Murciélago – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Porter
• Album: Moctezuma

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of Porter with 'Murciélago'. This song is a fantastic resource for learners of Spanish to explore poetic metaphors and evocative vocabulary related to nature and the psyche, all wrapped in a sophisticated indie-rock sound.

[English]

Oh, it's so hot!

I want to vomit this pain, this pain

I'm tired of this long journey

(Oaaah, ooooh)

I'm going (going) to fly (to fly)

With the sacred bird

Guide me, Quetzal

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Take me to the end

Oe-oh, oh-oh

...

Go out to the sea, I beg you

The ancestors had seen it

They don't come in peace, screams are heard

There are three ships, they bring Christ

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

...

Guide me, Quetzal

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Take me to the end

Oe-oh, ooh

...

Go out to the sea, I beg you

There are three ships, they bring Christ

They don't come in peace, screams are heard

The ancestors had seen it

Take me to the end

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Take me to the end

Oe-oh, ooh

...

[Spanish]

¡Ay, qué calor!

Quiero vomitar este dolor, este dolor

Cansado voy de este caminar tan largo

(Oaaah, ooooh)

Voy (voy) a volar (a volar)

Con el ave sagrada

Guíame, Quetzal

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Viájame al final

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Salgan al mar, les suplico

Los abuelos lo habían visto

No vienen en paz, se oyen gritos

Hay tres naves, traen a Cristo

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Guíame, Quetzal

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Viájame al final

Oe-oh, ooh

Salgan al mar, les suplico

Hay tres naves, traen a Cristo

No vienen en paz, se oyen gritos

Los abuelos lo habían visto

Viájame al final

Oe-oh, oh-oh

Viájame al final

Oe-oh, ooh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
calor ka'lor A1	noun - heat
vomitar bomi'tar B1	verb - to vomit / throw up
dolor do'lor A2	noun - pain
cansado kan'saðo A1	adjective - tired
caminar kami'nar A1	verb - to walk
largo laɾɣo A1	adjective - long
volar bo'lar A2	verb - to fly
ave aβe A2	noun - bird
sagrada sa'ɣɾaða B1	adjective - sacred / holy
guiar gi'ar B1	verb - to guide
viajar bja'xaɾ A1	verb - to travel
final fi'nal A1	noun - end
suplicar supli'kaɾ C1	verb - to beg / plead
abuelos a'βwelos A1	noun - grandparents
naves naβes B2	noun - ships / spaceships
gritos gɾitos A2	noun - screams / shouts

Key Grammar Structures

• Quiero vomitar este dolor

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive construction

  ➔ The verb "Quiero" (I want) is followed by the infinitive "vomitar" (to vomit) to express a desire.

• Cansado voy de este caminar

  ➔ Adjective as a subject complement

  ➔ The adjective "Cansado" (tired) modifies the subject "I" (implied in "voy"), describing the state of the speaker.

• Guíame, Quetzal

  ➔ Imperative mood with attached pronoun

  ➔ The verb "Guía" (guide) is in the imperative form, with the direct object pronoun "me" attached to the end.

• Los abuelos lo habían visto

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ The structure "habían visto" describes an action completed before another point in the past.

• No vienen en paz

  ➔ Present tense for habitual or factual state

  ➔ The verb "vienen" is in the present tense, stating a current condition or ongoing fact.

• Traen a Cristo

  ➔ Personal 'a' before a direct object

  ➔ The preposition "a" is used because "Cristo" is a person/divine entity, acting as a direct object.

• Viájame al final

  ➔ Creative/Poetic use of Transitive Verbs

  ➔ The word "Viajar" (to travel) is typically intransitive, but here it is treated as transitive ("Viájame") to mean 'make me travel'.