SAOKO Lyrics in English ROSALÍA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song SAOKO by ROSALÍA from Spanish to English.

Intro

Girl, what are you saying?

Saoko, babe, saoko

Girl, what are you saying?

Saoko, babe, saoko

When you put pearls on Vivienne's necklace it's different

They're not pearls anymore

When the ice cubes are no longer water

Now it's ice, it freezes

When it's night in the sky and it turns to day

All of that already changed

When the horse enters Troy

You get confident and it burned

I'm very much my own, I transform

A butterfly, I transform

Drag queen makeup, I transform

'Rain of Stars', I transform

Over the limit, I transform

Like a sex siren, I transform

I contradict myself, I transform

I'm all things, I transform

Frank tells me that I crack the world like a nut

If I die, that I die through the mouth like the fish dies

I know who I am wherever I go, I never forget

I drive, God guides me

The Lego logo, babe

Kim K when she's blonde, babe

A white T with tie-dye, babe

The street at Christmas, babe

Like a peacock, babe

The match as it burns, babe

Your face, your gaze, babe

If I kiss you again, babe

If you're the sh*t

Nothing can stop you

If you're the sh*t

Nothing can stop you

F*ck the style

F*ck the stylist

F*ck the style

Fabric and scissors

Grab it and cut it

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SONG MEANING

“SAOKO” is ROSALÍA’s sonic adrenaline shot. The title borrows a Puerto Rican slang word that means flavor, swing, raw energy, and the song feels like a motor revving at top speed. ROSALÍA samples Daddy Yankee and Wisin, nods to classic reggaetón, then twists it with jazz pianos and industrial beats. The lyrics celebrate constant movement: pearls turn into something new, water freezes into ice, night flips into day. Each line shouts that nothing stays the same when real power is in motion.

Transformation is the heart of the track. ROSALÍA compares herself to a butterfly, a drag-queen in full makeup, a Trojan horse, even a burning match. By chanting “Yo me transformo” (“I transform myself”), she rejects any box the world tries to place her in. The final rally cry—“Fuck el estilo”—urges listeners to cut up the rulebook, stitch their own look, and speed off with the unstoppable confidence of a Motomami.

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ROSALÍA SAOKO Lyrics