El gato
Los Rancheros Lyrics


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Algunas líneas hoy te escribiré
Pero aun no se de que
Talvez te cuente que me siento bien
Talvez te diga la verdad
Es imposible continuar así
Es imposible respirar sin ti

Si tu no estas....si tu
El aire no esta
Si tu no estas....si tu
La luna no esta
Si tu no estas amor

Algunos piensan que me moriré
Que no resistiré
Caí mil veces y me levanté
Y esta ves también lo haré
Hay mil fantasmas que bien por mí
Soy un payaso y no se reír

Si tu no estas....si tu
El aire no esta
Si tu no estas....si tu
La luna no esta
Si tu no estas amor

El fuego ya no quema
La calma desespera
Y el gato grita en el jacal
Si tu no estas amor
El fuego ya no quema
La calma desespera




Pero el sol siempre brillará
Si tu no estas amor

Overall Meaning

In the song "El Gato" by Los Rancheros, the artist writes that they will write some lines but don't know what to write about. Perhaps they'll say they feel good or tell the truth. Either way, it's impossible to continue living without the person they are singing to. The artist claims that if this person is not there, the air is not there, and neither is the moon. The song continues to say that some people think the artist will die because they won't be able to resist. However, the artist has fallen many times before and has always gotten back up. This time will be no different.


The fire doesn't burn anymore, and the calm is unbearable. The cat, a metaphor for distress and frenzy, cries in the huddle of a small house. However, the sun will always shine even if this person is not there. The song contains themes of desperation, heartache, and dependency. The lyrics paint a picture of someone who cannot live without another person, and their absence makes everything around them fall apart.


Line by Line Meaning

Algunas líneas hoy te escribiré
I will write a few lines to you today


Pero aun no se de que
But still not sure what to write


Talvez te cuente que me siento bien
Maybe I'll tell you that I feel good


Talvez te diga la verdad
Maybe I'll tell you the truth


Es imposible continuar así
It's impossible to go on like this


Es imposible respirar sin ti
It's impossible to breathe without you


Si tu no estas....si tu
If you're not here...if you


El aire no esta
The air is not there


La luna no esta
The moon is not there


Si tu no estas amor
If you're not here, my love


Algunos piensan que me moriré
Some think I will die


Que no resistiré
That I won't be able to withstand it


Caí mil veces y me levanté
I fell a thousand times and got up


Y esta ves también lo haré
And this time I will do it too


Hay mil fantasmas que bien por mí
There are a thousand ghosts haunting me


Soy un payaso y no se reír
I'm a clown and I don't know how to laugh


El fuego ya no quema
The fire doesn't burn anymore


La calma desespera
The calmness is desperate


Y el gato grita en el jacal
And the cat screams in the shack


Si tu no estas amor
If you're not here, my love


Pero el sol siempre brillará
But the sun will always shine




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