A Mí Lo Que Me Interesa Es...
Rubén Rada Lyrics

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El candombe es mi pacion
y patron de mi alegria
cuando estoy con mal de amor
me hace mas facil la vida

Aprendi que de su son
nacen muchas cosas lindas
que le dan a mi voz

esta hermosa cancion
que nacio de mi tambor

**coro**

** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
chico que alumbre
** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
piano y retumbe
** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
palo y repique
rey del candombe

Hace poco el gran amor
se llevo lo que tenia
y quede como un cantor
sin letra ni melodia

Ojala que mi tambor
no se rompa en este dia
y regale a mi oido
ese dulce "chas-chas"
que mis manos tocan ya

**coro**

** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
tuco y candombe
** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
solo un buen hombre
** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
calle sin nombre

** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
rey del candombe

Overall Meaning

In Rubén Rada's song "A Mí Lo Que Me Interesa Es...", the lyrics reveal the singer's passion and joy for candombe music, a genre that originated in Uruguay and is characterized by the use of drums of African origin. The first verse states that candombe is his passion and the patron of his happiness. He declares that when he is heartbroken, candombe makes his life easier. The verse also suggests that the singer has learned that many beautiful things come from its sound, which have given birth to the beautiful song that he now sings, which originated from his drum.

The chorus contains a repeated phrase, "A mi lo que me interesa es ser" which translates to "All I care about is being". This phrase expresses that for the singer, it is not about what he does in life, but rather who he is. He declares that he wants to be the boy who shines, the piano and the booming drum, the stick and the cymbal, the king of candombe. The subsequent verse speaks of loss, suggesting that the singer has recently lost the great love in his life, and he feels like a singer without words or melody. However, he hopes that his drum does not break, and still delivers the sweet "chas-chas" that his hands play.

Overall, the song is an ode to candombe and its cultural significance in the singer's life. It also speaks of how music can heal and bring joy, even in the midst of heartbreak.

Line by Line Meaning

El candombe es mi pacion
The candombe is my passion.

y patron de mi alegria
And patron of my happiness.

cuando estoy con mal de amor
When I am with love sickness.

me hace mas facil la vida
It makes life easier for me.

Aprendi que de su son
I learned that from its sound.

nacen muchas cosas lindas
Many beautiful things are born.

que le dan a mi voz
That give to my voice.

esta hermosa cancion
This beautiful song.

que nacio de mi tambor
That was born from my drum.

**coro**
Chorus

** A mi lo que me interesa es ser **
What interests me is to be