Cachita
Moondog Jr. Lyrics

Pictures of taboos
Images of forbidden subjects

The roar of the pacita
The loud sound of the moon, which is personified as a female deity

Piano collects the siren
The piano picks up the sound of the mermaid-like creature

Of the hazard falsetto
Of the dangerous high-pitched sound

Et l'odeur de la pacita
And the smell of the moon goddess

Whisper, whisper
Softly spoken words or gossip

And I don't understand
The singer is confused and does not comprehend something

Losing you
The artist is in danger of losing someone they care about

Please don't go
The artist is pleading for the person not to leave

Howl to the best of la luna pacita
The person is crying out to the powerful moon goddess

Moonshine
A type of alcohol made at night

Moondog
A nickname for someone who worships the moon

Moonshine, moon fucks
References to illicit activities performed under the cover of darkness

Moon fucks; la luna pacita
The singer is emphasizing the power and allure of the moon goddess

We're gathered here with you, Cachita
The singer is addressing the moon goddess and acknowledging her presence

La luna pacita
The calm moon

La muerte
Death

I'll die, I'll die tonight
The singer is accepting their eventual death

I'll die, the moondog die tonight
The singer is also referring to their identity as a worshipper of the moon

But no, Cachita
The artist has a connection to the moon goddess that transcends death

It can't fool us
The artist is confident in their knowledge or intuition

La muerte in staggering vain
Death is portrayed as obnoxious and futile

Bold and ugly
Death is described as brash and unattractive

We'll just grind
The artist will persevere despite the looming threat of death

'Till the sunlight leaks
The moment when the sun rises is drawing near

Out of the broken window
From the shattered opening

And fall for the roar
The singer is driven by the sound of the moon

And flow to the roar
The artist is following the sound of the moon

Of the pacita
The soothing sound of the female deity

And flow on
The singer is continuing to move forward

Flow on
The singer affirms their return to normalcy

And jangle
Make a metallic clanging sound

And dress
Adorn oneself in finery

Like princes do when they
Referring to an elegant style

Dance
The singer is evoking the image of royalty moving in synchronization to music

Dance to la muerte
The image of people dancing in a way that acknowledges death

Shake-a to the middle wave
The person is being prompted to respond to the music in a particular way

And clinch the red lynch
The singer is creating an ambiguous image that invites interpretation

To superfall in real
To experience an extreme and authentic emotion

And real as in
The person is indicating that something is genuine

Adoption
A way of accepting a new custom or role

Collaption
A merging of two or more things into one

In in in
The repetition of this word emphasizes a sense of movement or progression

In time
At the proper or opportune moment

Twice
The artist is emphasizing a sense of repetition

Triple
The artist is emphasizing a sense of repetition even more strongly

Don't stop 'till it's over
The singer is encouraging the listener to persist until the end

The single man
A person who is alone and perhaps lonely

He's a con
The person is sly or deceitful

Whisper, whisper, Cachita
The singer is addressing the moon goddess in a hushed tone

Don't mean a thing
The person is indicating that a particular thing does not matter

Heat Cachita
A reference to the power of the sun and its effect on the moon

Heat gives wings
The natural world can have transformative effects even on objects that seem unchanging

Whisper, whisper
The singer is repeating the same hushed request

And I don't understand
The person is still feeling confused or uncertain

I'm-a losin' you
The artist is losing someone or something important to them