Cuarenta Y Veinte
Chiquetete Lyrics
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cosas que dice la gente
decir que este amor es prohibido
que tengo cuarenta y tu veinte
que yo soy otoño en tu vida y tu eres dulce a mi manera
que cuando te miro te quemas
cuarenta y veinte
cuarenta y veinte
es el amor lo que importa y no lo que
diga y la gente
cuarenta y veinte
cuarenta y veinte
toma mi mano camina conmigo mirando de frente
no importa que a mi no me entiendan por lo bajo comenten
que hiciste una gran diferencia
que tenga cuarenta y tu veinte
que yo tengo muchas vivencias y que tienes tanta inocencia
no saben que nuestro secreto es tu juventud y mi experiencia
cuarenta y veinte
cuarenta y veinte
es el amor el que importa y no lo que diga y la gente
cuarenta y veinte
cuarenta y veinte
toma mi mano camina conmigo mirando de frente.
The lyrics to Chiquetete's song "Cuarenta y Veinte" speak about a love that is judged by society. The singer dismisses the lies that people say about their love being forbidden because the singer is forty years old and the lover is twenty. The singer acknowledges that they may be at different stages in their lives, but their love is what matters. The singer paints a picture of the lover being sweetness to the singer's autumn, while the singer has a hidden summer that burns when they look at the lover.
The chorus is a rallying call for the lovers to not care what people say or think about them. The singer invites the lover to take their hand and face the world together. The last verse speaks about the differences between the two, and how society might not understand the dynamic of their love. They may see the singer as having too much experience while the lover has too much innocence. However, the singer reveals that their secret lies in the lover's youth and the singer's experience.
Line by Line Meaning
mentiras son todas mentiras
All the things that people say are lies.
cosas que dice la gente
These are the things that people talk about.
decir que este amor es prohibido
They say that our love is forbidden.
que tengo cuarenta y tu veinte
Because I am forty and you are twenty.
que yo soy otoño en tu vida y tu eres dulce a mi manera
They say I am like autumn in your life, and that you are sweet in my way.
no sabe que guardo un verano
They do not know that I keep a summer.
que cuando te miro te quemas
And when I look at you, you burn.
es el amor lo que importa y no lo que diga y la gente
Love is what matters, not what people say.
toma mi mano camina conmigo mirando de frente
Take my hand and walk with me, looking straight ahead.
no importa que a mi no me entiendan por lo bajo comenten
It doesn't matter if they don't understand me, they can talk behind my back.
que hiciste una gran diferencia
Because you made a big difference.
que tenga cuarenta y tu veinte
Because I am forty and you are twenty.
que yo tengo muchas vivencias y que tienes tanta inocencia
They say that I have a lot of experience and you have so much innocence.
no saben que nuestro secreto es tu juventud y mi experiencia
They don't know that our secret is you're young and I'm experienced.
es el amor el que importa y no lo que diga y la gente
Love is what matters, not what people say.
toma mi mano camina conmigo mirando de frente.
Take my hand and walk with me, looking straight ahead.
Contributed by Josiah B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.