Ojos Brujos Lyrics in English by Paté de Fuá
Polizón means “stowaway,” someone who secretly travels aboard a vehicle without a ticket or permission. It is an unusual, vivid word that adds a sense of adventure and mystery to the song’s image of traveling through the world, making it especially memorable for Spanish learners.
“Ojos Brujos” sets up a sharp contrast between luxury and love. The person at the center of the song seems drawn to “viajes en avión y hoteles de lujo” [“airplane trips and luxury hotels”], while hiding loneliness and pretending to be happy for a photograph: “finge ser feliz para tu retrato” [“you pretend to be happy for your portrait”]. The blunt phrase “tanto tienes, tanto vales” [“the more you have, the more you are worth”] sounds like a criticism of a world that measures people by money. Yet the song says money can buy almost everything, except sincere love.
The narrator answers this rich, polished life with a wandering one. “Como polizón fui viajando al mundo” [“I traveled around the world as a stowaway”] suggests adventure without comfort or status, and the narrator admits, “yo no tengo más” [“I have nothing more”]. They do not drink champagne and only imagine what it tastes like, even while mentioning that they speak French. These details make the contrast a little funny and very human: fancy experiences are close enough to dream about, but love cannot be bought. The title, “Ojos Brujos,” literally means “bewitching eyes,” adding a touch of mystery to a song that keeps asking what is really worth having.
