Estopa is a pop/flamenco duo founded in 1999 by brothers José and David Muñ… Read Full Bio ↴Estopa is a pop/flamenco duo founded in 1999 by brothers José and David Muñoz of Cornellà de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat), Catalonia. Their first album, Estopa, has sold well over 1,000,000 copies to date (the equivalent of an American platinum album) and their latest, Voces de Ultrarumba, sold more than 200,000 copies on its first day of release. Their playful, Rumba-tinged compositions have made them one of the most successful pop groups in Spanish history, in terms of both album sales and critical acclaim.

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!".

Madre
Estopa Lyrics

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Soy una gota de lluvia
Soy un cigarro apagado
Soy una pagina sucia
Soy un cuchillo oxidado
Soy el sol de media noche
Soy el miedo de la gente
Soy un accidente de coche
Soy locura de tu mente

Yo no soy,yo no soy,yo no soy,yo no soy
Ni siquiera un pobre parasito agonizante
Que me muero,que me muero,que me muero,
Que me muero,no es que no quiera ¡que va!
Es que no quiero mirarte
Ya me voy,ya me voy,ya me voy,ya me voy
Me vuelvo a mi agujero negro a incrustarme
Y en el vientre,en el vientre,en el vientre,
En el vientre de mi redentora ¡madre!
Ya estoy de vuelta madre,ya ...
Y de hojas negras,
Fuegos fatuos,
Rojas velas
Yo me mato
Soy el casco del obrero
Soy tu odio limpio y puro
Soy el puto mes de enero
Soy tu corazon duro
Soy el paso del tiempo
Soy un pobre que ha robado

Soy un perro hambriento
Soy un loco desquiciado

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Estopa's song "Madre" describe the singer's view of themselves as an assortment of negative characteristics and traits. The song goes on to discuss the singer's desire to escape from their own existence and return to their "black hole" or "womb" which is referred to as "madre" or mother.

The opening lines of the song reveal the singer's sense of worthlessness as they describe themselves as a "raindrop," "cigarette butt," "dirty page," and "rusty knife." They go on to list a number of other undesirable traits, such as being the "midnight sun" and "people's fear." The repetition of the phrase "soy" throughout these descriptions reinforces the idea that the singer is constantly feeling the weight of their negative self-image.

The second half of the song describes the singer's desire to leave their current existence and return to their mother's womb. They refer to themselves as "hojas negras" or black leaves, "fuegos fatuos" or will-o'-the-wisps, and "rojas velas" or red candles, suggesting that they are consumed by darkness and consumed by flames. They also describe themselves as being a "worker's helmet," "January," and "hard-hearted," reflecting their view of themselves as a worker, a month known for its gloomy weather, and a person who struggles to feel empathy.

Overall, the song "Madre" by Estopa is a deeply introspective and melancholic exploration of the singer's negative self-image and their struggle to find purpose and meaning in their life.

Line by Line Meaning

Soy una gota de lluvia
I am just a drop of rain

Soy un cigarro apagado
I am like an extinguished cigarette

Soy una pagina sucia
I am a dirty page

Soy un cuchillo oxidado
I am a rusty knife

Soy el sol de media noche
I am the midnight sun

Soy el miedo de la gente
I am what people are afraid of

Soy un accidente de coche
I am like a car crash

Soy locura de tu mente
I am the madness in your mind

Yo no soy,yo no soy,yo no soy,yo no soy
I am not, I am not, I am not, I am not

Ni siquiera un pobre parasito agonizante
Not even a poor dying parasite

Que me muero,que me muero,que me muero,
That I am dying, that I am dying, that I am dying