Hasta Cuando
Fito Paez / Joaquin Sabina Lyrics


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Un año cualquiera
Al norte del sur
Aytor y Carmela
Deciden en una taberna gudari
De San Juan de Luz
Que, en vez de guitarras
Dentro del fly case
La pólvora etarra
Imponga su ley

Estrategias del destino
Luto y nieve en la ruleta del
Camino
Salida de misa
Viernes de pasión
Un yonki agoniza
En technicolor
Península histérica
Borracha de sol

Heridas de guerra
Que nadie ganó
Y todo el mundo
Sigue hablando, compitiendo
Adulterando
Desmintiendo, puteando
Y todo el mundo alucinando
Reprimiendo, sospechando
Malviviendo

Conspirando
Vamos a matar la muerte
Vamos a inventar
Una canción
Por la gente sin voz
Que no quiere olvidar
Entierros en Cádiz
Commando en Madrid
Soñando en euskadi
Con una frontera en Touluouse

Y otra en Valladolid
Sobre un cielo helado
De víscera y nata
Tormenta escarlata
Sangre en el tejado
Y tripas de cualquiera
Junto a la cartera
De un guardia jurado
Y Maitetxu mía

Que murió aquel día
Y resucitó
Y don Nadie Pérez
Pisando un alférez
Bajo un camión
Buscando un pedazo
Que se le perdió
Y todo el mundo sigue hablando

Compitiendo, adulterando
Desmintiendo, puteando
Y todo el mundo alucinando
Confundiendo, sospechando
Malviviendo, conspirando
Y todo el mundo
Sigue andando, padeciendo
Despertando, repitiendo
Imaginando
Y todo el mundo, blafemando
Maldiciendo, apostando
A cara ó cruz, improvisando
Desesperados y hasta cuando

Y hasta cuándo
Y hasta cuándo
Y hasta cuándo
Y hasta cuándo




Y hasta cuándo
Y hasta cuándo

Overall Meaning

“Hasta Cuando” by Fito Paez and Joaquin Sabina is a song that reflects on the violence and political turmoil that plagued Spain in the aftermath of the Franco regime, and the impact it had on ordinary citizens. The lyrics describe a group of people discussing the idea of using the violence of the Basque separatist group ETA to impose their own law, instead of using music as the instrument of change. The song then moves to a series of vignettes that illustrate the struggle and chaos that Spanish society faced. There are references to heroin addiction, religious fervor, conspiracies, murders, and protests, all of which convey a sense of disillusionment and exhaustion. The song ends with a plea for change, for a new song that represents the voice of the voiceless, and an end to the violence and misery that has plagued Spain.


One interesting fact about “Hasta Cuando” is that it was written and recorded in 1994, but was not released until 2009, as part of a live collaboration between Fito Paez and Joaquin Sabina. The song has since become an anthem of sorts for Spanish progressives, and has been covered by several other artists. Another interesting fact is that the song was originally intended as a solo track for Fito Paez, but he invited Joaquin Sabina to co-write and perform it with him. Sabina was known for his biting political commentary in his own music, and was a natural fit for the song's theme.


The song's lyrics are dense with references to Spanish history and culture, and have been the focus of much analysis and interpretation. Some have suggested that the song is a critique of the leftist movement in Spain, which failed to provide a clear alternative to the chaos of the post-Franco era. Others have seen it as a reflection of the personal struggles of the two songwriters, both of whom were dealing with their own demons at the time of the song's creation. Regardless of its meaning, “Hasta Cuando” remains a powerful statement on the consequences of political violence, and a call for a better, more peaceful future.


Chords: Unfortunately, the chords for “Hasta Cuando” by Fito Paez and Joaquin Sabina are not available at this time.


Line by Line Meaning

Un año cualquiera
Just any random year


Al norte del sur
To the north of the south


Aytor y Carmela
Aytor and Carmela


Deciden en una taberna gudari
Decide in a tavern in Gudari


De San Juan de Luz
In San Juan de Luz


Que, en vez de guitarras
That, instead of guitars


Dentro del fly case
Inside the fly case


La pólvora etarra
The ETA gunpowder


Imponga su ley
Victimize with their law


Estrategias del destino
Strategies of destiny


Luto y nieve en la ruleta del camino
Mourning and snow on the path roulette


Salida de misa
Exiting mass


Viernes de pasión
Passion Friday


Un yonki agoniza
A junkie is agonizing


En technicolor
In technicolor


Península histérica
Hysterical peninsula


Borracha de sol
Drunk on the sun


Heridas de guerra
Injuries of war


Que nadie ganó
That nobody won


Y todo el mundo
And everybody


Sigue hablando, compitiendo
Keeps talking, competing


Adulterando
Cheating


Desmintiendo, puteando
Denying, cursing


Y todo el mundo alucinando
And everybody hallucinating


Reprimiendo, sospechando
Repressing, suspecting


Malviviendo
Hardly living


Conspirando
Conspiring


Vamos a matar la muerte
Let's kill death


Vamos a inventar
Let's invent


Una canción
A song


Por la gente sin voz
For the voiceless people


Que no quiere olvidar
Who don't want to forget


Entierros en Cádiz
Burials in Cádiz


Commando en Madrid
Commando in Madrid


Soñando en euskadi
Dreaming in Euskadi


Con una frontera en Touluouse
With a border in Toulouse


Y otra en Valladolid
And another in Valladolid


Sobre un cielo helado
On a frozen sky


De víscera y nata
Of guts and cream


Tormenta escarlata
Scarlet storm


Sangre en el tejado
Blood on the roof


Y tripas de cualquiera
And anybody's guts


Junto a la cartera
Next to the wallet


De un guardia jurado
Of a security guard


Y Maitetxu mía
And my Maitetxu


Que murió aquel día
Who died that day


Y resucitó
And resurrected


Y don Nadie Pérez
And Mr. Nobody Perez


Pisando un alférez
Stepping on a ensign


Bajo un camión
Under a truck


Buscando un pedazo
Looking for a piece


Que se le perdió
That he lost


Y todo el mundo sigue hablando
And everybody keeps talking


Compitiendo, adulterando
Competing, cheating


Desmintiendo, puteando
Denying, cursing


Y todo el mundo alucinando
And everybody hallucinating


Confundiendo, sospechando
Confusing, suspecting


Malviviendo, conspirando
Hardly living, conspiring


Y todo el mundo
And everybody


Sigue andando, padeciendo
Keeps walking, suffering


Despertando, repitiendo
Waking up, repeating


Imaginando
Imagining


Y todo el mundo, blafemando
And everybody, blaspheming


Maldiciendo, apostando
Cursing, betting


A cara ó cruz
Heads or tails


Improvisando
Improvising


Desesperados y hasta cuando
Desperate and until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when


Y hasta cuándo
And until when




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joaquin Ramon Martinez Sabina, Rodolfo Paez

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Comments from YouTube:

@mrpano1421

Que geniales canciones las de este disco..

@elbahstardo

este par es tremendo!

@nataliaraimondoanselmino7599

mamita que canción más buena Páez y Sabina so unos pros

@Dreamsparanoid

Salida de misa, viernes de pasion, un yonkie agonisa en tecknicolor (8)

@drekz13

y hasta cuando x 100

@anabel314

Saludo de Bilbao

@anabel314

E.T.A

@pablorios8668

Al menos la guitarra de este tema es un choreo descarado al tema de los Stones "Low Down" del Bridges to Babylon. Casualidad que la de los Stones salió unos meses antes jaja. Igual es un temardo!

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