viaje a san francisco
Algora Lyrics
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El verano del amor
Pero lo hicimos en pleno diciembre
Vinimos dispuestos a vivir en mil novecientos sesenta y siete
Y hemos llegado treinta y ocho años tarde
La vida underground es tan cobarde
Ya somos viejos para perdernos
Tú y yo a San Francisco
Tú y yo a San Francisco
Tú y yo a San Francisco
Café Magnolia y la bohemia
También está en París
Los viejos vecinos que cuestionan
Si tú eres chica o chico
Y las señoras que comentan mi vida
Ya lo han vivido todo
Tú y yo a San Francisco
Tú y yo a San Francisco
Quizá el problema seamos nosotros
Un viaje a San Francisco
Un viaje a San Francisco
Huimos a San Francisco
The lyrics to Algora's song Viaje a San Francisco (Journey to San Francisco) express a sense of loss and disappointment as the singer and his companion arrive in San Francisco thirty-eight years after the Summer of Love, ready to experience the underground scene that was so vibrant in the 60s, only to find that it has become timid and uninspired. They are too old to get lost in the scene, they feel out of place among the new crowd, and even the coffee shops and bohemian culture of the city are not what they expected. The lyrics suggest that the problem may not be with the city, but with themselves and their own expectations.
The song is a commentary on the fleeting nature of youth culture and the disillusionment that can come with trying to recapture the past. It acknowledges the influence of San Francisco as a symbol of freedom and progressive values, but suggests that the reality falls short of the idealized vision created by the cultural myth of the 60s. The lyrics also touch on themes of gender identity and the ways in which social norms and expectations can limit individual expression and creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Nosotros llegamos dispuestos a vivir
We arrived ready to live
El verano del amor
The summer of love
Pero lo hicimos en pleno diciembre
But we did it in the middle of December
Vinimos dispuestos a vivir en mil novecientos sesenta y siete
We came ready to live in 1967
Y hemos llegado treinta y ocho años tarde
And we arrived 38 years too late
La vida underground es tan cobarde
The underground life is so cowardly
Ya somos viejos para perdernos
We are too old to get lost
Tú y yo a San Francisco
You and I to San Francisco
Tú y yo a San Francisco
You and I to San Francisco
Tú y yo a San Francisco
You and I to San Francisco
Café Magnolia y la bohemia
Café Magnolia and the bohemia
También está en París
It's also in Paris
Los viejos vecinos que cuestionan
The old neighbors who question
Si tú eres chica o chico
If you are a girl or boy
Y las señoras que comentan mi vida
And the ladies who comment on my life
Ya lo han vivido todo
They have already experienced everything
Quizá el problema seamos nosotros
Maybe the problem is us
Un viaje a San Francisco
A trip to San Francisco
Un viaje a San Francisco
A trip to San Francisco
Huimos a San Francisco
We fled to San Francisco
Contributed by Cole E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.