Buenos Aires
Fito Paez Lyrics
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Y un par de pibes, en la esquina
Inventan una solución
En Buenos Aires todo vuela
La alegría, la anarquía
La bondad, la desesperación
Que camina
Ensortijado entre los sueños
Y la confusión
En Buenos Aires descubrí
Que el día hace la guerra
La noche, el amor
En Buenos Aires leo, fumo
Toco el piano y me emborracho
Solo en una habitación
En Buenos Aires casi todo
Ya ha pasado
De generación en degeneración
Y Buenos Aires come todo
Lo que encuentra como todo buen
Narciso, nadie como yo
Pero el espejo le devuelve
Una mirada de msiterio
De terror y de fascinación
Buenos Aires, buenos aires
Buenos aires
Para vos
The opening lines of Fito Paez's song "Buenos Aires" set the scene for the rest of the song, using vivid imagery to describe the Argentinean capital city. The bright, shining sun illuminates the city while "a couple of guys, on the corner, invent a solution". This suggests that Buenos Aires is a city of creativity and innovation. Furthermore, the next line "In Buenos Aires everything flies" conveys a sense of freedom, chaos and energy that characterizes the city, with its people in constant motion. The use of antithesis in the following line, "the happiness, the anarchy / the kindness, the desperation", reinforces this image.
The song continues to describe Buenos Aires as a "beast" walking between dreams and confusion. The following stanza reveals the duality of Buenos Aires, with the daytime representing war and the night time symbolizing love. The image of reading, smoking, playing the piano, and getting drunk alone in a room further emphasizes the loneliness that can be felt in the city. The city is described as having gone through many ups and downs, from one generation to another, and as the "narcissus" no one eats like it.
In the final lines, Paez directly addresses Buenos Aires, saying "Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires / Buenos Aires, for you", suggesting that the song is a tribute to this magnificent city. He acknowledges the city's mystery, horror and fascination, which are reflected in the people who inhabit it.
Line by Line Meaning
En Buenos Aires brilla el sol
The sun shines brightly in Buenos Aires
Y un par de pibes, en la esquina
And a couple of boys on the corner
Inventan una solución
Invent a solution
En Buenos Aires todo vuela
In Buenos Aires, everything flies
La alegría, la anarquía
Happiness, anarchy
La bondad, la desesperación
Goodness, despair
Y Buenos Aires es un bicho
And Buenos Aires is a beast
Que camina
That walks
Ensortijado entre los sueños
Coiled between dreams
Y la confusión
And confusion
En Buenos Aires descubrí
In Buenos Aires, I discovered
Que el día hace la guerra
That the day brings war
La noche, el amor
And the night, love
En Buenos Aires leo, fumo
In Buenos Aires, I read, smoke
Toco el piano y me emborracho
Play the piano and get drunk
Solo en una habitación
Alone in a room
En Buenos Aires casi todo
In Buenos Aires, almost everything
Ya ha pasado
Has already passed
De generación en degeneración
From generation to degeneration
Y Buenos Aires come todo
And Buenos Aires eats everything
Lo que encuentra como todo buen
What it finds like any good
Narciso, nadie como yo
Narcissus, no one like me
Pero el espejo le devuelve
But the mirror reflects
Una mirada de msiterio
A look of mystery
De terror y de fascinación
Of terror and fascination
Buenos Aires, buenos aires
Buenos Aires, good airs
Buenos aires
Good airs
Para vos
For you
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: RODOLFO PAEZ PKA: FITO PAEZ
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