Vodka and roll – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mägo De Oz

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Vámonos de fiesta

Let's go partying

la vamos a liar

we're gonna get it started

vamos a curar la soledad.

we're gonna cure loneliness

Bebe tus fracasos

Drink your failures

mátalos con Rock

kill them with Rock

tus miedos se ahogarán.

your fears will drown

Beberemos sin parar

We'll drink nonstop

bailaremos y al final no habrá Dios

dance and in the end, there will be no God

que se mantenga en pie.

standing tall

A ritmo de rock'n'rol

To the rhythm of rock'n'roll

sacaremos a bailar

We'll get you dancing

a las penas con una traición.

to heartbreak with betrayal

Ven, levanta de una vez

Come, get up once and for all

y bebe hasta el amanecer

and drink until dawn

tu alma hoy tiene sed.

your soul is thirsty today

Ven, si el frio entra en tu piel

Come, if the cold enters your skin

abrígate con un amor

cover yourself with a love

bañado en vodkaroll.

bathed in vodka'n'roll

Si te encuentras sola

If you're feeling alone

si te encuentras mal

if you're feeling down

la luna es camarera de mi bar

the moon is the bartender in my bar

las estrellas son strippers y gogos

stars are strippers and gogos

al Sol nunca dejo entrar.

I never let the Sun come in

Beberemos sin parar

We'll drink nonstop

gastaremos el champagne

spend the champagne

y después haremos el amor.

and then make love

Escuchando por canción

Listening through the song

tu linda respiración

your lovely breathing

despues sigue el rock'n'roll.

then comes the rock'n'roll

Ven, levanta de una vez

Come, get up once and for all

y bebe hasta el amanecer

and drink until dawn

tu almas tiene sed.

your soul is thirsty

Ven, si el frío entra en tu piel

Come, if the cold enters your skin

abrígate con un amor

cover yourself with a love

bañado en vodka'n'roll.

bathed in vodka'n'roll

El doctor de la nostalgia

The doctor of nostalgia

por fiestero me recetó

prescribed me as a party freak

para la gripe del alma

for the soul's flu

vodka, amigos y rock'n'roll.

vodka, friends, and rock'n'roll

Ven, levanta de una vez

Come, get up once and for all

y bebe hasta el amanecer

and drink until dawn

tu almas tiene sed.

your soul is thirsty

Ven, si el frio entra en tu piel

Come, if the cold enters your skin

abrígate con un amor

cover yourself with a love

bañado en vodka'n'roll.

bathed in vodka'n'roll

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fiesta /fjes.ta/ A2	noun - party, celebration
liar /laˈiɾ/ B1	verb - to lie, to make a false statement
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal, to cure
soledad /soleˈðað/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill
miedos /mjeˈðos/ A2	noun - fears
bailaremos /bai.laˈɾe.mos/ A2	verb - we will dance
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun/adjective - end, last
Dios /ˈdjoθ/ B1	noun - God
rock'n'roll /ˈrɒk ənd ˈroʊl/ A2	noun - a genre of popular music
bailar /baˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
pena /ˈpe.na/ A2	noun - sorrow, pain, regret
traición /tɾa.iˈθjon/ B2	noun - betrayal
amanecer /amaˈneθeɾ/ B1	noun - dawn
sed /sed/ A2	noun - thirst
beso /ˈbe.so/ A1	noun - kiss

Key Grammar Structures

• Vamos a curar la soledad.

  ➔ Use of the 'ir a + infinitive' construction to express near future plans.

  ➔ This construction is equivalent to 'be going to' in English, indicating planned actions.

• Bebe tus fracasos

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb 'beber' (to drink); informal command.

  ➔ Used to give an informal command or encouragement.

• Tu alma hoy tiene sed.

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'tiene' from 'tener' (to have) to express possession or sensation.

  ➔ Expresses that the subject's 'soul' is experiencing a need or desire.

• Las estrellas son strippers y gogos.

  ➔ Use of the present tense 'son' from 'ser' (to be) to describe or classify.

  ➔ Uses the verb 'ser' to define or characterize the stars as performers.

• Bañado en vodka'n'roll.

  ➔ Use of the past participle 'bañado' (bathed) as an adjective, combined with prepositional phrase.

  ➔ Describes being covered or immersed in vodka'n'roll as a metaphor for style or attitude.

• El doctor de la nostalgia por fiestero me recetó.

  ➔ Use of the verb 'recetar' (to prescribe) in the past tense 'recetó' to indicate a completed action.

  ➔ Expresses that the 'doctor of nostalgia' prescribed something, metaphorically referring to a remedy or solution.