Borrando Fronteras
Peteco Carabajal Lyrics

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Abriendo la noche
borrando fronteras
con su corazon de bombo
camina la chacarera

Se amaca en el viento
contempla los mares
pregunta con una copla

por sus hermanos de sangre

Estribillo
La tierra que es madre
te da los sonidos
sabores y sinsabores
se quedan en los caminos

Son mil referencias
la miel y la arena
un patio y una algarroba
y vidala de luna llena

Salitres plateados
chipacas calientes
violines de salamanca
y el bailarin diferente

Ciudades lejanas
con himnos del alma

en el puerto de unos ojos
se amarra nuestra añoranza

Overall Meaning

The song Borrando Fronteras by Peteco Carabajal is all about breaking down borders and connecting with one's roots through music. In the first verse, the chacarera - a traditional Argentine folk dance - is personified as a figure walking through the night. The chacarera's "heart of bombo" (a type of drum commonly used in South American folk music) beats in time with the music as it crosses physical and emotional borders.

The chorus emphasizes the importance of connection to the earth and its sounds and flavors. The "sabores y sinsabores" (flavors and ups and downs) stay with us as we travel on our paths, influenced by the rich cultural heritage of the land. The verse following the chorus highlights the diversity of these cultural references, from the sweetness of honey to the heat of chipacas (a traditional Peruvian garment). The mention of the full moon in the last line of this verse is a nod to the association between full moons and traditional Argentine festivals, where dances like the chacarera are commonly performed.

Line by Line Meaning

Abriendo la noche
Breaking the silence of the night

borrando fronteras
Erasing boundaries and borders

con su corazon de bombo
With the beating of his drum as his heart

camina la chacarera
The traditional folk dance called chacarera is performed

Se amaca en el viento
Swaying in the wind

contempla los mares
Observing the vastness of the sea

pregunta con una copla
Asking questions through a form of traditional poetry called copla

por sus hermanos de sangre
About his fellow human beings

Estribillo
Chorus

La tierra que es madre
The nurturing nature of Mother Earth

te da los sonidos
Providing the sounds