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"Maria Volonte is an artist celebrated for the intense emotional universe that fires her music which, when combined with her exquisite voice and the sensuality of her stage presence, creates an artistic experience that has fascinated critics and audiences around the world."
"Winner of the Gardel Prize and a Latin Grammy nominee, Maria is a singer and songwriter who takes the music of Argentina to unexpected places by breaking musical boundaries and honing a deeply personal approach. As the “Los Angeles Times” wrote, “Volonte is a good example of an artist who is respectful of her roots yet not afraid to go beyond musty old formulas… Her musical concept is refreshingly broad.”"
Truth is, this is some of the most cooly sophisticated and sensual music around. Enjoy!
Nostalgias
Maria Volonte Lyrics
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para olvidar un loco amor
que más que amor es un sufrir
Y aquí vengo para eso,
a borrar antiguos besos
en las besos de otras bocas
¿Porqué causa siempre es mía
esa cruel preocupación?
Quiero por los dos mi copa alzar
para olvidar mi obstinación
y más la vuelvo a recordar
Nostalgia de escuchar su risa loca
y sentir junto a mi boca
como un fuego su respiración
Angustia de sentirme abandonado
y pensar que otro a su lado
pronto, pronto le hablará de amor
¡Hermano! Yo no quiero rebajarme
ni pedirle, ni llorarle, ni decirle
que no puedo más vivir
Desde mi triste soledad
veré caer las rosas
muertas de mi juventud.
Gime, bandoneón, tu tango gris,
quizá a ti te hiera igual
algún amor sentimental
Llora mi alma de fantoche
sola y triste en esta noche,
noche negra y sin estrellas
Si las copas traen consuelo
aquí estoy con mi desvelo
para ahogarlo de una vez
Quiero emborrachar al corazón
para después poder brindar
por los fracasos del amor
Nostalgia de escuchar su risa loca
y sentir junto a mi boca
como un fuego su respiración
Angustia de sentirme abandonado
y pensar que otro a su lado
pronto, pronto le hablará de amor
¡Hermano! Yo no quiero rebajarme
ni pedirle, ni llorarle, ni decirle
que no puedo más vivir
Desde mi triste soledad
veré caer las rosas
muertas de mi juventud
The lyrics of Maria Volonte's song "Nostalgias" describe a heart that has been hurt by a love that was more like suffering than actual love. The singer wants to erase the memories of this love and move on, but the memories are so strong that she turns to alcohol to forget. She wants to drown her sorrows in the embrace of other lovers, but even as she tries to forget her past love, she can't help but feel nostalgia for the moments they shared. She remembers the sound of his laughter, the feel of his breath on her skin, and the fire of their passion.
Despite her attempts to move on, the singer is haunted by the thought that her former love might be falling in love with someone else. She is wracked with angst and despair, feeling abandoned and alone. Even as she contemplates begging him to come back to her, she knows that she must be strong and resist the urge to demean herself. In the end, she must face her sadness and accept the passing of time, symbolized by the falling of the roses of her youth.
Overall, the lyrics of "Nostalgias" are a poignant portrayal of the pain of lost love and the desire to move forward, even as the heart holds onto the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Quiero emborrachar mi corazón
I want to drown my sorrows in alcohol
para olvidar un loco amor
to forget about a crazy love
que más que amor es un sufrir
that is more about suffering than love
Y aquí vengo para eso,
And I am here for that purpose,
a borrar antiguos besos
to erase old kisses
en las besos de otras bocas
with the kisses of other mouths
Si su amor fue flor de un día
If their love was just a fleeting flower,
¿Porqué causa siempre es mía
why am I always the one suffering
esa cruel preocupación?
from this cruel worry?
Quiero por los dos mi copa alzar
I want to raise my glass for both of us
para olvidar mi obstinación
to forget my stubbornness
y más la vuelvo a recordar
and yet I keep remembering it
Nostalgia de escuchar su risa loca
Nostalgia for hearing their crazy laughter
y sentir junto a mi boca
and feeling their breath by my mouth
como un fuego su respiración
like a fire from their breath
Angustia de sentirme abandonado
Anguish of feeling abandoned
y pensar que otro a su lado
and thinking that someone else is with them
pronto, pronto le hablará de amor
and soon, they will talk about love
¡Hermano! Yo no quiero rebajarme
Brother! I don't want to lower myself
ni pedirle, ni llorarle, ni decirle
Nor ask, cry or tell them
que no puedo más vivir
that I can't live like this anymore
Desde mi triste soledad
From my sad loneliness
veré caer las rosas
I will see the roses fall
muertas de mi juventud.
dead from my youth.
Gime, bandoneón, tu tango gris,
Moan, bandoneon, your gray tango,
quizá a ti te hiera igual
maybe it hurts you just as much
algún amor sentimental
some sentimental love
Llora mi alma de fantoche
My soul, like a puppet, cries
sola y triste en esta noche,
alone and sad on this night,
noche negra y sin estrellas
a black and starless night
Si las copas traen consuelo
If drinks can bring solace
aquí estoy con mi desvelo
here I am with my insomnia
para ahogarlo de una vez
to drown it once and for all
Quiero emborrachar al corazón
I want to intoxicate my heart
para después poder brindar
so I can toast afterwards
por los fracasos del amor
for the failures of love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ENRIQUE DOMINGO CADICAMO, JUAN CARLOS COBIAN
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