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Dos Cruces
El Consorcio Lyrics
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con su lunita plateada
testigo de nuestro amor
bajo la noche callada.
Y nos quisimos tú y yo
con un amor sin pecado
pero el destino ha querido
Están clavadas dos cruces
en el monte del olvido
por dos amores que han muerto
sin haberse comprendido.
Están clavadas dos cruces
en el monte del olvido
por dos amores que han muerto
que son el tuyo y el mío.
¡Ay! barrio de Santa Cruz
¡Ay! plaza de Doña Elvira
hoy vuelvo yo a recordar
y me parece mentira.
Ya todo aquello pasó
todo quedó en el olvido
nuestros amores de entonces
en el aire se han perdido.
Están clavadas dos cruces
en el monte del olvido
por dos amores que han muerto
sin haberse comprendido.
Están clavadas dos cruces
en el monte del olvido
por dos amores que han muerto
que son el tuyo y el mío.
Ay... Ay, que son el tuyo y el mío.
The lyrics of El Consorcio’s song Dos Cruces are a nostalgic reminiscence of a love story that did not end happily. The song starts with the mention of Seville, a city known for its charm, beauty, and romance, which becomes the setting where two lovers fell in love. The moon, shining above them, witnessed their pure love. However, fate did not go in their favor, and they had to live apart, despite their unblemished love.
The second verse gives us a glimpse of their tragic end. There are two crosses on the mountain of oblivion, symbolizing two lovers whose love perished without understanding each other. The repetition of the line reinforces the idea that their love was pure and did not have any ill intentions. The chorus is an exclamation of their separation’s pain and how they cannot be together even now.
The last stanza of the song is a recollection of the past, where the singer is revisiting the old neighborhoods that remind them of their lost love. The singer seems disbelieving and can’t believe that everything has become a distant memory now. The song ends with the repetition of the chorus, reminding the listener once again of the tragedy of their love story.
Overall, the song's lyrics display the pain and longing of those whose love got thwarted due to circumstances beyond their control. It conveys an eternal truth that not all love stories end happily, and some people are meant to be lost in the oblivion of time.
Line by Line Meaning
Sevilla tuvo que ser
Seville had to be the place, where it all happened.
con su lunita plateada
Under its silver moon,
testigo de nuestro amor
It witnessed our love,
bajo la noche callada.
In the silence of the night.
Y nos quisimos tú y yo
It was you and me who loved each other
con un amor sin pecado
In a love without sin,
pero el destino ha querido
But fate has decided
que vivamos separados.
That we live apart.
Están clavadas dos cruces
Two crosses are nailed
en el monte del olvido
On the mountain of oblivion,
por dos amores que han muerto
For two loves that have died
sin haberse comprendido.
Without having understood each other.
¡Ay! barrio de Santa Cruz
Oh! the Santa Cruz neighborhood
¡Ay! plaza de Doña Elvira
Oh! the Doña Elvira square
hoy vuelvo yo a recordar
Today I remember again
y me parece mentira.
And it seems unreal to me.
Ya todo aquello pasó
Everything has passed now,
todo quedó en el olvido
Everything was forgotten,
nuestros amores de entonces
Our loves from back then,
en el aire se han perdido.
Have vanished into thin air.
Están clavadas dos cruces
Two crosses are nailed
en el monte del olvido
On the mountain of oblivion,
por dos amores que han muerto
For two loves that have died,
sin haberse comprendido.
Without having understood each other.
Están clavadas dos cruces
Two crosses are nailed
en el monte del olvido
On the mountain of oblivion,
por dos amores que han muerto
For two loves that have died,
que son el tuyo y el mío.
Which are yours and mine.
Ay... Ay, que son el tuyo y el mío.
Oh... Oh, which are yours and mine.
Contributed by Allison I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.