Paloma
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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Con un sólo paracaídas
Uno solo va a quedar
Flotando a la deriva
Vivir así, no es vivir
Esperando y esperando
Porque vivir es jugar
Y yo quiero seguir jugando
Sin gloria pero sin pena
No cometas el crimen varón
Si no vas a cumplir la condena
Quiero vivir dos veces
Para poder olvidarte
Quiero llevarte conmigo
Y no voy a ninguna parte
No te preocupes paloma
Hoy no estoy adentro mío
Tu amor es mi enfermedad
Soy un envase vació
No te preocupes paloma
No hay pájaros en el nido
Dos ilusiones se irán a volar
Pero otras dos han venido
Si me olvido de vivir
Colgado del sentimiento
Voy a vivir para repetir
Otra vez, este momento
Te bajaría del cielo mujer
La luna hasta tu cama
Porque es muy poco de amor
Solo una vez por semana
Pase precio a mi libertad
Y nadie quiso pagarlo
Te cambio tu corazón por el mío
Para mirarlo y mirarlo
Ampas de gloria mujer
Quiero un pedazo de cielo
Para invitarte a dormir
En la cama o en el suelo
Un sacrificio ritual
Bien o mal
Yo quiero hacerla mi estrella
Sin principio ni final
No puedo vivir sin ella
The first verse of Andrés Calamaro's song Paloma is about taking risks in life. The singer and their partner only had one parachute, which signifies that they had to deal with their problems and challenges as a team. They both exited the plane together, and only one of them would survive and float adrift if something went wrong. The singer feels that waiting for something to happen is not living. Life is like playing a game, and they want to continue playing. However, they are aware that if they make mistakes or break promises, they must accept the consequences. The singer tells their heart that if it's not prepared to bear the burden, they shouldn't commit the crime.
The second verse talks about the singer's unresolved feelings towards their past lover. The singer wants to live their life again to forget their ex-lover. They wish to take their ex-partner with them, even though it is illogical. The singer is struggling with their emotions, and they feel like an empty vessel. They inform their lover not to be concerned about them and informs them that there are no birds in the nest. Although two illusions may have flown, other two have come in this couple's life. The singer feels that if they live their life by reliving moments and hanging on to their emotions, they will repeat the same mistakes again.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi vida fuimos a volar
We took off to fly in life
Con un sólo paracaídas
With only one parachute
Uno solo va a quedar
Only one will remain
Flotando a la deriva
Drifting aimlessly
Vivir así, no es vivir
Living like this is not living
Esperando y esperando
Waiting and waiting
Porque vivir es jugar
Because living is playing
Y yo quiero seguir jugando
And I want to keep playing
Le dije a mi corazón
I told my heart
Sin gloria pero sin pena
Without glory but without shame
No cometas el crimen varón
Don't commit the crime, man
Si no vas a cumplir la condena
If you're not going to serve the sentence
Quiero vivir dos veces
I want to live twice
Para poder olvidarte
So I can forget you
Quiero llevarte conmigo
I want to take you with me
Y no voy a ninguna parte
And I'm not going anywhere
No te preocupes paloma
Don't worry, dove
Hoy no estoy adentro mío
Today I'm not inside myself
Tu amor es mi enfermedad
Your love is my illness
Soy un envase vació
I'm an empty container
No hay pájaros en el nido
There are no birds in the nest
Dos ilusiones se irán a volar
Two dreams will fly away
Pero otras dos han venido
But two others have come
Si me olvido de vivir
If I forget to live
Colgado del sentimiento
Hanging onto the feeling
Voy a vivir para repetir
I'll live to repeat
Otra vez, este momento
Again, this moment
Te bajaría del cielo mujer
I would bring you down from the sky, woman
La luna hasta tu cama
The moon to your bed
Porque es muy poco de amor
Because it's very little love
Solo una vez por semana
Only once a week
Pase precio a mi libertad
I put a price on my freedom
Y nadie quiso pagarlo
And no one wanted to pay it
Te cambio tu corazón por el mío
I'll exchange your heart for mine
Para mirarlo y mirarlo
To look at it and look at it
Ampas de gloria mujer
Bundles of glory, woman
Quiero un pedazo de cielo
I want a piece of the sky
Para invitarte a dormir
To invite you to sleep
En la cama o en el suelo
In bed or on the floor
Un sacrificio ritual
A ritual sacrifice
Bien o mal
Good or bad
Yo quiero hacerla mi estrella
I want to make you my star
Sin principio ni final
Without beginning or end
No puedo vivir sin ella
I can't live without her
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