Me Pasa (Piscis) Lyrics in English by Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL

An arepa is a popular type of food made of ground maize dough, a staple in Colombia (where Bomba Estéreo is from) and Venezuela. It's a word that will immediately connect you to the everyday culture of the region.

In this song, the line "Prendidos en fuego mientras resolvemos de quién es la arepa" (On fire while we figure out whose arepa this is) paints a wonderfully quirky and intimate picture. It contrasts a moment of intense passion with a playful, domestic debate, showing how love is found in even the silliest moments. It's this kind of unique, cultural detail that makes learning with music so fun.

This song is all about that dizzying, head-over-heels feeling of a new connection that feels cosmic and fated. The singer invites someone to dance all night, promising it's a one-way trip: "Te vas a ir de viaje y no vas a volve'" (You're going on a trip and you're not coming back). There's no plan and no slowing down; they're going straight to space. It's that feeling of meeting someone and instantly thinking, "Te conozco de otra vida / Nos encontramo' otra ve'" (I know you from another life / We met again). The physical reaction is so intense it makes the singer ask, "¿Qué me pasa?" (What's happening to me?), as their heart pounds and the floor seems to move.

Then Rawayana jumps in with some amazing, slightly silly imagery to describe this cosmic love. He wants to fly through the planets together, calling them "dos planetarios bailando champeta" (two planetariums dancing champeta), a nod to Bomba Estéreo's Colombian roots. He even throws in a funny line about arguing over "de quién es la arepa" (whose arepa it is) while they're on fire like comets. The whole thing feels like floating, a weightless romance where looking into the other person's eyes makes you feel like there's no gravity. It's a sweet, psychedelic song about finding a connection so powerful that nothing else matters.