El Organillero
Javier Solís Lyrics


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Cantando por el barrio del amor
se cansa mi organillo de llorar,
se mete en las orejas su rumor
y se oye por todita la ciudad.

Cantando por el barrio del amor
se cansa mi organillo de llorar,
se mete en las orejas su rumor
y se oye por todita la ciudad.

Ya se va el organillero con su tema juguetón
es olvido y es amor,
y se aturde todo el barrio y se salta el corazón
cuando canta su canción.

En sus quejas dolorosas cuántas cosas me contó,
sonecito callejero, lastimero y juguetón.

Ya se va el organillero nadie sabe dónde va
dónde guarda su canción.
Pobrecito organillero si el manubrio se cansó
dale vuelta al corazón.

Ya se va el organillero nadie sabe dónde va
donde guarda su canción.




Pobrecito organillero si el manubrio se cansó
dale vuelta al corazón.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Javier Solís's El Organillero tell a story of an organ grinder who sings in the neighborhood of love. The organ is tired of crying and its sound reaches all corners of the city. The organ grinder's song is a playful theme that merges both memories of love and forgetfulness. The neighborhood is full of the organ grinder's songs, making everyone's heart skip a beat.


The organ grinder is sharing his painful laments in his song, and the street music is both mournful and playful, telling us how much he has seen and been through. As the organ grinder takes his leave, the neighborhood is left wondering where he is going and what will happen to his songs. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the suggestion that if his music grows tired, we should turn to our hearts for strength.


Overall, the song portrays the power of music to evoke feelings, memories, and sentiments that resonate with everyone who hears it.


Line by Line Meaning

Cantando por el barrio del amor
Singing in the neighborhood of love


se cansa mi organillo de llorar,
my barrel organ gets tired of crying,


se mete en las orejas su rumor
its sound enters the ears,


y se oye por todita la ciudad.
and is heard throughout the entire city.


Ya se va el organillero con su tema juguetón
The organ grinder is leaving with his playful theme


es olvido y es amor,
it is forgetfulness and love,


y se aturde todo el barrio y se salta el corazón
and it confuses the whole neighborhood and makes the heart skip a beat.


Cuando canta su canción.
When he sings his song.


En sus quejas dolorosas cuántas cosas me contó,
In its painful complaints, it told me so many things


sonecito callejero, lastimero y juguetón.
A street sound, pitiful and playful.


Ya se va el organillero nadie sabe dónde va
The organ grinder is leaving and no one knows where he is going


dónde guarda su canción.
where he keeps his song.


Pobrecito organillero si el manubrio se cansó
Poor organ grinder, if the crank is tired,


dale vuelta al corazón.
turn the heart around.




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