Amárrate a una Escoba y Vuela Lejos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caifanes
• Album: Caifanes II: El Diablito

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery through Caifanes' evocative "Amárrate a una Escoba y Vuela Lejos." This iconic track, with its profound lyrics and unique structure, offers a rich landscape for language learners to explore poetic Spanish, metaphor, and deeply philosophical themes. Its powerful message of embracing individuality and challenging societal norms makes it a compelling listen, providing both linguistic and cultural insights into Mexican rock. Discover the beauty of its analogies and let the song encourage you to look deeper into yourself and the language.

[English]

Even if you don’t care at all

About the life of a dolphin

You’ll swim by the end of the century

In your fishbowl

If you don’t know if you’re a rat

Or just another shapeless mass

It’s enough to just give a kiss

To the mirror

If you don’t want to understand

That witches are hibernating

Tie yourself to a broomstick

And fly far, far away

...

Very far

Even if you can’t

Even if you die trying.

...

[Spanish]

Aunque no te importe nada

La vida de un delfín

Nadarás a fin de siglo

En tu pecera

Si no sabes si eres rata

O una masa amorfa más

Sólo basta darle un beso

Al espejo

Si no quieres entender

Que invernando están las brujas

Amárrate a una escoba

Y vuela lejos, lejos

Muy lejos

Aunque no puedas

Aunque te mueras.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nadarás na.ðaˈɾas A2	verb - you will swim
pecera peˈθe.ɾa A1	noun - fishbowl
rata ˈra.ta A1	noun - rat
amorfa aˈmoɾ.fa B2	adjective - amorphous
basta ˈbas.ta A2	verb - it is enough
beso ˈbe.so A1	noun - kiss
espejo esˈpe.xo A1	noun - mirror
entender en.tenˈder A2	verb - to understand
invernando im.ber.ˈnan.do B1	verb - hibernating
brujas ˈbru.xas A1	noun - witches
amárrate aˈmaɾ.ɾa.te A2	verb - tie yourself
escoba esˈko.βa A1	noun - broom
vuela ˈbwe.la A2	verb - fly
lejos ˈle.xos A1	adverb - far
puedas ˈpwe.ðas A2	verb - you can
mueras ˈmwe.ɾas A2	verb - you die

Key Grammar Structures

• Aunque no te importe nada

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The word 'aunque' introduces a concessive clause, often triggering the subjunctive mood in Spanish. Here, 'importe' is in the subjunctive form.

• Nadarás a fin de siglo

  ➔ Future Tense

  ➔ 'Nadarás' is in the future tense, indicating an action that will happen in the future ('a fin de siglo').

• Si no sabes si eres rata

  ➔ Double Conditional

  ➔ The sentence contains a double conditional structure with 'si no sabes' and 'si eres', both expressing uncertainty or hypothetical situations.

• Sólo basta darle un beso

  ➔ Impersonal Se

  ➔ 'Basta' is used with 'se' in an impersonal way to express that an action is sufficient. 'Darle' is a pronominal verb.

• Amárrate a una escoba

  ➔ Reflexive Verb

  ➔ 'Amárrate' is a reflexive verb, where the subject performs the action on itself. The pronoun 'te' is attached to the verb.

• Y vuela lejos, lejos

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ 'Vuela' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or instruction. The repetition of 'lejos' emphasizes distance.