Expedicion Al Klama Hama – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas with "Expedicion Al Klama Hama." As a key track from their genre-blending 1997 album *Versus*, this song offers a dynamic introduction to the fusion of Latin rhythms with Hip Hop and Rock elements that define the Argentine duo's unique Spanish-language musicality.

[English]

Don't stop breathing [1][5][7]

Hide the jungle beneath our doorstep [1][7]

I don't want to shout anymore [1][7]

I want to take off from the surface [1][7]

Expedition to Klama Hama [1][7]

Hey brother [1][7]

Hey sister (expedition to Klama Hama) [1][7]

Don't stop breathing [5]

I open wide my eyes, I hear your steps [5]

I don't want to shout anymore [1][5][7]

God burning the sky [5]

Our home is burning [5]

Distilling a new era [5]

Sharpening the true sword [5]

Like a dragon's rage [5]

Over these lands [5]

Beasts, escaping in fear of our rank [5]

Tango, in the shadows I dance trying to escape from myself [5]

Finishing the pact with my shadow [5]

I leave like Aladdin on a carpet [5]

No one names the bombs anymore, dogmas explode [5]

You kick at nothing looking for everything [5]

Along with Bolo I roll, like a hurricane of mud [5]

Yeah, I take your house [5]

I leave you wings without bullets [5]

Let your words be the entrance to Klama Hama [5]

Yeah, brothas wait for your arrival [5]

They paint the path with serum [5]

Today the tears didn't move [5]

They almost vanished [5]

Hey sister [5]

Hey brother (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Don't stop breathing [1][5][7]

Hide the jungle beneath our doorstep [1][7]

I don't want to shout anymore [1][5][7]

I want to take off from the surface [1][7]

This fortress doesn't love anyone anymore [5]

No one deceives, no one hurts me [5]

And it's useless to train your trains, here there are no tracks [5]

I've seen lions guarding our lives [5]

You are mistaken before the saga’s gaze [5]

Your weak punch does nothing, nothing [5]

Like Chow Yun Fat my head’s cunning [5]

I've got style, technique to bring you down [5]

Yeah, when you're on the ground I'll offer you a hand and a dream [5]

If you're not loyal a thousand dragons will kick your body [5]

Know, my pain is underground [5]

Like the contract between heaven and hell [5]

Yeah, this is the legend of the tiger and the dragon [5]

Hey brother, (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Hey sister, (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Don't stop breathing [1][5][7]

Hide the jungle beneath our doorstep [1][7]

I don't want to shout anymore [1][5][7]

I want to take off from the surface [1][7]

The woman accompanying me around the clock [5]

A vision that carries me, laughing at the sun [5]

I apologize if I kill my spirits [5]

Today’s the day, wounded, my voice is lost, slow and quick friend [5]

It happens that I wake far away and share the feast with rice [5]

Yeah, the dinner burns day by day, only feeds the lifeless starving souls [5]

You’ll free the hands that want to reach [5]

The place where water can be kissed [5]

You’ll hear, words left from there [5]

You’ll dream of one day waking up [5]

Walk, to meet humanity [5]

You’ll cry for what you saw and what you'll see [5]

Beyond, you heard a child grow silent [5]

His voice is the memory of what happened [5]

Hey sister, (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Hey sister, (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Hey brother, (expedition to Klama Hama) [5]

Don't stop breathing [1][5][7]

Hide the jungle beneath our doorstep [1][7]

I don't want to shout anymore [1][5][7]

I want to take off from the surface [1][7]

Expedition to Klama Hama [1][5][7]

Expedition to Klama Hama [1][5][7]

[Spanish]

No dejes de respirar

Oculta la selva bajo nuestro umbral

Ya no quiero más gritar

De la superficie quiero despegar

Expedición al Klama Hama

Hey hermano

Hey hermana (expedición al Klama Hama)

No dejes de respirar

Abro bien mis ojos, escucho tu andar

Ya no quiero más gritar

Dios quemando el cielo

Arde nuestro hogar

Destilando una nueva era

Afilando la espada certera

Como la ira del dragón

Sobre éstas tierras

Fieras, escapando por temor a nuestro rango

Tango, en la penumbra bailo tratando de escapar de mi

Finalizando el pacto con mi sombra

Parto como aladino en una alfombra

Ya nadie nombra las bombas, dogmas explotan

Pateas la nada en busca del todo

Junto a bolo rodo, como un huracán de lodo

Yeah, me llevo tu casa

Te dejo alas sin balas

Que tus palabras sean entrada al Klama Hama

Yeah, brothas esperan tu llegada

Pintan el sendero con suero

Hoy las lágrimas no se movieron

Casi desaparecieron

Hey hermana

Hey hermano (expedición al Klama Hama)

No dejes de respirar

Oculta la selva bajo nuestro umbral

Ya no quiero más gritar

De la superficie quiero despegar

Esta fortaleza ya no ama a nadie

Nadie es quien engañe, nadie quien me dañe

Y es inútil que entrenes tus trenes aquí no tienen vía

He visto a los leones cuidando nuestras vidas

Te equivocas ante la mirada de la saga

Tu golpe poco directo no hace nada, nada

Como Chow Yun Fat mi cabeza chiva

Tengo el estilo, la técnica para darte caída

Yeah, cuando estés en el suelo te brindaré la mano y un sueño

Y si no eres leal mil dragones pateando tu cuerpo

Sabe, mi dolor es clandestino

Como el contrato del cielo y el infierno

Yeah, esta es la leyenda del tigre y el dragón

Hey hermano, (expedición al Klama Hama)

Hey hermana, (expedición al Klama Hama)

No dejes de respirar

Oculta la selva bajo nuestro umbral

Ya no quiero más gritar

De la superficie quiero despegar

La mujer que me acompaña por las agujas del reloj

Visión que me transporta riéndose del sol

Pido perdón si asesino mis ánimos

Hoy es el día herida, perdida está mi vozm, amigo lento y veloz

Sucede que despierto lejos y acompaño el manjar junto al arroz

Yeah, la cena se incendia día a día solo alimenta las desnutridas almas sin vida

Librarás a las manos que quieran llegar

Al lugar donde el agua se pueda besar

Oirás, las palabras se fueron de allí

Soñarás con un día poder despertar

Caminar, encontrarte con la humanidad

Llorarás, por lo que has visto y lo que verás

Más allá, escuchaste a un niño callar

Es su voz el recuerdo de lo que pasó

Hey hermana, (expedición al Klama Hama)

Hey hermana, (expedición al Klama Hama)

Hey hermano, (expedición al Klama Hama)

No dejes de respirar

Oculta la selva bajo nuestro umbral

Ya no quiero más gritar

De la superficie quiero despegar

Expedición al Klama Hama

Expedición al Klama Hama

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
expedición /ekspeðiˈθjon/ B2	noun - an organized journey for a specific purpose
respirar /respiˈɾar/ A1	verb - to breathe
selva /ˈselβa/ A2	noun - jungle
despegar /despeˈɣar/ B1	verb - to take off (e.g., a plane) or to detach
ardiendo /arˈðjendo/ B1	verb - burning
destilando /destiˈlando/ C1	verb - distilling
certera /seɾˈteɾa/ C1	adjective - accurate
fieras /ˈfjeraz/ B2	noun - wild beasts
penumbra /peˈnumbra/ C1	noun - partial shadow or shade
dogmas /ˈdoɣmas/ C1	noun - beliefs or principles that are not to be questioned
huracán /uɾaˈkan/ B1	noun - hurricane
alas /ˈalas/ A2	noun - wings
balas /ˈbalas/ A2	noun - bullets
clandestino /klansˈdestino/ C1	adjective - secret or clandestine
legendaria /leɣenˈdaria/ B2	adjective - legendary
humanidad /umaniˈdad/ B1	noun - humanity

Key Grammar Structures

• No dejes de respirar

  ➔ Negative imperative with subjunctive form

  ➔ The word "dejes" is the subjunctive form of "dejar", used after "no" to give a negative command.

• Ya no quiero más gritar

  ➔ Verb + infinitive structure

  ➔ The verb "quiero" is followed by the infinitive "gritar" to express desire or intention.

• Destilando una nueva era

  ➔ Gerund phrase used as descriptive clause

  ➔ The form "destilando" (distilling) acts as a gerund describing a continuous action.

• Parto como aladino en una alfombra

  ➔ Simile using 'como'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'como' (like/as) to create a simile comparing departure to Aladdin on a carpet.

• Ya nadie nombra las bombas

  ➔ Negative subject with present tense

  ➔ The subject 'nadie' (nobody) makes the sentence negative without 'no'.

• Que tus palabras sean entrada al Klama Hama

  ➔ Subjunctive used after 'que' expressing wish or command

  ➔ "Sean" is the subjunctive of "ser", used after "que" to express a hope or blessing.

• He visto a los leones cuidando nuestras vidas

  ➔ Present perfect with gerund complement

  ➔ "He visto" means 'I have seen', using 'haber' + past participle, followed by a gerund phrase showing simultaneous action.

• Esta fortaleza ya no ama a nadie

  ➔ Subject + verb + double negation word

  ➔ The adverb 'ya no' indicates that the action (loving) no longer happens.

• Sucede que despierto lejos

  ➔ Impersonal verb + subordinate clause

  ➔ The impersonal 'sucede que' means 'it happens that', followed by a subordinate clause describing the situation.

• Caminar, encontrarte con la humanidad

  ➔ Infinitive used as poetic imperative or list

  ➔ Using infinitives like "caminar" (to walk) evokes commands or reflections poetically.