Tiempo
Joe Vasconcellos Lyrics
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Sostienes en penumbra mi grave dolor
Claro sentir
De un mundo olvidado donde parezco existir
Solo yo
Solo yo
Trozos de leño
Que sonrojan mi piel
Ansiosa de amor
Abrazando recuerdos
Y una gran sensación
Es todo penumbra
Es todo dolor
Cumbia! cumbia!
"Tanta caleña que lindas que hay
Y yo no se a quien mirar
Tanta boquita para besar
Y yo no se a quien amar"
Tiempo
La gente que te oprime
No te puede triturar
Tu canto es mas hermoso
De lo que puedas pensar
In Joe Vasconcellos's song Tiempo, the singer deals with the themes of pain, nostalgia, and love. The first two lines of the song, "Sostienes en penumbra mi grave dolor, Claro sentir" can be translated as "you hold my grave pain in darkness, clear feeling." The singer talks about his pain as if it is an entity that has taken over him, and the only way he can exist is in a forgotten world. He also acknowledges that in that world, he is alone. The next couple of lines, "Trozos de leño en pleno fulgor, Que sonrojan mi piel ansiosa de amor" mean "pieces of wood in full radiance that blush my skin anxious for love." Here, the singer is talking about how something as inanimate as wood can have some effect on him, but he longs for love.
The singer also refers to memories, "Abrazando recuerdos y una gran sensación. Es todo penumbra, es todo dolor" meaning "embracing memories and a massive feeling, it's all darkness, it's all pain." He talks about how his memories and emotions are mixed up, and he feels uneasy. The song takes a turn with the inclusion of the Cumbia beat, a genre of dance and music that originated in Colombia. The beat introduces the next segment of the song, which talks about the trouble with choosing one person to love. The singer says “Tanta caleña que lindas que hay Y yo no se a quien mirar Tanta boquita para besar Y yo no se a quien amar," which roughly translated to "there are so many beautiful women from Cali (a city in Colombia) and I don't know who to look at, so many lips to kiss, and I don't know who to love."
In the final part of the song, the singer talks about overcoming oppression and how his voice is stronger than those who try to bring him down. He sings "La gente que te oprime No te puede triturar Tu canto es mas hermoso De lo que puedas pensar” which means "the people who oppress you cannot crush you. Your song is more beautiful than you can think." This line suggests that even though the singer experiences challenges, he knows his voice is powerful.
Line by Line Meaning
Tiempo
A statement to begin the song
Sostienes en penumbra mi grave dolor
You hold my heavy pain in darkness
Claro sentir
Clear feeling
De un mundo olvidado donde parezco existir
From a forgotten world where I seem to exist
Solo yo
Only me
Trozos de leño
Pieces of wood
En pleno fulgor
In full brightness
Que sonrojan mi piel
That blush my skin
Ansiosa de amor
Eager for love
Abrazando recuerdos
Embracing memories
Y una gran sensación
And a great sensation
Es todo penumbra
It's all darkness
Es todo dolor
It's all pain
Cumbia! cumbia!
A call for the rhythm of cumbia music
"Tanta caleña que lindas que hay
So many beautiful women from Cali,
Y yo no se a quien mirar
And I don't know who to look at
Tanta boquita para besar
So many lips to kiss
Y yo no se a quien amar"
And I don't know who to love
Tiempo
Closing statement of the song
La gente que te oprime
The people who oppress you
No te puede triturar
Can't crush you
Tu canto es mas hermoso
Your song is more beautiful
De lo que puedas pensar
Than you could ever imagine
Writer(s): Jose Manuel Yanez Meira De Vasconcellos, Gladys Veronica Wilson Lepe
Contributed by Kaylee C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anitayanez2956
Todas las canciones de Joe son bellisimas. Muchas Gracias Joe magnifico estilo. No dejes nunca de alegrarnos
@jonathanzenihmancilla1803
Temón, desde Pucón en vacaciones! 🇨🇱
@liizardsvip
Vengo de en bola ,
Ese sample de tanta caleña tan linda que hay es de mi tierra Colombia , creo .
Saludos
@Araaliaa
Mi favorito 🐍🌿
@gildayanez1057
Gracias por tu musica