Despertate Paparulo Lyrics in English by El Cuarteto de Nos

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Despertate Paparulo by El Cuarteto de Nos from Spanish to English.

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and

a plane flying the 1a bound for me

god was half asleep on the couch

from the future and after doing nothing

with that assignment and when I finish

wake up

and vanilla

you will come back

wake up dad what are you where

he lived he's dreaming he's dreaming

wake up from little papers you fell asleep and

for worse shop fabiano that you are

dancing

i'd say i'm half asleep

the night leave the women caviar and

champagne and when I'm done waking up

and

shabby performances

and

from map experts what you're on

where he measured you are dreaming you are dreaming

while the father asks where where is she and

walk before this task you are not me

talking that he was singing and I felt the

noise of the sea that the yacht sways

smoother when sailing was medium

asleep but without compassion and girls

sailors demanded action and when

I finished

wake up

Not now

or nothing

of 2000

non-stop

waking up her husband while he

Montevideo is dreaming is dreaming in

wake up the kite asleep on paper

or have you talking that you are sideways

beads in fajardo

the missing for stick

pretty stick

wake up easier

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"Despertate Paparulo" is El Cuarteto de Nos from Uruguay doing what they do best: a cheeky, slightly absurd story told at full speed. The title already sets the joke. Despertate (wake up) uses the Uruguayan vos form, and paparulo is Rioplatense slang for a fool or a dope. So the whole song is basically someone shouting "wake up, you dummy!"

The lines bounce between waking and dreaming. Someone is "medio dormido en el sillón" (half asleep in the armchair), and the chorus keeps telling him he is "soñando, está soñando" (dreaming, he's dreaming) while Montevideo goes on without him. In the dream he gets the good life: "mujeres, caviar y champán" (women, caviar and champagne), a yacht that "se balancea" (rocks) on the sea, and "chicas marineras" (sailor girls) who "reclamaban acción" (demanded action). Every time it gets good, the same hook drags him back: "cuando termine de despertar" (when he finishes waking up).

For a learner, the song is a fun place to hear how Uruguayans speak. Listen for the vos imperatives like despertate instead of the textbook despiértate, and for how often despertar (to wake up) and soñar (to dream) come back. The words we have here are rough in places, so treat the clear lines as your study material and enjoy the rest as rhythm.

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