Charly García
Gato de metal lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:15
Yo soy un gato de metal
I am a metal cat
Vivo en un agujero
I live in a hole
Tengo una ansiedad
I have an anxiety
Como de año nuevo
Like on New Year's Day
Nunca se dónde estoy
I never know where I am
Nunca se dónde voy
I never know where I’m going
Tengo miedo de la escena de la calle
I'm afraid of the street scene
Tengo miedo que en la calle no haya nadie
I'm afraid there’s no one on the street
Esa es la rapsodia de los que
That is the rhapsody of those who
Decoran el tiempo
Decorate the time
Por eso vivo en los tejados
That's why I live on the rooftops
Viajo en subterráneo, amo a los extraños
I travel underground, I love the strangers
Mi comodidad sólo es mi aventura
My comfort is just my adventure
Nunca será igual, nunca nada dura
It will never be the same, nothing lasts
¿Vos te querías comprar un perro?
Did you want to buy a dog?
Pero soy un gato
But I'm a cat
¿Vos te querías comprar un perro?
Did you want to buy a dog?
Pero soy un gato
But I'm a cat
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Key vocabulary
- vos
- you (vos)A2
- gato
- catA2
- agujero
- holeB1
- calle
- streetA1
- dónde
- whereA1
- esa
- thatA1
- nunca
- neverA1
- soy
- amA1
- tengo
- I haveA1
- vivo
- aliveA1
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About this song
Charly García was an Argentine musician and songwriter who helped define Latin and Argentine rock, spanning pop, indie rock, and electronic styles. He is known for composing influential songs across multiple generations and for major roles in bands including Sui Generis and Serú Girán, as well as for his prolific solo career and albums such as Yendo de la Cama al Living, Say No More, and Cronicas.