Vaquero Galáctico – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Porter
• Album: Atemahawke

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a cosmic journey with Porter's "Vaquero Galáctico"! This song is a beautiful opportunity to delve into rich Spanish lyrics that explore profound themes of longing, spiritual transformation, and the search for connection across vast distances. You'll encounter poetic expressions and introspective language, making it special for its unique blend of experimental rock with deeply emotional storytelling. Learn how Spanish can convey complex feelings and philosophical ideas through its evocative imagery.

[English]

I wake up in my ship after a thousand light‑years

And I still have several more to go

...

I fetch a glass of my filtered urine

Drinking, I sit on the bow

And I look at space

...

And I start to think

What is the great place like?

Will you be there?

(Never should you draw it)

...

When my heart

Starts to beat

Just by imagining

(Never should you draw it)

...

I'll arrive very soon

I'm tired of traveling

I want to feel the heat

...

(I want)

I want to sink, to merge, to melt

...

Galactic cowboy calling

(I floated away in a fetal pose)

Galactic cowboy calling

(And sailing in a spiritual way)

Galactic cowboy calling

(How much more, how much more will it cost to arrive?)

...

(I want)

I want to feel the heat

...

And turn into vapor

...

(I want)

I want to sink, to merge, to melt into you

...

[Spanish]

Me despierto en mi nave tras mil años luz

Y me faltan varios

Voy por un vaso de mis orines filtrados

Bebiendo me siento en la proa

Y veo al espacio

Y me pongo a pensar

¿Cómo es el gran lugar?

¿Tú ahí vas a estar?

(Nunca debes dibujarlo)

Cuando mi corazón

Comienza a palpitar

Solo de imaginar

(Nunca debes dibujarlo)

Muy pronto voy a llegar

Ya me cansé de viajar

Quiero sentir el calor

(Quiero)

Quiero hundirme, incluirme, fundirme

Vaquero galáctico llamando

(Me fui flotando en una pose fetal)

Vaquero galáctico llamando

(Y navegando de una forma espiritual)

Vaquero galáctico llamando

(¿Cuánto más, cuánto más costará llegar?)

(Quiero)

Quiero sentir el calor

Y convertirme en vapor

(Quiero)

Quiero hundirme, incluirme, fundirme a ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
despierto /desˈpjerto/ B1	verb - I wake up
nave /ˈnaβe/ A2	noun - spaceship, ship
espacio /esˈpaθjo/ A2	noun - space
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
palpitar /palpiˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to beat, to throb
viajar /bjaˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to travel
calor /kaˈloɾ/ A1	noun - heat
hundirme /unˈdiɾme/ B1	verb - to sink, to immerse
incluirme /inkluˈiɾme/ B2	verb - to include myself
fundirme /funˈdiɾme/ B1	verb - to merge, to blend
vaquero /baˈkeɾo/ B1	noun - cowboy
galáctico /ɡaˈlakti.ko/ B2	adjective - galactic
llamando /ʎaˈman.do/ A2	verb - calling
flotando /floˈtan.do/ A2	verb - floating
pose /ˈpose/ B1	noun - pose
fetal /feˈtal/ C1	adjective - fetal
navegando /naβeˈɣan.do/ A2	verb - sailing
espiritual /espiɾiˈtwal/ B1	adjective - spiritual
costará /kos.taˈɾa/ B1	verb - will cost

Key Grammar Structures

• Me despierto en mi nave tras mil años luz

  ➔ Reflexive verb + preposition "tras" (after)

  ➔ The verb "me despierto" is reflexive, indicating the subject wakes up **himself**. The phrase "tras mil años luz" uses the preposition "tras" meaning **"after"**.

• Y me faltan varios

  ➔ Verb "faltar" with indirect object (subject)

  ➔ In "me faltan varios", the verb "faltar" works like **"there are missing"**; "me" is the indirect object receiving what is lacking.

• Voy por un vaso de mis orines filtrados

  ➔ Preposition "por" indicating means or route

  ➔ The preposition "por" in "Voy por un vaso..." expresses **"by way of"** or **"through"**, showing the means by which the speaker moves.

• Bebiendo me siento en la proa

  ➔ Gerund (present participle) for simultaneous action

  ➔ The gerund "Bebiendo" expresses an action **occurring at the same time** as "me siento".

• ¿Cómo es el gran lugar?

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun "cómo" with verb "es" (question formation)

  ➔ The word "¿Cómo" introduces a **question** about the nature of "el gran lugar"; it is paired with the verb "es" to ask **"How is it?"**

• Cuando mi corazón comienza a palpitar

  ➔ Temporal subordinate clause with "cuando" + present indicative

  ➔ The clause "Cuando mi corazón comienza a palpitar" sets a **temporal condition**; "cuando" means **"when"** and the verb is in the present indicative.

• Muy pronto voy a llegar

  ➔ Periphrastic future: "ir a" + infinitive

  ➔ The construction "voy a llegar" uses **"ir a" + infinitive** to express a future action: **"I am going to arrive"**.

• Ya me cansé de viajar

  ➔ Preterite + "de" + infinitive (completion of an activity)

  ➔ In "me cansé de viajar", the preterite "cansé" combined with "de" + infinitive shows **that the speaker got tired of traveling**.

• Quiero hundirme, incluirme, fundirme a ti

  ➔ Reflexive infinitives with clitic pronouns attached

  ➔ The infinitives "hundirme", "incluirme", "fundirme" attach the reflexive pronoun **"me"** to signify **"to drown myself"**, **"to include myself"**, **"to melt myself"**.