Voces De Tango
Enrique Bunbury Lyrics


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Temo que al oscurecer vuelva a recordar, que sin ti
Esperar es matar el fuego, que por ti tengo en mi pecho
Y en mi esta la risa falsa, en vez de empezar a llorar
Y volver a llorar, todo otra vez por ti

Temo que al amanecer vuelva a encontrar, sin ti
La casita está loca de atar, nada puedo escuchar
No me traiga a la memoria que fui
Y añoro los años en los que debí volver al hogar
Y volver a rodar, harto de rogar por ti

Escucho las voces de tango
Al ver todas las bazas que he perdido al seguir




En la timba de amar, en la puerta de un bar
Atado a un querer, por ti, por ti

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Voces De Tango" by Enrique Bunbury express the fear of being alone and the pain that comes with it. The song begins by stating the fear of remembering that without the person the singer is addressing, waiting is just killing the fire he has for them. The singer feels a false sense of joy, but deep down, he knows that he is just trying to avoid the pain caused by their absence. The second stanza speaks of the singer's fear of waking up without the person he longs for because everything becomes meaningless, and he cannot hear anything in his surroundings. He remembers the moments he missed returning home and the painful pleading he did for this person's love.


The chorus talks of how the singer hears the voices of the tango, signifying the many things he has lost while waiting for this person's love. He remembers how he was tied to his love for this person while at the bar, a feeling he continues to carry. The song speaks to the pain that comes from unrequited love and the fear of being alone. It highlights the different strategies we adopt to try and avoid dealing with this hurt, ultimately to no avail.


Line by Line Meaning

Temo que al oscurecer vuelva a recordar, que sin ti
I fear that as it gets dark, I will remember again how life is without you


Esperar es matar el fuego, que por ti tengo en mi pecho
To wait is to extinguish the fire that I have for you in my heart


Y en mi esta la risa falsa, en vez de empezar a llorar
And in me there is fake laughter, instead of starting to cry


Y volver a llorar, todo otra vez por ti
And to cry again, everything once again because of you


Temo que al amanecer vuelva a encontrar, sin ti
I fear that at dawn I will find myself without you


La casita está loca de atar, nada puedo escuchar
The house is full of noise, I can't hear anything


No me traiga a la memoria que fui
Don't bring to mind what I used to be


Y añoro los años en los que debí volver al hogar
And I long for the years when I should have returned home


Y volver a rodar, harto de rogar por ti
And to start all over again, tired of begging for you


Escucho las voces de tango
I hear the voices of tango


Al ver todas las bazas que he perdido al seguir
As I see all the cards I've lost while following


En la timba de amar, en la puerta de un bar
In the gamble of love, at the door of a bar


Atado a un querer, por ti, por ti
Chained to a love, for you, for you




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