Se Despierta La Ciudad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Vicentico
• Album: Vicentico

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the gritty reality of urban life through Vicentico's powerful song 'Se Despierta la Ciudad.' This track offers a poignant look at societal issues, allowing listeners to connect with the emotions and stories embedded in its lyrics, providing a window into the artist's perspective on the city.

[English]

The city wakes up

The world goes out to work

The sirens are starting to sound

From the doorway

He leaves his house, goes to work

With the fear that tells him he's up to his neck

He locks the door because he's scared

The dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Here they come, the children walking

And they can be seen dancing

To be able to collect

They move their ghostly little bodies

To the rhythm of the waves

Of the people who go

...

The city wakes up

The world goes out to work

The sirens are starting to sound

From the doorway

He leaves his house, goes to work

With the fear that tells him he's up to his neck

He locks the door because he's scared

The dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Dancing boy is going to rob him

Here they come, the children walking

And they can be seen dancing

To be able to collect

They move their ghostly little bodies

To the rhythm of the waves

Of the people who go

...

The city wakes up

The world goes out to work

The sirens are starting to sound

From the doorway

Fear points at you with complete certainty

Blows your head off and kills you again

The siren sounds, people come closer

Like a movie that's about to roll

Like a movie that's about to roll

The boy comes closer showing his finger

People get scared and start to scream

The boy comes closer showing his finger

People get scared and start to scream

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Here they come, the children walking

And they can be seen dancing

To be able to collect

Here they come, the children walking

And they can be seen dancing

To be able to collect

...

[Spanish]

Se despierta la ciudad

Sale el mundo a trabajar

Ya comienzan a sonar

Las sirenas del portal

Sale de su casa se va a trabajar

Con el miedo que le dice que esta hasta las manos

Traba la puerta porque esta asustado

El niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Vienen, los niños caminando

Y se los ve bailando

Para poder cobrar

Mueven sus cuerpitos fantasmas

Al ritmo de las olas

De la gente que va

Se despierta la ciudad

Sale el mundo a trabajar

Ya comienzan a sonar

Las sirenas del portal

Sale de su casa se va a trabajar

Con el miedo que le dice que esta hasta las manos

Traba la puerta porque esta asustado

El niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Niño que baila le va a robar

Vienen, los niños caminando

Y se los ve bailando

Para poder cobrar

Mueven sus cuerpitos fantasmas

Al ritmo de las olas

De la gente que va

Se despierta la ciudad

Sale el mundo a trabajar

Ya comienzan a sonar

Las sirenas del portal

El miedo te apunta con toda certeza

Te vuela la cabeza y te vuelve a matar

Suena la sirena la gente se acerca

Como una pelicula que va a rodar

Como una pelicula que va a rodar

El niño se acerca mostrando su dedo

La gente se asusta y se pone a gritar

El niño se acerca mostrando su dedo

La gente se asusta y se pone a gritar

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Vienen, los niños caminando

Y se los ve bailando

Para poder cobrar

Vienen, los niños caminando

Y se los ve bailando

Para poder cobrar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ciudad /sjuˈðað/ A1	noun - city
trabajar /tɾaβaˈxaɾ/ A1	verb - to work
miedo /ˈmjɛðo/ A2	noun - fear
niño /ˈniɲo/ A1	noun - child
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
sonar /soˈnaɾ/ A2	verb - to sound
sirena /siˈɾena/ B1	noun - siren
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ B1	noun - body
cobrar /koˈβɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to collect or charge (money)
asustado /asuˈstaðo/ B1	adjective - scared
acercar /aθeɾˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to approach
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout
película /peˈlikula/ B2	noun - movie
apuntar /a.punˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to point
viene /ˈbjene/ A1	verb - comes
gente /ˈxente/ A2	noun - people
olas /ˈolas/ A2	noun - waves

Key Grammar Structures

• Se despierta la ciudad

  ➔ Reflexive verb in the present tense

  ➔ The subject "la ciudad" performs an action on itself, indicated by the reflexive pronoun "se".

• Lleva de su casa se va a trabajar

  ➔ Use of reflexive construction with "se va" indicating the subject leaving home to go to work

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• Con el miedo que le dice que esta hasta las manos

  ➔ Use of relative clause "que le dice" to specify what the fear does

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• El niño que baila le va a robar

  ➔ Relative clause "que baila" describing "El niño"

  ➔

• Vienen, los niños caminando

  ➔ Use of present tense "Vienen" with a present participle "caminando" indicating ongoing action

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• El miedo te apunta con toda certeza

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronouns "te" for indirect object and preposition "con" to indicate manner

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