Catador enologo
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que me iba a mendoza
en busca de novia
con todas mis cosas
Anoche soñaba
que me iba a mendoza
en busca de novia
Hasta cuerdas nuevas
te puse guitarra
y cargue con vino
de uvita mi bota
Hasta cuerdas nuevas
te puse guitarra
y cargue con vino
de uvita mi bota
Siguiendo mi viaje
al lado de mi asiento
una buena moza
me tenia inquieto
Me dijo ser dueña de muchas bodegas
y ahi nomas de novio me puse con ella
Me dijo ser dueña de muchas bodegas
y ahi nomas de novio me puse con ella
Llegando a Mendoza
conoci a su gente
cuecas y tonadas
me hicieron pariente
entre tinto blanco rosado claretes
le pedi a mi almohada q no me despierte
entre tinto blanco rosado claretes
le pedi a mi almohada q no me despierte
Y a que se dedica
pregunto mi suegro
Catador enologo, futuro ingeniero
Y a que se dedica
pregunto mi suegro
YO! Catador enologo, futuro ingeniero
Pues esta en su casa
si gusta quedarse
me vi el preferido de todos sus yernos
Pues esta en su casa
si gusta quedarse
me vi el preferido de todos sus yernos
La cosa fue linda cuando entre al viñedo
chupe tanto vino que fundi a los viejos
Me quede sin novia
adios con mi empleo
y casi me matan si no me despierto
Me quede sin novia
adios con mi empleo
y casi me matan si no me despierto
Llegando a Mendoza
conoci a su gente
cuecas y tonadas
me hicieron pariente
entre tinto blanco rosado claretes
le pedi a mi almohada q no me despierte
entre tinto blanco rosado claretes
le pedi a mi almohada q no me despierte
The song "Catador enologo" by Algarroba.com tells the story of a man who dreams of going to Mendoza, a province in Argentina known for its vineyards, in search of a girlfriend. In his dream, he packs his guitar and a bottle of wine, and on his way there, he meets a woman who claims to own many wineries. He falls in love with her and becomes her favorite son-in-law, but the story takes a turn for the worse when he gets drunk at her vineyard, loses his girlfriend and his job, and almost gets beaten up.
The lyrics are playful and humorous, painting a vivid picture of the singer's adventure in Mendoza. The use of colloquial language and regional terms such as "cuecas" and "tonadas" adds to the authenticity of the story, making it relatable to anyone who has ever pursued a dream or fallen in love.
One interesting fact about the song is that it was inspired by a real-life experience of one of the band members. The lyrics were written by the lead singer, Guillermo Novelis, who dreamed of going to Mendoza to find a girlfriend but ended up getting drunk and losing his job.
Line by Line Meaning
Anoche soñaba
Last night I dreamt
que me iba a mendoza
that I was going to Mendoza
en busca de novia
in search of a girlfriend
con todas mis cosas
with all my things
Hasta cuerdas nuevas
Even new strings
te puse guitarra
I put on your guitar
y cargue con vino
and I carried wine
de uvita mi bota
my bottle filled with grape juice
Siguiendo mi viaje
Continuing my journey
al lado de mi asiento
by the side of my seat
una buena moza
a good-looking woman
me tenia inquieto
made me anxious
Me dijo ser dueña de muchas bodegas
She said she owned many wineries
y ahi nomas de novio me puse con ella
and just like that, I became her boyfriend
Llegando a Mendoza
Arriving in Mendoza
conoci a su gente
I met her people
cuecas y tonadas
folk songs and dances
me hicieron pariente
made me feel like family
entre tinto blanco rosado claretes
among red, white, pink, and light red wines
le pedi a mi almohada q no me despierte
I asked my pillow not to wake me up
YO! Catador enólogo, futuro ingeniero
I'm a wine taster and future engineer
Pues esta en su casa
Well, I'm at her house
si gusta quedarse
if she wants me to stay
me vi el preferido de todos sus yernos
I saw myself as her favorite son-in-law
La cosa fue linda cuando entre al viñedo
Things were beautiful when I entered the vineyard
chupe tanto vino que fundi a los viejos
I drank so much wine that I outdrank the elders
Me quede sin novia
I was left without a girlfriend
adios con mi empleo
goodbye to my job
y casi me matan si no me despierto
and I almost got killed if I didn't wake up
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