Los Tontos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: C. Tangana, Kiko Veneno

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na-nau

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na

...

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na-nau

...

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na

You thought that because I’m a good guy

...

You could walk all over the places I just cleaned (let’s go)

You think you’re the place where I keep falling (aren’t you?)

But just the way you came, you can turn around and leave

Because I warn you, I’m worn out

Even fools have a limit

And this time I’ll get it right, even if it’s just by luck

Because I’ve forgiven you

But even fools have a limit

And this time I’ll get it right, even if it’s just by luck (tell them)

You thought that because I’m a good guy

You could walk all over the places I just cleaned

You think you’re the place where I keep falling (how about that?)

But just the way you came, you can turn around and leave

Because I warn you, I’m worn out

Even fools have a limit

And this time I’ll get it right, even if it’s just by luck

Because I’ve forgiven you

But even fools have a limit

And this time I’ll get it right, even if it’s just by luck

I can’t hear you, uah-uah-uah

You talk so much, let’s see if you’ll shut up already (hey)

Whenever you want, come down and see me, you’ll see what’s waiting for you

With snakes and serpents, I’m putting you in the freezer

Whenever you want, come down and see me, you’ll see what’s waiting for you

With snakes and serpents, I’m putting you in the freezer

Na-na-na-nau (come on, Kiko), na-na-na-nau (that’s right)

Na-na-na-nau (tell them), na-na-na

Na-na-na-nau (give them your venom), na-na-na-nau

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na (tell them)

You thought that because I’m a good guy (a good guy)

You could walk all over (where?) the places I just cleaned

You think you’re the place where I keep falling

But just the way you came, you can turn around and leave (let’s get going)

You, you thought that because I’m a good guy (hey, hey, hey, because)

You could walk all over the places I just cleaned (the places I cleaned, no way)

You think you’re the place where I keep falling (tell them, no)

But just the way you came, look (let’s go)

Wuff, wuff

Let’s go, Kiko

Tell them

Give them your venom

...

How cool

That’s it, that’s it

...

[Spanish]

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na-nau

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na-nau

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na

Tú te has crei'o que por ser yo bueno

Puedes ir pisando por donde friego (vámonos)

Crees que eres el sitio donde estoy cayendo (¿a que no?)

Pero con las mismas que has veni'o, te puedes ir yendo

Porque te advierto que me he cansa'o

Que hasta los tontos tenemos tope

Y esta vez voy a acertar aunque sea de rebote

Porque te he perdona'o

Pero hasta los tontos tenemos tope

Y esta vez voy a acertar aunque sea de rebote (díselo)

Tú te has crei'o que por ser yo bueno

Que puedes ir pisando por donde friego

Crees que eres el sitio donde estoy cayendo (¿cómo e'?)

Pero con las mismas que has veni'o, te puedes ir yendo

Porque te advierto que me he cansa'o

Que hasta los tontos tenemos tope

Y esta vez voy a acertar aunque sea de rebote

Porque te he perdona'o

Pero hasta los tontos tenemos tope

Y esta vez voy a acertar aunque sea de rebote

No te escucho, uah-uah-uah

Hablas mucho, a ver si te callas ya (eh)

Cuando quieras baja a verme, ya verás la que te espera

Con culebras y serpientes vo'a meterte en la nevera

Cuando quieras baja a verme, ya verás la que te espera

Con culebras y serpientes vo'a meterte en la nevera

Na-na-na-nau (vamos, Kiko), na-na-na-nau (eso e')

Na-na-na-nau (díselo), na-na-na

Na-na-na-nau (dale tu veneno), na-na-na-nau

Na-na-na-nau, na-na-na (díselo)

Tú te has crei'o que por ser yo bueno (bueno)

Puedes ir pisando (¿por dónde?) por donde friego

Crees que eres el sitio donde estoy cayendo

Pero con las mismas que has veni'o, te puedes ir yendo (ya vámono')

Tú que te has crei'o que por ser yo bueno (eh, eh, eh, porque)

Puedes ir pisando por donde friego (por donde friego, qué va)

Crees que eres el sitio donde estoy cayendo (díselo, no)

Pero con las mismas que has ven'o, mira (vámonos)

Wuff, wuff

Vamos, Kiko

Díselo

Dale tu veneno

'Tá chévere

Eso e', eso e'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tonto /ˈtonto/ A2	noun - a foolish or silly person adjective - foolish, not showing good sense
perdonar /peɾdoˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to forgive or pardon
acertar /aθeɾˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to get something right, to succeed
rebote /reˈbote/ B2	noun - rebound, bounce back
advertir /aðbeɾˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to warn or advise
cansar /kanˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to tire, to get tired
pisar /piˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to step on, tread
caer /kaˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to fall
bueno /ˈbweno/ A1	adjective - good, kind
sitio /ˈsitjo/ A2	noun - place, spot
venir /beˈniɾ/ A1	verb - to come
ir /iɾ/ A1	verb - to go
callar /kaˈʎaɾ/ B1	verb - to be quiet, to silence
serpiente /seɾˈpjente/ B1	noun - snake, serpent
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to hope or wait for

Key Grammar Structures

• Tú te has crei'o que por ser yo bueno

  ➔ Present perfect reflexive (te has creído) with omission of final -d for colloquial speech.

  ➔ The phrase uses a reflexive perfect tense ('te has creído') meaning 'you have thought' or 'you believed', showing action affecting the subject.

• Puedes ir pisando por donde friego

  ➔ Periphrasis with verb 'ir' + gerund (ir pisando) expressing progressive or repeated action.

  ➔ ‘Ir pisando’ literally means ‘to go stepping’, implying someone keeps stepping where the speaker cleans.

• Crees que eres el sitio donde estoy cayendo

  ➔ Present tense with 'creer que' introducing a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The conjunction 'que' connects ‘crees’ and the subordinate sentence, indicating what is believed.

• Te puedes ir yendo

  ➔ Double verb form with reflexive 'irse' and progressive ‘ir yendo’. Expresses gradual departure.

  ➔ Emphasizes that the person can already start leaving, with nuance of continuous motion.

• Que hasta los tontos tenemos tope

  ➔ Conjunction ‘hasta que’ used to express a limit (“even fools have a limit”).

  ➔ ‘Hasta’ here marks the extreme point: even the most patient (the fools) have boundaries.

• Voy a acertar aunque sea de rebote

  ➔ ‘Ir a + infinitive’ denotes near future; ‘aunque sea’ uses subjunctive to express concession.

  ➔ Means ‘I’m going to succeed even if it’s by accident’, combining determination and concession.

• No te escucho

  ➔ Negative imperative or present indicative depending on context; here it’s present simple.

  ➔ Literal: ‘I don’t hear you’, expressing emotional refusal to listen.

• A ver si te callas ya

  ➔ Expression ‘a ver si’ introducing a wish or reproach; reflexive verb ‘callarse’.

  ➔ Used ironically to mean ‘Let’s see if you finally shut up’.

• Con culebras y serpientes vo'a meterte en la nevera

  ➔ Colloquial contraction ‘vo’a’ = ‘voy a’; ‘meterte’ is infinitive with pronoun attached.

  ➔ Shows informal speech and enclitic placement typical of spoken Spanish.

• Eso e', eso e'

  ➔ Colloquial omission of final ‘s’ in ‘es’; typical of Andalusian or Caribbean dialects.

  ➔ ‘Eso es’ means ‘that’s it’. The shortened ‘eso e'’ imitates dialect pronunciation for musical rhythm.