El Viaje
La Gran Orquesta Republicana Lyrics
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llevo la cabeza llena de ideas.
Subo a decirle que en su lucha estoy,
vengo de muy lejos
pero hay mucha gente que ya sabe donde voy.
Ya lo veo, por ahí viene, traje militar y fumando pipa
Ya lo veo, un pasamontañas no deja ocultar una gran sonrisa.
Me dice lo que pasa, lo que tiene, lo que manda
Le digo lo que pasa, lo que tengo, lo que traigo
¿quién sabe en este viaje lo que he venido a buscar?
Y los andan buscando, les quieren encerrar,
pero a él y a su gente no les van a parar.
Guerra, guerra en mi imaginación
Guerra, guerra que es mas real que yo
The lyrics to La Gran Orquesta Republicana's song, El Viaje, tell a story of someone climbing up a mountain to meet someone. This person has a head full of ideas and wants to tell the person they are meeting that they are with them in their struggle. As the person reaches the top, they see the person they were climbing to meet, who is wearing military clothing and smoking a pipe. They are even wearing a mask, but through the mask, they can see a big smile.
As the two begin to talk, they exchange information about what is happening and who is in charge. The person climbing the mountain tells the person they have come from far away, but they are not sure what they are looking for on this journey. They both know that they are being hunted and that their oppressors want to stop them. Despite this, they all agree that they will not be stopped or deterred.
The lyrics of the song suggest a sense of rebellion and resistance. The person climbing the mountain represents those who are oppressed and are ready to fight back against their oppressors. The person they meet represents the power structure that they are fighting against. The lyrics suggest a battle that is both external and internal, fought on both physical and emotional fronts.
Line by Line Meaning
Subo a la montaña en busca de vos,
I climb up the mountain in search of you,
llevo la cabeza llena de ideas.
my head full of ideas.
Subo a decirle que en su lucha estoy,
I climb up to tell you that I am with you in your fight,
vengo de muy lejos
I come from very far away
pero hay mucha gente que ya sabe donde voy.
but many people already know where I am going.
Ya lo veo, por ahí viene, traje militar y fumando pipa
I see him coming, dressed in military attire and smoking a pipe,
Ya lo veo, un pasamontañas no deja ocultar una gran sonrisa.
I see him, a big smile on his face, his balaclava unable to conceal it.
Me dice lo que pasa, lo que tiene, lo que manda
He tells me what's happening, what he has, what he commands.
Le digo lo que pasa, lo que tengo, lo que traigo
I tell him what's happening, what I have, what I bring
¿quién sabe en este viaje lo que he venido a buscar?
Who knows what I have come to find on this journey?
Y los andan buscando, les quieren encerrar,
They are being hunted, they want to imprison them,
pero a él y a su gente no les van a parar.
but they will not be stopped.
Guerra, guerra en mi imaginación
War, war in my imagination
Guerra, guerra que es mas real que yo
War, war that is more real than I am.
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