Cortez was born in Rancul, La Pampa Province, Argentina. He began elementary school at the Alberto Williams conservatory at the age of six. He began composing songs at twelve, including "Un cigarrillo, la lluvia y tú". Later he entered Manuel Ignacio Molina de San Rafael Junior High School in Mendoza province. There he continued his studies of music at the Chopin of San Rafael conservatory.
At seventeen, Cortez became the singer of the Arizona orchestra, where he was known as Chiquito García. At eighteen, he went to study in the Social Sciences and Law School of Buenos Aires and sang in bars to help himself with his studies. Later Cortez began to sing in the orchestra of Mario Cardi and was contracted to sing in the San Francisco jazz orchestra. He traveled all over the country with them and began to use his pseudonym "Alberto Cortez" while singing with the orchestra of Armando Pointier. Cortez dropped out of school and dedicated himself fully to music.
Aged twenty, Cortez travelled to Antwerp, Belgium where he recorded his first album. His record "Sucu Sucu" reached number one. Cortez met Renee Govaerts and later married her. After a difficult start he consolidated himself as one of the more renowned composer-singers of Latin America with hits like "Mi árbol y yo", "Mariana", "Como el primer día", "A partir de mañana" and "Callejero".
Cortez and his wife lived in Madrid,Spain.
He died on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain, at 79 years of age.
Castillos En El Aire
Alberto Cortez Lyrics
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Libre en el aire, por el aire libre
Y los demás dijeron, pobre idiota
No sabe que volar es imposible
Mas él alzó sus sueños hacia el cielo
Y poco a poco, fue ganando altura
Y los demás, quedaron en el suelo
Y construyó, castillos en el aire
A pleno sol, con nubes de algodón
En un lugar, adonde nunca nadie
Pudo llegar usando la razón
Y construyó ventanas fabulosas
Llenas de luz, de magia y de color
Y convocó al duende de las cosas
Que tiene mucho que ver con el amor
En los demás, al verlo tan dichoso
Cundió la alarma, se dictaron normas
No vaya a ser que fuera contagioso
Tratar de ser feliz de aquella forma
La conclusión, es clara y contundente
Lo condenaron por su chifladura
A convivir de nuevo con la gente
Vestido de cordura
Por construir castillos en el aire
A pleno sol, con nubes de algodón
En un lugar, adonde nunca nadie
Pudo llegar usando la razón
Y por abrir ventanas fabulosas
Llenas de luz, de magia y de color
Y convocar al duende de las cosas
Que tienen mucho que ver con el amor
Acaba aquí la historia del idiota
Que por el aire, como el aire libre
Quiso volar igual que las gaviotas
Pero eso es imposible ¿o no?
The song "Castillos En El Aire" by Alberto Cortez tells the story of a man who wanted to fly like seagulls, freely in the air. But the people around him dismissed him as a fool, saying that it was impossible to fly. Nevertheless, he kept dreaming and gradually began to gain altitude. Meanwhile, those who doubted him remained on the ground, holding onto their sanity. While soaring in the sky, he built castles in the air, with cotton clouds and bright sunshine. He also created magical windows and summoned the elf of things, who is closely associated with love.
When others witnessed his happiness, they became alarmed and began to impose rules to prevent others from trying to be happy in the same manner. Eventually, he was condemned for his craziness and forced to live among people again, dressed in sanity. The song concludes with the notion that his story is of an idiot who tried to fly like seagulls in the air, but is this really impossible? The lyrics explore themes such as the power of imagination, the limitations of the rational mind, and the repression of unconventional ideas.
Overall, "Castillos En El Aire" showcases the universal human desire to be free, to explore the boundless possibilities, and to realize one's dreams, even when others deem them impractical or outlandish.
Line by Line Meaning
Quiso volar igual que las gaviotas
He wanted to fly just like seagulls do.
Libre en el aire, por el aire libre
Free in the air, through the open sky.
Y los demás dijeron, pobre idiota
Others said, 'What a poor fool.'
No sabe que volar es imposible
He doesn't know that flying is impossible.
Mas él alzó sus sueños hacia el cielo
But he raised his dreams towards the sky.
Y poco a poco, fue ganando altura
And little by little, he gained height.
Y los demás, quedaron en el suelo
And the others remained on the ground.
Guardando la cordura
Holding onto their sanity.
Y construyó, castillos en el aire
He built castles in the sky.
A pleno sol, con nubes de algodón
In full sunlight, with cotton clouds.
En un lugar, adonde nunca nadie
In a place where no one
Pudo llegar usando la razón
could reach through their reason.
Y construyó ventanas fabulosas
He built fabulous windows.
Llenas de luz, de magia y de color
Full of light, magic, and color.
Y convocó al duende de las cosas
And he summoned the magical spirit of things.
Que tiene mucho que ver con el amor
Which has a lot to do with love.
En los demás, al verlo tan dichoso
Others, seeing him so happy
Cundió la alarma, se dictaron normas
Sounded the alarm and created rules.
No vaya a ser que fuera contagioso
In case happiness might be contagious.
Tratar de ser feliz de aquella forma
Trying to be happy in that way.
La conclusión, es clara y contundente
The conclusion is clear and definitive.
Lo condenaron por su chifladura
They condemned him for his craziness.
A convivir de nuevo con la gente
To live again with the people.
Vestido de cordura
Dressed in sanity.
Por construir castillos en el aire
For building castles in the sky.
Y por abrir ventanas fabulosas
And for opening fabulous windows.
Y convocar al duende de las cosas
And summoning the magical spirit of things.
Que tienen mucho que ver con el amor
Which has a lot to do with love.
Acaba aquí la historia del idiota
Here ends the story of the fool.
Que por el aire, como el aire libre
Who, through the air, just like the open sky
Quiso volar igual que las gaviotas
Wanted to fly just like seagulls do.
Pero eso es imposible ¿o no?
But is that really impossible?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALBERTO CORTEZ
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@JesusHernandez-ev7vr
Ésta canción es una poesia para todos los que nos atrevemos a soñar sin limitaciones.
@nocheestrellada.6163
correcto
@laurarosell2060
Desde luego. Toda su obra es maravillosa. Al oír esta canción, me dan ganas de bailar, por su ritmo pegadizo,
y la letra me llega al corazón. Alberto Cortez, siempre estará con nosotros.
@carmengloriasantosgonzalez5469
Es una poesía muy hermosa, me estremece, esta canción se la dedico a mi hijo querido que es especial y vive lleno de dicha y pura felicidad e inocencia absoluta...te amo hijo
@enriquenuneznunez2590
Igual al mío que vive en su mundo que no comprendemos ni entiendo
@el_amo_del_calabozo_nivel_45
Más que poesía parece dramaturgia.
@evagonzalez5714
Esa letra y esa melodía toca o acaricia el corazón de muchas madres
@wilmahernandez7786
Bella canción! llega más allá del alma
@albertojarabo5168
😘😘😘
@carmengarzon6637
Quién no sabe construir Castillos en el Aire, no sabe vivir, ¡Ahí, está la magia!. Gracias Alberto, allí donde estés, seguro que estás construyendo Castillos.