Happy and Real
Charly Garcia Lyrics


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Sometimes you feel
Happy and real
Sometimes you're sad
Feel the disease

But if you laugh sometimes
Just like everybody say goodbye
You came along
You came to me

Look at the sand
Look at the sea
But don't look into my eyes
'Cause I say hello

Don't say goodbye
This is the real connection
This is the last reflection
This is the way I feel

This is the lve I dream tonight
For you
When the time is right and you know it too)
What matters if they say

You play the fool
Sometimes you look
All the world through
Sometimes you have

He sky in you
You look so pretty now!
You're my princess
You're my love in time

Sometimes you feel like me
Sometimes you just kiss me
And I feel free (thank you, baby!)
Sometimes

I feel happy




And I feel blue at the same time
And you too

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Charly García's song "Happy and Real" express a range of emotions that anyone can relate to. It starts with acknowledging the ups and downs of life - sometimes feeling happy and real and sometimes feeling sad and diseased. However, the singer suggests that laughter can help us say goodbye to our sorrows sometimes. Then, the focus shifts to a special connection with another person, as the singer talks about the beauty of the sea and sand but asks not to look into his eyes because he might say hello, and he doesn't want them to say goodbye. The lyrics emphasize that this connection is real, and the love they share is something the singer dreams of at nights.


The lyrics also talk about the importance of being authentic, even if others label you a fool. The song's mood switches between happy and blue, but the presence of the other person makes the singer feel free. Overall, the song is an ode to love and the many emotions that accompany it - joy, pain, security, and fear. Charly García's delivery of the lyrics adds to its emotive power, making it a song that can make you smile and tear up simultaneously.



Line by Line Meaning

Sometimes you feel
There are occasions when you experience


Happy and real
Genuinely and joyfully content


Sometimes you're sad
Other times, you have feelings of sadness


Feel the disease
Experience negative emotions


But if you laugh sometimes
However, if you occasionally laugh


Just like everybody say goodbye
Similar to how everyone eventually bids farewell


You came along
You appeared in my life


You came to me
You showed up for me


Look at the sand
Observe the grains of the beach


Look at the sea
Observe the waves of the ocean


But don't look into my eyes
But avoid gazing into my eyes


'Cause I say hello
Because I greet you


Don't say goodbye
Do not bid farewell


This is the real connection
This is the genuine bond we share


This is the last reflection
This is the final contemplation


This is the way I feel
This is my current emotional state


This is the lve I dream tonight
This is the love I envision tonight


For you
Directed towards you


When the time is right and you know it too)
When the time is appropriate, and you recognize it as well


What matters if they say
Why does it matter if others say


You play the fool
You seem foolish to others


Sometimes you look
Occasionally, you appear


All the world through
As if you see the entire world


Sometimes you have
On occasion, you possess


He sky in you
You have a sky within yourself


You look so pretty now!
You seem exceptionally beautiful at the moment!


You're my princess
You hold a special place in my life, my beloved


You're my love in time
You are the love of my life at this moment


Sometimes you feel like me
From time to time, you experience emotions similar to mine


Sometimes you just kiss me
Occasionally, you simply kiss me


And I feel free (thank you, baby!)
And I feel liberated (grateful, my love!)


Sometimes
Occasionally


I feel happy
I experience happiness


And I feel blue at the same time
Yet at the same time, I feel down


And you too
And you as well




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Carlos Alberto Garcia, Pedro Aznar

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Juan


on Los Dinosaurios


Neighborhood friends can be kidnapped at any time.


Popular singers can be kidnapped.


Famous people can be kidnapped.


The person we love deeply can be kidnapped.


People on television can be kidnapped on air.


People on the streets can be kidnapped in the street.


But the army is going to disappear.


I'm not at ease, my love.


It's Saturday night.


A friend is in jail. (It is likely to be tortured or disappear, they can link me to him, I can be next).


Oh my love.


The world is disappearing.


If troublesome people were killed, tortured and raped.


Oh, my love, I wish I had not caused trouble.


When everything is terrible


It is better not to have emotional attachments


Imagine the militaries in prison.

Juan


on Los Dinosaurios

Charly García's "los dinosaurios" is a song about Argentina's bloodiest military dictatorship. The song expresses the suffering and fear for the more than 40,000 disappeared. Anyone, for any reason, could be kidnapped. Most of them were never found.

Juan


on Los Dinosaurios

Airborne things, such as planes or balloons, can disappear without a trace.

"those on the air" refers to people who are in the media giving "live" news.

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