Chico Callejero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Rata Blanca

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Spanish of Rata Blanca's "Chico Callejero," a quintessential heavy metal anthem from Argentina. This song, rich with themes of freedom and defiance against the system, offers powerful vocabulary for understanding resilience and independence, wrapped in the band's characteristic metal style. Learning its lyrics provides insight into Argentine rock's lyrical depth.

[English]

Street kid, you're the master

Of your dreams, your life, your freedom

...

Your paths are eternal

Even if you seek a place to arrive

...

Only you know how and where it's woven

That the street is your truth

Because you'll always be

A street kid

...

Your family, they reproach you

For that way of life you lead

...

Don't be upset, they think

That life is based on society

You can see that the world serves little

On the street, you'll learn

You'll see real life

Of serious men

Street kid, today we'll be

...

Companions and friends once again

Street kid, our dreams

...

Make us masters of the city

No systems or police can

...

Tear from your soul now

That taste of being

A street kid

...

[Spanish]

Callejero, eres dueño

De tus sueños, tu vida, tu libertad

Tus caminos son eternos

Aunque busques un punto donde llegar

Sólo vos sabés cómo y dónde se tranza

Que la calle es tu verdad

Porque vos siempre serás

Un chico callejero

Tu familia, te reprocha

Esa forma de vida que vos llevás

No te aflijas, ellos piensan

Que la vida se basa en sociedad

Puedes ver que el mundo sirve de poco

En la calle aprenderás

Verás la vida real

De los hombres en serio

Callejero, hoy seremos

Compañeros y amigos una vez más

Callejero, nuestros sueños

Nos convierten en amos de la ciudad

No podrán sistemas ni policias

Arrancar de tu alma ya

Ese gusto de ser

Un chico callejero

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
callejero callejero B2	adjective - streetwise; belonging to the street
dueño dueño A2	noun - owner, master
sueños sueños A2	noun - dreams, aspirations
libertad libertad B1	noun - freedom, liberty
caminos caminos B1	noun - paths, roads
eternos eternos B2	adjective - eternal, everlasting
verdad verdad B1	noun - truth, reality
familia familia A1	noun - family
forma forma A2	noun - form, way, manner
sociedad sociedad B1	noun - society
aprendizaje aprendizaje B2	noun - learning, acquisition of knowledge
hombres hombres A2	noun - men
serio serio B1	adjective - serious, solemn
ciudad ciudad A1	noun - city
sistema sistema B1	noun - system
policías policías B1	noun - police officers
alma alma B1	noun - soul, spirit
gusto gusto B1	noun - pleasure, taste, enjoyment
arrancar arrancar B2	verb - to pull out, to start (engine)
reprochar reprochar B2	verb - to reproach, to criticize

Key Grammar Structures

• Callejero, eres dueño

  ➔ Present tense verb conjugation

  ➔ The verb 'eres' is the present tense form of 'ser' (to be), indicating a current state or characteristic.

• Tus caminos son eternos

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' + adjective

  ➔ 'Son' is the present tense of 'ser', used here to describe a permanent characteristic ('eternos').

• Sólo vos sabés cómo y dónde se tranza

  ➔ Use of 'sólo' + pronoun + verb

  ➔ 'Sólo' is used for emphasis, followed by the pronoun 'vos' and the verb 'sabés' to highlight exclusivity.

• No te aflijas, ellos piensan

  ➔ Imperative mood + present tense

  ➔ 'No te aflijas' is in the imperative mood, giving advice, followed by the present tense 'piensan'.

• En la calle aprenderás

  ➔ Future tense with 'aprenderás'

  ➔ 'Aprenderás' is the future tense, indicating a future action or learning experience.

• Nos convierten en amos de la ciudad

  ➔ Present tense of 'convertir' + preposition

  ➔ 'Convierten' is the present tense of 'convertir', used with the preposition 'en' to describe a transformation.

• No podrán sistemas ni policias

  ➔ Future tense with 'podrán'

  ➔ 'Podrán' is the future tense of 'poder', indicating inability in the future.

• Ese gusto de ser Un chico callejero

  ➔ Infinitive 'ser' + noun

  ➔ The infinitive 'ser' is used with the noun 'chico callejero' to describe the essence of being a street boy.