El Invento
JOAN BAPTISTA HUMET Lyrics
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O al menos quiero pensarlo,
Tengo mis buenos amigos,
Un gato engreído,
Y un coche que me compré,
Pasando miedo en el escenario.
Tengo mis sueños que alucinar,
Media docena de hermanos,
Un pueblo al que amo,
Y tiempo para pensar,
O encapricharme de una mirada...
Y bien de qué me sirve el Invento,
Estoy, y no me entero de quién soy,
Pensé que me encontraba seguro en lo que amé,
Pero la angustia sigue por dentro...
Tengo el valor de reconocer
Que no soy mi único dueño,
Pueden mandarme a galeras
Y en casa me esperan
Las trampas de mi mujer
... y la sonrisa de mi pequeño.
Cualquier chorrada me hace reír,
Me gusta el cine de barrio,
Tengo un amor escondido, lo desconocido,
Y creo en el porvenir
... si es que vivimos para contarlo.
Y bien de qué me sirve el Invento,
Estoy, y no me entero de quién soy,
Pensé que me encontraba seguro en lo que amé,
Pero la angustia sigue por dentro...
Tengo una causa que defender,
Y yo ya sé cuando gano,
Me gusta andar con la gente
Que mira de frente,
Y no me falta la fe,
Para tragar y seguir tirando...
Y bien de qué me sirve el Invento,
Estoy, y no me entero de quién soy,
Será que uno no siempre se engaña a voluntad,
Porque la angustia sigue por dentro,
Y así me va...
The song "El invento" by Joan Baptista Humet talks about the idea of personal success and happiness, and how it can sometimes be elusive. The singer starts the song by listing things he has in his life that he believes would make him happy, such as his friends, his cat, his car, his dreams, his family, and his time to think. However, he then questions the value of all these possessions when he is still plagued by inner turmoil.
The singer acknowledges that he doesn't have complete control over his life, and that he is not the only one affected by his actions. He mentions his wife's traps and his son's smile, which suggest that he is struggling to balance his personal desires and successes with his responsibilities as a husband and father. The singer also emphasizes his love for silly things like old movies and unknown experiences, and his faith in a better future.
The chorus, however, serves as a reminder of the ultimate message of the song. Even with all the possessions, accomplishments, and people in his life, the singer is still plagued by an unexplained anguish, which makes him question the true value of success and happiness. He feels that he has invented his own life, but still doesn't know who he is, hence "Estoy y no me entero de quien soy" (I am and I do not know who I am).
Line by Line Meaning
Tengo la vida que deseé,
I have the life I wished for,
O al menos quiero pensarlo,
Or at least I want to think so,
Tengo mis buenos amigos,
I have my good friends,
Un gato engreído,
An arrogant cat,
Y un coche que me compré,
And a car I bought,
Pasando miedo en el escenario.
Afraid on stage.
Tengo mis sueños que alucinar,
I have my dreams to fantasize about,
Aunque se queden en nada,
Even if they amount to nothing,
Media docena de hermanos,
Half a dozen siblings,
Un pueblo al que amo,
A town that I love,
Y tiempo para pensar,
And time to think,
O encapricharme de una mirada...
Or to be smitten with a gaze...
Y bien de qué me sirve el Invento,
So what good is the Invention to me,
Estoy, y no me entero de quién soy,
I am here, and I don't realize who I am,
Pensé que me encontraba seguro en lo que amé,
I thought I was secure in what I loved,
Pero la angustia sigue por dentro...
But the anguish continues inside...
Tengo el valor de reconocer
I have the courage to recognize
Que no soy mi único dueño,
That I am not my only owner,
Pueden mandarme a galeras
They can send me to the galleys
Y en casa me esperan
And at home, they wait for me
Las trampas de mi mujer
The traps of my wife
... y la sonrisa de mi pequeño.
...and the smile of my little one.
Cualquier chorrada me hace reír,
Any nonsense makes me laugh,
Me gusta el cine de barrio,
I like neighborhood cinema,
Tengo un amor escondido, lo desconocido,
I have a hidden love, the unknown,
Y creo en el porvenir
And I believe in the future
... si es que vivimos para contarlo.
...if we live long enough to tell it.
Tengo una causa que defender,
I have a cause to defend,
Y yo ya sé cuando gano,
And I already know when I win,
Me gusta andar con la gente
I like to walk with people
Que mira de frente,
Who look straight ahead,
Y no me falta la fe,
And I don't lack faith,
Para tragar y seguir tirando...
To swallow and keep pulling through...
Será que uno no siempre se engaña a voluntad,
Maybe one can't always deceive oneself at will,
Porque la angustia sigue por dentro,
Because the anguish continues inside,
Y así me va...
And that's how it goes for me...
Writer(s): Juan Bautista Humet Climent
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