Pistero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos
• Album: Infame

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of confidence and rebellion with Babasónicos' "Pistero." This high-energy rock anthem is packed with conversational, defiant Spanish phrases like "¡Quemen la radio!" (Burn the radio!) and explores Argentine slang like "pistero" and "chongo style." Listening to the lyrics is an excellent way to grasp Spanish phrases used for asserting individuality and attitude in a social setting, making it special for its cultural and linguistic boldness.

[English]

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

Hesitations

On the dancing scaffold

In the stomping style

Chewing gum with his partner

Acting with a challenger’s pose

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

Nothing can get in the way (nothing, nothing, nothing)

In our love for the dance (dance, dance)

The outlook of his hope

Hesitations

And he crosses himself when facing it

Shakes his neck and makes it crack

He wants nothing to stand in his way

Between his dance and the big finale

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

Hesitations

Hesitations

Hesitations

And possessed, he jumps into action

His dance causes a sensation

He has surprised the crowd

With great skill and combination

I ask for attention

I ask for attention

...

For the chongo style

For the chongo style

For the chongo style

He knows what he wants

He knows what he wants

And he’s going to get it

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

Play another song

Play another song

Cut off the DJ

Burn the radio

Play another song

...

[Spanish]

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Vacilaciones

En el patíbulo bailador

En el estilo zapateador

Mascando chicle con su pareja

Actuando pose de retador

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Nada puede interponerse (nada, nada, nada)

En nuestro amor por la danza (danza, danza)

La perspectiva de su esperanza

Vacilaciones

Y se persigna al encarar

Sacude el cuello y lo hace sonar

Quiere que nada se le interponga

Entre su baile y la gran final

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Vacilaciones

Vacilaciones

Vacilaciones

Y poseído salta a la acción

Su baile provoca sensación

Ha sorprendido a la concurrencia

Con gran destreza y combinación

Pido atención

Pido atención

Para el chongo style

Pido atención

Para el chongo style

Sabe lo que quiere

Sabe lo que quiere

Y lo va a buscar

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Pongan otra canción

Cuelguen al dj

Quemen la radio

Pongan otra canción

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
canción /kanˈθjon/ A1	noun - song
bailar /baiˈlar/ A2	verb - to dance
vacilaciones /basilaˈθjon/ B2	noun - hesitations
interponerse /inteɾpoˈneɾse/ B2	verb - to interpose
perspectiva /peɾspekˈtiba/ B2	noun - perspective
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ A2	noun - hope
sorprender /soɾpɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to surprise
destreza /destˈɾeθa/ B2	noun - dexterity
provocar /pɾoβoˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to provoke
sensación /sensaˈθjon/ B1	noun - sensation
poseído /poˈse.i.do/ B2	adjective - possessed
concurrencia /konkuˈrrenθja/ C1	noun - audience
retador /retaˈðor/ B2	adjective - challenging
patíbulo /paˈtiβulo/ C1	noun - scaffold
zapateador /θapateˈaðor/ C2	noun - a style of flamenco dance

Key Grammar Structures

• Pongan otra canción

  ➔ Imperative mood (subjunctive form used for giving orders or requests to 'ustedes').

  ➔ The word 'Pongan' is the imperative form of 'poner' for 'ustedes', used to tell multiple people to 'put' or 'play' another song.

• Quemen la radio

  ➔ Imperative mood again, used for a direct and intense command.

  ➔ The command 'Quemen' (from 'quemar', to burn) is directed at 'you all', suggesting rebellion or protest metaphorically.

• Nada puede interponerse

  ➔ Use of reflexive verb 'interponerse' meaning 'to come between' or 'to interfere'.

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'se' indicates the action affects the subject itself – 'nothing can come between itself' or interfere.

• En el estilo zapateador

  ➔ Use of prepositional phrase with definite article to describe manner ('in the dancing style').

  ➔ The phrase shows how the subject performs the action – 'en el estilo zapateador' means 'in the style of a tap dancer'.

• Mascando chicle con su pareja

  ➔ Use of gerund 'Mascando' to describe a simultaneous action.

  ➔ The gerund shows that chewing gum happens while dancing, describing an ongoing parallel action.

• Actuando pose de retador

  ➔ Gerund 'Actuando' indicating an ongoing or background action.

  ➔ The form 'Actuando' suggests the person is 'acting' or 'posing' in a certain way during another main action.

• Sacude el cuello y lo hace sonar

  ➔ Use of coordinated verbs with conjunction 'y' to show sequential actions.

  ➔ The verbs 'Sacude' (shakes) and 'hace sonar' (makes it sound) show two actions performed one after another by the same subject.

• Sabe lo que quiere

  ➔ Use of relative pronoun 'que' introducing a noun clause as the object of 'sabe'.

  ➔ The clause 'lo que quiere' means 'what he/she wants', functioning as the direct object of 'sabe' (knows).

• Y lo va a buscar

  ➔ Periphrastic future structure (ir + a + infinitive) expressing intention or near future.

  ➔ 'Va a buscar' means 'is going to look for', showing an intended or planned action.