Cariño
Micaela Salaverry Lyrics

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Camino hacia una enorme puerta
Y en el último banco de una iglesia
Detrás de tantas memorias fúnebres
Pero mis deseos valen mas que mis palabras

Todas las luces de a pocos se van
Quiero hacer un trueque con la muerte
De pronto caigo de rodillas

Y se va toda la gente

Hoy mas que nunca
Hoy te necesito
Quiero dormirme en tus labios
No te vayas cariño

caen las gotas bajo mis ojos
del deseo de un alma tan joven
el aroma que nunca podría olvidar
solo se decir tu nombre

Hoy mas que nunca
Hoy te necesito
Quiero dormirme en tus labios
No te vayas cariño

No te vayas cariño

Hoy mas que nunca
Hoy te necesito
Quiero dormirme en tus labios
No te vayas cariño

No te vayas cariño

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Micaela Salaverry's "Cariño" express the desperation and longing for a loved one who has either left or passed away. The first stanza sets the scene of the singer being in a church, surrounded by memories of death and loss. However, despite this somber setting, the singer states that their desires are stronger than their words. This could imply that the singer's love for their cariño (beloved) is so powerful that words cannot express it adequately.

The second stanza takes a more desperate turn as the singer pleads with their cariño to not leave them, even if that means making a deal with death itself. The image of the singer falling to their knees and watching as everyone else leaves is a poignant one, underscoring the feeling of isolation and desperation.

The final stanza ties it all together by expressing the singer's intense desire to be with their cariño, to the point where even their tears are falling in longing for them. The repetition of the chorus ("Hoy mas que nunca/Hoy te necesito/Quiero dormirme en tus labios/No te vayas cariño") drives home the singer's desperate plea to their beloved to not leave them.

Overall, "Cariño" is a song that explores the intense feelings of love and longing, set against a backdrop of loss and desperation.

Line by Line Meaning

Camino hacia una enorme puerta
I am walking towards a great door

Y en el último banco de una iglesia
And on the last bench of a church

Detrás de tantas memorias fúnebres
Behind so many funeral memories

Pero mis deseos valen mas que mis palabras
But my desires are worth more than my words

Todas las luces de a pocos se van
All the lights slowly go out

Quiero hacer un trueque con la muerte
I want to make a deal with death

De pronto caigo de rodillas
Suddenly I fall to my knees

Y se va toda la gente
And all the people go away

Hoy mas que nunca
Today more than ever

Hoy te necesito
Today I need you