What is Edge saying in 'Vertigo'?

[PopFly]

Bono: Hello hello....

Edge: Ola!

Bono: I'm at a place called Vertigo....

Edge: ????

What is Edge saying here?! This has bothered me since I first heard the song.

 

[liamcool]

Donde estas.

 

[discothequeLP]

its either "donde esta" or "como esta" . . . i think its the latter

 

[jonnytakeawalk]

what does that mean?

 

[greenlight7-11]

He is saying "Donde esta?" and directly translated it means "Where is?". So maybe in the song it's supposed to mean "Where is it?", even though you'd still have to have a word for "it" but we all know Spanish isn't U2's strong point.

 

[U2girl]

I think it's Spanish for "where is it?"

 

[Meghan]

SO -- the song is like a phone call:

Hello? Hello?

HI!!

I'm at a place called Vertigo...

Where is this place called Vertigo?

It's everything I wish I didn't know.....

That's not how you explain where something is....

But you, gimme something, I can feel... FEEEEL!!

Ewww, Bono! call me when you're sober.

 

[WalkOn21]

The first word he's saying clearly begins with a C-sound, so it must be "cómo está", translated "how is it?"

That would make Vertigo some sort of phone call:

Hello, hello!
Hello!
I'm at a place called Vertigo!
What's it like there?
It's everything I wish I didn't know!

 

[Popmartijn]

He is saying "Donde esta?" and directly translated it means "Where is?". So maybe in the song it's supposed to mean "Where is it?", even though you'd still have to have a word for "it" but we all know Spanish isn't U2's strong point.

Actually, it can be translated to "Where is it?" without any artistic license. In Spanish it isn't necessary to mention I/you/he/she/it/etc. (forgot for a moment the grammatical phrase for it) as the extension of the verb automatically implies which form it is. Only when you want to emphasize it you explicitly mention it.

 

[Axver]

What's that song played before U2 go on stage?

 

[liamcool]

THE WEAKEST LINK THEME SONG!

 

[MacPhistoPT]

Hey "Donde Esta" in Spanish, "Onde Estás?" in Portuguese, so means "Where are you?".

Hello, Hello
Hi!
I'm in a place called Vertigo
Where are you?

 

[gman]

The song is by The Arcade Fire and is called wake up

 

[liamcool]

We were joking.

 

[popacrobat]

thoughts on ellipse lottery?

donde esta?

 

[AtomicBono]

Why does U2 play Vertigo twice!!!!!!!! That is dum!!!!!!!1

 

[KUEFC09U2]

can we petition them? maybe take some sort of banner

 

[Axver]

Why don't U2 play Crumbs?

 

[neutral]

SO -- the song is like a phone call:

Hello? Hello?

HI!!

I'm at a place called Vertigo...

Where is this place called Vertigo?

It's everything I wish I didn't know.....

That's not how you explain where something is....

But you, gimme something, I can feel... FEEEEL!!

Ewww, Bono! call me when you're sober.

 

[pepokiss]

I love Hut-Dab

 

[Meghan]

Why don't U2 play Crumbs?

Because they like to disappoint me.
I'm still waiting for acrobat!

 

[Ellay]

Ive got two words for the lot of yer.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

BONO SINGS TO PLAYBACK!!!2211211!!!!

 

[shaun vox]

BONO SINGS TO PLAYBACK!!!2211211!!!!

what did you expect!! bono cant sing all the songs by himself every night!!

 

[KUEFC09U2]

what did you expect!! bono cant sing all the songs by himself every night!!

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