La canción de las plantas
La Cabra Mecánica Lyrics


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Amanecí descerebrao, solito y empalmao
me vestí rápido no tenía prisa
por atender las llamadas del cartero comercial
tomarme un cafecito con los testigos de jehová
explorar mi aparato genital
sedado por el paro
dejé de estar preocupado por la crisis mundial
y entre comerme una pastilla o disparar me cago en la
y arrasar con todo bisho viviente
elegí, prudente, la opción de la pax.
Así drogado calentito transportado
advertí admirado
la vida sencilla de las margaritas
del descampado aledaño
escuché
la suave canción de las plantas
que sólo necesitan del sol y del agua
metí de una vez los pies en el tiesto
perdida mi esencia animal




quise ser vegetal
vegetal pa los restos.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Cabra Mecánica's song La canción de las plantas can be interpreted as a satirical and humorous criticism of modern society's obsession with productivity, materialism and self-improvement. The singer wakes up without a brain, feeling alone and excited. He rushes to get dressed, not because he has anything important to do, but to avoid the commercial calls of the postman and to share a coffee with the Jehovah's Witnesses, who are known for their persistent door-to-door preaching. The singer then contemplates his genitalia, a symbol of primal instinct and impulsive desire, but quickly dismisses it as irrelevant, as he is too sedated by the paralysis of unemployment.


The singer then faces a dilemma: should he take a pill or "shoot" himself (a reference to drug use or suicide)? He chooses neither, opting instead for "the option of peace" (la opción de la pax), indicating a desire for inner calm and detachment from the problems of the world. He becomes "transported" by the warmth of drugs and the simplicity of nature, admiring the beauty and resilience of the daisies growing in the nearby field. He hears the "soft song of the plants" and realizes that they only need sun and water to thrive, unlike humans who are driven by ambition and greed. He decides to embrace his own vegetal nature, renouncing his animal essence (quise ser vegetal/vegetal pa los restos), and living in harmony with the plant kingdom.


Line by Line Meaning

Amanecí descerebrao, solito y empalmao
I woke up feeling brainless, alone and aroused.


me vestí rápido no tenía prisa
I dressed quickly as I had no hurry.


por atender las llamadas del cartero comercial
To answer the calls of the commercial postman.


tomarme un cafecito con los testigos de jehová
To have a small coffee with the Jehovah's Witnesses.


explorar mi aparato genital
To explore my genitalia.


sedado por el paro
Sedated by unemployment.


dejé de estar preocupado por la crisis mundial
I stopped worrying about the global crisis.


y entre comerme una pastilla o disparar me cago en la
And between taking a pill or shooting myself, damn it all,


y arrasar con todo bisho vivente
To destroy all living creatures.


elegí, prudente, la opción de la pax.
I chose, wisely, the option of peace.


Así drogado calentito transportado
So, drugged and warm, I was transported.


advertí admirado
I noticed, amazed,


la vida sencilla de las margaritas
The simple life of the daisies.


del descampado aledaño
In the nearby wasteland.


escuché
I listened to


la suave canción de las plantas
The soft song of the plants


que sólo necesitan del sol y del agua
That only need sun and water.


metí de una vez los pies en el tiesto
I put my feet in the pot once and for all.


perdida mi esencia animal
Having lost my animal essence


quise ser vegetal
I wanted to be a vegetable


vegetal pa los restos.
A vegetable for the remains.




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