Como Esperando Abril
Silvio Rodriguez Lyrics
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Las nubes de la mañana son
una flor que le ha nacido a un tren
Un reloj, se transforma en cangrejo
Y la capa de un viejo da
con una tempestad de comején
Mucho más, allá de mi ventana
En espera de abril
Luego entro los ojos
Chorreando esa luz de infinito
Y es cuando necesito
Un perro, un bastón, una mano, una fe
Y tú pasas tocando
El frio con suave silencio
Y, ciego, te sentencio
A que nombres todo lo que ahora no sé
Mucho más, allá de mi ventana
Las nubes de la mañana son
una flor que le ha nacido a un tren
Un reloj, se transforma en cangrejo
Y la capa de un viejo da
con una tempestad de comején
Mucho mas, allá de mi ventana
Algodones jugaban a ser un jardín
En espera de abril
Mucho mas, allá de mi ventana
Mi esperanza jugaba a
una flor, a un jardín
como esperando abril
The lyrics to Silvio Rodríguez's Como esperando Abril are about the singer’s observations of the world outside their window. The opening lines describe the clouds in the morning sky as resembling a flower that has been born from a train. The next part of the song describes a clock transforming into a crab and an old man’s cloak being destroyed by termites. These surrealistic descriptions give the impression of a dream or altered reality.
The song then shifts to the singer’s internal emotions. They express a need for a companion, a guide, or a source of faith in the face of the overwhelming uncertainty described in the first verse. The singer then hears someone passing by, and while they can only hear the sound of their footsteps, they become confident that this person will be able to name all the things they do not yet understand.
The final verse returns to the natural world. The cotton clouds outside are described as playing at being a garden, waiting for the arrival of April. The singer’s own hope is described as also waiting for April, and the song ends on this note of anticipation.
Overall, Como esperando Abril is a song about finding beauty and hope in the midst of an uncertain and surreal world.
Line by Line Meaning
Mucho más, allá de mi ventana
Beyond my window, there's so much more to see
Las nubes de la mañana son una flor que le ha nacido a un tren
The clouds in the morning look like a flower that has bloomed on a train
Un reloj, se transforma en cangrejo
A clock turns into a crab
Y la capa de un viejo da con una tempestad de comején
And the coat of an old man is attacked by a termite storm
Algodones jugaban a ser un jardín
Cotton balls played at being a garden
En espera de abril
Waiting for April
Luego entro los ojos Chorreando esa luz de infinito
Then I see it, dripping with the light of infinity
Y es cuando necesito Un perro, un bastón, una mano, una fe
And that's when I need a dog, a cane, a hand, and faith
Y tú pasas tocando El frio con suave silencio
And you walk by, touching the cold with gentle silence
Y, ciego, te sentencio A que nombres todo lo que ahora no sé
And blindly, I sentence you to name everything I don't know
Mi esperanza jugaba a una flor, a un jardín como esperando abril
My hope played at being a flower, or a garden, as if waiting for April
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Silvio Rodriguez Dominguez
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