Esto no está pasando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Robe

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, poetic, and cynical language of Spanish rock with Robe's 'Esto no está pasando.' It's a fantastic track for intermediate learners, as its use of common Spanish idioms and phrases like 'No me jodas' (a strong expression of rejection/annoyance) and 'solearme las pelotas' (a humorous, vulgar way to say 'lounge around') offers an authentic glimpse into colloquial Spanish, all set to an energetic progressive rock beat.

[English]

Let's fix the world

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

Let's fix it together

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

Just 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 shouting

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

Everyone quiet, I'm about to fire

My balls are swelling

...

Let's 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 smash 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 I left my balls?

And now what do I do to find out

where 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.reˈɣlar/ A2	verb - to fix or repair
arriesgar /a.rje.ˈɣar/ B1	verb - to risk
robar /ro.ˈβar/ A2	verb - to steal
banco /ˈban.ko/ A1	noun - bank
gritando /ɡri.ˈtan.do/ A2	verb - shouting
disparar /dis.pa.ˈrar/ B1	verb - to shoot
luchar /lu.ˈtʃar/ A2	verb - to fight
aprovechar /a.pro.ve.ˈtʃar/ B1	verb - to take advantage of
romper /ro.ˈper/ A2	verb - to break
abandonar /a.βan.do.ˈnar/ B1	verb - to abandon
averiguar /a.βe.ri.ɣʷaɾ/ B2	verb - to find out
pelotas /pe.ˈlo.tas/ B2	noun - balls (slang, figurative)
jugarse /xu.ˈɣar.se/ B2	verb - to risk (reflexive)
hinchar /in.ˈtʃar/ B2	verb - to swell up
asolearse /a.so.ˈle.ar.se/ C1	verb - to sunbathe (reflexive)

Key Grammar Structures

• Vamos a arreglar el mundo

  ➔ Near future construction with 'ir + a + infinitive'

  ➔ The phrase 'vamos a arreglar' means 'we are going to fix' — expressing an intention or plan in the near future.

• Tendremos que arriesgar

  ➔ Obligation with 'tener que + infinitive' in future tense

  ➔ The verb 'tendremos' (we will have) plus 'que arriesgar' expresses future obligation — 'we will have to take risks'.

• Aunque nos juguemos las pelotas

  ➔ Subjunctive after conjunction 'aunque'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'juguemos' (subjunctive form of 'jugar') to express a hypothetical or uncertain condition after 'aunque'.

• Vamos a robar un banco

  ➔ Infinitive clause expressing intention

  ➔ The clause 'robar un banco' is an infinitive acting as the complement of 'vamos a' — meaning 'to rob a bank'.

• Entraríamos gritando

  ➔ Conditional with gerund (hypothetical action with simultaneous manner)

  ➔ 'Entraríamos' (we would enter) expresses a hypothetical situation, and 'gritando' (shouting) describes how the action occurs simultaneously.

• Y ahora que hace sol, pienso aprovechar

  ➔ Main clause linked with a time clause using 'que'

  ➔ The clause 'ahora que hace sol' acts as a time reference meaning 'now that it's sunny', linking to 'pienso aprovechar'.

• No llores si te abandono

  ➔ Negative imperative with conditional clause using subjunctive

  ➔ ‘No llores’ uses the subjunctive form for negative informal commands; ‘si te abandono’ expresses the hypothetical condition.

• ¿Y ahora qué hago yo para averiguar...?

  ➔ Interrogative with inversion and infinitive phrase

  ➔ ‘Qué hago yo para averiguar’ literally ‘What do I do to find out’ shows inversion of subject and verb typical of Spanish questions.

• Esto no está pasando

  ➔ Present continuous with negation

  ➔ ‘No está pasando’ is the present progressive negative form — 'is not happening'. It shows denial of an ongoing action or situation.