In 2005, Estopa signed a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing.
The name of the group, "Estopa" (tow, in english) refers to when both brothers worked together at a SEAT automobile factory and, in their own words, a boss kept on screaming at them, "¡Dale estopa!" which means something like "Work hard!".
03-Me falta el aliento
Estopa Lyrics
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Al filo de la mañana, qué frío!
Que no me he puesto el sayo
Pero me he puesto como un rayo
Me siento como un esperma esperando
En un tubo de ensayo
Congelado pero vivo
Que no hay nadie más por la calle
Que yo sólo pienso en canciones
Que una poesía me sale
Porque se me caen los pantalones
y es que se me escapa el aire
Porque me falta el aliento
La fuerza, la pasta, las ganas de verte
El encanto, la salsa, la luz de mis ojos
Mi as de la manga, tus ojitos rojos
Me faltan, me faltan
Madrugada de hielo
Alguien que se arrastre a ras de suelo
Ya debe entrar el sol
Por tu ventana azul
y yo en el ascensor
¡Qué cara, que estúpida expresión!
Menos mal que ya no estas tú
Tengo un reloj que se para
Siempre que tú de mí te separas
y anoche se paró a las dos
Las dos nos paró a los dos
Que ya no hay tiempo que transcurra
Ni sudor que se me escurra por tu cuerpo
Ahí donde curra mi silencio
Mis manos, mi boca, mis ganas, mis besos
Mi cabeza loca, mi tema, mis sueños
Te digo por qué
The song "03-Me falta el aliento" by Estopa depicts the feelings of an individual who is anxiously waiting to meet someone special but is let down by their absence. The opening lines convey the urgency of the singer's desire to leave and the coldness of the morning, which adds to the emotional turmoil. He is unable to wear a coat but is already swift like a thunderbolt in his movements. The singer then equates himself to a sperm waiting in a test tube, signifying his sense of restlessness and anticipation.
The singer is frozen but alive, and his breathlessness can signify several things. It can represent his desperation to see the person he misses, or it can imply his state of confusion, where he is unable to comprehend how his life can go on without them. He muses on how if he lets out a sigh, it will break the silence, and he will feel a sense of relief. The singer then goes on to list all the things he is missing in his life due to the absence of his significant other, like his strength, will, charm, and the special light they brought into his eyes.
The second stanza further highlights the singer's feelings of loneliness and longing, as he references the icy dawn and the feeling of crawling on the floor the morning after. The singer's disappointment and sadness are palpable when he mentions your blue window and makes an embarrassed expression in the elevator when they are not around. The singer later reduces his waiting time to the beat of his broken watch and suggests that time has stopped and runs out in the absence of their love. The song concludes with the singer yearning for the person to return to him so that he can continue living life in full.
Line by Line Meaning
Llega el momento me piro
I'm leaving now, it's time for me to go
Al filo de la mañana, qué frío!
It's so cold at dawn!
Que no me he puesto el sayo
I haven't worn my coat
Pero me he puesto como un rayo
But I've dressed quickly
Me siento como un esperma esperando
I feel like a sperm waiting
En un tubo de ensayo
In a test tube
Congelado pero vivo
Frozen, but alive
Se rompe el hielo si tiro un suspiro
The ice is broken when I sigh
Que no hay nadie más por la calle
There's no one else on the street
Que yo sólo pienso en canciones
I can only think of songs
Que una poesía me sale
A poem comes out of me
Porque se me caen los pantalones
Because my pants fall down
y es que se me escapa el aire
And the air escapes from me
Porque me falta el aliento
Because I'm out of breath
La fuerza, la pasta, las ganas de verte
I lack the strength, the energy, and the desire to see you
El encanto, la salsa, la luz de mis ojos
I miss the charm, the spice, the light in my eyes
Mi as de la manga, tus ojitos rojos
My ace in the hole, your little red eyes
Me faltan, me faltan
I'm missing them, I'm lacking
Madrugada de hielo
Ice-cold early morning
Alguien que se arrastre a ras de suelo
Someone crawling on the ground
Ya debe entrar el sol
The sun must already be rising
Por tu ventana azul
Through your blue window
y yo en el ascensor
And I'm in the elevator
¡Qué cara, que estúpida expresión!
What a foolish expression on my face!
Menos mal que ya no estas tú
It's a good thing you're not here anymore
Tengo un reloj que se para
I have a watch that stops
Siempre que tú de mí te separas
Whenever you leave me
y anoche se paró a las dos
And it stopped at two last night
Las dos nos paró a los dos
It stopped us both at two
Que ya no hay tiempo que transcurra
There's no more time passing
Ni sudor que se me escurra por tu cuerpo
No more sweat trickling down your body
Ahí donde curra mi silencio
In that place where my silence works
Mis manos, mi boca, mis ganas, mis besos
My hands, my mouth, my desire, my kisses
Mi cabeza loca, mi tema, mis sueños
My crazy head, my topic, my dreams
Te digo por qué
I'll tell you why
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@maryruiz8663
YO ESCUCHANDO ESTOPA EN 2021, SERÉ LA ÚNICA?
@israelolguin3608
Non 🙂😑
@duvancastro1961
Claro que no !
@edgarsalvadormillantorres8483
pues, no eres la unica... jejejejeje Saludos des de Venezuela....
@maryruiz8663
Jejeje que bueno que no soy la única , saludos desde Colombia.
@fabriciofilomeni6550
No sos la única somos muchos
@user-dv2ut5qr5n
2024 y estopa aun suena 🎉
@soyastridespinoza
Yo aquí 2023 cuando reciba un like volveré a escuchar esta hermosa canción ❤
@mauroibanez1391
dale play
@yramaru
Yo quiero saber el nombre de los chicos que tocan la caja flamenca