Sal y Otras Historias
Maga Lyrics


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Mientras su madre se quemaba al sol
el niño alérgico a la sal miraba al mar
buceaba con los ojos.

Se imaginaba sin camisa ni
extremidades, sin nariz ni pantalón
y dibujaba un pez.
Se zambulló sin aguantar
la respiración.

Hay cuentos sin final
y el que no quiera escuchar nunca sabrá
no sabrá, si ha perdido el valor de preguntar.

Con disciplina y resignación
el viejo que vivía harto de vivir
contaba sus pastillas.

Envenenaba el aire a su alrededor
hasta que un día que fue el último
a punto de dormir.

Oyó su voz, su propia voz
en la niñez.

Hay cuentos sin final
y el que no quiera escuchar nunca sabrá
no sabrá, si ha perdido el valor de preguntar.

Reconoció su propia voz y al entender
se zambulló en la niñez sin aguantar
la respiración.

Hay cuentos sin final




y el que no quiera escuchar nunca sabrá
no sabrá, si ha perdido el valor de preguntar.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maga's song Sal y Otras Historias depict two different characters in two different situations. The first character is a young boy who is allergic to salt and is watching his mother sunbathe while he looks out at the sea. The boy pictures himself as a fish and dives into the water in his imagination. The second character is an old man who is tired of living and takes pills to poison the air around him. On the last day of his life, he hears his own voice from his childhood and remembers who he used to be. He dives into his memories without holding his breath and finds peace in his past.


The song talks about the importance of childhood memories and the value of asking questions. The boy in the song is able to escape his allergy and the limitations of his body by imagining himself as a fish, while the old man finds solace in revisiting his childhood memories. The lyrics suggest that asking questions and exploring our past can help us find answers and meaning in our lives.


Line by Line Meaning

Mientras su madre se quemaba al sol
As his mother sunburned, the boy who was allergic to salt looked out to the sea and used his eyes to dive.


el niño alérgico a la sal miraba al mar
As his mother sunburned, the boy who was allergic to salt looked out to the sea and used his eyes to dive.


buceaba con los ojos
He dove into the water with his eyes open.


Se imaginaba sin camisa ni
He imagined himself without a shirt or


extremidades, sin nariz ni pantalón
limbs, without a nose or pants, and drew a fish.


y dibujaba un pez.
He drew a fish.


Se zambulló sin aguantar
He dived without holding his breath.


la respiración.
He dived without holding his breath.


Hay cuentos sin final
There are stories without endings


y el que no quiera escuchar nunca sabrá
and those who refuse to listen will never know


no sabrá, si ha perdido el valor de preguntar.
they won't know if they've lost the courage to ask.


Con disciplina y resignación
With discipline and resignation,


el viejo que vivía harto de vivir
an old man exhausted by life


contaba sus pastillas.
counted his pills.


Envenenaba el aire a su alrededor
He poisoned the air around him


hasta que un día que fue el último
until one day, which was the last


a punto de dormir.
as he was about to fall asleep


Oyó su voz, su propia voz
He heard his voice, his own voice


en la niñez.
from his childhood.


Reconoció su propia voz y al entender
He recognized his own voice and understood


se zambulló en la niñez sin aguantar
He dived into his childhood without holding his breath,


la respiración.
just like he did before.


Hay cuentos sin final
There are stories without endings


y el que no quiera escuchar nunca sabrá
and those who refuse to listen will never know


no sabrá, si ha perdido el valor de preguntar.
they won't know if they've lost the courage to ask.




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@TheCarloselvira

Muy buena canción, me gusta mucho, la descubrí por azar, suena genial, Ehnorabuena

@KlauGatuna5

sii por fin, me encanta Maga, necesitaba algo nuevo!! los adoro(L)

@charlieseattlesound

pues yo desde vetusta morla no escuchaba nada tan bueno en español y tambien opino que jose merin es un notas que va aqui de erudito de la musica. Muy buena!

@NETOMAN47

EXCELENTE GRUPO, GRACIAS ESPAÑA, GRACIAS MAGA

@bambinayetset

que bien! nuevo disco!

@manuarroba

Simplemente geniales......

@Vvh87

buenísimos

@pnslove

ke bien!! muy buena canción y videoclip!!! :)

@jamerstreet

muy buenos! recomiendo que escuchen su nuevo disco, está muy bien. Tendrían que sacar en TV a maga, en lugar de .... todo eso que ponen

@havocwave2448

Nice music💭

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