Uno
Osvaldo Fresedo & Oscar Serpa Lyrics
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El camino que los sueños
Prometieron a sus ansias...
Sabe que la lucha es cruel
Y es mucha, pero lucha y se desangra
Por la fe que lo empecina...
Uno va arrastrándose entre espinas
Y en su afán de dar su amor,
Que uno se ha quedao sin corazón...
Precio de castigo que uno entrega
Por un beso que no llega
A un amor que lo engañó...
¡Vacío ya de amar y de llorar
Tanta traición!
Si yo tuviera el corazón...
(¡El corazón que di!...)
Si yo pudiera como ayer
Querer sin presentir...
Es posible que a tus ojos
Que me gritan tu cariño
Los cerrara con mis besos...
Sin pensar que eran como esos
Otros ojos, los perversos,
Los que hundieron mi vivir.
Si yo tuviera el corazón...
(¡El mismo que perdí!...)
Si olvidara a la que ayer
Lo destrozó y... pudiera amarte.
Me abrazaría a tu ilusión
Para llorar tu amor...
Pero, Dios, te trajo a mi destino
Sin pensar que ya es muy tarde
Y no sabré cómo quererte...
Déjame que llore
Como aquel que sufre en vida
La tortura de llorar su propia muerte...
Pura como sos, habrías salvado
Mi esperanza con tu amor...
Uno está tan solo en su dolor...
Uno está tan ciego en su penar...
Pero un frío cruel
Que es peor que el odio
-Punto muerto de las almas-
Tumba horrenda de mi amor,
¡maldijo para siempre y me robó...
Toda ilusión!...
The lyrics to Osvaldo Fresedo & Oscar Serpa's song "Uno" are about a person who is on a quest to find their dreams and hopes with the help of their faith. They know that the journey is tough and filled with challenges, but they continue to fight for what they believe in. Despite being torn apart by their pain and suffering in an attempt to show their love, they eventually realize that they have lost their heart to a love that never came. They have given away everything for a kiss that never arrived, and they are now empty from all the love and tears that they have shed in vain. The person reiterates that if they had their heart, the same one that they lost, they could love again without suspicion and would be able to give this love to someone who deserves it. But, unfortunately, it's too late as destiny has brought someone new into their life, and they don't know how to approach this new love.
The lyrics are about the struggles of love and heartbreak that many people can relate to as they go through life. The song is a classic tango that has been covered by many other artists and has become a popular song in Argentina. It's a beautiful and poignant song that has stood the test of time and still resonates with many people today. The song's popularity also lies in the deep emotion and passion that the lyrics and music convey, making it a powerful and moving piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Uno, busca lleno de esperanzas
One, full of hope, searches for the path that his dreams promised to his desires.
El camino que los sueños
The path that dreams
Prometieron a sus ansias...
Promised to his desires...
Sabe que la lucha es cruel
He knows that the fight is cruel
Y es mucha, pero lucha y se desangra
And though it is tough, he fights and bleeds for the faith that stubbornly drives him.
Por la fe que lo empecina...
For the faith that stubbornly drives him...
Uno va arrastrándose entre espinas
One goes on dragging himself among thorns
Y en su afán de dar su amor,
And in his eagerness to give his love,
Sufre y se destroza hasta entender:
He suffers and destroys himself until he understands:
Que uno se ha quedao sin corazón...
That one has been left heartless.
Precio de castigo que uno entrega
Price of punishment that one delivers
Por un beso que no llega
For a kiss that never arrives
A un amor que lo engañó...
To a love that betrayed him...
¡Vacío ya de amar y de llorar
Empty of love and tears
Tanta traición!
So much betrayal!
Si yo tuviera el corazón...
If I had the heart...
(¡El corazón que di!...)
(The heart that I gave!)
Si yo pudiera como ayer
If I could, like yesterday
Querer sin presentir...
Love without suspicion...
Es posible que a tus ojos
It's possible that in your eyes
Que me gritan tu cariño
That scream your love to me
Los cerrara con mis besos...
I would close them with my kisses...
Sin pensar que eran como esos
Without thinking that they were like those
Otros ojos, los perversos,
Other eyes, the perverse ones,
Los que hundieron mi vivir.
the ones that sank my life.
Si yo tuviera el corazón...
If I had the heart...
(¡El mismo que perdí!...)
(The same one that I lost!)
Si olvidara a la que ayer
If I forgot the one who yesterday
Lo destrozó y... pudiera amarte.
Destroyed it and... could love you.
Me abrazaría a tu ilusión
I would embrace your illusion
Para llorar tu amor...
To cry for your love...
Pero, Dios, te trajo a mi destino
But God brought you to my destiny
Sin pensar que ya es muy tarde
Without thinking that it's already too late
Y no sabré cómo quererte...
And I won't know how to love you...
Déjame que llore
Let me cry
Como aquel que sufre en vida
Like the one who suffers in life
La tortura de llorar su propia muerte...
The torture of crying for his own death...
Pura como sos, habrías salvado
Pure as you are, you would have saved
Mi esperanza con tu amor...
My hope with your love...
Uno está tan solo en su dolor...
One is so alone in his pain...
Uno está tan ciego en su penar...
One is so blind in his suffering...
Pero un frío cruel
But a cruel coldness
Que es peor que el odio
Worse than hate
-Punto muerto de las almas-
-A dead end for souls-
Tumba horrenda de mi amor,
Horrendous tomb of my love,
¡maldijo para siempre y me robó...
Cursed me forever and stole from me...
Toda ilusión!...
All illusion!...
Writer(s): Enrique Discepolo, Mariano Mores
Contributed by Cameron G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Carmen Cerpa
Gran actuacion de Oscar Serpa, magnífica, cargada de sentimiento.
Carlos Guillermo Isenberg
Excelente la composición, la voz, la orquesta y el arreglo, especialmente el pianista...
Artigas Durán
Obra maestra de Mores y Discepolo en el inconfundible y maravilloso estilo de Fresedo.
antonio Trotta
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