It was in 1944, at the age of 18, when the talented troubadour joined Raúl Kaplún's orchestra after winning a local contest, soon, debuting live in a local radio station called Belgrano. In 1952, Goyeneche teamed up with Horacio Salgán and with Aníbal Troilo in 1956, later becoming the first singer to record Astor Piazzolla's classic Balada Para Un Loco, after starting his solo career in 1963. During the 1980s, Roberto Goyeneche participated as special guest in the movies El Exilio de Gardel and Sur, both directed by Fernando Solanas. Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide
Nada
Roberto Goyeneche Lyrics
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Yo no se como he podido!
Si me han dicho que no estas,
que ya nunca volveras,..
Si me han dicho que te has ido!
Cuanta nieve hay en mi alma!
Que silencio hay en tu puerta!
Al llegar hasta el umbral,
me detuvo el corazón.
II
Nada, nada queda de tu casa natal...
solo telaranas que teje el yugal.
El rosal tampoco existe
y es seguro que se ha muerto al irte tu.
Todo es una cruz!
Nada, nada más que tristeza y quietud...
Nadie que me diga si vives aun...
Donde estas... para decirte
que hoy he vuelto arrepentido
a buscar tu amor.
I (Bis)
Ya me alejo de tu casa
...y me voy yo ni se donde...
Sin querer te digo adios
y hasta el eco de tu voz
de la nada me responde.
En la cruz de tu candado
por tu pena yo he rezado...
y ha rodado en tu porton
una lagrima hecha flor.
The song "Nada" by Roberto Goyeneche is a heartbreaking tale of a man who returns to his love's home only to find out that she is no longer there. He struggles to come to terms with the reality of her absence and the emptiness that now surrounds him. The opening lines of the song capture the singer's disbelief at having made it to his love's home, even though he had been told that she was no longer there. The imagery of snow in his soul and silence at her door paint a picture of his desolation.
As he reaches the doorstep, he is halted by a "lock of pain" that stops his heart. The song then turns to a description of the decay and neglect that has taken hold of the once-beautiful home. "Nothing, nothing remains of your childhood home," he sings, lamenting the loss of everything that once made the place special to him. The reference to "cobwebs woven by the yoke" lends a sense of hopelessness to the situation. The rosebush he gave her is also gone, an indication that even the most beautiful things in life are transient and cannot be held onto forever.
The final verse of the song sees the singer leaving her home, again questioning where she has gone and whether she still lives. The image of her voice echoing back to him from "nothing" emphasizes the emptiness he feels. He prays for her pain as he leaves, and a tear falls from the lock of pain on the gate, blooming into a flower as a symbol of the love that once was.
Line by Line Meaning
He llegado hasta tu casa...
I made it to your house, even though I don't know how I did it! I was told you weren't there anymore, that you would never come back. They said you were gone!
Si me han dicho que no estas,
They said you were not there anymore,
que ya nunca volveras,..
That you would never come back,
Si me han dicho que te has ido!
They told me you were gone!
Cuanta nieve hay en mi alma!
There is so much snow in my soul!
Que silencio hay en tu puerta!
There is so much silence at your door!
Al llegar hasta el umbral,
When I reached the threshold,
un candado de dolor
A padlock of pain
me detuvo el corazón.
Stopped my heart.
Nada, nada queda de tu casa natal...
Nothing at all remains of your childhood home...
solo telaranas que teje el yugal.
Only spider webs spun by the spindle.
El rosal tampoco existe
The rose bush is gone
y es seguro que se ha muerto al irte tu.
And it's likely it died when you left
Todo es una cruz!
It's all a cross to bear!
Nada, nada más que tristeza y quietud...
Nothing at all but sadness and stillness...
Nadie que me diga si vives aun...
No one to tell me if you still live...
Donde estas... para decirte
Where are you... to tell you
que hoy he vuelto arrepentido
That I have returned, full of regret
a buscar tu amor.
In search of your love.
Ya me alejo de tu casa
Now I am leaving your house,
...y me voy yo ni se donde...
...and I am going, I don't even know where...
Sin querer te digo adios
Unwittingly bidding you farewell
y hasta el eco de tu voz
Even the echo of your voice
de la nada me responde.
Answers me from nothingness.
En la cruz de tu candado
On the cross of your padlock
por tu pena yo he rezado...
I have prayed for your pain.
y ha rodado en tu porton
And a tear, turned into a flower, rolled down your gate.
una lagrima hecha flor.
Contributed by Elliot J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.