Otra Vez
Andrés Molina Lyrics
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Tristeza mala
Que ni te ahuyentan las hadas buenas
Por que persigues mi dulce estar
Asн que acudes a mн otra vez
Tristeza ingrata
Que mal te sepan todos los frutos
Te mecerй sin embargo
Te cantarй dulces nanas
Te servirй aъn otro trago
Del buen veneno del entender
Te acunarй en nuestro trato
Te fundirй con la luna
Te harй mбs caso que al duende
Que se hizo dueсo de mi querer
Tristeza, tristeza
Asн que llegas a mн otra vez
Tristeza parda
Que estбs borracha del mal que causas
Que nunca paras que no te vas
Asн que acabas en mн otra vez
Tristeza rara
Que eres seсora tan maquillada
De mis tropiezos en el trasnochar
Te mecerй sin embargo
Te cantarй dulces nanas
Te servirй aъn otro trago
Del buen veneno del entender
Te acunarй en nuestro trato
Te fundirй con la luna
Te harй mбs caso que al duende
Que se hizo dueсo de mi querer
Tristeza, tristeza
Tristeza
Vienes a mн otra vez
Tristeza
Acudes a mн otra vez
Tristeza
Llegas a mн otra vez
Tristeza
Acabas en mн otra vez
The lyrics of Andrés Molina's "Otra Vez" are about the recurring presence of sadness and how it doesn't seem to leave despite the presence of good things in life. The song describes sadness as a familiar and unwelcome visitor that is always lurking in the background waiting to come back. Molina personifies sadness as a woman who is hard to get rid of, even with the help of good fairies. The repetition of the phrase "Así que vienes a mí otra vez" emphasizes the cyclical nature of sadness and how it can feel like a never-ending cycle of ups and downs.
The lyrics also reveal a desire to deal with the sadness in a compassionate manner, to soothe it instead of trying to ignore it. The singer promises to "rock it" and sing it sweet lullabies, to serve it another drink of "the good poison of understanding." This suggests that he understands the importance of facing his sadness head-on and working through it, rather than trying to escape or avoid it. The repetition of the phrase "Tristeza, tristeza" at the end reinforces the sense of resignation and acceptance that comes with acknowledging the recurring presence of sadness in one's life.
Overall, the song is a poignant reminder that sadness is a natural part of life, and that it's important to face it with empathy and self-care.
Line by Line Meaning
Asн que vienes a mн otra vez
You come to me once again
Tristeza mala
Sorrow, you are bad
Que ni te ahuyentan las hadas buenas
Not even good fairies can drive you away
Por que persigues mi dulce estar
Why do you pursue my sweet happiness
Asн que acudes a mн otra vez
You come to me once again
Tristeza ingrata
Ungrateful sorrow
Que mal te sepan todos los frutos
All the fruits taste bad to you
Que de mi estado puedas ganar
That you can benefit from my misfortune
Te mecerй sin embargo
I will still rock you
Te cantarй dulces nanas
I will sing you sweet lullabies
Te servirй aъn otro trago
I will serve you another drink
Del buen veneno del entender
Of the good poison of understanding
Te acunarй en nuestro trato
I will cradle you in our dealings
Te fundirй con la luna
I will merge you with the moon
Te harй mбs caso que al duende
I will pay more attention to you than to the fairy
Que se hizo dueсo de mi querer
Who became the owner of my desires
Tristeza, tristeza
Sorrow, sorrow
Asн que llegas a mн otra vez
So you arrive to me once again
Tristeza parda
Gray sorrow
Que estбs borracha del mal que causas
You are drunk on the harm you cause
Que nunca paras que no te vas
That you never stop, you won't leave
Asн que acabas en mн otra vez
So you end up in me once again
Tristeza rara
Strange sorrow
Que eres seсora tan maquillada
That you are a lady so heavily made up
De mis tropiezos en el trasnochar
From my stumbles in the late night
Tristeza, tristeza
Sorrow, sorrow
Tristeza
Sorrow
Vienes a mн otra vez
You come to me once again
Acudes a mн otra vez
You come to me once again
Llegas a mн otra vez
You arrive to me once again
Acabas en mн otra vez
You end up in me once again
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