Esto no está pasando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ROBE
• Album: SE NOS LLEVA EL AIRE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a unique journey, and 'Esto no está pasando' by Robe offers a fantastic opportunity to dive into colloquial Spanish. The song's direct and repetitive nature makes it easy to follow, while its ironic and rebellious lyrics provide a window into Spain's rock culture and the expressive power of its informal language. It's a special track that combines a catchy, punk-rock energy with a sharp social commentary, making it both an accessible and deeply meaningful learning tool.

[English]

Let's fix the world

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

We'll fix it together

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

For a change, we'll have to take a risk

Even if we risk our balls

Let's rob a bank

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

We'd go in screaming

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

Everyone be quiet, I'm starting to fire

As my balls swell

...

We'll 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

And now that it's sunny, I plan to take advantage

To sun my balls

And now that it's sunny, I plan to take advantage

To sun my balls

Let's break everything

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

Don't cry if I leave you

Don't mess with me, don't mess with me

And now what do I do to find out

Where have I left my balls?

And now what do I do to find out

Where have I left my balls?

No, it's not happening

This is not happening

It's not happening

Baby, this is not happening

No, it's not happening

This is not happening

It's not happening

Baby, this is not happening

No, it's not happening

This is not happening

It's not happening

Baby, this is not happening

No, it's not happening

This is not happening

It's not happening

Baby, this is not happening

...

[Spanish]

Vamos a arreglar el mundo

No me jodas, no me jodas

Vamos a arreglarlo juntos

No me jodas, no me jodas

Para variar, tendremos que arriesgar

Aunque nos 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, que empiezo a disparar

Como se me hinchen las pelotas

Vamos a morir luchando

No me jodas, no me jodas

Vaya día me estás dando

No me jodas, no me jodas

Y ahora que hace sol, pienso aprovechar

Para asolearme las pelotas

Y ahora que hace sol, pienso aprovechar

Para asolearme las pelotas

Vamos a romper con todo

No me jodas, no me jodas

No llores si te abandono

No me jodas, no me jodas

¿Y ahora qué hago yo para averiguar

Dónde me he dejado las pelotas?

¿Y ahora qué hago yo para averiguar

Dónde me he dejado las pelotas?

No, no está pasando

Esto no está pasando

No está pasando

Nene, esto no está pasando

No, no está pasando

Esto no está pasando

No está pasando

Nene, esto no está pasando

No, no está pasando

Esto no está pasando

No está pasando

Nene, esto no está pasando

No, no está pasando

Esto no está pasando

No está pasando

Nene, esto no está pasando

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
arreglar a.re.ɡlar A2	verb - to fix, to repair
joder xo.ˈðer B1	verb - to bother, to screw (vulgar)
arriesgar a.rre.sɡar B1	verb - to risk
robar ro.ˈβar A2	verb - to steal
banco ˈban.ko A1	noun - bank
disparar dis.pa.ˈrar A2	verb - to shoot
hinchar in.tʃar B1	verb - to swell, to inflate
pelotas pe.ˈlo.tas B1	noun - balls (slang, vulgar)
luchar lu.ˈtʃar A2	verb - to fight
aprovechar a.pɾo.βe.ˈtʃar A2	verb - to take advantage of
asolearse a.so.le.ˈar.se B2	verb - to sunbathe
romper ro.ˈmer A2	verb - to break
abandonar a.βan.do.ˈnar A2	verb - to abandon
averiguar a.βe.ri.ɡwar B1	verb - to find out
pasando pa.ˈsan.do A1	verb - happening

Key Grammar Structures

• Vamos a arreglar el mundo

  ➔ Vamos a + infinitive for near future / plan

  ➔ "Vamos a" functions as a periphrastic future, signaling a plan to do something soon.

• no me jodas

  ➔ imperative/colloquial strong negation (don't bother me)

  ➔ "No me jodas" is slang for 'don't mess with me' or 'stop bothering me', conveying anger or frustration.

• Vamos a robar un banco

  ➔ infinitive verb for principal action; future intention in context

  ➔ "Vamos a robar un banco" expresses a planned or hypothetical action, often used for emphasis or shock in the song.

• Entraríamos gritando

  ➔ conditional mood with conditional/clause

  ➔ "Entraríamos gritando" uses the conditional 'would enter' + gerund to express a hypothetical action done loudly.

• ¿Y ahora qué hago yo para averiguar Dónde me he dejado las pelotas?

  ➔ interrogative with reflexive + relative clause

  ➔ "¿Y ahora qué hago yo para averiguar" combines a question with a reflexive action and a relative inquiry about possession.

• Nene, esto no está pasando

  ➔ vocative + present progressive/ongoing situation

  ➔ "Nene, esto no está pasando" uses a vocative to address someone directly, then expresses disbelief about a happening.