Selena
Mikel Erentxun Lyrics
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Empeñé mi corazón
Pero también guardé un as en la manga
Era una carta de buena fortuna
Que me llegó por azar
Era un diamante con luz de mujer.
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Selena huele como el viento
Que huele a todo lo demás
Huye peinando la hierba al pasar
Cada noche de verano
Cuando la vuelvo a encontrar
Busco en sus besos, bocados de mar.
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See Selena.
Acabaré
Hablando sin parar
-igual que hablan los locos-
Frente a una pared.
Acabaré,
Tendido junto al mar
-igual que hacen los locos-
Esperando la marea
¡esperándote!
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See Selena.
The song Selena by Mikel Erentxun has a dreamy, romantic tone to it. The lyrics start by mentioning the day man walked on the moon, and how the singer gave away his heart on that day. He also mentions having a card of good fortune, which he received by chance, and it was a diamond with the light of a woman. The song then goes on to describe Selena, who smells like the wind and runs through the grass in the summer nights. The singer looks for the taste of the sea in her kisses.
As the song progresses, the singer talks about how he will end up talking to a wall, like a madman, because he cannot express his feelings. He also talks about how he will be lying next to the sea, waiting for Selena to come. The repetition of "See Selena, See Selena" at the end of each verse, adds to the dreamy, romantic feel of the song.
Overall, the song Selena is about unrequited love and the dreamy, romantic feelings associated with it. The singer is enchanted by Selena and her smell, taste, and the way she moves. However, he cannot express his feelings, and so he is left waiting for her, hoping that one day she will come to him.
Line by Line Meaning
El día que el hombre pisó la luna
The day when mankind stepped on the moon
Empeñé mi corazón
I pawned my heart
Pero también guardé un as en la manga
But I also kept an ace up my sleeve
Era una carta de buena fortuna
It was a lucky charm
Que me llegó por azar
That came to me by chance
Era un diamante con luz de mujer.
It was a diamond with a woman's light.
See Selena
Look at Selena
Selena huele como el viento
Selena smells like the wind
Que huele a todo lo demás
That smells like everything else
Huye peinando la hierba al pasar
She runs combing the grass as she passes
Cada noche de verano
Every summer night
Cuando la vuelvo a encontrar
When I meet her again
Busco en sus besos, bocados de mar.
I search for bites of sea in her kisses.
Acabaré
I'll end up
Hablando sin parar
Talking non-stop
-igual que hablan los locos-
-just like crazy people do-
Frente a una pared.
In front of a wall.
Tendido junto al mar
Lying by the sea
-igual que hacen los locos-
-just like crazy people do-
Esperando la marea
Waiting for the tide
¡esperándote!
waiting for you!
See Selena
Look at Selena
See Selena.
Look at Selena.
Contributed by Adrian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.