O Gato
Pelepau Lyrics
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Vai o gato metido nun saco
Vai o gato para terra da Laxe
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Ai gatiño xa non volve máis (BIS)
Xuntáronse catro un día
Os mellores deste barrio
E o meteron nun saco
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Vai o gato para terra da Laxe
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Ai gatiño xa non volve máis (BIS)
Vai o gato vai (BIS)
Aquel gato era un artista
Traballaba na Ribeira
Agora é un bañista
Na praia da Castiñeira
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Vai o gato para terra da Laxe
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Ai gatiño xa non volve máis (BIS)
Vai o gato vai (BIS)
Que tal te parecería
A calqueira deses catro
Que os meteran nun saco
Como fixeron co gato
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Vai o gato para terra da Laxe
Vai o gato metido nun saco
Ai gatiño xa non volve máis (BIS)
Vai o gato vai (BIS)
The song "O Gato" by Pelepau is a tune about the brutal killing of a cat. The lyrics begin with a description of a cat being put into a bag and taken away to the land of Laxe, never to return. The chorus repeats the phrase "Vai o gato vai" which translates to "go, cat, go" or "leave, cat, leave." The second verse tells the story of four individuals who kill the cat and put it into a bag. The third verse goes on to describe the cat as an artist who worked in Ribeira and is now a swimmer at Castiñeira beach.
The song seems to have a message against animal cruelty and the mistreatment of animals. The language used in the lyrics is emotive and symbolic, leaving a strong impression on the listener. The image of the cat being put into a bag and taken away is powerful and leaves a lasting impact. The song also contains a moral message about treating others how you would like to be treated, as the final verse asks how the four individuals would feel if they were put into a bag like the cat.
Line by Line Meaning
Vai o gato vai (BIS)
The cat is leaving (repeat)
Vai o gato metido nun saco
The cat is stuffed in a bag and leaving
Vai o gato para terra da Laxe
The cat is going to the land of Laxe
Ai gatiño xa non volve máis (BIS)
Oh kitty, you won't be coming back (repeat)
Xuntáronse catro un día
Four people came together one day
Os mellores deste barrio
The best of this neighborhood
Mataron un gato a tiros
They killed a cat with gunshots
E o meteron nun saco
And put it in a bag
Aquel gato era un artista
That cat was an artist
Traballaba na Ribeira
It worked at the Ribeira
Agora é un bañista
Now it's a swimmer
Na praia da Castiñeira
At the Castiñeira beach
Que tal te parecería
How would you feel
A calqueira deses catro
If any of those four
Que os meteran nun saco
Were put in a bag
Como fixeron co gato
Like they did with the cat
Contributed by Mia O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.