Nómadas

• By: La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol
• Album: Mús Records

Lyrics:

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Al final del final

At the very end

Donde ya no llega el mar

Where the sea no longer reaches

Las noches se queman

The nights burn away

La luz nunca se va

The light never leaves

¿Cuando vamos a parar?

When are we going to stop?

El camino no va

The road doesn't go

Donde tu quieres llegar

Where you want to arrive

Como Jack Kerouac

Like Jack Kerouac

Siempre contra el viento...

Always against the wind...

Aquí nunca es buen momento

Here is never a good time

...

...

Nómadas sin ciudad

Nomads without a city

Cansados de esperar

Tired of waiting

Miran la carretera

They watch the road

Ves los días pasar

You see the days pass

¿Cuando vamos a parar?

When are we going to stop?

No hay canciones en la radio que hablen de lo que soñamos

There are no songs on the radio that talk about what we dream of

No hay futuro, ya ha pasado

There is no future, it has already happened

El presente no se ve...

The present can't be seen...

Nunca vamos a volver

We are never going back

La distancia nos acerca (ooh, ohh, oh)

Distance brings us closer (ooh, ohh, oh)

Te sientes vivo (ooh, ohh, oh) en el andén (ooh, ohh, oh)

You feel alive (ooh, ohh, oh) on the platform (ooh, ohh, oh)

Esa sensación de no haber perdido tu tren

That feeling of not having missed your train

...

...

No me preguntes porqué nunca vamos a volver

Don't ask me why we're never going back

(Ooh, ohh, oh)

(Ooh, ohh, oh)

Te sientes vivo (ooh, ohh, oh) en el andén (ooh, ohh, oh)

You feel alive (ooh, ohh, oh) on the platform (ooh, ohh, oh)

Las cuerdas rotas (ooh, ohh, oh) lo saben bien (ooh, ohh, oh)

The broken strings (ooh, ohh, oh) know it well (ooh, ohh, oh)

Te sientes vivo (ooh, ohh, oh) en el anden (ooh, ohh, oh)

You feel alive (ooh, ohh, oh) on the platform (ooh, ohh, oh)

Esa sensación de no haber perdido tu tren

That feeling of not having missed your train

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun - end; finish adjective - final
luz /luθ/ A2	noun - light
caminos /kaˈmi.no/ B1	noun - paths, roads
esperar /es.peˈɾar/ A2	verb - to wait; to hope
carretera /ka.reˈte.ɾa/ A2	noun - road, highway
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to happen
sueños /ˈswe.ɲo/ B1	noun - dreams
volar /boˈlaɾ/ B2	verb - to fly
humano /uˈma.no/ B2	adjective - human
viaje /ˈbja.xe/ A2	noun - trip, journey
viento /ˈbjem.to/ B1	noun - wind
nunca /ˈnuŋ.ka/ A1	adverb - never

Grammar:

• Donde ya no llega el mar

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood in Adverbial Clauses introduced by 'donde'

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used here because the clause expresses a hypothetical or uncertain situation - a place "where the sea *doesn't* reach". Even though it seems factual (the sea either reaches there or not), the subjunctive is triggered by the 'donde' introducing a potential, unconfirmed location.

• ¿Cuando vamos a parar?

  ➔ Simple Future with 'ir a' + infinitive

  ➔ This uses the construction "ir a + infinitive" to express a future action. "Vamos a parar" translates to "We are going to stop" or "When are we going to stop?". It's a common way to express near future plans or intentions.

• El camino no va donde tu quieres llegar

  ➔ Use of 'donde' with Indicative Mood

  ➔ Here, 'donde' is followed by the indicative 'quieres' because the destination is presented as a known or factual (to the speaker) place where the listener wants to arrive. It's not a hypothetical or uncertain destination, but a specific desire.

• Siempre contra el viento...

  ➔ Use of 'contra' indicating opposition/direction

  ➔ The preposition "contra" indicates opposition or direction against something. In this case, it signifies acting or moving in opposition to the wind, suggesting resistance and defiance.

• Aquí nunca es buen momento

  ➔ Use of 'ser' with adverbs of time and impersonal expressions

  ➔ When describing characteristics related to time or impersonal statements about circumstances, 'ser' is used. 'Es buen momento' would translate to 'It is a good time'. 'Nunca es buen momento' means 'It's never a good time'.

• Cansados de esperar

  ➔ Adjective used as a noun modifier with 'de'

  ➔ Here, "cansados" (tired) acts as an adjective describing the state of the nomads. The construction "de + infinitive" (de esperar - of waiting) adds further detail, explaining what they are tired *of*.

• No hay canciones en la radio que hablen de lo que soñamos

  ➔ Subjunctive in relative clauses when expressing uncertainty or non-existence

  ➔ The phrase "No hay canciones...que hablen..." uses the subjunctive "hablen" because the songs that speak of their dreams are not known to exist. The subjunctive is used to express doubt or non-existence in this kind of relative clause.

• No hay futuro, ya ha pasado

  ➔ Present Perfect vs. Simple Past for emphasis

  ➔ "Ya ha pasado" (it has already passed) uses the present perfect to suggest that the passing of the future is a recent and relevant event, directly affecting the present situation. Using the simple past "pasó" would be grammatically correct, but would diminish the sense of immediacy and consequence.