Café Tacvba
Olor a gas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Indie Pop
- Length
- 4:48
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
En la cocina hay olor a gas
In the kitchen, there's the smell of gas
esta todo apagado
everything is turned off
hay luna en paz
there's a peaceful moon
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
No tengo hambre voy a revisar
I'm not hungry, I'm going to check
hay masa en el horno
there's dough in the oven
y no es de pan
and it's not for bread
olor a una carne mantel y sal
smell of meat, tablecloth, and salt
es semana santa soy celestial
it's holy week, I am celestial
Sin sabanas, sin un colchón
Without sheets, without a mattress
duerme tranquilo
sleeping soundly
como un lirón
like a dormouse
seco el corazón.
with a heart that's dry.
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
Uh. Uh. aa. sss.
En la cocina hay olor a gas
In the kitchen, there's the smell of gas
esta todo apagado
everything is turned off
hay luna en paz
there's a peaceful moon
busco mi camisa a tientas
I search for my shirt in the dark
voy a desfilar
I’m going to strut my stuff
planchada y de fiesta
ironed and ready to party
hay olor a gas
there's a smell of gas
olor a una carne mantelizal
the scent of a covered meat
es semana santa soy celestial
it's Holy Week, I'm celestial
Sin sabanas, sin un colchón
Without sheets, without a mattress
duerme tranquilo
sleep peacefully
como un lirón
like a dormouse
seco el corazón.
dry is the heart.
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Key vocabulary
- aa
- a-a
- sss
- hiss
- cocina
- kitchenA1
- hay
- there isA1
- olor
- smellB1
- esta
- isA1
- todo
- everythingA1
- apagado
- off
- luna
- moonA2
- paz
- peaceA2
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About this song
Café Tacvba are a Mexican rock en español band. Formed in Mexico City in the late 1980s, they are known for blending alternative rock with Mexican folk and other genres across acclaimed albums such as Re (1994) and their later genre-hopping releases.