrase "para solearme las pelotas" explains the purpose for taking advantage of the sun. "Para" indicates "in order to" or "to." "Solearme" is the infinitive form of the verb "solear" (to sunbathe) combined with the reflexive pronoun "me" (myself) and "las pelotas" (balls, used euphemistically here). It indicates that the action of sunbathing is done to oneself, specifically to the speaker's testicles. This is a very crude and humorous expression.

• dónde me he dejado las pelotas

  ➔ Indirect question using the present perfect tense (he dejado) to inquire about a past action with present relevance. Use of "dónde" to ask about location.

  ➔ This phrase is part of an indirect question, asking where the speaker has left his "pelotas" (again, a euphemism for testicles). The present perfect tense "he dejado" indicates that the action of leaving them is in the past, but the speaker still hasn't found them and the action is relevant in the present. "Dónde" means "where".