Tordo Viejo
Algarroba.com Lyrics
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Con unos ojazos pardos
A mis años tropecé
Con unos ojazos pardos
Y lo colgué a San Benito
Pa que se hiciera el milagro
Y lo colgué a San Benito
Pa que se hiciera el milagro.
Eran ojos orientales,
Sombríos y puñaleros,
Que me ataron a su boca
Pa que probara el veneno
Que me ataron a su boca
Pa que probara el veneno.
Así empezó
Mi padecer.
Se me han pegao como abrojo
Esos ojos de mujer.
Por hacerme el tordo viejo
Caí preso de un querer.
Cuando conocí esos ojos
Me encomendé a la prudencia
Cuando conocí esos ojos
Me encomendé a la prudencia
Y ahora yo los adoro
Sin medir las consecuencias
Y ahora yo los adoro
Sin medir las consecuencias.
Ojos bellos y hechiceros,
Con que calmo mi ansiedad,
Pero si se van me dejan
En horrible oscuridad
Pero si se van me dejan
En horrible oscuridad.
Así empezó
Mi padecer.
Se me han pegao como abrojo
Esos ojos de mujer.
Por hacerme el tordo viejo
Caí preso de un querer.
The song "Tordo Viejo" by Algarroba.com is about a man who, at an older age, falls in love with a woman with beautiful and mysterious brown eyes. He is initially cautious and asks for a miracle from Saint Benito before pursuing her. However, he is ultimately unable to resist her, as her eyes are like a drug to him. He is now completely devoted to her, but also acknowledges that if she were to leave him, he would be left in a state of darkness.
The lyrics capture the feeling of falling deeply in love and being consumed by it, even if it means facing the consequences of one's actions. The metaphor of the eyes being like a poison or drug is powerful, as it implies that love can be both beautiful and dangerous. The reference to Saint Benito adds a religious and cultural touch to the song, as he is known as the patron saint of many things in Latin American culture.
Line by Line Meaning
A mis años tropecé
I stumbled in my advanced age
Con unos ojazos pardos
Upon seeing some big, brown eyes
Y lo colgué a San Benito
I hung up a charm to Saint Benedict
Pa que se hiciera el milagro
Hoping for a miracle
Eran ojos orientales,
They were Eastern eyes
Sombríos y puñaleros,
Gloomy and sharp
Que me ataron a su boca
They bound me to their mouth
Pa que probara el veneno
So I could taste the poison
Así empezó
That's how it started
Mi padecer.
My suffering.
Se me han pegao como abrojo
They have clung to me like burrs
Esos ojos de mujer.
Those woman's eyes.
Por hacerme el tordo viejo
For acting like an old fool
Caí preso de un querer.
I fell victim to desire.
Cuando conocí esos ojos
When I first saw those eyes
Me encomendé a la prudencia
I relied on prudence
Y ahora yo los adoro
And now I adore them
Sin medir las consecuencias
Without considering the consequences
Ojos bellos y hechiceros,
Beautiful, bewitching eyes
Con que calmo mi ansiedad,
That calm my anxiety
Pero si se van me dejan
But if they leave they'll leave me
En horrible oscuridad
In terrible darkness
Contributed by Joshua J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.