Performer of a music style known as Canto Nuevo or Nueva Trova, Luis Eduard… Read Full Bio ↴Performer of a music style known as Canto Nuevo or Nueva Trova, Luis Eduardo Aute has been an artist in many different ways. It was in 1954 when Aute moved to Spain, after spending his childhood in the Philippines. Deciding to become an artist, Luis Eduardo Aute's first passion was painting, having his first exhibition in 1960, while living in Madrid. By the mid-'60s, the painter and poet was convinced to start recording his own music and he signed up to RCA in 1966. The following year, Aleluya and Rosas En El Mar were released. Prominent books such as Las Matematicas del Espejo, La Liturgia del Desorden, and Animal were published in recognition to his writing skills. After releasing Alevosía in 1995, Aute started touring all over Latin America and Spain with a painting exhibition called Ad Libidum; he later participated in a collective album called Un Secreto A Voces, based on lyrics by Alejandro Filio.

Autotango Del Cantautor
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics

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Qué me dices,
Cantautor de las narices,
Qué me cantas con esa solemnidad.
Si estás triste,
Que te cuenten algún chiste,
Si estás sólo,
Púdrete en tu soledad.
Vete al cine,

Cómprate unos calcetines,
Baila un tango,
Pero deja de llorar,
O es que acaso,
Yo te canto mis fracasos,
O las penas que en un vaso
De aguardiente quiero ahogar.

Qué tortura,
Soportar tu voz de cura,
Moralista
Y un pelito paternal.
Muy aguda,
Metaforica y sesuda
De esa letra que te acabas de marcar.
Qué oportuna,
Inmunizas cual vacuna,
Y aún no sabes
Un par de cositas más;
Que me duermo,
Que tu musica es un muermo,

Que me pones muy enfermo,
Por favor no sigas más.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Luis Eduardo Aute's song "Autotango Del Cantautor" are critical of the pretentiousness of some singer-songwriters who wield their music as a vehicle for solemnity and moralism. The song openly voices its discomfort with the Cantautor's approach, which Aute sees as tiresome and contrived. He suggests that when the singer-songwriter is feeling sad or lonely, they should distract themselves from their melancholy by going to the cinema, buying socks, or even by dancing a tango. In essence, Aute champions a more authentic and spontaneous approach to music-making that is not weighed down by overt self-importance or moralizing.

The lyrics are full of irony and sarcasm, as the Cantautor is described as being too self-serious to bear. The song points out that the Cantautor is not really helping anyone with his music, as his seriousness and moralizing are not what people necessarily need when they are feeling low. Rather, Aute suggests that a more lighthearted and detached approach to music-making is not only more enjoyable but can also be more constructive in times of sadness or loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

Qué me dices,
What are you telling me,

Cantautor de las narices,
self-proclaimed songwriter,

Qué me cantas con esa solemnidad.
Why are you singing with such seriousness.

Si estás triste,
If you're sad,

Que te cuenten algún chiste,
hear a joke,

Si estás sólo,
If you're alone,

Púdrete en tu soledad.
Stay in your loneliness.

Vete al cine,
Go to the movies,

Cómprate unos calcetines,
Buy some socks,

Baila un tango,
Dance a tango,

Pero deja de llorar,
Stop crying,