El Canario
Los Ganglios Lyrics
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Del que me hablas,
Ese que es economista,
Espigado y con bigote,
¿No será, por casualidad, canario?
Pues sí.
Qué casualidad.
El mundo es un pañuelo.
Conoces a un canario en un concierto
Y resulta que es
El mismo canario de siempre.
El mismo palmense, guanche, grancanario, gomero, lanzaroteño.
The lyrics of Los Ganglios' song "El Canario" talk about a friend that the singer's interlocutor mentions, who is an economist and has a distinct appearance - being tall and sporting a mustache. The singer asks if this friend happens to be a "canario," and the interlocutor confirms it. Later on, the singer reflects on the smallness of the world, using the example of meeting a canary at a concert who turns out to be one of the canaries he always knew - someone from Palma, or Guanche, or Gran Canaria, or La Gomera, or Lanzarote.
Line by Line Meaning
Ese amigo tuyo
That friend of yours
Del que me hablas,
The one you talk about
Ese que es economista,
The one who is an economist
Espigado y con bigote,
Tall and with a mustache
¿No será, por casualidad, canario?
Is it possible, by chance, that he is from the Canary Islands?
Pues sí.
Well, yes.
Era él, es el mismo.
It was him, he is the same.
Qué casualidad.
What a coincidence.
El mundo es un pañuelo.
The world is a handkerchief.
Conoces a un canario en un concierto
You meet a person from the Canary Islands at a concert
Y resulta que es
And it turns out that he is
El mismo canario de siempre.
The same Canary Islander as always.
El mismo palmense, guanche, grancanario, gomero, lanzaroteño.
The same person from La Palma, Guanche, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote.
Contributed by Mackenzie K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.