Memento
Nilda Fernández Lyrics

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Cuando yo me muera,
Enterradme con mi guitarra
Bajo la arena.

Cuando yo me muera,
Entre los naranjos
Y la hierbabuena.

Cuando yo me muera,
Enterradme si quereis
En una veleta.

Cuando yo me muera!

Cuando yo me muera!
Cuando yo me muera!

The lyrics to Nilda Fernandez's song "Memento" express the artist's request for his burial after he dies. He asks to be buried with his guitar under the sand, amidst the orange trees and mint, or in a weather vane. This repetition of "Cuando yo me muera" emphasizes the urgency of his request and perhaps his fear of being forgotten.

One interpretation of these lyrics is that the guitar represents his passion for music and perhaps his identity as a musician. Burying himself with it is a way of symbolically taking his music with him into the afterlife. The orange trees and the hierbabuena (mint) may represent his connection to nature and his desire to be buried in a peaceful and natural environment. The idea of being buried in a weather vane is more enigmatic, perhaps hinting at his desire to be free and unrestricted even in death.

Overall, the lyrics to "Memento" express a desire for a simple and meaningful burial that reflects the artist's life and passions.

Line by Line Meaning

Cuando yo me muera,
In the event of my death,

Enterradme con mi guitarra
Bury me with my guitar

Bajo la arena.
Under the sand

Cuando yo me muera,
In the event of my death,

Entre los naranjos
Amidst the orange trees

Y la hierbabuena.
And the mint

Cuando yo me muera,
In the event of my death,

Enterradme si quereis
Bury me if you wish

En una veleta.
On a weathervane.

Cuando yo me muera!
In the event of my death!