A cabana do tío Tom
Ataque Escampe Lyrics


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Buscando amor na parafarmacia,
dás coa veciña que fuma no portal
e que renova a fe na democracia
escollendo crema facial.
Fas un estudo de mercado
para ver se compensará
o futuro cando quedes calvo
e non queiras xa ter motivos para ir comprar.
É fácil subsistir con mínimos de récord:
investir vida na barra dun bar
(pero recordas que cando descenda o dépor
todas as copas serán de cristal).
Escoitas novas sobre o vento nordés
da macroeconomía,
saes con paraugas por se quere chover
e por se quere escampar.
Respect yourself,
galegos de Alabama,
tratade ben os galegos:
cando van,
van para a cama pero acordan no caldeiro.
A vida é dura e o tempo é aceiro:
iso mesmo foi o que aprenderon primeiro.
Buscando honor entre campos de algodón
tamén van os usbecos.
E canto humor cabe nunha neveira
con marcas brancas agás para o ron?
(isto pretende ser outra brincadeira
das túas amigas punkis de salón).
Cando non saibas se subir ou baixar
non lle preguntes a un vello,
a non ser que sexa deses negros da Stax
e que che faga cantar:
respect yourself,
galegos de Alabama,
tratade ben os galegos:
cando van,
van para a cama pero acordan no caldeiro.
Para uns máis negros,
para outros máis brancos,
pero para todos uns traspoleirados.
Hai sitio na cabana do tío Tom




tamén para os haitianos.
Buscando amor entre a democracia

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song A cabana do tío Tom by Ataque Escampe talk about different themes, but the main message seems to be about respecting oneself and others while navigating the complexities of life. The song starts with a scene where the singer is in a pharmacy, trying to find love while noticing his neighbor who smokes and still believes in democracy. The singer then contemplates the future when he will be bald and won't have any reason to buy hair products. He then sings about the ease of living minimalistic lives by investing in bars instead of actual goals, but warns about the disappointment when the team you support fails. The singer then listens to macroeconomic news, takes an umbrella in case it rains, and heads out only to realize that life is hard, and time is money.


The lyrics then segue into a chorus that seems to address the societal divide between two different groups of people by linking them to the Alabama and Galicia regions. He sings about treating the Galicians well because they may go to bed but will wake up full of energy in the morning. The song then shifts to talk about the struggles of different groups, including Uzbekistanis and Haitians, who are also looking to find love and acceptance in a world riddled with economic difficulties and social inequality.


Line by Line Meaning

Buscando amor na parafarmacia,
Looking for love at the pharmacy,


dás coa veciña que fuma no portal
you come across the neighbor smoking by the doorway,


e que renova a fe na democracia
who renews her faith in democracy,


escollendo crema facial.
by choosing facial cream.


Fas un estudo de mercado
You conduct a market study


para ver se compensará
to see if it will be worthwhile


o futuro cando quedes calvo
in the future when you go bald


e non queiras xa ter motivos para ir comprar.
and don't want to have reasons to go buy.


É fácil subsistir con mínimos de récord:
It is easy to subsist with minimal records:


investir vida na barra dun bar
investing life at the bar


(pero recordas que cando descenda o dépor
(but remember that when Deportivo descends


todas as copas serán de cristal).
all cups will be made of glass).


Escoitas novas sobre o vento nordés
You hear news about the northeast wind


da macroeconomía,
from macroeconomics,


saes con paraugas por se quere chover
you go out with an umbrella in case it rains


e por se quere escampar.
and in case it clears up.


Respect yourself,
Respect yourself,


galegos de Alabama,
Galicians from Alabama,


tratade ben os galegos:
treat Galicians well:


cando van,
when they go,


van para a cama pero acordan no caldeiro.
they go to bed but they wake up in the cauldron.


A vida é dura e o tempo é aceiro:
Life is hard and time is steel:


iso mesmo foi o que aprenderon primeiro.
that's what they learned first.


Buscando honor entre campos de algodón
Searching for honor among cotton fields


tamén van os usbecos.
the Uzbek also go.


E canto humor cabe nunha neveira
And how much humor fits in a refrigerator


con marcas brancas agás para o ron?
with white brands except for the rum?


(isto pretende ser outra brincadeira
(this is supposed to be another joke


das túas amigas punkis de salón).
from your punk friends at the salon).


Cando non saibas se subir ou baixar
When you don't know whether to go up or down


non lle preguntes a un vello,
don't ask an old man,


a non ser que sexa deses negros da Stax
unless he's one of those black guys from Stax


e que che faga cantar:
and makes you sing:


respect yourself,
respect yourself,


galegos de Alabama,
Galicians from Alabama,


tratade ben os galegos:
treat Galicians well:


cando van,
when they go,


van para a cama pero acordan no caldeiro.
they go to bed but they wake up in the cauldron.


Para uns máis negros,
For some, more black,


para outros máis brancos,
for others, more white,


pero para todos uns traspoleirados.
but for everyone, uprooted.


Hai sitio na cabana do tío Tom
There is room in Uncle Tom's cabin


tamén para os haitianos.
even for the Haitians.


Buscando amor entre a democracia
Searching for love among democracy.




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