Fiesta
Ana Belen Lyrics

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Gloria a Dios en las alturas,
Recogieron las basuras
De mi calle, ayer a oscuras
Y hoy sembrada de bombillas.

Y colgaron de un cordel
De esquina a esquina un cartel
Y banderas de papel

Verdes, rojas y amarillas.

Y al darles el sol la espalda
Revolotean las faldas
Bajo un manto de guirnaldas
Para que el cielo no vea,

En la noche de San Juan,
Cómo comparten su pan,
Su tortilla y su gabán,
Gentes de cien mil raleas.

Apurad
Que allí os espero si queréis venir
Pues cae la noche y ya se van
Nuestras miserias a dormir.

Vamos subiendo la cuesta
Que arriba mi calle
Se vistió de fiesta.

Hoy el noble y el villano,
El prohombre y el gusano
Bailan y se dan la mano
Sin importarles la facha.

Juntos los encuentra el sol
A la sombra de un farol
Empapados en alcohol
Abrazando a una muchacha.

Y con la resaca a cuestas
Vuelve el pobre a su pobreza,
Vuelve el rico a su riqueza
Y el señor cura a sus misas.

Se despertó el bien y el mal
La pobre vuelve al portal,
La rica vuelve al rosal,
Y el avaro a las divisas.

Se acabó,
El sol nos dice que llegó el final,
Por una noche se olvidó
Que cada uno es cada cual.

Vamos bajando la cuesta

Que arriba en mi calle
Se acabó la fiesta

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Fiesta" tell a story of a neighborhood undergoing a transformation from darkness and filth to a colorful celebration, but only for one night. The song opens with a sense of uplifted spirits as the neighbors join together to clean up the streets and decorate them with lights, flags, and decorations. The verses then reveal the heart of the celebration, which is the night of the bonfires of Saint John where people of all walks of life come together to share food, drink, dance, and love. The chorus serves as an invitation to join the festivities, but with a warning that soon enough the night will end and everyone will return to their own social classes and miseries.

The lyrics also touch on the theme of social inequality, highlighting how during the Fiesta, people are able to come together and forget their differences for a night, only to return to their unequal realities afterwards. The song seems to suggest that Fiesta is not just about having fun, but also about experiencing a moment of fleeting unity and breaking down of barriers.

Overall, the lyrics of "Fiesta" evoke a sense of joy, community, and bittersweetness, as they depict a celebration that is both beautiful and transitory, reflecting the complexities of human experience.

Line by Line Meaning

Gloria a Dios en las alturas,
Praise the Lord on high,

Recogieron las basuras
They picked up the trash

De mi calle, ayer a oscuras
From my street in the dark yesterday

Y hoy sembrada de bombillas.
Today it's seeded with light bulbs.

Y colgaron de un cordel
And they hung from a cord,

De esquina a esquina un cartel
From corner to corner, a sign

Y banderas de papel
And flags of paper

Verdes, rojas y amarillas.
Green, red and yellow.

Y al darles el sol la espalda
And as the sun turned its back on them,

Revolotean las faldas
The skirts flutter

Bajo un manto de guirnaldas
Under a mantle of garlands

Para que el cielo no vea,
So that the sky doesn't see,

En la noche de San Juan,
On Saint John's night,

Cómo comparten su pan,
How they share their bread

Su tortilla y su gabán,
Their tortilla and their coat

Gentes de cien mil raleas.
People of a hundred thousand origins.

Apurad
Hurry up,

Que allí os espero si queréis venir
I'll be waiting for you if you want to come

Pues cae la noche y ya se van
Because night falls and they are already leaving.

Nuestras miserias a dormir.
Our miseries to sleep.

Vamos subiendo la cuesta
Let's go up the hill

Que arriba mi calle
Where my street is up there

Se vistió de fiesta.
Dressed up for the party.

Hoy el noble y el villano,
Today the noble and the villain,

El prohombre y el gusano
The prominent and the worm

Bailan y se dan la mano
Dance and shake hands

Sin importarles la facha.
Without caring about their appearance.

Juntos los encuentra el sol
Together the sun finds them

A la sombra de un farol
In the shadow of a lantern

Empapados en alcohol
Soaked in alcohol

Abrazando a una muchacha.
Embracing a girl.

Y con la resaca a cuestas
And with the hangover on their backs

Vuelve el pobre a su pobreza,
The poor return to their poverty,

Vuelve el rico a su riqueza
The rich return to their wealth

Y el señor cura a sus misas.
And the lord priest to his masses.

Se despertó el bien y el mal
Good and evil awakened

La pobre vuelve al portal,
The poor return to the gate,

La rica vuelve al rosal,
The rich return to the rosebush,

Y el avaro a las divisas.
The miser to his currencies.

Se acabó,
It's over,

El sol nos dice que llegó el final,
The sun tells us the end has come,

Por una noche se olvidó
For one night they forgot

Que cada uno es cada cual.
That everyone is who they are.

Vamos bajando la cuesta
Let's go down the hill

Que arriba en mi calle
Where up in my street

Se acabó la fiesta
The party's over.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT S. KELLY, PAVLO SIMTIKIDIS, SHAWN C. CARTER, SAMUEL J. BARNES, LARRY GATES, JEAN CLAUDE OLIVIER

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