La despedida
Fito Páez Lyrics
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Y fue tan grande ese silencio
Fue tan grande el desamor
Restos de un navío que encallaba
Yo te quise, yo te amaba
No se bien lo qué pasó
Cuando los jazmines no perfuman
Cuando el cuento terminó
Todo nos parece intranscendente
No es cuestión de edad o suerte
De esto se trata el amor
Tengo que correr
Tienes que correr
A toda velocidad
A toda velocidad
Veo tus pupilas descubriendo algún Chagall
En el invierno, creo del '83
Yo estoy a tu lado revolviendo
Ordenando libros viejos
Que leí pero olvidé
Besos de tu madre en el teléfono
Y la lluvia es un espejo que me ayuda a verte bien
Oigo tu sonrisa que ilumina
El estudio y la cocina
Entre las copas y el café
Tengo que correr
Tienes que correr
A toda velocidad
A toda velocidad
Sabe amargo el licor de las cosas queridas
Se acabó lo mejor, ¿quién nos quita esta herida?
Tú me pierdes a mí, yo te doy por perdida
Es la hora de huir, la despedida
Uh-uh
La despedida
Tengo que correr
Tienes que correr
A toda velocidad
A toda velocidad
The song "La despedida" by Fito Paez talks about the end of a love story. The first verse talks about how something stopped in a deadlock, and the silence and lack of love were so great that it was like the remains of a stranded ship. The singer loved and still loves the person he is talking about, but he does not understand what happened to make the relationship collapse. The next verse describes how everything seems meaningless when love is gone, and it doesn't matter if you're young or old, lucky or not. Love is the theme of the song, and it has a power so great that it can make you run as fast as you can.
The tone of the song is very nostalgic, and the biblical metaphor of a shipwreck adds to the sadness of the song. The jasmines, which are usually associated with love and romance, are not perfuming, and everything seems foggy and pointless without love. The bridge of the song talks about memories and how they are both sweet and bitter at the same time. The singer remembers a winter in 1983 when he was with the loved one, discovering a Chagall painting, and ordering old books they had read but forgotten. The memory of the mother's kisses on the phone and the sound of her smile illuminate the kitchen and the studio.
In the last part of the song, the singer describes the end of the love story in a very poetic and beautiful way. The liquor of loved things tastes bitter, and the best has ended, and there is no way to fix this wound. They are losing each other, and it is time to say goodbye and leave. These lines are very poetic and powerful, and they capture the intensity of love and the pain of its end.
Line by Line Meaning
Algo se detuvo en punto muerto
Something came to a standstill
Y fue tan grande ese silencio, fue tan grande el desamor
And the silence was so enormous, the lack of love was so immense
Restos de un navío que encallaba
Remnants of a beached ship
Yo te quise, yo te amaba
I loved you, I adored you
No se bien lo qué pasó
I don't know what happened
Cuando los jazmines no perfuman
When the jasmine flowers do not give off fragrance
Cuando sólo vemos bruma
When all we see is mist
Cuando el cuento terminó
When the story came to an end
Todo nos parece intranscendente
Everything seems inconsequential
No es cuestión de edad o suerte
It's not a matter of age or luck
De esto se trata el amor
This is what love is all about
Tengo que correr, tienes que correr a toda velocidad
I have to run, you have to run at full speed
Veo tus pupilas descubriendo algún chagall
I see your pupils discovering some Chagall
En el invierno, creo del '83
In the winter, I believe from '83
Yo estoy a tu lado revolviendo, ordenando libros
I am by your side, rearranging and organizing books
Viejos que leí pero olvidé
Old ones that I read but forgot
Besos de tu madre en el teléfono
Kisses from your mother on the phone
Y la lluvia es un espejo que me ayuda a verte bien
And the rain is a mirror that helps me see you well
Oigo tu sonrisa que ilumina el estudio y la cocina
I hear your smile that illuminates the study and the kitchen
Entre las copas y el café
Amidst the cups and coffee
Sabe amargo el licor, de las cosas queridas
The liquor of beloved things tastes bitter
Se acabó lo mejor, quién nos quita esta herida
The best is over, who can take away this wound
Tu me pierdes a mí yo te doy por perdida
You lose me, I give you up for lost
Es la hora de huir, la despedida,
It's time to run, the farewell
La despedida
The farewell
Tengo que correr, tienes que correr a toda velocidad
I have to run, you have to run at full speed
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Fito Paez
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