Gimme The Power Molotov Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Gimme The Power' means 'Give me The Power' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Molotov' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: La policía te está extorsionando (dinero)

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Aligned Translation: The police are extorting from you ( money )

Free Translation: The police is extorting you (money)

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Original Lyrics: Pero ellos viven de lo que estás pagando

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Aligned Translation: But they live on what you' 're paying for

Free Translation: But they're living off what you're paying

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Original Lyrics: Y si te tratan como a un delincuente (ladrón)

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Aligned Translation: and if you they treat as to a delinquent (thief)

Free Translation: And if they treat you like a criminal (thief)

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Original Lyrics: No es tu culpa, dale gracias al regente

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Aligned Translation: It's not your fault , thank the regent

Free Translation: It's not your fault, give thanks to the ruler

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Original Lyrics: Hay que arrancar el problema de raíz

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Aligned Translation: The problem needs to be rooted out

Free Translation: We need to uproot the problem

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Original Lyrics: Y cambiar al gobierno de nuestro país

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Aligned Translation: And change the government of our country

Free Translation: And change the government of our country

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Original Lyrics: A la gente que esta en la burocracia

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Aligned Translation: To the people who are in the bureaucracy

Free Translation: To the people in the bureaucracy

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Original Lyrics: A esa gente que le gustan las migajas

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Aligned Translation: Those people who like crumbs

Free Translation: To those people who like the crumbs

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Line 9
Original Lyrics: Yo por eso me quejo y me quejo

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Aligned Translation: That' 's why I complain and complain.

Free Translation: That's why I complain and complain

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Original Lyrics: Porque aquí es donde vivo y yo ya no soy un pendejo

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Aligned Translation: Because this is where I live and I' 'm not an asshole anymore

Free Translation: Because here is where I live, and I am no longer a fool

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Original Lyrics: Que no wachas, los puestos del gobierno

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Aligned Translation: That don't get , the government positions

Free Translation: You don't see, the government positions

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Original Lyrics: Hay personas que se están enriqueciendo

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Aligned Translation: There are people who are getting rich

Free Translation: There are people getting rich

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Original Lyrics: Gente que vive en la pobreza

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Aligned Translation: People living in poverty

Free Translation: People who live in poverty

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Original Lyrics: Nadie hace nada porque a nadie le interesa

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Aligned Translation: no one makes nothing because to no one it interests

Free Translation: No one does anything because no one cares

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Original Lyrics: Es la gente de arriba te detesta

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Aligned Translation: Is the people above hate you

Free Translation: It's the people up top who detest you

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Original Lyrics: Hay más gente que quiere que caigan sus cabezas

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Aligned Translation: there are more people who want that fall their heads

Free Translation: There are more people who want their heads to roll.

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Original Lyrics: Si le das mas poder al poder

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Aligned Translation: If you give more power to the power

Free Translation: If you give more power to power

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Original Lyrics: Mas duro te van a venir a coger

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Aligned Translation: Harder they're gonna come and fuck you

Free Translation: They will come to take you even harder

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Original Lyrics: Porque fuimos potencia mundial

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Aligned Translation: because we were power global

Free Translation: Because we were a world power

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Original Lyrics: Somos pobres, nos manejan mal

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Aligned Translation: We are , we are handled badly

Free Translation: We are poor, they manage us poorly

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Para que te demos en la madre

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Aligned Translation: so we kick the shit out of you

Free Translation: So we can beat you up

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Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: So I can come around to joder

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Aligned Translation: So I can come around to put in a difficult situation

Free Translation: So I can come around to mess with you

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Para que te demos en la madre

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Aligned Translation: so we kick the shit out of you

Free Translation: So we can beat you up

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Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: So I can come around to joder

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Aligned Translation: So I can come around to put in a difficult situation

Free Translation: So I can come around to mess with you

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Original Lyrics: Dámele, dámele, dámele, dámele todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, , give me, give me, give me all the power

Free Translation: Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dámele, dámele, dámele, dámele todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dámele, dámele, dámele, dámele todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, , give me, give me, give me all the power

Free Translation: Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dámele, dámele, dámele, dámele todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Así es, puto

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Aligned Translation: That's right, pussy

Free Translation: That's right fucker

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Original Lyrics: Fuck you puto baboso

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Aligned Translation: fuck you fucking moron

Free Translation: Fuck you, fucking dumb

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Original Lyrics: Porque no nacimos donde no hay que comer

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Aligned Translation: Because we were not born where there is no need to eat

Free Translation: Because we weren't born where there's no need to eat

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Original Lyrics: No hay por qué preguntarnos ¿cómo le vamos a hacer?

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Aligned Translation: There is no need to ask how are we going to do it?

Free Translation: There's no need to ask ourselves, 'How are we going to do it?

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Original Lyrics: Si nos pintan como a unos huevones

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Aligned Translation: If they paint us like a bunch of assholes

Free Translation: If they paint us as lazy bums

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Original Lyrics: No lo somos, viva México, cabrones

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Aligned Translation: We are not, Viva Mexico! bastards

Free Translation: We're not, long live Mexico, motherfuckers

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Original Lyrics: Que se sienta el power mexicano

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Aligned Translation: Feel the mexican power

Free Translation: Let the Mexican power be felt

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Original Lyrics: Que se sienta, todos juntos como hermanos

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Aligned Translation: Let , all together as brothers

Free Translation: Let it be felt, all together like brothers

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Original Lyrics: Porque somos más, jalamos más parejo

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Aligned Translation: Because we are more , we pull more even

Free Translation: Because we are more, we pull together more evenly

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Original Lyrics: ¿Porque estar siguiendo a una bola de pendejos

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Aligned Translation: why be following a bunch of assholes

Free Translation: "Why keep following a bunch of idiots?"

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Original Lyrics: Que nos llevan por donde les conviene?

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Aligned Translation: that takes us where is convenient for them

Free Translation: "Who lead us where it suits them?"


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Original Lyrics: Y es nuestro sudor lo que los mantiene

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Aligned Translation: And it's our sweat that keeps them

Free Translation: And it's our sweat that keeps them going


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Original Lyrics: Los mantiene comiendo pan caliente

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Aligned Translation: Keeps them eating hot bread

Free Translation: It keeps them eating hot bread


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Original Lyrics: Ese pan es el pan de nuestra gente

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Aligned Translation: That bread is the bread of our people

Free Translation: That bread is the bread of our people


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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power


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Original Lyrics: Para que te demos en la madre

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Aligned Translation: so we kick the shit out of you

Free Translation: So we can beat you up


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Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power


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Original Lyrics: So I can come around to joder

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Aligned Translation: So I can come around to put in a difficult situation

Free Translation: So I can come around to mess with you

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Para que te demos en la madre

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Aligned Translation: so we kick the shit out of you

Free Translation: So we can beat you up

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Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: So I can come around to joder

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Aligned Translation: So I can come around to put in a difficult situation

Free Translation: So I can come around to mess with you

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Para que te demos en la madre

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Aligned Translation: so we kick the shit out of you

Free Translation: So we can beat you up

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Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme todo el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: So I can come around to joder

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Aligned Translation: So I can come around to put in a difficult situation

Free Translation: So I can come around to mess with you

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me give me give me give me all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me all the power

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Original Lyrics: El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido

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Aligned Translation: the people, together , will never be defeated

Free Translation: The united people will never be defeated

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Original Lyrics: El Tito y el Guidos, jamás serán vencidos

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Aligned Translation: Tito and Guidos , will never be defeated

Free Translation: Tito and Guido will never be defeated

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame, dame el poder

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, give me the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Original Lyrics: Dame, dame, dame todo el power

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Aligned Translation: give me, give me, give me, all the power

Free Translation: Give me, give me, give me, give me the power

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Review

 Song Info   

"Gimme the Power" is a politically charged song by the Mexican band Molotov. It was released in 1997 as part of their album "¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas?" The song features a fusion of rock, rap, and funk elements, which are characteristic of Molotov's musical style. The lyrics of "Gimme the Power" are highly critical of the Mexican government and its corrupt practices, addressing issues such as poverty, censorship, and inequality.

★ Song Emotion  

The song is filled with anger, frustration, and a call for change. It conveys a sense of rebellion and discontent with the political and social situation in Mexico at the time. The intense and energetic music, coupled with the powerful lyrics, creates a feeling of urgency and a desire for justice.

★ Learning Facts for Spanish Students 

  1. Vivid Political Commentary: "Gimme the Power" is an excellent resource for Spanish students interested in politics and social issues. The song's lyrics are a scathing critique of government corruption and societal problems, making it a valuable learning tool for understanding political discourse in Spanish.

  2. Authentic Language Use: Studying the song can help students grasp how Spanish is used in real-world contexts, especially in expressing strong opinions and emotions. The song's colloquial language and slang offer insights into informal Spanish communication.

  3. Cultural Awareness: Learning about the social and political context in which the song was created can provide students with a deeper understanding of Mexican culture and history. It offers a perspective on the challenges Mexico faced during the late 1990s.

★ Interesting Facts about the Song 

  • "Gimme the Power" became an anthem for political activism and protest movements in Mexico due to its powerful message and rebellious spirit.
  • The song was initially banned from several radio stations in Mexico because of its controversial lyrics, which only served to make it more popular among the youth.

 ★ Music Video Description  

The music video for "Gimme the Power" features Molotov performing the song in a gritty, urban setting filled with graffiti and political posters. The band members are energetic and passionate in their performance, reflecting the song's intensity. The video also includes images and footage related to political protests and social issues in Mexico, emphasizing the song's message.

★ Social Media of the Artist ★ 

You can follow Molotov on their official social media accounts for updates on their music and activities:

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Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung slowly and it has easy to remember verbs and nouns

Some words used are in common daily usage.RAE

Gimme The Power has 162 BPM (beats per minute)

Gimme The Power is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 2330 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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