Buenos Aires
SABINA Y PAEZ Lyrics
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Y un par de pibes, en la esquina
Inventan una solución
En Buenos Aires todo vuela
La alegría, la anarquía
La bondad, la desesperación
Que camina
Ensortijado entre los sueños
Y la confusión
En Buenos Aires descubrí
Que el día hace la guerra
La noche, el amor
En Buenos Aires leo, fumo
Toco el piano y me emborracho
Solo en una habitación
En Buenos Aires casi todo
Ya ha pasado
De generación en degeneración
Y Buenos Aires come todo
Lo que encuentra como todo buen
Narciso, nadie como yo
Pero el espejo le devuelve
Una mirada de msiterio
De terror y de fascinación
Buenos Aires, buenos aires
Buenos aires
Para vos
The lyrics to SABINA Y PAEZ's song Buenos Aires provide a vivid and insightful interpretation of life in the Argentine capital. The song opens with the line, "En Buenos Aires brilla el sol," which translates to "In Buenos Aires the sun shines." This lyric seems to suggest a sense of optimism and hope, which is quickly contrasted with the "pibes," or "boys" on the corner who are "inventing a solution." This line implies a sense of struggle and unrest that exists beneath the surface of the city.
Throughout the remainder of the song, the lyrics explore the complex and often contradictory nature of life in Buenos Aires. The imagery is striking - "everything flies," both "joy" and "anarchy" exist side by side, and the city is described as a "beast" that is "coiled up between dreams and confusion." The line, "En Buenos Aires descubrí que el día hace la guerra, la noche el amor" ("In Buenos Aires I discovered that the day makes war, the night love") is particularly poignant, as it captures the tension that seems to exist between opposites in the city.
Overall, the lyrics to Buenos Aires provide a poetic and nuanced portrayal of life in one of the world's most dynamic and fascinating cities. The song captures both the beauty and the darkness that can be found there, and offers a powerful interpretation of the city's many contradictions.
Line by Line Meaning
En Buenos Aires brilla el sol
The sun shines brightly in Buenos Aires
Y un par de pibes, en la esquina
And a couple of guys, on the corner
Inventan una solución
Invent a solution
En Buenos Aires todo vuela
In Buenos Aires everything flies
La alegría, la anarquía
Joy, anarchy
La bondad, la desesperación
Kindness, desperation
Y Buenos Aires es un bicho
And Buenos Aires is a creature
Que camina
That walks
Ensortijado entre los sueños
Entwined between dreams
Y la confusión
And confusion
En Buenos Aires descubrí
In Buenos Aires I discovered
Que el día hace la guerra
That the day makes war
La noche, el amor
The night, love
En Buenos Aires leo, fumo
In Buenos Aires I read, smoke
Toco el piano y me emborracho
Play the piano and get drunk
Solo en una habitación
Alone in a room
En Buenos Aires casi todo
In Buenos Aires almost everything
Ya ha pasado
Has already passed
De generación en degeneración
From generation to degeneration
Y Buenos Aires come todo
And Buenos Aires eats everything
Lo que encuentra como todo buen
What it finds as all good
Narciso, nadie como yo
Narcissus, no one like me
Pero el espejo le devuelve
But the mirror returns
Una mirada de msiterio
A look of mystery
De terror y de fascinación
Of terror and fascination
Buenos Aires, buenos aires
Buenos Aires, good air
Buenos aires
Good air
Para vos
For you
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: RODOLFO PAEZ PKA: FITO PAEZ
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