Moliendo Café
Más Birras Lyrics

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Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
y en la quietud los cafetales vuelven a sentir
la triste canción de amor de la vieja molienda
que en letargo de la noche parece decir:

"Una pena de amor y una tristeza
lleva el zambo Manuel en su amargura
y pasa incansable las noches moliendo café"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Más Birras's song "Moliendo Café" speak of the emotional turmoil that arises during the time when shadows return with the fading afternoon. Quietness envelops the coffee plantations and with it arises the sad love song of the old molino. In the stillness of the night, it seems to come alive and tell the story of a man's sorrowful heart. The zambo Manuel carries with him a great weight of love and sadness that he cannot seem to escape. He spends the entirety of his nights tirelessly grinding coffee, and his burdened heart seems to never find rest.

The words of the song speak to the pain and heartbreak that can come with love. The old coffee mill becomes a metaphor for the endless struggle to come to terms with the emotions that love can bring. The song's lyrics also portray the hopelessness that can come from unrequited love. The zambo Manuel's pain is so great that he finds solace only in spending his nights repeatedly grinding coffee, and the old molino becomes a symbol of his unending heartache.

Line by Line Meaning

Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
As the afternoon fades, the shadows come to life

y en la quietud los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the silence, the coffee plantations begin to feel

la triste canción de amor de la vieja molienda
The sad love song of the old mill

que en letargo de la noche parece decir:
That in the lethargy of the night seems to say:

"Una pena de amor y una tristeza
A love sorrow and a sadness

lleva el zambo Manuel en su amargura
The black Manuel carries in his bitterness

y pasa incansable las noches moliendo café"
And tirelessly spends the nights grinding coffee"

Writer(s): JOSE P MANZO

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