Polla Dura No Cree en Dios – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mägo de Oz
• Album: Finisterra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Spanish through "Polla Dura No Cree en Dios" by Mägo de Oz. This iconic folk metal track offers a unique opportunity to learn Spanish as it's spoken with passion and rebellion. You'll encounter rich, evocative vocabulary and idiomatic expressions that challenge the norm, giving you insight into the language's capacity for sharp social commentary and poetic defiance. The song's provocative lyrics and energetic blend of Celtic and heavy metal make it an unforgettable journey into Spanish culture and expression.

[English]

Come closer to this old troubadour

For two coins or a loaf of bread

I tell my life to anyone who wants to listen

Follow me, come! Follow me, come! Follow me, come!

I come from a country bathed by the sea

I was set to become a young lord, and the truth is

I'm tired of violating and oppressing

I heard a voice: “to know a world you must go”

Where your feet may lead you

And by destiny you'll have the horizon

Without creeds, without nations, only love

A hard cock doesn't believe in God

And that way I began to forget

All wealth, all comfort

But after a short time I realized

That there was another world, another life outside of me

At nightfall the moon rocks me

And the stars blanket me

At dawn the dew dresses me

And the breeze rouses me

I'm a professional criminal

Sometimes I eat cold

And the rest when they're hot

I rent out my conscience

To ease the souls

Of guilt that won't let them sleep

I'm a professional criminal

Sometimes I eat cold

And the rest when they're hot

I rent out my conscience

To ease the souls

Of guilt that won't let them sleep... Ohhh!

In these years I've learned the hard way

That only with dreams you don't pay the bills

And only fools dream of what

Of what never… of what never

They'll never have

Don't talk to me about God or evil

Because when I make love

I don't distinguish religion

A hard cock doesn't believe in God

I'm a professional criminal

Sometimes I eat cold

And the rest when they're hot

I rent out my conscience

To ease the souls

Of guilt that won't let them sleep

A raid on the road

To luck and destiny

And some clueless girl

I'm a flagless pacifist

Because fighting for peace

Is like having sex for virginity

I'm a professional criminal

Sometimes I eat cold

And the rest when they're hot

I rent out my conscience

To ease the souls

Of guilt that won't let them sleep

A raid on the road

To luck and destiny

And some clueless girl

I'm a flagless pacifist

Because fighting for peace

Is like having sex for virginity

...

[Spanish]

Acérquense a este viejo trovador

Por dos monedas o una hogaza de pan

Cuento mi vida a quien la quiera escuchar

Sígueme, ven! sígueme, ven! sígueme, ven!

Vengo de un país bañado por el mar

Iba pa señorito, y la verdad

Es que cansado de violar y oprimir

Oí una voz: "a conocer un mundo tienes que ir"

"A donde te lleven los pies

Y por destino el horizonte tendrás

Sin credos, sin naciones, sólo amor"

Polla dura no cree en Dios

Y de esta forma comencé a olvidar

Toda riqueza, toda comodidad

Mas al poco tiempo advertí

Que había otro mundo, había otra vida fuera de mí

Al anochecer me acuna la luna

Y me arropan las estrellas

Al alba el rocío me acicala

Y la brisa me despereza

Soy de oficio delincuente

A veces como frío

Y las menos en caliente

Alquilo mi conciencia

Para aliviar las almas

De culpas que no dejan dormir

Soy de oficio delincuente

A veces como frío

Y las menos en caliente

Alquilo mi conciencia

Para aliviar las almas

De culpas que no dejan dormir... Ohhh!

En estos años aprendí a las duras

Que sólo con sueños no pagas facturas

Y sólo los necios sueñan con lo que

Con lo que nunca, con lo que nunca

Nunca tendrán

No me hables de Dios o el mal

Porque cuando hago el amor

No distingo religión

Polla dura no cree en Dios

Soy de oficio delincuente

A veces como frío

Y las menos en caliente

Alquilo mi conciencia

Para aliviar las almas

De culpas que no dejan dormir

Asalto en el camino

A la suerte y al destino

Y alguna moza despistada

Soy pacifista sin bandera

Pues luchar por la paz

Es como follar por la virginidad

Soy de oficio delincuente

A veces como frío

Y las menos en caliente

Alquilo mi conciencia

Para aliviar las almas

De culpas que no dejan dormir

Asalto en el camino

A la suerte y al destino

Y alguna moza despistada

Soy pacifista sin bandera

Pues luchar por la paz

Es como follar por la virginidad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life; the existence of a living being
mar /mar/ A1	noun - sea; a large body of salt water
riqueza /riˈke.θa/ B1	noun - wealth; abundance of valuable possessions
conciencia /konˈθjen.θja/ B2	noun - conscience; awareness of right and wrong
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul; spiritual or emotional essence of a person
culpa /ˈkul.pa/ B1	noun - guilt; responsibility for a fault or wrongdoing
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - fate; the power that determines future events
horizonte /oɾiˈson.te/ B2	noun - horizon; line where the earth and sky appear to meet
violación /bjo.laˈθjon/ C1	noun - violation or rape; act of breaking or abusing something sacred or lawful
necio /ˈne.θjo/ B2	adjective - foolish; lacking sense or good judgment
esperanza /es.peˈɾan.θa/ B1	noun - hope; feeling that something desired will happen
paz /paθ/ A2	noun - peace; state of calm and harmony without conflict
camino /kaˈmi.no/ A2	noun - path; route or way to a place
luchar /luˈtʃaɾ/ B1	verb - to fight or struggle for something
olvidar /ol.biˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to forget something
creer /kɾeˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to believe; to have faith or think that something is true

Key Grammar Structures

• Acérquense a este viejo trovador

  ➔ Imperative mood with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ "Acérquense" comes from "acercarse" (to come closer). The reflexive pronoun "se" indicates the action affects the subject itself, used here as a polite or plural command.

• Por dos monedas o una hogaza de pan

  ➔ Prepositional phrase expressing exchange or price

  ➔ The preposition "por" introduces the means or cost—"for two coins or a loaf of bread"—used to indicate exchange or payment.

• Oí una voz: 'a conocer un mundo tienes que ir'

  ➔ Infinitive phrase used after preposition

  ➔ The structure "a conocer" (to know) uses the preposition "a" followed by an infinitive, common in expressions indicating purpose or intention.

• Y por destino el horizonte tendrás

  ➔ Future tense inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The normal order would be "tendrás el horizonte por destino"; inversion places the complement first for poetic emphasis.

• Mas al poco tiempo advertí

  ➔ Use of "mas" as literary synonym of "pero"

  ➔ "Mas" is an archaic or poetic form meaning "but"; it gives the line a formal or traditional tone.

• Me acuna la luna

  ➔ Personification with present tense

  ➔ "Me acuna" means "rocks me to sleep." The moon is treated as a subject capable of human action, a poetic personification.

• Soy de oficio delincuente

  ➔ Use of "de oficio" idiom expressing profession or habitual role

  ➔ "De oficio" literally means "by trade." Used humorously here to describe being a thief as his 'occupation.'

• Y las menos en caliente

  ➔ Ellipsis and idiomatic expression

  ➔ The phrase omits "veces"—understood from context—and "en caliente" means 'in the heat of the moment,' contrasting with 'cold' or premeditated actions.

• Pues luchar por la paz es como follar por la virginidad

  ➔ Simile using "como" with irony

  ➔ The simile compares two contradictory actions to highlight absurdity—'fighting for peace' vs. 'having sex for virginity.'