Xoloitzcuintle chicloso – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Porter
• Album: Atemahawke

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and cultural journey with Porter's "Xoloitzcuintle Chicloso." This song is a fantastic way to explore Spanish through its rich use of Mexican cultural references and surreal storytelling. You'll encounter unique vocabulary, understand metaphorical expressions, and appreciate how language can craft a magical and thought-provoking narrative. The song's blend of alternative rock with traditional elements makes it a special and engaging piece for any language learner.

[English]

A Xoloitzcuintle with the power to turn invisible

Invited me to share a cup of hot chocolate

After we finished the sapote soup I’d made for him

The dog didn’t notice he’d been entrapped

And once we trusted each other, the dog helped me complete my great mission

Finally, this mutt spat out his biggest secret

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha jacarandoro (So jacaranda-like)

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho jocoso (And so jocular)

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I lost it!

Oh! What happened?

Tell me where I am

Who or when am I? What a hangover

Oh! What happened?

Tell me where I am

Humans after all, how naive I was

Ha oh, ha oh, ha oh

Ha oh, ha oh, ha oh

And thinking it over

In this town, there’s only room for one dude

Who moves on the dance floor as cool as this king

(Listen to me) I don’t want to ruin the party

But I’m done showing off

Suddenly, this lapdog just rubs me the wrong way

(You’ll regret losing someone so sticky-sweet, so jocular, so sparkly, so tasty, so funny like me)

This poor dog thinks I admire him

But for forty bucks

I’ll hand him over to the taco guy

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I lost it!

Oh! What happened?

Tell me where I am

Who or when am I? What a hangover

Oh! What happened?

Tell me where I am

Humans after all, how naive I was

Ha oh, ha oh, ha oh

There’s only room for one dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

Ha oh, ha oh, ha oh

There’s only room for one dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

Dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude, dude

...

[Spanish]

Un Xoloitzcuintle que tenia la facultad de hacerse invisible

Me invito a tomar una taza de chocolate

Cuando se termino la sopa de zapote que le prepare

No se dio cuenta el canino que lo entoloache

Y entrados en confianza el perro me ayudo a cumplir mi gran mision

Finalmente este chucho escupio su secreto mayor

Ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja jacarandoro (Jacarandoso)

Jo jo jo jo jo jo jo jo jo jo jo jocoso (Y muy jocoso)

¡Wi, wi, wi, lo perdi!

¡Ay!, ¿Que paso?

Dime donde estoy

¿Quien o cuando soy? Que resaca dio

¡Ay!, ¿Que paso?

Dime donde estoy

Humanos al fin, que ingenuo fui

Ja ay. ja ay, ja ay

Ja ay, ja ay, ja ay

Y pensandolo bien

En este pueblo solamente cabe un wey

Que en la pista se mueva tan chido como este rey

(Escuchame) Y no quiero arruinar la fiesta

Pero me dejo de apantallar

De repente este perro faldero no me cae bien

(Te vas a arrepentir de perder algo tan chicloso, tan jocoso, tan chisposo, tan sabroso, tan chistoso como yo)

Este pobre can cree que lo admiro

Pero por cuarenta pesos

Yo lo entrego al taquero

¡Wi, wi, wi, lo perdi!

¡Ay! ¿Que paso?

Dime donde estoy

¿Quien o cuando soy?, que resaca dio

¿Ay! ¿Que paso?

Dime donde estoy

Humanos al fin, que ingenuo fui

Ja ay, ja ay. ja ay

Solamente cabe un Guey

Guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey

Guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey

Guey, guey, guey. guey, guey, guey

Ja ay, ja ay, ja ay

Solamente cabe un guey

Guey, guey, guey, guey, guey. guey, guey. guey

Guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey

Guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey, guey

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Xoloitzcuintle Xoloitzcuintle C2	noun - Mexican hairless dog breed
invisible invisible B1	adjective - cannot be seen
chocolate chocolate A1	noun - chocolate
zapote zapote B2	noun - sapote, a tropical fruit
canino canino B2	adjective - relating to dogs
confianza confianza B1	noun - trust, confidence
misión misión B1	noun - mission, task
chucho chucho B2	noun - colloquial term for a dog
secreto secreto A2	noun - secret
jocoso jocoso B2	adjective - jocular, funny
perder perder A1	verb - to lose
resaca resaca B1	noun - hangover
ingenuo ingenuo B2	adjective - naïve, innocent
chido chido B2	adjective - cool, awesome (Mexican slang)
apantallar apantallar C1	verb - to go wild; to act crazily (Mexican slang)
faldero faldero B2	noun - lapdog; someone who follows closely
chicloso chicloso B2	adjective - chewy, gummy
chisposo chisposo B2	adjective - sparkling, witty; also crunchy
sabroso sabroso B1	adjective - tasty, flavorful
guey guey B2	noun - dude, guy (Mexican slang, from "güey")

Key Grammar Structures

• Un Xoloitzcuintle que tenía la facultad de hacerse invisible

  ➔ Relative clause with *que* + imperfect verb to describe a characteristic.

  ➔ The verb **"tenía"** forms a relative clause that tells us what the Xoloitzcuintle possessed.

• Me invitó a tomar una taza de chocolate

  ➔ Preterite with indirect object pronoun + infinitive to express a past invitation.

  ➔ The verb **"invitó"** is in the preterite and is followed by the indirect object pronoun **"Me"** and the infinitive **"tomar"**.

• Cuando se terminó la sopa de zapote que le preparé

  ➔ Temporal clause with *cuando* + preterite, followed by a relative clause.

  ➔ The word **"terminó"** is in the preterite and introduces the moment when the soup finished.

• No se dio cuenta el canino que lo entoloache

  ➔ Negative reflexive verb *darse cuenta* + relative clause introduced by *que*.

  ➔ The phrase **"dio cuenta"** is negated with **"No"**, meaning “didn’t realize”.

• Y entrados en confianza el perro me ayudó a cumplir mi gran misión

  ➔ Past participle used adverbially (*entrados en confianza*) and *ayudar a* + infinitive.

  ➔ The participle **"entrados"** functions like “once we were” and sets the context before the main clause.

• ¡Wi, wi, wi, lo perdí!

  ➔ Object pronoun *lo* placed before a preterite verb to indicate a direct object.

  ➔ The pronoun **"lo"** refers to “the thing” that was lost and appears before **"perdí"**.

• ¿Qué pasó? Dime dónde estoy

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in the preterite (*qué pasó*) and imperative + interrogative pronoun (*dime dónde*).

  ➔ The verb **"pasó"** is in the preterite forming “What happened?”, and **"dime"** is an imperative meaning “tell me”.

• Este pobre can cree que lo admiro

  ➔ *Creer que* + indicative to express belief; indirect object pronoun *lo* before the verb *admiro*.

  ➔ The clause **"cree que lo admiro"** uses **"cree"** (believes) with the indicative **"admiro"**, and **"lo"** refers to “the dog”.