HENTAI Lyrics in English by ROSALÍA
Amapola is the Spanish word for the poppy flower, known for its intense red color and delicate petals.
In the line "Roja amapola" (red poppy), ROSALÍA invokes a vivid, almost cinematic image to describe irresistible passion. It’s an uncommon, poetic word that adds color and symbolism to the song, making it a memorable term for learners to explore.
Spanish singer ROSALÍA takes a delicate piano ballad and fills it with boldly explicit, playful lyrics. Right from the start, she throws in clever wordplay with "De cuero nada / Pero estoy encuera'" ("Nothing made of leather / But I am naked"), playing on cuero (leather) and Caribbean slang encuera (stripped down or naked). Then she effortlessly switches between Spanish and English to create goofy, modern metaphors for intimacy. She sings "Te quiero ride / Como a mi bike" ("I want to ride you / Like my bicycle") and asks her lover to film her like director Spike Lee or Spike Jonze: "Hazme un tape / Modo Spike" ("Make me a tape / Spike mode"). It is funny, direct, and completely unbothered by being polite.
She also borrows heavily from anime culture, titling the track after hentai (explicit Japanese adult animation or manga) and straight up singing "Ya te quiero hacer hentai" ("I already want to make hentai with you"). Amid all the sensual talk of waves crashing and being "Enamorá' de tu pistola" ("In love with your pistol"), she slips in a hilariously sincere line about her priorities: "Segundo es chingarte / Lo primero es Dios" ("Second is having sex with you / God comes first"). Repeating "So, so good" over gentle chords, she treats extreme physical passion with a sweet, sunny, and totally relaxed sense of humor.
