Ser Amantes
Paquito Guzman Lyrics
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Que tengo que volver a la otra casa
Antes que salga el sol me ire deprisa
Tendré que amanecer en mi otra cama
Ire por la ciudad casi desierta
Con el sueño mejor entre los ojos
Con la velocidad del que regresa
Para escapar del sol q lo ve todo
Ser amantes
Querer y no poder vivir al sol
Ser amantes
Una flor de papel en el amor
Ser amantes
Entregar lo mejor de cada instante
Ser amantes
Q difícil mi amor es ser amantes
Se me escapo tu ayer entre otros brazos
Cansado d esperar entre dos luces
No supe defender
Romper mis lazos
Pedir la libertad q nunca tuve
Hoy voy por la ciudad muy de mañana
Aunque ya sin razón ni rumbo cierto
No hay nada que ocultar no tengo nada
Porque perdí tu amor en el silencio
Ser amantes
Querer y no poder vivir al sol
Ser amantes
Una flor de papel en el amor
Ser amantes
Entregar lo mejor de cada instante
Ser amantes
Que difícil mi amor es ser amantes...
In this song, Paquito Guzman describes the difficulties of being in a love affair that cannot be fully realized. He sets the scene of waking up early in the morning, in a different house, and hurrying to return before the sun comes up to his other bed. As he travels through the deserted city, he is filled with a sense of longing and regret, knowing that he and his lover cannot be together openly. He compares their relationship to a delicate paper flower, beautiful but fragile, and laments the fact that they cannot share their love without fear and hesitation.
The second verse is even more poignant, as Guzman speaks of his lover being with someone else, and his inability to hold on to her. He reflects on his own inability to fight for her, or to ask for the freedom he never had. The bitterness and sadness in his voice is palpable, as he describes himself wandering aimlessly through the city, with no fixed destination anymore. The chorus repeats the phrase "ser amantes" - to be lovers - with a sense of irony and futility, as if the very phrase captures the paradox of their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Pongo el despertador en la mesilla
I place the alarm clock on the table because I need to go back to my other house
Que tengo que volver a la otra casa
I have to return to my other house
Antes que salga el sol me ire deprisa
I will hurry to leave before the sun rises
Tendré que amanecer en mi otra cama
I will have to wake up in my other bed
Ire por la ciudad casi desierta
I will travel through the almost deserted city
Con el sueño mejor entre los ojos
With a clearer mind after sleeping
Con la velocidad del que regresa
At the speed of someone returning
Para escapar del sol q lo ve todo
To avoid the sun that sees everything
Se me escapo tu ayer entre otros brazos
Your past slipped away from me into someone else's arms
Cansado d esperar entre dos luces
Tired of waiting between two lights
No supe defender, romper mis lazos
I didn't know how to defend myself, to break my ties
Pedir la libertad q nunca tuve
To ask for the freedom I never had
Hoy voy por la ciudad muy de mañana
Today I travel through the city very early in the morning
Aunque ya sin razón ni rumbo cierto
Even though I have no clear reason or direction
No hay nada que ocultar no tengo nada
There is nothing to hide, I have nothing left
Porque perdí tu amor en el silencio
Because I lost your love in silence
Ser amantes
To be lovers
Querer y no poder vivir al sol
To want to live in the sun but not being able to
Una flor de papel en el amor
A paper flower in love
Entregar lo mejor de cada instante
To give the best of each moment
Que difícil mi amor es ser amantes
How difficult it is, my love, to be lovers
Writer(s): Paco Cepero, Ignacio Roman
Contributed by Eliana A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.