Otro
Charly Garcia Lyrics


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En la primera hora
Me dieron el papel
La concha de la lora
Ahora lo tiene él.

Por eso yo ya quiero
Otro, otro, otro
Yo quiero otro, nada más
Otro, otro, otro

Yo quería ser fascista
Pero no me fue bien
Después psicoanalista
Pero ahí me asusté

La medicina quiero
Otro, otro, otro




Querían a otro en mi lugar
Otro, otro, otro

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Charly Garcia's song Otro seem to be quite introspective in nature. The first verse speaks about the passing of time, and how quickly things can change. In the first hour, the singer is given a piece of paper, but now someone else has it. To me, this represents the fleeting nature of life and how things can slip away from us in an instant.


The chorus of the song is perhaps the most powerful part, with the singer repeating the word "Otro" over and over again. "Otro" is Spanish for "another", and the singer seems to be expressing the desire for something new or different. They want another chance, another opportunity, another life. This feeling is echoed in the second verse, where the singer talks about wanting to be a fascist and then a psychoanalyst, but neither of those paths worked out for them.


Overall, Otro seems to be a song about searching for meaning and purpose in life, and the frustration that comes with feeling stuck or unfulfilled. The singer is looking for something else, something more, and they're not sure where to find it.


Line by Line Meaning

En la primera hora
At the start of this journey


Me dieron el papel
I was given a role to play


La concha de la lora
Profanity expressing frustration


Ahora lo tiene él.
Now someone else has taken over


Por eso yo ya quiero
That's why I want


Otro, otro, otro
Another one, repeatedly


Yo quiero otro, nada más
I want nothing but another one


Yo quería ser fascista
I used to want to be a fascist


Pero no me fue bien
But it didn't work out for me


Después psicoanalista
Then a psychoanalyst


Pero ahí me asusté
But then I got scared


La medicina quiero
Now I want to study medicine


Otro, otro, otro
Another one, repeatedly


Querían a otro en mi lugar
They wanted someone else in my place


Otro, otro, otro
Another one, repeatedly




Writer(s): charly garcía

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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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