Primogenio
Rubén Blades Lyrics


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Duermo y despierto
Mientras sueño
Y cruzo el tiempo

Y vuelvo hasta el primer ayer
Entre la luz del primogenio
Me espera la memoria
Que otro vio nacer

Regreso a la primera huella
Cuando la vida comenzaba
En Africa, viaja eleggua
Sobre una estrella

Y abre el camino que conduce
América

El camino lo abre eleggua

Del "Clan de lara", de la tierra de arara
Vida que fluye del africa
Nuestra fuente original

Desde un mundo sin pasado
Sin fronteras ni extranjeros
Cuando todo comenzaba
Cuando no existía el dinero

En mi entraña va el recuerdo
De lo que otro ser sintió
Vertical el horizonte
La espiral que lo formó
Un camino hecho de estrellas

Alumbrando a la distancia
La raiz de un sueño nuevo
Que sólo el que insiste alcanza
La piel es pura geografía

El alma, en cambio, es el proyecto universal
Sangre del mundo que nos cria




Del primogenio ser, la fuente original
El camino lo abrió eleggua

Overall Meaning

The song "Primogenio" by Ruben Blades explores the idea of time travel, memory, and ancestry. The first line of the lyrics, "Duermo y Despierto mientras sueño," which translates to "I sleep and wake while I dream," is significant because it sets the tone for the rest of the song. It suggests that the singer is experiencing a dreamlike state, where he travels through time and memories.


The lyrics mention "el primer ayer" or the first yesterday, which refers to the start of human life in Africa, the original source of all human existence. The singer mentions the memory that another saw being born, suggesting that he is not the only one experiencing this time-traveling journey. He then speaks of "eleggua" who opens the way for America, referencing the African god of crossroads who is often associated with new beginnings and opportunities.


The song emphasizes the importance of our ancestry and roots, describing them as the "source" and "blood" of our existence. The lyrics contrast the simplicity of the past with the complexity of the present by mentioning a world without borders, foreigners, or money. The message is that by returning to the roots of our existence, we can find a new purpose and discover the universal project of the soul.


Line by Line Meaning

Duermo y despierto
I sleep and wake up


Mientras sueño
While I dream


Y cruzo el tiempo
And I cross time


Y vuelvo hasta el primer ayer
And I go back to the first yesterday


Entre la luz del primogenio
Among the light of the firstborn


Me espera la memoria
Memory awaits me


Que otro vio nacer
That another saw being born


Regreso a la primera huella
I return to the first footprint


Cuando la vida comenzaba
When life began


En Africa, viaja eleggua
In Africa, Eleggua travels


Sobre una estrella
On a star


Y abre el camino que conduce
And opens the path that leads


América
To America


El camino lo abre eleggua
Eleggua opens the path


Del "Clan de lara", de la tierra de arara
From the "Clan of Lara", from the land of the Arara


Vida que fluye del africa
Life that flows from Africa


Nuestra fuente original
Our original source


Desde un mundo sin pasado
From a world without a past


Sin fronteras ni extranjeros
Without borders or foreigners


Cuando todo comenzaba
When everything began


Cuando no existía el dinero
When money didn't exist


En mi entraña va el recuerdo
In my gut goes the memory


De lo que otro ser sintió
Of what another being felt


Vertical el horizonte
Vertical the horizon


La espiral que lo formó
The spiral that formed it


Un camino hecho de estrellas
A path made of stars


Alumbrando a la distancia
Shining in the distance


La raiz de un sueño nuevo
The root of a new dream


Que sólo el que insiste alcanza
That only those who persist reach


La piel es pura geografía
The skin is pure geography


El alma, en cambio, es el proyecto universal
The soul, on the other hand, is the universal project


Sangre del mundo que nos cria
Blood of the world that raises us


Del primogenio ser, la fuente original
Of the firstborn being, the original source


El camino lo abrió eleggua
Eleggua opened the path




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BLADES, FLORES

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