Normal One
Fito Páez Lyrics
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Un rosario roto sobre la mesa de luz
La llave del piano, la corbata siempre azul
Solo radicura para el bien de la salud
La licorería dentro del placard
Para ahogar los tiempos que ya nunca vendrán
Y te miré cuando llegabas al normal
Al normal
Uno nunca sabe, uno buscará
lleno de esperanzas, los caminos del azar
Uno normal uno, siempre volverá
Si uno se mirase desde afuera sin piedad
Sin llorar, sin bondad
Sin jamás dejarse engañar
Sin hablar, sin pensar
Sin tocar las flores del mal
Algo llegó a su fin
Y no hay caso
Debería romper la ilusión
No volveré a salir
De tu mano
Todo pasó por un Marshall
Cuando el uniforme generaba frenesí
Cuando la bandera idolatrada
Cuando la Fernández se peinaba el peluquín
Cuando no creíamos en nada
Cuando vos cruzabas esas piernas para mí
Cuando simplemente me mojaba
Ringo ya afinaba el tambor de "Let it be"
Mientras todo esto se esfumaba
La licorería dentro del placard
Para ahogar los tiempos que ya nunca vendrán
Y te miré cuando llegabas al normal
Al normal
Tururu-tururu
Tururu-tururu
The lyrics of Fito Paez’s song Normal 1 describe a person’s struggle to come to terms with the passing of time, the end of things and the need to accept that life goes on. The first stanza describes the person’s world as a fantasy, a romanticized world of magic and beauty, but the reality is that it’s all just an illusion. There is a rosary broken on the bedside table, representing loss and sorrow, and a piano key that is always blue, representing sadness. The only thing that keeps the person going is the radicura, a medicinal plant used for its health benefits. With the world he imagined gone, there is only the liquor store in the closet to drown out the realities of life.
The chorus suggests that people search for hope in the unpredictability of life and that it’s normal to keep returning to the same monotonous routine (normal 1). The person wishing to gain perspective on life looks at their own life without mercy, without crying or being kind, and without being fooled into believing that everything is perfect. Instead of indulging in the darkness of life, the person is resigned to accept things as they are, without speaking, without thinking and without touching the flowers of evil. The second stanza speaks of a failed relationship that the person is struggling to get over. The relationship has ended, and the person is struggling to come to terms with the separation. They know they should let go of the illusions they had, but they can’t. The chorus repeats the idea that it’s normal to return to their regular routines.
Line by Line Meaning
Un mundo de hadas frente al ataúd
A world of fairy tales in front of the coffin
Un rosario roto sobre la mesa de luz
A broken rosary on the bedside table
La llave del piano, la corbata siempre azul
The piano key, the always-blue tie
Sólo radicura para el bien de la salud
Only root vegetables for good health
La licorería dentro del placard
The liquor store inside the closet
Para ahogar los tiempos que ya nunca vendrán
To drown the times that will never come again
Y te miré cuando llegabas al normal
And I watched you arrive at normal
Uno nunca sabe
One never knows
Uno buscará, lleno de esperanzas
One will search, full of hope
Los caminos del azar
The paths of chance
Uno normal 1 siempre volverá
One will always go back to normal 1
Si uno se mirase desde afuera sin piedad
If one were to look at oneself from the outside without mercy
Sin llorar, sin bondad
Without crying, without kindness
Sin jamas dejarse engañar
Without ever being deceived
Sin hablar, sin pensar
Without speaking, without thinking
Sin tocar las flores del mal
Without touching the flowers of evil
Algo llegó a su fin
Something came to an end
Y no hay caso
And there is no other option
Debería romper la ilusión
I should break the illusion
No volveré a salir de tu mano
I won't leave your hand again
Todo pasó por un marshall
Everything went through a Marshall
Cuando el uniforme generaba frenesí
When the uniform caused frenzy
Cuando la bandera idolatrada
When the idolized flag
Cuando la fernández se peinaba el peluquín
When the Fernández combed his wig
Cuando no creíamos en nada
When we didn't believe in anything
Cuando vos cruzabas esas piernas para mí
When you crossed those legs for me
Cuando simplemente me mojaba
When I simply got wet
Ringo ya afinaba el tambor de let it be
Ringo was already tuning the drums of Let it Be
Mientras todo esto se esfumaba
While all of this was fading away
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Fito Paez
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