Volver
Aníbal Troilo - Astor Piazzolla Lyrics

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Yo adivino el parpadeo
De las luces que a lo lejos
Van marcando mi retorno

Son las mismas que alumbraron
Con sus palidos reflejos
Hondas horas de dolor

Y aunque no quise el regreso
Siempre se vuelve
Al primer amor

La vieja calle
Donde me cobijo
Tuya es su vida
Tuyo es su querer

Bajo el burlon
Mirar de las estrellas
Que con indiferencia
Hoy me ven volver

Volver
Con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo
Platearon mi sien

Sentir
Que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte anos no es nada
Que febril la mirada
Errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra

Vivir
Con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez

Tengo miedo del encuentro
Con el pasado que vuelve
A enfrentarse con mi vida

Tengo miedo de las noches
Que pobladas de recuerdos
Encadenen mi sonar

Pero el viajero que huye
Tarde o temprano
Detiene su andar

Y aunque el olvido
Que todo destruye
Haya matado mi vieja ilusion

Guardo escondida
Una esperanza humilde
Que es toda la fortuna
De mi corazon

Volver
Con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo
Platearon mi sien

Sentir
Que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte anos no es nada
Que febril la mirada
Errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra

Vivir
Con el alma aferrada

A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Volver" by Aníbal Troilo - Astor Piazzolla convey a deep longing and reflection on the past, specifically the singer's return to a place that holds memories of their first love. The opening lines set the tone by describing the blinking lights in the distance, symbolizing the singer's journey back to familiar surroundings. These lights, which once illuminated moments of pain, now guide their return.

While the singer initially didn't desire to return, they recognize that one always comes back to their first love. The "old street" mentioned represents a place of refuge, where their life and desires are intertwined. However, the stars' mocking gaze suggests a lack of interest or indifference towards their return, emphasizing the loneliness and isolation the singer feels.

The chorus "Volver, con la frente marchita, las nieves del tiempo platearon mi sien" expresses the weariness and aging experienced throughout the years. The snow metaphorically represents the passing of time, leaving its mark on the singer's brow. It reflects the emotions of feeling the brevity of life, that twenty years is nothing, and that the searching gaze wanders through shadows in search of the lost love.

Continuing into the next stanza, the lyrics delve into a fear of encountering the past and the nights filled with memories. The fear stems from the idea that these memories will chain their dreams, preventing the singer from moving forward. But eventually, the fleeing traveler accepts that they cannot escape their past and must face it, no matter how late or soon their encounter happens.

The lyrics conclude by revealing a hidden hope that the singer holds onto beneath the destroyed illusions of the past. This humble hope is considered their heart's greatest fortune, emphasizing the importance of clinging onto positive memories and desires, even in the face of adversity.

Overall, "Volver" is a heartfelt expression of yearning for a lost love and the bittersweet recognition of the passing of time. It speaks to the universal experiences of longing, fear, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo adivino el parpadeo
I foresee the flickering

De las luces que a lo lejos
Of the lights in the distance

Van marcando mi retorno
That indicate my return

Son las mismas que alumbraron
They are the same ones that illuminated

Con sus palidos reflejos
With their pale reflections

Hondas horas de dolor
Deep hours of pain

Y aunque no quise el regreso
And even though I didn't want to return

Siempre se vuelve
One always returns

Al primer amor
To the first love

La vieja calle
The old street

Donde me cobijo
Where I take shelter

Tuya es su vida
Its life is yours

Tuyo es su querer
Its desire is yours

Bajo el burlon
Under the mocking gaze

Mirar de las estrellas
Of the stars

Que con indiferencia
That indifferently

Hoy me ven volver
See me return today

Volver
To return

Con la frente marchita
With a withered brow

Las nieves del tiempo
The snows of time

Platearon mi sien
Have silvered my temple

Sentir
To feel

Que es un soplo la vida
That life is but a breath

Que veinte anos no es nada
That twenty years is nothing

Que febril la mirada
That feverish gaze

Errante en las sombras
Wandering in the shadows

Te busca y te nombra
Searches for you and names you

Vivir
To live

Con el alma aferrada
With the soul gripped

A un dulce recuerdo
To a sweet memory

Que lloro otra vez
That I cry once again

Tengo miedo del encuentro
I am afraid of the encounter

Con el pasado que vuelve
With the past that returns

A enfrentarse con mi vida
To confront my life

Tengo miedo de las noches
I am afraid of the nights

Que pobladas de recuerdos
That are filled with memories

Encadenen mi sonar
That chain my dreams

Pero el viajero que huye
But the traveler who flees

Tarde o temprano
Sooner or later

Detiene su andar
Stops walking

Y aunque el olvido
And even though oblivion

Que todo destruye
That destroys everything

Haya matado mi vieja ilusion
Has killed my old illusion

Guardo escondida
I keep hidden

Una esperanza humilde
A humble hope

Que es toda la fortuna
That is all the fortune

De mi corazon
Of my heart

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera

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