Funky Futurista – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Argentine funk-rock with Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas' "Funky Futurista." This song is a fantastic entry point to learning Spanish through music, offering a rich vocabulary of futuristic and street-slang imagery. Its catchy, repetitive chorus makes it easy to sing along and pick up new phrases, all while experiencing the energetic and innovative spirit of one of Latin America's most iconic duos.

[English]

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Like Shaka Zulu sounding in the crowd

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

I bring on my tongue

Thousands of spears

Feel the power

Feel my praise

In the housing block, two robots came alive

And it's your mom

Who plated her la-la-lips

They transform

The challenge takes over the street

Gangs from the future

Plant lasers in the valleys

They smoke pink smoke

And break in the air

They had hearts in the hands of savages

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Like Shaka Zulu sounding in the crowd

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

I unleash the march of distrust

A mix that cries for revenge

A melting pot of cats

Always well mounted

They carry the flag, with oil-slicked legs

I search for my bread

And my retro soup

I project everything onto my skeleton

Go on, take a bite

Of this new invention

Funky futurist

I break down your roof

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

Like Shaka Zulu sounding in the crowd

Funky futurist

Funky futurist

If you see me at the club

If you see me at the club

If you see me at the club

If you see me at the club

I don't see you

I don't see anyone anymore

If you see me at the club

It’s the party with my coffee

Our spaceship landed in your yard

I threw a party with my coffee

It sounds loud but will be slow

It’s the party with my coffee

Our spaceship landed in your yard

I threw a party with my coffee

The Kuryaki are traveling in space

In space

In space

In space

...

[Spanish]

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Como Shaka Zulu sonando el el bulo

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Traigo en mi lengua

Miles de lanzas

Sientan el poder

Sientan mi alabanza

En el monoblock dos robots se activaron

Y es tu mamá

La que se cromo los la-la-labios

Tranformanse

El reto se apodera de la calle

Pandillas del futuro

Plantan lasers en los valles

Fuman humo rosa

Y se quiebran en el aire

Tuvo corazones, en manos de salvajes

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Como Shaka Zulu sonando el el bulo

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Yo libero la marcha, de la desconfianza

Una mezcolanza que clama venganza

Un crisol de gatas

Siempre bien montadas

Llevan la bandera, con piernas aceitadas

Yo busco mi pan

Y mi sopa retro

Todo lo proyecto sobre mi esqueleto

Dale un mordisco

A este nuevo invento

Funky futurista

Te desintegro el techo

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Como Shaka Zulu sonando en el bulo

Funky futurista

Funky futurista

Si me ves en el club

Si me ves en el club

Si me ves en el club

Si me ves en el club

Yo no te veo a ti

Yo ya no veo a nadie

Si me ves en el club

Es la fiesta con mi café

Nuestra nave aterrizó en tu patio

Hice una fiesta con mi café

Suena fuerte pero, tendrá despacio

Es la fiesta con mi café

Nuestra nave aterrizó en tu patio

Hice una fiesta con mi café

Los Kuryaki que viajan al espacio

En el espacio

En el espacio

En el espacio

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
futurista /fu.tuˈɾis.ta/ C1	noun/adjective - a person or thing related to the future or futuristic style
robot /ˈro.bot/ A2	noun - a machine that can perform tasks automatically
calle /ˈka.ʎe/ A1	noun - street or road in a city or town
pandilla /panˈdi.ʎa/ B1	noun - a group of friends or gang
espacio /esˈpa.θjo/ A2	noun - space; the physical universe beyond Earth or an empty area
venganza /benˈɡan.θa/ B2	noun - revenge or act of retaliation
desconfianza /des.konˈfjan.θa/ C1	noun - lack of trust, suspicion
crisol /kɾiˈsol/ C2	noun - crucible or melting pot (metaphorically for cultural mix)
bandera /banˈde.ɾa/ A2	noun - flag or emblem of a group or nation
inventar /in.benˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to create or devise something new
marcha /ˈmaɾ.tʃa/ B2	noun - march, movement, or progress
poder /poˈdeɾ/ A2	noun - power or ability to do something verb - can, to be able to
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart, organ or center of emotions
nave /ˈna.be/ B2	noun - ship, especially spacecraft
salvaje /salˈβa.xe/ B2	adjective - wild, untamed, fierce
inventó /in.benˈto/ B1	verb (past tense of inventar) - invented, created something new

Key Grammar Structures

• Traigo en mi lengua miles de lanzas

  ➔ Present tense of 'traer' + indirect object structure

  ➔ The verb 'traigo' (I bring) comes from 'traer'. Present tense with first-person singular subject indicates an ongoing or habitual action.

• Sientan el poder

  ➔ Imperative mood (ustedes form) of 'sentir'

  ➔ The speaker commands a group ('you all') to 'feel' the power, using the formal plural imperative 'sientan'.

• Pandillas del futuro plantan lasers en los valles

  ➔ Present tense + definite articles + prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Plantan' describes an ongoing or habitual action in the present. 'Del futuro' and 'en los valles' specify origin and location.

• Yo busco mi pan y mi sopa retro

  ➔ Present simple + direct objects

  ➔ The subject 'yo' performs two actions on direct objects 'mi pan' and 'mi sopa retro' using the verb 'buscar'.

• En el monoblock dos robots se activaron

  ➔ Preterite tense + reflexive passive construction

  ➔ 'Se activaron' is a reflexive form implying passive meaning: 'robots activated themselves' or 'were activated'.

• Yo libero la marcha de la desconfianza

  ➔ Present indicative + prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Libero' is first-person present of 'liberar'. 'De la desconfianza' functions as a complement indicating cause or source.

• Dale un mordisco a este nuevo invento

  ➔ Imperative with object pronoun + indirect object

  ➔ ‘Dale’ combines ‘da’ (give) + ‘le’ (to him/her). A command meaning ‘give it a bite’.

• Nuestra nave aterrizó en tu patio

  ➔ Preterite tense + possessive adjectives + prepositional phrase

  ➔ ‘Aterrizó’ is past singular of ‘aterrizar’. Possessive adjectives ‘nuestra’ and ‘tu’ indicate ownership.

• Hice una fiesta con mi café

  ➔ Preterite tense + prepositional phrase

  ➔ ‘Hice’ is the past form of ‘hacer’ (to make/do). ‘Con mi café’ shows the means or accompaniment.