Mar y Cielo
Hermanos Martinez Gil Lyrics

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me tienes pero de nada te vale
soy tuyo porque lo dicta un papel
mi vida la controlan las leyes
pero en mi corazon que es el que siente amor
tan solo mando yo
me tienes pero de nada te vale
soy tuyo porque lo dicta un papel
mi vida la controlan las leyes

pero en mi corazon que es el que siente amor
tan solo mando yo
el mar y el cielo se ven igual de azules
y en la distancia parece que se unen
mejor es que recuerdes
que el cielo es siempre cielo
que nunca nunca el mar lo alcanzara
permiteme igularme con el cielo
que a ti te corresponde ser el mar
el mar y el cielo se ven igua de azules
y en la distancia parece que se unen
mejor es que recuerdes
que el cielo es siempre cielo
que nunca nunca nunca el mar lo alvanzara

permiteme igualarme con el cielo
que a ti te corresponde ser el mar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hermanos Martinez Gil's song, "Mar Y Cielo", convey a sense of power struggle and inequality in a relationship, where one partner feels trapped and controlled by legal obligations rather than genuine emotions. The lines "me tienes pero de nada te vale, soy tuyo porque lo dicta un papel, mi vida la controlan las leyes" highlight how the singer is bound to their partner only by legal formalities and their life is dictated by the laws, rather than their emotions. However, the singer also asserts their personal agency in this situation, saying "pero en mi corazón que es el que siente amor, tan solo mando yo", which means that they have control over their own feelings.

Moreover, the song compares the sea and the sky as a metaphor for the two partners in the relationship. The lines "el mar y el cielo se ven igual de azules y en la distancia parece que se unen" describe how the sea and the sky appear to merge in the horizon, but they remain separate entities. The singer then asserts that the partner should allow them to be like the sky, which always remains untouchable and unattainable, while the partner could represent the sea, which can only reach as far as its boundaries permit. This notion emphasizes the importance of recognizing each other's boundaries and respecting them, rather than trying to dominate one another.

Line by Line Meaning

me tienes pero de nada te vale
Although you have me, it is of no use to you

soy tuyo porque lo dicta un papel
I am yours because a document says so

mi vida la controlan las leyes
My life is controlled by laws

pero en mi corazon que es el que siente amor
But in my heart which feels love

tan solo mando yo
I am the only one who has control

el mar y el cielo se ven igual de azules
The sea and the sky appear equally blue

y en la distancia parece que se unen
And in the distance, it seems like they blend together

mejor es que recuerdes
It is better to remember

que el cielo es siempre cielo
That the sky is always the sky

que nunca nunca el mar lo alcanzara
And that the sea will never reach it

permiteme igularme con el cielo
Allow me to be equal to the sky