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!".
Estrella Fugáz
Estopa Lyrics
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Nunca sabe dónde reflejarse
Con tanta
Basura no es tarea fácil
Y la aurora aquí de boreal no pinta nada
Aparte
De madrugar
Cuántos sueños locos
Cuántos
Silencios rotos
Quieres que me convierta
En una estrella fugaz
Y yo
Tengo pocas luces
No puedo iluminar
Saben los planetas
Que no estoy
Para cuentos
Me preguntan los cometas
Si estoy necesitado de amor
Y yo
Les digo que no
Que me dispara tantas balas
Que vivo en un paredón
Ya hace tiempo que te vengo necesitando
Viajo por el cosmos a ver si llego a tu lado
Y tu voz vuelve a susurrar mi oído
Igual que truena un cañón
Directo a mi corazón
Me meto en el agujero negro sin solución
Y después de este parón
Si recupero la respiración
Quiero poder pensar que querer es poder
Quiero poder pensar que necesito verte
La vida no es igual
Si no puedo morirme
Yo en tu regazo
No tuviera yo esa suerte
Verte siempre
Yo necesito verte
La vida no es igual
Si no puedo morirme
Yo en tu regazo
No tuviera yo esa suerte
En qué tú crees
Que yo tengo
Que convertirme
Y no se me saca ni con grúa
Porque pesa mucho mi armadura
Con tanta hora muerta es tarea dura
Yo quiero bajar por tu cintura
Quiero desatar tus ataduras
Robar tus sueños locos
Robar tus noches en vela
Robar tus silencios rotos
Quieres que me convierta
En una estrella fugaz
Si tengo pocas luces
No puedo iluminar
Saben los planetas
Que no estoy para cuentos
Me preguntan los cometas
Si estoy necesitado de amor
Y yo les digo que no
Que me dispara tantas balas
Que vivo en un paredón
The lyrics of “Estrella Fugaz” by Estopa describe the thoughts and feelings of a person who is seeking love and affection. The first verse talks about the difficulties of finding a good reflection when the moon falls on the sea due to the amount of garbage that pollutes it. This symbolizes the challenges and obstacles that the person faces when they try to find love in a world filled with negativity and distractions. The person acknowledges the crazy dreams they have, the sleepless nights they endure, and the silence that is broken as they long for someone to fill the emptiness inside.
The chorus of the song is a plea to become a falling star, a symbol of the transient nature of love. The person is aware that they don't have much to offer, as they "have few lights" and "cannot illuminate". The comets ask if they need love, but they deny the need to be loved, saying that they are already surrounded by so many obstacles and living behind walls that they cannot take any more bullets.
In the second verse, the person describes how they journey through the cosmos to reach the person they love, with the hope of being able to touch them and hear their voice. They are willing to go through anything, even a black hole without a solution, to make this happen. The bridge section emphasizes the desire of the person to be with their loved one, as they want to "steal" their dreams, nights and silence because they need to feel complete. Overall, the lyrics of "Estrella Fugaz" express a desire for love and the challenges that come with finding it.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando cae la luna sobre el mar
When the moon falls on the sea
Nunca sabe dónde reflejarse
It never knows where to reflect
Con tanta Basura no es tarea fácil
With so much garbage, it's not an easy task
Y la aurora aquí de boreal no pinta nada
And the aurora, here in the north, does not paint anything
Aparte De madrugar
Apart from waking up early
Cuántos sueños locos Tantas noches en vela
So many crazy dreams, so many sleepless nights
Cuántos Silencios rotos
So many broken silences
Quieres que me convierta En una estrella fugaz Y yo
You want me to become a shooting star, and I...
Tengo pocas luces
I have few lights
No puedo iluminar
I can't illuminate
Saben los planetas Que no estoy Para cuentos
The planets know that I'm not here for stories
Me preguntan los cometas Si estoy necesitado de amor Y yo
The comets ask me if I need love, and I...
Les digo que no Que me dispara tantas balas Que vivo en un paredón
I tell them no, that so many bullets shoot at me, that I live on a wall
Ya hace tiempo que te vengo necesitando
It's been a long time that I've needed you
Viajo por el cosmos a ver si llego a tu lado
I travel through the cosmos to see if I can reach your side
Y tu voz vuelve a susurrar mi oído
And your voice whispers in my ear again
Igual que truena un cañón Directo a mi corazón
Like a cannon thundering straight to my heart
Me meto en el agujero negro sin solución
I go into the black hole with no solution
Y después de este parón Si recupero la respiración
And after this pause, if I recover my breath
Quiero poder pensar que querer es poder
I want to be able to think that to want is to be able to
Quiero poder pensar que necesito verte
I want to be able to think that I need to see you
La vida no es igual Si no puedo morirme
Life is not the same if I can't die
Yo en tu regazo No tuviera yo esa suerte Verte siempre Yo necesito verte
I wouldn't have that luck in your lap, to always see you. I need to see you.
En qué tú crees Que yo tengo Que convertirme
What do you believe that I have to become?
Y no se me saca ni con grúa Porque pesa mucho mi armadura
And it can't be removed from me, even with a crane, because my armor weighs too much
Con tanta hora muerta es tarea dura
With so many dead hours, it's a hard task
Yo quiero bajar por tu cintura
I want to go down your waist
Quiero desatar tus ataduras
I want to untie your ties
Robar tus sueños locos Robar tus noches en vela Robar tus silencios rotos
Steal your crazy dreams, steal your sleepless nights, steal your broken silences
Quieres que me convierta En una estrella fugaz Si tengo pocas luces No puedo iluminar Saben los planetas Que no estoy para cuentos Me preguntan los cometas Si estoy necesitado de amor Y yo les digo que no Que me dispara tantas balas Que vivo en un paredón
You want me to become a shooting star, but I have few lights and can't illuminate. The planets know that I'm not here for stories. The comets ask me if I need love, but I tell them no, that so many bullets shoot at me, that I live on a wall.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: David Munoz Calvo, Jose Manuel Munoz Calvo
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