La Culebra
Raul Ortega Y Su Banda Arre Lyrics
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Ernesto-Escucha dime si tu mamá hoy quisera atenderme
Niño- ¿Es el señor como ayer? Yo lo voy avisar, pero creo que se está
Bañando y no sé si lo pueda atender
Ernesto-Dile por favor que es algo importante y le quiéro hablar
Niño- Le hiciste algo a mi mama ella siempre me hace señas
Y me dice despacito dile que no estoy
Y si cuidas tu lección
Niño- Oh si pero como mi mamá trabaja la señora del vecino me lleva al
Colegio; y no le digo nada mas porque yo no tengo papá.
Ernesto- Dile son seis años que sufriendo estoy es justa tu edad
Niño- Ah no yo solo tengo cinco años pero digame
¿Desde cuándo conoce mi mama?
Ernesto- Mi corazón lloro y ella no contesto, pasan mis dias sin fe
Por este amor quemandome, mi corazon lloro y
Y también se alegro, al escuchar la voz que me atendio
-Dime si vas de vacaciones como el año pasado
A las playas del mar
Niño- Oh si me gusta bañarme y ahora ya se nadar
Pero digame cómo es que que sabe que hace un año
Me fui de vacaciones?
Ernesto- Dile a tu mama que yo la quiere mucho y también a ti.
Niño- Pero si yo no lo conozco. Ahora digame ¿que le pasa?
¿Porque cambie su voz?. ¿está llorando?
Ernesto- Mi corazón lloro y ella no contesto
Pasan mis dias sin fe con este amor quemandome
Mi corazon lloro y también se alegro al escuchar
La voz que me atendio
-Dile que atienda
Niño- Pero ya se fue
Ernesto-Y si se marchado, entonces adiós
Niño- Adiós señor
Ernesto- Adiós mi cielo
The song "La Culebra" by Raul Ortega y Su Banda Arre features a conversation between Ernesto and a little boy who answers the phone. Ernesto is attempting to speak with the boy's mother, but the boy tells him she is busy and cannot come to the phone. The conversation shifts to small talk, with Ernesto asking the boy about school and his summer vacation. The tone of the song changes when Ernesto tells the boy that he loves his mother and him too. The boy is confused and does not understand why someone he has never met would love him and his mother. The conversation ends with the boy saying goodbye to Ernesto, who responds with a heartfelt farewell.
The lyrics suggest that Ernesto is someone the little boy's mother knows or has met before. There is a hint of a romantic relationship between Ernesto and the mother, as evidenced by his declaration of love for her. The boy's confusion about why someone he has never met would love him and his mother may suggest a strained or complicated relationship between the boy's parents, leading him to be skeptical about receiving love from a stranger. The song's title, "La Culebra," meaning "The Snake," may further emphasize the idea of a hidden or deceitful relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Niño- ¿Hola?
A child answers the phone and greets the caller.
Ernesto-Escucha dime si tu mamá hoy quisera atenderme
Ernesto asks the child if his mother is available to speak with him today.
Niño- ¿Es el señor como ayer? Yo lo voy avisar, pero creo que se está
Bañando y no sé si lo pueda atender
The child asks if the caller is the same as yesterday, and informs him that he will notify his mother but she might not be able to answer because she might be taking a bath.
Ernesto-Dile por favor que es algo importante y le quiéro hablar
Ernesto requests the child to inform his mother that he has something important to talk about with her.
Niño- Le hiciste algo a mi mama ella siempre me hace señas
Y me dice despacito dile que no estoy
The child tells Ernesto that his mother signals to him secretly that he should say she's not available to talk because she doesn't want to speak to him.
Ernesto- Y mientras dime si es que ya vas a la escuela
Y si cuidas tu lección
Ernesto asks if the child is going to school and if he is doing well with his studies.
Niño- Oh si pero como mi mamá trabaja la señora del vecino me lleva al
Colegio; y no le digo nada mas porque yo no tengo papá.
The child explains that he goes to school with the neighbor as his mother works, but he doesn't want to talk about it more as he doesn't have a father.
Ernesto- Dile son seis años que sufriendo estoy es justa tu edad
Niño- Ah no yo solo tengo cinco años pero digame
¿Desde cuándo conoce mi mama?
Ernesto expresses his suffering for six years, which is about the same age as the child, but the child corrects him that he is only five years old and asks how long he knows his mother.
Ernesto- Mi corazón lloro y ella no contesto, pasan mis dias sin fe
Por este amor quemandome, mi corazon lloro y
Y también se alegro, al escuchar la voz que me atendio
Ernesto's heart is in pain because his love is not returning his affection, but it is also happy to hear someone answering the phone.
-Dime si vas de vacaciones como el año pasado
A las playas del mar
Niño- Oh si me gusta bañarme y ahora ya se nadar
Pero digame cómo es que que sabe que hace un año
Me fui de vacaciones?
Ernesto asks if the child is going to the beach for vacation like last year, and the child confirms that he likes swimming and can now swim. However, the child is confused as to how Ernesto knows he went on vacation last year.
Ernesto- Dile a tu mama que yo la quiere mucho y también a ti.
Niño- Pero si yo no lo conozco. Ahora digame ¿que le pasa?
¿Porque cambie su voz?. ¿está llorando?
Ernesto asks the child to tell his mother that he loves her, and the child is confused as he doesn't know him. He asks why Ernesto's voice has changed and if he is crying.
Ernesto- Mi corazón lloro y ella no contesto
Pasan mis dias sin fe con este amor quemandome
Mi corazon lloro y también se alegro al escuchar
La voz que me atendio
Ernesto's heart is still in pain as his love is not answering him, but it is also happy to hear someone answering the phone.
-Dile que atienda
Niño- Pero ya se fue
Ernesto-Y si se marchado, entonces adiós
Niño- Adiós señor
Ernesto- Adiós mi cielo
Ernesto asks the child to ask his mother to answer the phone, but the child informs him that she has already left. Ernesto says goodbye to the child as well as his love.
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