Paloma
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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Con un sólo paracaídas
Uno solo va a quedar
Volando a la deriva
Vivir así, no es vivir
Esperando y esperando
Porque vivir es jugar
Y yo quiero seguir jugando
Le dije a mi corazón
Sin gloria pero sin pena
No cometas el crimen varón
Si no vas a cumplir la condena
Quiero vivir dos veces
Para poder olvidarte
Quiero llevarte conmigo
Y no voy a ninguna parte
No te preocupes paloma
Hoy no estoy adentro mío
Tu amor es mi enfermedad
Soy un envase vació
No te preocupes paloma
No hay pájaros en el nido
Dos ilusiones se irán a volar
Pero otras dos han venido
Si me olvido de vivir
Colgado del sentimiento
Voy a vivir para repetir
Otra vez, este momento
Te bajaría del cielo mujer
La luna hasta tu cama
Porque es muy poco de amor
Solo una vez por semana
Puse precio a mi libertad
Y nadie quiso pagarlo
Te cambio tu corazón por el mío
Para mirarlo y mirarlo
Ampas de gloria mujer
Quiero un pedazo de cielo
Para invitarte a dormir
En la cama o en el suelo
Un sacrificio ritual
Bien o mal
Yo quiero hacerla mi estrella
Sin principio ni final
No puedo vivir sin ella
Quiero vivir dos veces
Para poder olvidarte
Quiero llevarte conmigo
Y no voy a ninguna parte
No te preocupes paloma
Hoy no estoy adentro mío
Tu amor es mi enfermedad
Soy un envase vació
No te preocupes paloma
No hay pájaros en el nido
Dos ilusiones se irán a volar
Pero otras dos han venido
In the first stanza of Paloma, Andres Calamaro sings about taking a risk in a relationship with only one parachute, and how one of them will be left drifting through life after the relationship ends. He says that living like that isn't really living, it's just waiting for something to happen. But he wants to keep playing the game of life and not give up. He then tells his heart not to commit a crime (presumably falling in love) if it's not willing to face the consequences of the fallout.
In the second stanza, Calamaro sings about wanting to keep living, but needing to forget someone. He wants to take that person with him, but also wants to go nowhere. He assures his loved one, the Paloma, that it's not her fault he is feeling down and empty, and that he is still carrying on with life. He then talks about wanting to hold his lover close, but also wanting to be free. He puts a price on his freedom, but nobody wants to pay it, and so he wants to trade hearts with her just to look at it. Calamaro ends by saying that he wants to make this lady his star, with no beginning or end, and that he can't live without her.
Paloma is a beautiful and haunting song that displays Calamaro's longing and vulnerability. The lyrics are reflective and show the complexities of love and relationships. The use of Paloma, meaning dove, is also significant as the white bird is often symbolic of peace, love and hope.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi vida fuimos a volar
I took a risk and flew away with someone I love
Con un sólo paracaídas
We only had one parachute, so only one of us will make it safely
Uno solo va a quedar
Only one of us will survive
Volando a la deriva
Surviving without direction
Vivir así, no es vivir
Living without taking risks is not really living
Esperando y esperando
Waiting and waiting
Porque vivir es jugar
Living is like playing
Y yo quiero seguir jugando
I want to keep playing
Le dije a mi corazón
I spoke to my heart
Sin gloria pero sin pena
Without fame or shame
No cometas el crimen varón
Don't commit a crime if you are not prepared to face the consequences
Si no vas a cumplir la condena
If you're not willing to accept the punishment
Quiero vivir dos veces
I wish I could live twice
Para poder olvidarte
So that I could forget about you
Quiero llevarte conmigo
I want to take you with me
Y no voy a ninguna parte
But I'm not going anywhere
No te preocupes paloma
Don't worry my dove
Hoy no estoy adentro mío
I don't feel like myself today
Tu amor es mi enfermedad
Your love is my illness
Soy un envase vació
I'm an empty shell
No hay pájaros en el nido
There are no birds in the nest
Dos ilusiones se irán a volar
Two dreams will fly away
Pero otras dos han venido
But two more have come
Si me olvido de vivir
If I forget to live
Colgado del sentimiento
Lost in my emotions
Voy a vivir para repetir
I'll just keep repeating the same thing
Otra vez, este momento
This moment over and over again
Te bajaría del cielo mujer
I would bring you down from the heavens, my lady
La luna hasta tu cama
I'd bring the moon to your bedside
Porque es muy poco de amor
Because this is such a small gesture of love
Solo una vez por semana
Only once a week
Puse precio a mi libertad
I put a price on my freedom
Y nadie quiso pagarlo
And no one was willing to pay it
Te cambio tu corazón por el mío
I'd trade my heart for yours
Para mirarlo y mirarlo
So I can look at it all the time
Ampas de gloria mujer
Hail to the glory of a woman
Quiero un pedazo de cielo
I want a piece of the sky
Para invitarte a dormir
So I can invite you to sleep
En la cama o en el suelo
Anywhere, anytime
Un sacrificio ritual
A ritual sacrifice
Bien o mal
Right or wrong
Yo quiero hacerla mi estrella
I want to make you my star
Sin principio ni final
Without beginning or end
No puedo vivir sin ella
I can't live without her
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Written by: Andres Calamaro
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