Cantinero
Cinemacinco Lyrics

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Brindo
porque estoy perdido
porque estoy borracho
porque soy vampiro
y de la noche soy
brindo
por los que han caido
tambien en olvido

por los impedidos
esta la pago yo
me levanto convecido
no hay peor muerte que el olvido
cantinero yo te pido
escucha a este malnacido
traeme un traguito de ron
canto
como un aburrido
como un deprimido
contra el malnacido
que se la llevo
canto
por los que han perdido
la fe en el destino
por los que han vivido
para desistir
me levanto convencido
no hay peor muerte que el olvido
cantinero yo te pido
escucha a este malnacido
traeme un traguito de ron
(si no la olvido con un trago la olvidare con dos)
me levanto convencido
no hay peor muerte que el olvido
cantinero yo te pido
escucha a este malnacido

traeme un traguito de ron
traeme limon pa' ese trago e' ron y traeme mi amor que ya me dejo (×4)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cinemacinco's song "Cantinero" are a toast to the lost and the forgotten, to those who have fallen and those who have given up. The singer declares himself lost, drunk, and a vampire of the night, embracing the darkness and reveling in it. He sings for those who have lost faith in destiny and those who are unable to succeed, offering them his support. The cantinero is implored to bring him a drink of rum, which the singer believes will help him forget his troubles and ease his pain.

The overall tone of the song is that of hopelessness and despair, but there is also a sense of acceptance and perseverance in the face of adversity. The singer is not proud of his condition but he has come to terms with it and is willing to face it head-on. He acknowledges that forgetting may be a temporary fix, but it is better than being forgotten. The cantinero is the listener, someone who is expected to understand and sympathize with the singer, and perhaps even offer him some advice or comfort.

Line by Line Meaning

Brindo
I raise my glass in a toast

porque estoy perdido
because I am lost, without direction

porque estoy borracho
because I am drunk

porque soy vampiro
because I am a vampire, a creature of the night

y de la noche soy
and I belong to the night

por los que han caido
in honor of those who have fallen

tambien en olvido
forgotten by everyone

por los impedidos
for the disabled, the unable

esta la pago yo
I will pay for their struggles

me levanto convencido
I rise up convinced

no hay peor muerte que el olvido
there is no worse death than being forgotten

cantinero yo te pido
bartender, I ask of you

escucha a este malnacido
listen to this wretch

traeme un traguito de ron
bring me a little rum

canto
I sing

como un aburrido
like a bored person

como un deprimido
like a depressed person

contra el malnacido
against the evil one

que se la llevo
who took it all away

por los que han perdido
for those who have lost

la fe en el destino
faith in destiny

por los que han vivido
for those who have lived

para desistir
only to give up

si no la olvido con un trago la olvidare con dos
if I don't forget it with one drink, I will forget it with two

traeme limon pa' ese trago e' ron y traeme mi amor que ya me dejo (×4)
bring me lime for this rum drink, and bring me my love who has already left (x4)

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