Las Tardes del Sol Las Noches del Agua
Fito Páez Lyrics
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Todas las noches del agua
Todas las cosas perdían color
Todo en el aire flotaba
Niña bonita, mi amor
¿Qué es esa cabeza gacha?
Todos preguntan qué hicimos con vos
Algo andará pasando
Andará rondando por Villaguay
Hay un extraño fulgor
Entre las flores del alba
Ella se esconde y sus ojos no ven
Ya, ya no hay registro de nada
Hasta que un día después
Algo cambió en su mirada
Solo repite un frase en inglés
Ojos de india sagrada
Y ella no quiso ver sus caras de terror
Lloraba eternamente sola
I love you, love you so
La desesperación, los gritos del horror
Santa Rosa de Lima abandonó su corazón
Y el pueblo decidió que había una razón
Sonaron las campanas, era la fuerza de Dios
El mal tomó su piel, también tomó su voz
Nunca aprendió el inglés, el exorcismo será hoy
I love you, love you so
I love you, love you so
Algo andará pasando
Andará rondando por Villaguay
The song Las Tardes del Sol Las Noches del Agua by Fito Paez tells the story of a girl who suddenly becomes ill and withdraws from society. It seems that something strange is happening in the town of Villaguay, and nobody knows what to make of it. The lyrics describe how the girl's behavior changes, how she stops eating and speaking, and how people become worried about what has happened to her.
The first verse of the song sets the mood and tone for the rest of the story. It describes how the sunsets and water in the nights take on a melancholy and foreboding mood. Everything around the girl seems to be losing color and floating away, as if the world is becoming detached from her. The lyrics ask why the girl is always looking down, refusing to speak or eat, and people are questioning what has happened to her.
As the story progresses, it becomes clear that the girl is possessed by something supernatural. The second verse describes a strange energy that exists in the town, an unusual light that shines through the flowers in the morning. The girl retreats into herself, and nobody can reach her. She speaks in a language that nobody understands, and her eyes become unseeing. The final chorus of the song explains how the townspeople rally together to save the girl, by performing an exorcism, an attempt to free her from the possession. Finally, the song ends with a haunting refrain, repeated as if the girl is speaking it herself, "I love you, love you so".
Line by Line Meaning
Todas las tardes del sol, todas las noches del agua
Every afternoon under the sun, every night near the water
Todas las cosas perdían color, todo en el aire flotaba
All colors were fading, everything in the air was floating
Niña bonita mi amor, ¿Qué es esa cabeza gacha?
My pretty little girl, what's with that bowed head?
Todos preguntan qué hicimos con vos, Por qué no come ni habla.
Everyone's asking what we did to you, why you're not eating or talking.
Algo andará pasando, andará rondando por Villaguay
Something must be happening, something's going around in Villaguay
Hay un extraño fulgor entre las flores del alba
There's a strange glow among the dawn flowers
Ella se esconde y sus ojos no ven
She hides and her eyes can't see
Ya, ya no hay registro de nada
There's no record of anything anymore.
Hasta que un día después, algo cambió en su mirada
Until one day, something changed in her gaze.
Sólo repite un fras en inglés, ojos de india sagrada
She just repeats a phrase in English, sacred Indian eyes.
Y ella no quiso ver sus caras de terror, Lloraba eternamente sola
And she didn't want to see their terrified faces, crying alone forever.
I love you, love you so
I love you, love you so.
La desesperación, los gritos del horror
Desperation, screams of horror.
Santa Rosa de Lima abandonó su corazón, Y el pueblo decidió que había una razón,
Saint Rose of Lima abandoned her heart, and the village decided there was a reason.
Sonaron las campanas, era la fuerza de Dios, El mal tomó su piel, también tomó su voz
The bells rang, it was God's force, the evil took her skin, also took her voice.
Nunca aprendió el inglés, El exorcismo será hoy, I love you, love you so
She never learned English, the exorcism will be today, I love you, love you so.
I love you, love you so
I love you, love you so.
Algo andará pasando, andará rodando por Villaguay
Something must be happening, something's rolling around in Villaguay.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Fito Paez
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