Planta Lyrics in English Soda Stereo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Planta by Soda Stereo from Spanish to English.
Wise sap through my body
Like Acapulco gold
I'm getting ready
I don't know what's happening to me
That I can't come back anymore
So much going off on tangents
Now I trace the wounds
Faith wasn't enough
Once a week
And I can't come back anymore
On hearing, on hearing
My vegetal voice
Today I need my feet tied down
In the air I know that I'm nothing but less
Than what I could be
I resist pushing you into another game of chance
In the air the longing of my voice reverberates
My vegetal voice, vegetal
Vegetal love
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SONG MEANING

“Planta” feels like a psychedelic postcard from the jungle of your own mind. Gustavo Cerati paints himself as a living plant: sap running through his body, branches that wander, a voice made of leaves. He confesses that he has drifted too far into the clouds, chasing possibilities until faith ran thin and old wounds reopened. The shimmering images—“oro de Acapulco,” “mi voz vegetal”—invite us to picture sunlight filtering through foliage while an inner dialogue unfolds.

Behind the vivid greenery lies a simple message: growth needs roots. Floating “in the air,” the narrator realizes he is “nothing but less than what [he] could be,” so he craves to “have his feet tied down” and reconnect with the earth. Love, creativity, and identity all require grounding; otherwise they become just another risky game of chance. By the end, his “vegetal love” is both a plea and a promise: nurture what makes you flourish, anchor yourself in something real, and let your own sap—your life force—guide the way.

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