La vieja (Canción sórdida) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Extremoduro
• Album: Yo, Minoría Absoluta

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of Spanish Rock with Extremoduro's "La vieja (Canción sórdida)". Learning this song offers insight into the colloquial and unfiltered language often found in Spanish rock narratives, making it a special piece for understanding cultural subtext through music.

[English]

Manuel, let's go

They're already leaving the mass

Wait a sec, I'm taking a dump, man

...

Crossing the sidewalk under the sky

There was a little alley

And talking about flowers

There were no flowers there

No way!

...

There was a little alley

And an old woman passed by

With a purse

And talking about the sky

God fell from the heavens

Run!

...

He grabbed the pesetas

He went to a little booth

It was full of...

And talking about flowers

There were no flowers there

No way!

...

Doesn't that damn dog piss you off?

...

[Spanish]

Manuel, vamo'

Que están saliendo ya de la misa

Espera un poco que estoy cagando, tío

Cruzando la acera por debajo del cielo

Había un calleja

Y hablando de flores

Allí no había flores

¡Qué va!

Había una calleja

Y pasaba una vieja

Con un monedero

Y hablando del cielo

Cayó Dios del cielo

¡Corre!

Cogió las pesetas

Se fue a una caseta

To' llena de...

Y hablando de flores

Allí no había flores

¡Qué va!

¿No te jode el puto perro?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
calleja /kaˈʎexa/ B1	noun - narrow street or alleyway
vieja /ˈbje.xa/ A2	noun - old woman (colloquial) adjective - old
monedero /moneˈdeɾo/ B1	noun - purse or coin wallet
cielo /ˈθjelo/ or /ˈsjelo/ A2	noun - sky or heaven
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
perro /ˈpero/ A1	noun - dog
caseta /kaˈseta/ B1	noun - small hut or booth
coger /koˈxer/ B1	verb - to take, grab, catch
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall, drop
hablar /aˈblaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak, talk
cagar /kaˈɣaɾ/ C1	verb - to defecate (vulgar)
misa /ˈmisa/ B1	noun - Mass (religious service)
Dios /djos/ A2	noun - God or deity
peseta /peˈseta/ B1	noun - former Spanish currency
acera /aˈθeɾa/ or /aˈseɾa/ B1	noun - sidewalk or pavement