Colores
Ampersan Lyrics


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Yo quisiera ser un ave
Yo quisiera ser el sol.
Yo quisiera ser un ave
Yo quisiera ser el sol...
Amarillo es el canario
y Rosita mi abuelita...
Amarillo es el canario
y Rosita mi abuelita...
Que daría la vida misma
por tener otro color...
Que daría la vida misma
por tener otro color...
Que llueva la nostalgia
que sangre el cielo azul...
Que llueva la nostalgia
que sangre el cielo azul...
Y yo cantando espero
que la vida cambie su color...
Y yo cantando espero
que la vida cambie su...
colooooor...
colooooor...
Yo quisiera ser un ave
Yo quisiera ser el sol.
Yo quisiera ser un ave
Yo quisiera ser el sol...
Amarillo es el canario
y Rosita mi abuelita...
Amarillo es el canario
y Rosita mi abuelita...
Que daría la vida misma
por tener otro color...
Que daría la vida misma
por tener otro color...
Que llueva la nostalgia
que sangre el cielo azul...
Que llueva la nostalgia
que sangre el cielo azul...
Y yo cantando espero
que la vida cambie su color...
Y yo cantando espero
que la vida cambie su...
colooooor...




colooooor...
uhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhh...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ampersan's song "Colores" express a yearning for change and a desire for a different life. The song begins with the singer stating their wish to be a bird or the sun, suggesting a desire for freedom and transcendence. The repetition of these lines throughout the song emphasizes this longing. The mention of colors, specifically yellow for the canary and Rosita's name, suggests that colors are significant in the singer's world.


The next lines express a frustration with one's own circumstances and a longing for something else, possibly something more fulfilling. The repetition of the line "que daría la vida misma por tener otro color" (I would give my life for another color) emphasizes the depth of this desire. The lines "que llueva la nostalgia, que sangre el cielo azul" (let nostalgia rain, let the blue sky bleed) describe a melancholic longing for something that may never come.


The final lines express the hope that things will change, that life will take on a new hue. The repetition of "colo(o)or" emphasizes this desire and the yearning for something different. In all, "Colores" is a poignant expression of a desire for something new and a hope that things will change for the better.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo quisiera ser un ave
I wish to be a bird


Yo quisiera ser el sol.
I wish to be the sun.


Amarillo es el canario
The canary is yellow.


y Rosita mi abuelita...
And my grandmother, Rosita...


Que daría la vida misma
I would give my life itself


por tener otro color...
to have another color...


Que llueva la nostalgia
Let nostalgia rain


que sangre el cielo azul...
Let the blue sky bleed...


Y yo cantando espero
And I, singing, hope


que la vida cambie su color...
that life changes its color...


colooooor...
color...


uhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
vocalization




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