Ratas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Saratoga
• Album: Agotarás

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Spanish Heavy Metal with 'Ratas' by Saratoga. This song is a fantastic tool for learners of Spanish to explore strong emotive vocabulary, social critique terms, and the passionate cadence of the language through a high-energy musical lens.

[English]

They have changed the way they speak

Now they act all legitimate

They dress well, they hide their true skin

But they smell terrible

They hide their true identity

Their friendship is fake

Don't wait any longer

Escape (escape)

There's still time, get out of here

Change your name and address

I will be by your side, always

Rats (rats)

From the sewers to right here

It won't take them long to arrive

A plague that never ends, no

The plague has arrived

...

A long time ago, they made you believe

That their support was loyal

Today they laugh, you'll have to endure it

And swallow your pride

Your effort went unheard

Your music died

Don't wait any longer

Escape (escape)

There's still time, get out of here

Change your name and address

I will be by your side, always

Rats (rats)

From the sewers to right here

It won't take them long to arrive

A plague that never ends, no

The plague has arrived

...

Escape (escape)

There's still time, get out of here

Change your name and address

I will be by your side, always

Rats (rats)

From the sewers to right here

It won't take them long to arrive

A plague that never ends, no

The plague has arrived

...

[Spanish]

Han cambiado su forma de hablar

Ahora van de legal

Visten bien, esconden la piel

Pero huelen fatal

Ocultan su identidad

Es falsa su amistad

No esperes más

Escapa (escapa)

Aún tienes tiempo, márchate

Cambia de nombre y dirección

Yo iré a tu lado, siempre

Ratas (ratas)

De las cloacas hasta aquí

No tardarán mucho en venir

Plaga que nunca cesa, no

La peste llegó

Tiempo atrás, te hicieron creer

Que su apoyo era fiel

Hoy se ríen, tendrás que aguantar

Y el orgullo tragar

Tu esfuerzo no se escuchó

Tu música murió

No esperes más

Escapa (escapa)

Aún tienes tiempo, márchate

Cambia de nombre y dirección

Yo iré a tu lado, siempre

Ratas (ratas)

De las cloacas hasta aquí

No tardarán mucho en venir

Plaga que nunca cesa, no

La peste llegó

Escapa (escapa)

Aún tienes tiempo, márchate

Cambia de nombre y dirección

Yo iré a tu lado, siempre

Ratas (ratas)

De las cloacas hasta aquí

No tardarán mucho en venir

Plaga que nunca cesa, no

La peste llegó

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Ratas ratas A2	noun - rats
Cloacas kloakas C1	noun - sewers
Plaga plaga B2	noun - plague, infestation
Peste peste B2	noun - pestilence, stench
Cesa sesa B2	verb - ceases, stops
Escapa eskapa A2	verb - escape
Orgullo orguʝo B1	noun - pride
Identidad identidad B1	noun - identity
Legal legal A2	adjective - legal, legitimate
Fatal fatal B1	adjective - fatal, awful
Falsa falsa A2	adjective - false, fake
Ocultan okultan B1	verb - they hide
Esfuerzo esfuerθo B1	noun - effort
Aguantar aɡuantaɾ B1	verb - to endure, to tolerate
Tragar tɾaɡaɾ B1	verb - to swallow

Key Grammar Structures

• Han cambiado su forma de hablar

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The auxiliary "han" (from haber) + past participle "cambiado" is used to describe actions that started in the past and have relevance to the present.

• No esperes más

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ Uses the "tú" form of the Present Subjunctive ("esperes") preceded by "no" to give a command or strong advice.

• Aún tienes tiempo, márchate

  ➔ Affirmative Imperative (Reflexive)

  ➔ The suffix "-te" is attached to the verb "marcha" to form the imperative of the reflexive verb "marcharse".

• Yo iré a tu lado, siempre

  ➔ Simple Future

  ➔ The verb "iré" (from "ir") shows a promise or certainty about a future action.

• No tardarán mucho en venir

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (tardar en + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "tardar en" + "venir" is used to express how much time passes before an action happens.

• Te hicieron creer

  ➔ Preterite Tense (Irregular)

  ➔ "Hicieron" is the 3rd person plural irregular preterite form of "hacer", referring to a completed action in the past.

• Tendrás que aguantar

  ➔ Future obligation (tener que + infinitive)

  ➔ Uses the future tense of "tener" to express a future necessity or obligation to "aguantar".

• Tu música murió

  ➔ Simple Past (Preterite)

  ➔ The verb "murió" (3rd person singular) indicates a specific moment in the past when the music "died".