Luces – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasonicos
• Album: Anoche

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rebellious spirit of Argentine rock with 'Luces' by Babasonicos. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Spanish through its direct and powerful lyrics that challenge the status quo. By exploring the vocabulary of authenticity and criticism within the song, you can gain insight into the cultural commentary prevalent in Latin American rock music. 'Luces' is special because it's not just a song, but a statement against the superficial, making it a compelling piece for language and music lovers alike.

[English]

I don’t know what those lights are

I don’t know what they’re telling me about rock & roll

It’s cheap fakery

It’s just a pose and imitation

Take off your masks; shut up, prophets

Listen to a comet scream

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Shit, the lights are coming

And I only think that I want more

They tell me this is deep

But I’m not talking about speed

Take off your masks; shut up, prophets

Listen to a comet scream

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Take off your masks; shut up, prophets

Listen to a comet scream

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Coward, coward, coward, you run from the lights

Coward, coward, coward

Coward, coward, coward, you run from the lights

Coward, coward, coward

Take off your masks; shut up, prophets

Listen to a comet scream

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Take off your masks; shut up, prophets

Listen to a comet scream

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Arrogant rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

...

[Spanish]

No sé qué son esas luces

No sé qué me hablan de rock & roll

Es impostura barata

Es solo pose e imitación

Sáquense caretas; cállense, profetas

Oigan a un cometa gritar

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Mierda, se vienen las luces

Y solo pienso que quiero más

Me dicen que esto es a fondo

Pero no hablo de velocidad

Sáquense caretas; cállense, profetas

Oigan a un cometa gritar

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Sáquense caretas; cállense, profetas

Oigan a un cometa gritar

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Cagón, cagón, cagón, te vas de luces

Cagón, cagón, cagón

Cagón, cagón, cagón, te vas de luces

Cagón, cagón, cagón

Sáquense caretas; cállense, profetas

Oigan a un cometa gritar

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Sáquense caretas; cállense, profetas

Oigan a un cometa gritar

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Arrogante rock (uoh-uoh, oh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
luz /luθ/ or /lus/ A1	noun - light or illumination
rock /rok/ A2	noun - rock music
impostura /imposˈtuɾa/ C1	noun - deception, fraud, or pretense
imitación /imitaˈθjon/ or /imitaˈsjon/ B2	noun - imitation or copy
careta /kaˈɾeta/ B2	noun - mask or false face, also metaphorically fake persona
profeta /pɾoˈfeta/ B2	noun - prophet or visionary
cometa /koˈmeta/ B1	noun - comet (astronomy) or kite (in some contexts)
arrogante /aroˈɣante/ B1	adjective - arrogant or proud
mierda /ˈmjɛɾda/ B2	noun - excrement or strong insult ('shit')
velocidad /belosiˈðað/ A2	noun - speed or velocity
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout or scream
venir /beˈniɾ/ A1	verb - to come or approach
cagar /kaˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to defecate; slang for to mess up or ruin
pose /ˈpose/ B2	noun - pose, attitude, or affectation
hablar /aˈblaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak or talk
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think or reflect
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want or to love

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:No sé qué son esas luces]

  ➔ Indirect question with 'qué son' following 'no sé'.

  ➔ The phrase 'no sé qué son' means 'I don't know what they are'. The structure shows an embedded question.

• [translate:Es impostura barata]

  ➔ Copular sentence with 'ser' expressing identification.

  ➔ The use of 'es' connects subject and predicate nominal, describing what something is by essence.

• [translate:Sáquense caretas]

  ➔ Reflexive imperative with pronoun attached.

  ➔ The verb 'sáquense' is the reflexive form of 'sacar' in imperative, addressing 'ustedes'.

• [translate:Oigan a un cometa gritar]

  ➔ Use of 'oír' followed by infinitive to express perception.

  ➔ The construction 'oír + infinitive' means hearing someone do something, here 'hear a comet scream'.

• [translate:Se vienen las luces]

  ➔ Pronominal form showing an impersonal or spontaneous event.

  ➔ In 'se vienen', 'se' indicates an event that seems to occur by itself ('the lights are coming').

• [translate:Y solo pienso que quiero más]

  ➔ Subordinate clause introduced by 'que' after a verb of thought.

  ➔ After 'pienso', the clause 'que quiero más' expresses the content of thought ('I think that I want more').

• [translate:Me dicen que esto es a fondo]

  ➔ Indirect speech introduced by 'que' after reporting verb.

  ➔ ‘Me dicen que…’ introduces what others say; the clause reports speech indirectly.

• [translate:Cállense, profetas]

  ➔ Imperative with enclitic reflexive pronoun addressing plural (ustedes).

  ➔ ‘Cállense’ comes from ‘callar(se)’ and means ‘be quiet’ directed to several people.

• [translate:Te vas de luces]

  ➔ Pronominal verb structure indicating colloquial idiom ('to get carried away').

  ➔ ‘Irse de luces’ is colloquial; the pronoun ‘te’ personalizes it ('You get carried away').