El Bazar De Urías
Malpaís Lyrics
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Callado el corredor de tus lamentos
Una lágrima cayó de la rockola
Por el amor de vano juramento.
El depósito en sombras va jugando tablero
Siguen ganando las chapas arriba.
La cantina permanece en carne viva
Tal vez no va en el bus, tal vez se baje,
Puede ser que decida posponer el viaje.
Tal vez cuelga tu sueño y no sabías
Por un colón o dos en el bazar de Urías.
Tenaz la noche se coló no quiere irse
Sin conversar con el pedal cansino.
La máquina que cose tu destino
Vestido del que va sin despedirse.
El alba como un hombre va tocando la puerta
Se embriaga con las gotas de sereno,
Sólo alcanzó a pensar que sería bueno
Estar soñando de nuevo y no despierta.
Tal vez no agarre el bus, tal vez te espere,
En el bazar de Urías, y si quiere, puede
Que cuelgue aquí la noche triste
Que te sigo esperando y no supiste (bis).
The song “El Bazar De Urías” by Malpaís is a melancholic reflection on lost love and the uncertain future which follows. The lyrics describe a lonely woman left behind by a departing bus, crying tears over a broken promise of love. The imagery of shadows, game boards, and wounded cantinas convey a sense of desolation, as though the world is playing a cruel joke on her. The night drags on, refusing to leave, leaving the woman with nothing but her thoughts and regrets. As dawn breaks, the woman thinks of the possibility of her love still waiting for her at the marketplace of Urías, a place where dreams and desires can be bought and sold.
The song reveals the emotions and thoughts of someone who feels lost and alone, caught in a limbo between the past and future. The lyrics can be interpreted as a metaphor for life itself, where we are constantly on a journey, searching but never finding what we truly want. The marketplace of Urías represents the elusive nature of happiness and the futility of our pursuits, while the solitary woman symbolizes our own individual struggles in navigating an uncertain world.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando el bus de las seis se fue y quedaste sola
After the 6'o clock bus left, you were left alone
Callado el corredor de tus lamentos
Silenced are the corridors of your cries
Una lágrima cayó de la rockola
A tear fell from the jukebox
Por el amor de vano juramento
For the love of a vain promise
El depósito en sombras va jugando tablero
The shadows in the storage are playing chess
Siguen ganando las chapas arriba
The bottle caps keep piling up
La cantina permanece en carne viva
The bar remains alive and kicking
Herida grabe de aquel ron traicionero
A serious wound caused by that treacherous rum
Tal vez no va en el bus, tal vez se baje
Maybe he won't be on the bus, maybe he'll get off
Puede ser que decida posponer el viaje
He might decide to postpone the trip
Tal vez cuelga tu sueño y no sabías
Maybe your dream is hanging, and you didn't know
Por un colón o dos en el bazar de Urías
For a penny or two at the bazaar of Urias
Tenaz la noche se coló no quiere irse
The night stubbornly sneaked in and doesn't want to leave
Sin conversar con el pedal cansino
Without talking to the tired pedal
La máquina que cose tu destino
The machine that sews your fate
Vestido del que va sin despedirse
Dressed as one who leaves without saying goodbye
El alba como un hombre va tocando la puerta
Dawn knocks at the door like a man
Se embriaga con las gotas de sereno
It gets drunk on the dew drops
Sólo alcanzó a pensar que sería bueno
It only manages to think it would be good
Estar soñando de nuevo y no despierta
To be dreaming again and not wake up
Tal vez no agarre el bus, tal vez te espere
Maybe he won't take the bus, maybe he'll wait for you
En el bazar de Urías, y si quiere, puede
At the bazaar of Urias, and if he wants, he can
Que cuelgue aquí la noche triste
Let the sad night hang here
Que te sigo esperando y no supiste (bis)
That I'm still waiting for you, and you didn't know (repeat)
Contributed by Jasmine M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.