Tranquilo Majete – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Celtas Cortos

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish with 'Tranquilo Majete' by Celtas Cortos offers a unique window into the social and political commentary of 1990s Spain. The song's clear, narrative-driven lyrics and colloquial chorus make it an excellent tool for understanding protest music and informal Spanish expressions. Its blend of Celtic and rock music creates an energetic and memorable tune that will make learning the language a truly engaging experience.

[English]

If in the land of the Croats

A clean host is the crowd

If in Somalia they die like rats

As you see on television

If in Spain the unemployment rise

Is already at the third million

And if the countryside is going to hell

And the power smells of corruption

Calm down! Don't get nervous, calm down

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

...

If today AIDS is a cousin-brother

That makes love very luxurious

If the military service ends everyone

And insubordination is a crime

If in Latin America they kill

Indians without compassion

If the Amazon kicks the bucket

And if pollution increases

Calm down! Don't get nervous, calm down

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

...

If studying is worth little

When looking for your job placement

If the bars close early

Because you have to be euro P-2

If to rent a house

You have to pawn a kidney

If there are no parks or bike lanes

And there's only pollution

Calm down! Don't get nervous, calm down

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

Calm down, mate, in your armchair

...

[Spanish]

Si en la tierra de los croatas

A hostia limpia está el mogollón

Si en Somalia mueren como ratas

Como ves en televisión

Si en España el aumento del paro

Ya va por el tercer millón

Y si el campo se va a la mierda

Y el poder huele a corrupción

Tranquilo! no te pongas nervioso, tranquilo

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Si hoy el SIDA es un primo-hermano

Que hace muy lujoso el amor

Si la mili acaba con todos

Y es delito la insumisión

Si en Latinoamérica matan

A los indios sin compasión

Si Amazonas estira la pata

Y si aumenta la polución

Tranquilo! no te pongas nervioso, tranquilo

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Si estudiar vale para poco

Al buscar tu colocación

Si los bares los cierran pronto

Porque hay que ser euro P-2

Si para alquilar una casa

Tienes que empeñar un riñón

Si no hay parques ni carril bici

Y solo hay contaminación

Tranquilo! no te pongas nervioso, tranquilo

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tierra /ˈtjera/ B1	noun - earth, land
muerte /ˈmwehrte/ B2	noun - death
televisión /teleβiˈsjon/ B1	noun - television
paro /ˈpaɾo/ A2	noun - unemployment
campo /ˈkampo/ B1	noun - field, countryside
poder /poˈðeɾ/ B2	noun - power, ability verb - to be able to
corrupción /koruβˈsjon/ C1	noun - corruption
sillón /siˈʎon/ B2	noun - armchair
examen /eksamen/ B1	noun - exam, test
valor /baˈloɾ/ B2	noun - worth, value
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
alquiler /alˈkiɾ/ B2	noun - rent, leasing
riñón /riˈɲon/ C2	noun - kidney
contaminación /kontamiˈnaˈsjon/ B2	noun - pollution

Key Grammar Structures

• A hostia limpia está el mogollón

  ➔ The present indicative of "estar" used for describing current state or condition

  ➔ Uses "está" (from "estar") to indicate the current state of "el mogollón"

• Si en la tierra de los croatas

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "en" indicating location or context

  ➔ Uses "en" to specify the location "la tierra de los croatas"

• Si en Somalia mueren como ratas

  ➔ Use of "mueren" from "morir" in the present indicative to express ongoing or habitual actions

  ➔ Uses "mueren" to describe the habitual or ongoing death events in Somalia

• Si en España el aumento del paro

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "en" indicating location, with "el aumento" as noun phrase

  ➔ Uses "en" to specify the location "España" with the noun phrase "el aumento del paro"

• Y si el campo se va a la mierda

  ➔ The reflexive verb "se va" from "ir" indicating the subject's action of leaving or going

  ➔ Uses "se va" to express the action of the land "going to hell" metaphorically

• Tranquilo! no te pongas nervioso, tranquilo

  ➔ Imperative form "ponte" from "ponerse" with object pronoun "te"

  ➔ Uses the imperative "ponte" to tell someone to calm down or relax

• Tranquilo majete en tu sillón

  ➔ Use of the noun "sillón" with the preposition "en" to specify location

  ➔ Uses "en tu sillón" to specify where the person should relax—in their armchair