Negra sombra
Luz Casal Lyrics
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Negra sombra que me asombras,
Ó pé dos meus cabezales
Tornas facéndome mofa.
Cando maxino que es ida,
No mesmo sol te me amostras,
I eres a estrela que brila,
I eres o vento que zoa.
Si cantan es ti que cantas;
Si choran, es ti que choras,
I es o marmurio do río,
I es a noite i es a aurora.
En todo estás e ti es todo,
Pra min y en min mesma moras,
Nin me dexarás ti nunca,
Sombra que sempre me
asombras
Nin me dexarás ti nunca,
Sombra que sempre me
asombras
The lyrics of Luz Casal’s Negra Sombra describe the singer’s experience with an overwhelming and all-encompassing darkness that, despite her efforts to escape it, always seems to linger around her. The first two lines of the song suggest that the darkness, represented here as a “negra sombra”, appears in the form of a mocking presence that haunts her at the foot of her bed. Even when she thinks it’s gone, it returns, reminding her of its persistent and inescapable presence.
In the following verses, the singer acknowledges that the darkness is not just external, but also lives within her, shaping everything that she experiences. The darkness is both the source of her sadness and the object of her longing, so much so that she even hears its voice in the songs of birds and the whispers of the wind. In a sense, the darkness is her constant companion, the one thing that she can rely on to always be there for her, even if its presence is more menacing than comforting.
Despite the sadness and fear that permeate the song, there is also a sense of acceptance and resignation. The singer knows that the darkness will always be there, but instead of fighting against it, she chooses to embrace it, recognizing that it is a part of who she is that can never truly be erased.
Line by Line Meaning
Cando penso que te fuches,
When I think that you've left,
Negra sombra que me asombras,
Black shadow that haunts me,
Ó pé dos meus cabezales
At the foot of my bed,
Tornas facéndome mofa.
You mock me by returning.
Cando maxino que es ida,
When I imagine you're gone,
No mesmo sol te me amostras,
You appear to me in the same sun,
I eres a estrela que brila,
You're the shining star,
I eres o vento que zoa.
You're the howling wind.
Si cantan es ti que cantas;
If they sing, it's you who sings;
Si choran, es ti que choras,
If they cry, it's you who cries,
I es o marmurio do río,
And the murmur of the river,
I es a noite i es a aurora.
And the night and the dawn.
En todo estás e ti es todo,
You're in everything and everything is you,
Pra min y en min mesma moras,
You live in me and within myself,
Nin me dexarás ti nunca,
You'll never leave me,
Sombra que sempre me asombras
Shadow that forever haunts me.
Contributed by Layla R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@miguelangelperezvarela5102
No soy gallego,leones,pero me emociona,simplemente.
@altoal0748
Soy gallego, vivo en Barcelona, donde me casé . A mis 78 años oyendo esta canción aún se me caen las lágrimas. Viva Galicia!!!
@Eloysantos46
Viva luz .viva Rosalia e viva a nosa terriña Galicia o mellor espazo da Terra. 😉 como nos dicimos hay un galego na lua un abraziño
@zhar28
En dous días tereime que alonxar eu da nosa terra sen saber cando voltarei. Non sei como podrei vivir sen ela...afogareime nas miñas bagoas
@Eloysantos46
@@zhar28 👏👏👏
@martina-bw5kn
Vivan os galegos viva Galicia,unha galega❤
@miguelvallejoangulo6137
Grandiosa Luz Casal. Con orquesta, con banda, cantando boleros.. eterna
@jonozores
pura emocion y amor
@mgtages2
Mi madre me susurraba esta canción cuando yo aún no la podía oír
La gravó en mi corazón para que recorriera mis venas toda la vida como solo lo hace una madre ,gallega ella.
Hoy muchos años después cuando la vida se ensombrece ; soy yo quien retorna al corazón de ella y mis emociones de lágrimas quiero que recorran las suyas a mi manera.
Luz parece nacida para cantarla
@anaredondo8583
Maravilloso 😢😢