La Parabolica
Gaiteros de Pillopo Lyrics
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Nadie nos habia explicado
Que la tal programacion
Era en ingles avanzado
Mis hijos, mi esposa y yo
Hicimos cursos de ingles
Me costo una realazon
Y yo iwalito quede
En mi casa ya instalee
Maravilla tecnologica
Muchos programas se ven
Con mi antena parabolica
Mi mujer parece automata
Pegada a la tv
Para para parabolica (3vcs)
Ya me conecte (bis)
Metidos en la TV
No me contestan el hola
Ella se acuesta a las 3
Me deja pelando a solas
Verdadero absurdo es
Este asunto que me pasa
Al mundo me conecte
Y desconectado de mi casa
En mi casa ya instalee
Maravilla tecnologica
Muchos programas se ven
Con mi antena parabolica
Mi mujer parece automata
Pegada a la tv
Para para parabolica (3vcs)
Ya me conecte (bis)
Como siempre haya en japon
Inventaron otra antena
Chiquita, barata y wena
100% superior
Desde entonces estoy yo
Pensando que voy a hacer
En la vieja ire a poner
A secar la ropa al sol
En mi casa ya instalee
Maravilla tecnologica
Muchos programas se ven
Con mi antena parabolica
Mi mujer parece automata
Pegada a la tv
Para para parabolica (3vcs)
Ya me conecte (bis)
The song “La Parabólica” by Gaiteros de Pillopo is a humorous commentary on the obsession with television and technology in modern society. The lyrics describe the experience of the singer and his family when they first installed a satellite dish, or “parabólica,” in their home. The singer describes how they had to learn advanced English just to understand the programming, and how his wife becomes completely absorbed in the television programming, leaving him feeling disconnected from his family. The singer also expresses a sense of irony that he has become “connected” to the world through his television, but disconnected from his own home.
The lyrics also touch on the constant cycle of technological advancement, as the singer mentions a new, smaller and cheaper antenna from Japan and expresses uncertainty about how he will adapt to this new technology. Overall, the song highlights the potential negative effects of excessive television viewing and an over-reliance on technology.
Line by Line Meaning
Y vino el primer pelon
And the first bald guy came
Nadie nos habia explicado
No one had explained to us
Que la tal programacion
That the programming
Era en ingles avanzado
Was in advanced English
Mis hijos, mi esposa y yo
My children, wife, and I
Hicimos cursos de ingles
Took English courses
Me costo una realazon
It cost me a fortune
Y yo iwalito quede
And I was in the same boat
En mi casa ya instalee
I already installed at home
Maravilla tecnologica
Technological wonder
Muchos programas se ven
Many programs can be seen
Con mi antena parabolica
With my parabolic antenna
Mi mujer parece automata
My wife looks like a robot
Pegada a la tv
Glued to the TV
Para para parabolica (3vcs)
For, for, parabolic (3x)
Ya me conecte (bis)
I'm already connected (repeat)
Metidos en la TV
Lost in the TV
No me contestan el hola
They don't answer my hello
Ella se acuesta a las 3
She goes to bed at 3
Me deja pelando a solas
Leaves me peeling alone
Verdadero absurdo es
It's a true absurdity
Este asunto que me pasa
This thing that is happening to me
Al mundo me conecte
I connected to the world
Y desconectado de mi casa
And disconnected from my house
Como siempre haya en japon
As always in Japan
Inventaron otra antena
They invented another antenna
Chiquita, barata y wena
Small, cheap, and good
100% superior
100% superior
Desde entonces estoy yo
Since then, I am
Pensando que voy a hacer
Thinking about what I'm going to do
En la vieja ire a poner
I'll go put it on the old one
A secar la ropa al sol
To dry the clothes in the sun
Writer(s): Isaac Villanueva Mendoza
Contributed by Liam E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.