SAOKO – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: ROSALÍA
• Album: MOTOMAMI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Rosalía's "SAOKO," a genre-bending masterpiece that explores the thrilling concept of transformation. This song is a fantastic way to engage with Spanish, as its lyrics are rich with metaphors for change, offering everyday vocabulary alongside deeper, reflective phrases. Its unique fusion of reggaeton, jazz, and experimental sounds makes it a captivating listen, and Rosalía's clear articulation, despite her prioritizing delivery over enunciation, provides an exciting challenge for language learners to tune their ears to authentic Spanish rhythms and expressions while exploring universal themes of identity and evolution.

[English]

Girl, what are you saying?

Saoko, daddy, saoko

Saoko, daddy, saoko

Girl, what are you saying?

Saoko, daddy, saoko

Saoko, daddy, saoko

Saoko, daddy, saoko-ko

When you put pearls on Vivienne’s necklace

It’s different, they’re no longer pearls, uh, no

When the ice cubes aren’t just water

Now it’s ice, it’s freezing, uh, no

When night falls in the sky

And day breaks, all that’s changed

When the horse enters Troy

You get confident and it burns (uh, no), uh, no

Hey, I am very myself, I transform

A butterfly, I transform

Drag queen makeup, I transform

Star rain, I transform

You pass me by, I transform

Like a Sex Siren, I transform

I contradict myself, I transform

I’m all kinds of things, I transform

Frank tells me to open the world like a nut

If I die, I want to die through my mouth like a shot

I know who I am, and where I’m going, I never forget (uh, uh, uh)

I drive, God guides me

The LEGO logo, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Kim K when she’s blonde, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

A white tee with tie-dye, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

The street at Christmas, baby

Like a peacock, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

The match when it’s burning, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Your face, look at you, baby (pu-pu-pu-pu)

If I kiss you again, baby

Look, haha, let’s see if it’s worth anything, haha, haha, haha

...

The caramel voices, let’s see

If you’re the lamp, nothing can stop you, uh

If you’re the lamp, nothing can stop you, and that’s all

Fuck the style

Fuck the style

Fuck the stylist

Fuck the style

Fabric and scissors, and that’s it

Grab it and cut it, and that’s it

Grab it and cut it, and that’s it

Grab it and cut it, and that’s it

Grab it and cut it, and that’s it

Grab it and cut it

Grab it and cut it

Grab it and cut it

...

[Spanish]

Chica, ¿qué dices?

Saoko, papi, saoko

Saoko, papi, saoko

Chica, ¿qué dices?

Saoko, papi, saoko

Saoko, papi, saoko

Saoko, papi, saoko-ko

Cuando pone' perla' en el collar de Vivienne

E' diferente, ya no son perla', uh, no

Cuando los cubito' de hielo ya no es agua

Ahora es hielo, se congela, uh, no

Cuando es de noche en el cielo

Y se vuelve de día, ya to' eso cambió

Cuando el caballo entra a Troya

Tú te confías y ardió (uh, no), uh, no

Eh, yo soy muy mía, yo me transformo

Una mariposa, yo me transformo

Makeup de drag queen, yo me transformo

Lluvia de estrellas, yo me transformo

Pasá' de vuelta', yo mе transformo

Como Sex Siren, yo me transformo

Me contradigo, yo me transformo

Soy to'a' las cosa', yo me transformo

Frank me dice que abra el mundo como una nue'

Si me muero, que me muera por la boca como muere el pe'

Sé quién soy, y a donde voy ya nunca se me olvida (uh, uh, uh)

Yo manejo, Dios me guía

El logo de LEGO, bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Kim K cuando está blonde, bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Un tee white con tie-dye, bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

La calle en Navidad, bebé

Como un pavo real, bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

La cerilla al quemar, bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Tu cara, tu mirá', bebé (pu-pu-pu-pu)

Si te vuelvo a besar, bebé

Mira, ja, a ver si sirven de algo, ja, ja, ja

Los caramelo' de la voz, a ver

Si ere' la pámpara, nada te pue' parar, uh

Si ere' la pámpara, nada te pue' parar, y ya

Fuck el estilo

Fuck el estilo

Fuck el stylist

Fuck el estilo

Tela y tijera, y ya

Cógela y córtala, y ya

Cógela y córtala, y ya

Cógela y córtala, y ya

Cógela y córtala, y ya

Cógela y córtala

Cógela y córtala

Cógela y córtala

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dice /ˈdiθe/ A1	verb - to say
perla /ˈpeɾ.la/ A2	noun - pearl
collar /koˈʎaɾ/ A2	noun - necklace
hielo /ˈje.lo/ A1	noun - ice
agua /ˈa.ɣwa/ A1	noun - water
noche /ˈno.t͡ʃe/ A1	noun - night
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A2	noun - sky
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
caballo /kaˈβa.ʎo/ A2	noun - horse
soy /soi/ A1	verb - to be
transformo /tɾansˈfoɾ.mo/ B1	verb - to transform
mariposa /ma.ɾiˈpo.sa/ A2	noun - butterfly
lluvia /ˈʎu.βja/ A2	noun - rain
estrellas /esˈtɾe.ʎas/ A2	noun - stars
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
muero /ˈmwe.ɾo/ B1	verb - to die
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth