In 1991 a court prohibited to the band the use of the full name due to a dispute with a former sound technician expelled from the band, but ignoring the sentence they published "Bajo presión" (Under pressure), their last album as LPR. Finally, in 1996 the band changes their name, making 'La Polla' alone. In September 2002 dies Fernandito (drumer), and they pubish their last album 'El ultimo (el) de La Polla' in 2003, having published 1 EP and 16 LPs. Evaristo (composer, singer and writer) continues raising his voice against nearly everything, with irony and good punk rock, with his new band Gatillazo.
El cerdo
La Polla Records Lyrics
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Bastante amargao
Curró toda su vida
Y estaba cascao
Como todos los viejos
Solía recordar
Y esto es lo que pensaba
Lo peor en esta vida
Es la gente responsable
¡No te fíes!
Su cerebro es su barriga
¡No te fíes!
Son unos putos cobardes
¡No te fíes!
Me solía decir: nunca te fíes
De los fulanos tranquilos y bien hablaos
Pues su tranquilidad
Es que están seguros
Y si están tan seguros
¿Con quién van a estar?
Pocas veces se les nota
Que baraja es la que juegan
¡No te fíes!
Quieren ser por siempre esclavos
¡No te fíes!
Para no tener problemas
¡No te fíes!
Y gritaba
Obreros de todo el mundo
A cortaros los cojones
Y hasta vuestros hijos
Los tendréis de los patrones
Mi culo campeón
The song "El cerdo" by La Polla Records is about an old man who is bitter about life and how people behave. The lyrics describe the man's words of wisdom about not trusting people who are responsible because their brains are in their bellies. He warns against trusting people who are quiet and well-spoken because their calmness is a sign that they are sure of themselves and don't need other people. The old man suggests that these people are cowards who want to remain slaves so that they don't have to deal with any problems.
The song criticizes the notion of responsibility and suggests that people who are responsible are not to be trusted. The old man's ideas are presented as a warning to the listener not to fall into the same trap of blindly trusting people who present themselves as responsible. The lyrics suggest that these people are more interested in maintaining the status quo than in fighting against injustices. Ultimately, the song calls on workers of the world to rise up and fight against their oppressors.
Overall, "El cerdo" is a powerful critique of society's values and the importance placed on superficial characteristics like responsibility and quietness. The song encourages listeners to be wary of these traits and to instead look for people who are willing to fight against the status quo.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi abuelo era un viejo
The singer's grandfather was an old man
Bastante amargao
He was quite bitter
Curró toda su vida
He worked his whole life
Y estaba cascao
And was exhausted
Como todos los viejos
Like all old people
Solía recordar
He used to remember
Y esto es lo que pensaba
And this is what he thought
Lo peor en esta vida
The worst in this life
Es la gente responsable
Is the responsible people
¡No te fíes!
Don't trust them!
Su cerebro es su barriga
Their brain is their belly
Son unos putos cobardes
They are damn cowards
Me solía decir: nunca te fíes
He used to tell me: never trust
De los fulanos tranquilos y bien hablaos
The calm and well-spoken guys
Pues su tranquilidad
Their calmness
Es que están seguros
Means they are sure
Y si están tan seguros
And if they are so sure
¿Con quién van a estar?
Who are they going to side with?
Pocas veces se les nota
It's rare to notice them
Que baraja es la que juegan
Which cards they are playing with
Quieren ser por siempre esclavos
They want to be slaves forever
Para no tener problemas
To avoid problems
Y gritaba
And he shouted
Obreros de todo el mundo
Workers of the world
A cortaros los cojones
Cut your balls off
Y hasta vuestros hijos
And even your children
Los tendréis de los patrones
Will belong to the bosses
Mi culo campeón
My champion ass
Contributed by Cameron A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.