Sargent Maravilla
Fito Páez Lyrics


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Sargent maravilla se hizo luz
Ese mono loco del perú
Con su trago al sol al despertar
Es la sal de nuestra vida
Somos socios del club
De los monos zulus
Pasan música nueva y vieja a la vez
Lo tenés que saber
Sargent sólo te acepta si amanecés...

Stanley siempre fue un superstar
Un insoportable rastaman
Stanley es el novio de mamá
El canalla se la lleva
Lejos, lejos del club_
Le hace cargar su cruz
Ella paga los tragos y no está bien
Stanley le hace creer
Que ella es su lady di
Y el su gran affaire
Oh!, vinicius va, el cuchi va
Vandera va, las chicas también van
Luisito va, violeta va
O chico va, y boggie tambien va
Y pablo va, gonzalo va
Y césar va a no desesperar
Liliana va, gustavo va
Los shakers van, fa, fa, fa, fa, farafafafafa
Sargent toca su blues
Sargent y los zulus
Sargent y mi mamá crearon poder
Y no me lo puedo creer
Sargent me hizo una hermana, qué lujo!
Algo me faltaba por contar
Sargent se quedó con mi mamá
Sargent se encargó de stanley




Y no lo vimos más
Y todo el club se puso a festejar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Fito Paez's "Sargent Maravilla" tell a story about a man named Sargent Maravilla, who became a shining light in their lives. He is described as a crazy monkey from Peru who likes to drink in the sun when he wakes up. He is the salt of their lives, and they are all members of the Zulus monkey club. They listen to both new and old music, and Sargent only accepts new members who wake up early like he does.


The song takes a turn when the singer introduces Stanley, a rastaman who is a superstar and the boyfriend of his mother. Stanley is described as a villain who takes advantage of the singer's mother, making her pay for his drinks and making her believe she is his lady di. The other members of the monkey club continue to party and enjoy life, with names like Vinicius, Violeta, and the Shakers being mentioned. But something changes when Sargent becomes involved in the situation, taking care of Stanley and the club celebrates. It is later revealed that Sargent took over the singer's mother and even gave him a sister.


The lyrics in the song tell a complicated story about the different characters and relationships involved, leaving some parts open to interpretation. The title of the song is a play on words, using "Sargent" instead of "Sargento" which means sergeant in Spanish. This could suggest that Sargent is not really a soldier, but instead a leader of the monkey club. The song's themes of family drama and the negative effects of toxic relationships are prevalent throughout.


Line by Line Meaning

Sargent maravilla se hizo luz
Sargent Maravilla is the shining star


Ese mono loco del perú
That crazy guy from Peru


Con su trago al sol al despertar
Drinks in the morning sun


Es la sal de nuestra vida
He's the spice of our lives


Somos socios del club
We're members of the club


De los monos zulus
Of the Zulu monkeys


Pasan música nueva y vieja a la vez
They play both new and old music


Lo tenés que saber
You have to know


Sargent sólo te acepta si amanecés...
Sargent only accepts you if you wake up early


Stanley siempre fue un superstar
Stanley was always a superstar


Un insoportable rastaman
An unbearable Rastaman


Stanley es el novio de mamá
Stanley is mommy's boyfriend


El canalla se la lleva
The scoundrel takes her away


Lejos, lejos del club_
Far, far away from the club


Le hace cargar su cruz
Makes her carry his burdens


Ella paga los tragos y no está bien
She pays for the drinks and it's not right


Stanley le hace creer
Stanley makes her believe


Que ella es su lady di
That she's his Lady Di


Y el su gran affaire
And he's her great affair


Oh!, vinicius va, el cuchi va
Oh!, Vinicius goes, Cuchi goes


Vandera va, las chicas también van
Vandera goes, the girls go too


Luisito va, violeta va
Luisito goes, Violeta goes


O chico va, y boggie tambien va
Or Chico goes, and Boogie goes too


Y pablo va, gonzalo va
And Pablo goes, Gonzalo goes


Y césar va a no desesperar
And Cesar goes, don't worry


Liliana va, gustavo va
Liliana goes, Gustavo goes


Los shakers van, fa, fa, fa, fa, farafafafafa
The Shakers go, fa, fa, fa, fa farafafafafa


Sargent toca su blues
Sargent plays his blues


Sargent y los zulus
Sargent and the Zulus


Sargent y mi mamá crearon poder
Sargent and my mom created power


Y no me lo puedo creer
And I can't believe it


Sargent me hizo una hermana, qué lujo!
Sargent gave me a sister, what a luxury!


Algo me faltaba por contar
There was something else I needed to tell


Sargent se quedó con mi mamá
Sargent stayed with my mom


Sargent se encargó de stanley
Sargent took care of Stanley


Y no lo vimos más
And we never saw him again


Y todo el club se puso a festejar
And the whole club started to celebrate




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: RODOLFO PAEZ

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Comments from YouTube:

@tinkywinky74

¡Obra maestra entre las obras maestras!

@GONZALOM00

Vinicius va, el Cuchi va
Vandera va, las chicas también van
Luisito va, Violeta va
O Chico va, y Boggie tambien va
Y Pablo va, Gonzalo va,
y César va a no desesperar.
Liliana va, Gustavo va
Los Shakers van,

@matiasavalos2472

Penny Lane

@GONZALOM00

Stanley siempre fue un superstar
un insoportable rastaman
Stanley es el novio de mamá
el canalla se la lleva
lejos, lejos del club
le hace cargar su cruz
ella paga los tragos y no está bien
Stanley le hace creer
que ella es su Lady Di
y él su gran affaire

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