Porque No Se Van – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Prisioneros
• Album: Pateando Piedras

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Normandie

Normandie

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Si sueñas con Nueva York y con Europa

If you dream of New York and Europe

Te quejas de nuestra gente y de su ropa

You complain about our people and their clothes

Vives amando el cine arte del Normandie

You live loving the Normandie art film

Si eres artista y los indios no te entienden

If you're an artist and the natives don't understand you

Si tu vanguardia aquí no se vende

If your avant-garde here won't sell

Si quieres ser occidental de segunda mano

If you want to be a second-hand Westerner

¿Por qué no te vas?

Why don't you leave?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

Si viajas todos los años a Italia

If you travel to Italy every year

Si la cultura es tan rica en Alemania

If culture is so rich in Germany

¿Por qué el próximo año no te quedas allá?

Why not stay there next year?

Si aquí no tienen los medios que reclamas

If they don't have the means you demand here

Si aquí tu genio y talento no da fama

If your genius and talent don't bring fame here

Si tu apellido no es González ni Tapia

If your surname isn't González or Tapia

¿Por qué no te vas?

Why don't you leave?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave?

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

Oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

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González ni Tapia

González or Tapia

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¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

¿Por qué no se van

Why don't they leave

No se van del país?

They don't leave the country?

Oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueñas /ˈsweɲas/ B1	verb - you dream
gente /ˈxente/ A1	noun - people
ropa /ˈropa/ A1	noun - clothes
artista /aɾˈtista/ A2	noun - artist
vanguardia /banˈɡwaɾðja/ C1	noun - vanguard
occidental /ok.si.ðenˈtal/ B2	adjective - western noun - westerner
viajas /ˈbja.xas/ A2	verb - you travel
cultura /kulˈtuɾa/ A2	noun - culture
rica /ˈrika/ A2	adjective - rich
medios /ˈme.ðjos/ B1	noun - means, resources
genio /ˈxe.njo/ B2	noun - genius
talento /taˈlento/ B1	noun - talent
apellido /a.peˈʝi.ðo/ A2	noun - surname, last name
país /paˈis/ A1	noun - country

Key Grammar Structures

• Si sueñas con Nueva York y con Europa

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in conditional sentences.

  ➔ The phrase "Si sueñas" indicates a hypothetical situation.

• Si eres artista y los indios no te entienden

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

  ➔ The conjunction "y" connects two ideas.

• Si quieres ser occidental de segunda mano

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in expressing desires.

  ➔ The phrase "Si quieres" indicates a wish or desire.

• ¿Por qué no te vas?

  ➔ Use of interrogative structures to ask questions.

  ➔ The phrase "¿Por qué no te vas?" is a direct question.

• Si aquí no tienen los medios que reclamas

  ➔ Use of conditional clauses to express conditions.

  ➔ The phrase "Si aquí no tienen" sets a condition for the statement.

• Si tu apellido no es González ni Tapia

  ➔ Use of negation in sentences.

  ➔ The phrase "no es" indicates negation of identity.

• No se van del país

  ➔ Use of passive voice.

  ➔ The phrase "No se van" indicates an action done by an unspecified subject.