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.

Ay De Ti
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics

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Ay de ti, ay de mí
(Luis Eduardo Aute)

Y yo que estaba de vuelta
de todas las idas
con el alma herida
te quiero, ya ves.

Seré lo que tú prefieras
tu luz o tu sombra
o acaso una alfombra
besando tus pies.

Ay de ti, ay de mí,
ni tú ni yo somos culpables:
infelices locos que caímos en este amor
que es un error
imperdonable,
ay de ti, ay de mí.

Y tú que siempre decías
ser inteligente
no como esa gente
que muere de amor.

Así sabrás que la rosa
es rosa por bella
y no porque en ella
respire una flor.

Ay de ti, ay de mí.
La vida es la consentida,
feroz dictadura
de una criatura
que juega a mandar.
Ni tú ni yo somos nadie,
ni hacemos historia

pues somos la escoria
que aun puede quemar.

Overall Meaning

The song "Ay De Ti Ay De Mi" by Luis Eduardo Aute is a heartbreaking and introspective tale of a love that appears to have gone awry. The first stanza begins with the singer saying that they were back from all the places they've been, but with a wounded soul, they still love the person they are speaking to. The singer then goes on to say that they can be anything the person wants them to be, even a carpet that kisses their feet. The chorus follows this, saying that neither the singer nor the other person are at fault. They are two unhappy and crazy people who have fallen in love, and it's an unforgivable mistake. Finally, the singer speaks to the other person, telling them that they had always claimed to be intelligent, unlike those who die of love, but they would now understand the true nature of love. They say that a rose is beautiful because, simply, it is beautiful, not because it has a flower inside it. The song finishes on the chorus, with both people accepting that they are nothing, that they don't make history, and that they are just the dregs who might still get burned.

The song is an emotional and thought-provoking commentary on love's nature and how it affects people. It presents the idea that love isn't necessarily a force for good, and that it can often hurt people in the end. The singer discusses how love can turn people into things they never thought they could become but adds that neither of them are at fault. The lyrics are poignant and relatable, and the melody of the song adds to its emotional depth, making it a beautiful, introspective, and haunting piece of music.

Line by Line Meaning

Ay de ti, ay de mí
Oh dear you, oh dear me;

Y yo que estaba de vuelta
And me, who was returning from all the departures,

de todas las idas
From all the goings,

con el alma herida
With a wounded soul,

te quiero, ya ves.
I love you, you see.

Seré lo que tú prefieras
I'll be whatever you prefer,

tu luz o tu sombra
Your light or your shadow,

o acaso una alfombra
Or maybe a rug,

besando tus pies.
Kissing your feet.

Ay de ti, ay de mí,
Oh dear you, oh dear me,

ni tú ni yo somos culpables:
Neither you nor I are guilty,