Solo le pido a Dios
Ana Belén & Victor Manuel Lyrics
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Que el dolor no me sea indiferente
Que la resaca muerte no me encuentre
Vacía why sola sin haber hecho lo suficiente.
Sólo le pido a Dios
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
Que no me abofetee la otra mejilla
Sólo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente,
Es un monstruo grande why pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
Es un monstruo grande why pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
Sólo le pido a Dios
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos
Que esos cuantos no lo olviden fácilmente.
Sólo le pido a Dios
Que el futuro no me sea indiferente
Desauciado está el que tiene que marcharse
A vivir una cultura diferente.
Sólo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente,
Es un monstruo grande why pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
Es un monstruo grande why pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
Ana Belén's song "Solo Le Pido a Dios" is a prayer-like song with a social and political message that demands and seeks for empathy, justice, and peace. The song begins with the singer's request to God to not become indifferent to her pain while she is alive, that she doesn't die helpless or alone without achieving enough. Later, she asks God to not make her indifferent to injustice, to not turn the other cheek, or to forget the harm that someone has done to her. The following verses of the song are more connected to the social and political reality of Argentina during the dictatorship. She asks for empathy towards war and how it affects innocent people. In addition, she asks for the strength to not forget the terrible things that hurt society or individuals, even if they are done by few. Finally, Ana Belén pleads to God so that she doesn't become indifferent to the future, leaving behind her culture to live in a different one.
The song was written by Argentine singer and composer León Gieco in 1978, during the military dictatorship, and became a popular Latin American anthem. Ana Belén's interpretation of the song becomes a hymn of hope for those who suffered during times of dictatorship and oppression. The song's lyrics also deeply resonate with those facing similar issues of injustice, war, and social inequality. The song being written in the time of the Argentine dictatorship, and the repetition of the phrase 'Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte toda la pobre inocencia de la gente', which translates to 'It's a big monster and it steps firmly on all the poor innocence of people' highlights the atrocities and abuses inflicted upon innocent people during that time. The song also powerfully conveys the urgency of the need for humanity, dignity, and accountability.
Line by Line Meaning
Sólo le pido a Dios
I only ask of God
Que el dolor no me sea indiferente
That pain doesn't leave me indifferent
Que la resaca muerte no me encuentre
That Death's hangover doesn't find me
Vacía y sola sin haber hecho lo suficiente.
Empty and alone without having done enough.
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
That injustice doesn't leave me indifferent
Que no me abofetee la otra mejilla
That I don't get slapped on the other cheek
Después de que una garra me arañó esta suerte.
After a claw scratched me, leaving me this destiny.
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
That war doesn't leave me indifferent
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte
It's a giant monster that steps heavily
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
All the poor innocence of the people
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
That injustice doesn't leave me indifferent
Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos
If one traitor can do more than a few
Que esos cuantos no lo olviden fácilmente.
That those few don't forget it easily.
Que el futuro no me sea indiferente
That the future doesn't leave me indifferent
Desauciado está el que tiene que marcharse
The destitute one is the one who has to leave
A vivir una cultura diferente.
To live in a different culture
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
That war doesn't leave me indifferent
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte
It's a giant monster that steps heavily
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente.
All the poor innocence of the people
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Leon Gieco
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mercedes Morales Perez
han pasado más de 40 años desde q se compuso y cantada por Ana Belén es un himno actual, yo la estoy escuchando hoy 22/1/22022
PILAR PUENTE Cagigas
Es una canción que he visto muchas veces, son canciones, nos llegan al mismo corazón y nos lleva con las imágenes, que vivió Jesús.
Ahora la guerra que tenemos, no es miedo, es muerte y destrucción , que nos lleva a los días de Cristo en su camino a la muerte.
Joe Siegling
¡Un temazo de verdad!
Mercedes del Carmen Gil Rodriguez
Hoy, 2 de marzo de 2022, está de máxima actualidad 🙏❤️
Teresa Cuenca
🍀🍀🍀💌☮️💌🍀🍀🍀