mi ciudad
Malpaís Lyrics


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Dónde quedó olvidado
El sueño que me diste,
En el azul profundo
De la palabra triste.

Dónde quedó latiendo
El fervor de tus ojos,
Perfumando el silencio
Oscuro de las fotos.

Mi ciudad
No es ya mi ciudad
Y vos, además
Sos otra sombra,
Nunca volverás.
Otra piel, otro corazón
Tal vez,
Otra manera de decir...

Sólo quedó conmigo
El temor al fracaso
Y el abismo terrible
De no tocar tus manos.

Hoy te busco en el alma
De las cosas sencillas.
Te busco en lo imposible
¿que querés que te diga?

Mi ciudad
No es ya mi ciudad
Y vos, además
Sos otra sombra,
Nunca volverás.
Otra piel, otro corazón




Tal vez,
Otra manera de decir adiós.

Overall Meaning

The song "Mi Ciudad" by Malpaís explores the theme of loss and nostalgia. The lyrics begin by asking where the dream given to the singer has gone, now lost in the deep blue of sadness. The fervor of the eyes of the person who gave the dream is now gone, leaving only darkness in the memories captured in photographs. The singer feels abandoned and lonely and expresses the sentiment that the city he once called his own is no longer his, and the person who once held a significant place in his life is merely a distant memory. The heart-wrenching chorus repeats the fact that the city and person are no longer the same, creating further emphasis on the theme of loss.


As the song progresses, the singer expresses the fear of failure that now accompanies him and how the abyss of not being able to touch the hands of the person he once loved follows him everywhere. In a desperate attempt to find solace, he searches for this person in simple things and even the impossible. However, the reality hits hard that things and people can never be the same as they were before. The song ends with the singer acknowledging the inevitability of the situation and using the words, "adios" to say goodbye to the past, the city, and the person he used to know.


Overall, "Mi Ciudad" is a powerful reflection on the pain of losing someone or something that we once held dear. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and a search for meaning amid deep feelings of abandonment, regret, and sadness.


Line by Line Meaning

Dónde quedó olvidado
Where was forgotten


El sueño que me diste,
The dream you gave me,


En el azul profundo
In the deep blue


De la palabra triste.
Of the sad word.


Dónde quedó latiendo
Where was beating


El fervor de tus ojos,
The fervor of your eyes,


Perfumando el silencio
Perfuming the silence


Oscuro de las fotos.
Darkness of the photos.


Mi ciudad
My city


No es ya mi ciudad
Is no longer my city


Y vos, además
And you, furthermore


Sos otra sombra,
You are another shadow,


Nunca volverás.
You will never return.


Otra piel, otro corazón
Another skin, another heart


Tal vez,
Perhaps,


Otra manera de decir...
Another way to say goodbye...


Sólo quedó conmigo
Only stayed with me


El temor al fracaso
The fear of failure


Y el abismo terrible
And the terrible abyss


De no tocar tus manos.
Of not touching your hands.


Hoy te busco en el alma
Today I look for you in the soul


De las cosas sencillas.
Of simple things.


Te busco en lo imposible
I look for you in the impossible


¿que querés que te diga?
What do you want me to say?




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Comments from YouTube:

Cinmoral

genial!

Marcokun

Solo corregir el nombre, dice "cuidad"

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