Garganta con arena
Soledad Lyrics


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Ya ves, el día no amanece
Polaco Goyeneche
cantate un tango más.

Ya ves, la noche se hace larga
tu vida tiene un karma
cantar, siempre cantar.
Tu voz, que al tango lo emociona
diciendo el punto y coma que nadie le cantó
tu voz, con duendes y fantasmas
respira con el asma de un viejo bandoneón.

Canta garganta con arena
tu voz tiene la pena que Malena no cantó
canta que Juárez te condena
al lastimar tu pena con su blanco bandoneón.

Canta, la gente está aplaudiendo
y aunque te estés muriendo no conoce tu dolor.
Canta, que Trolio desde el cielo,
debajo de tu almohada un verso te dejó.

Cantor de un tango algo insolente
hiciste que la gente le duela tu dolor
cantor, de un tango equilibrista
más que cantor artista con vicios de cantor.

Ya vez a mi y a Buenos Aires
nos falta siempre el aire cuando no está tu voz




tu voz, que un día me enseñaste
el día que cantaste conmigo una canción.

Overall Meaning

In "Garganta Con Arena," Soledad sings about a singer who must keep performing, even when life feels long and difficult. She references Polaco Goyeneche, a famous tango singer, and his unique ability to infuse his vocal performances with powerful emotion. The singer in the song is encouraged to "sing with a throat full of sand," symbolizing the grit and determination it takes to keep going despite life's challenges. The lyrics speak to the idea that sometimes the best way to cope with pain and sadness is to express it through song, even if the audience doesn't fully understand the emotions behind the performance.


The lyrics also reference Malena, another iconic tango singer, and Juárez, a reference to Aníbal Troilo, a bandoneon player and composer. The singer is encouraged to keep performing even when it feels unbearable, knowing that the audience is listening, even if they don't fully grasp the singer's pain. The song ends with a nostalgic reference to the power of music to connect people, even over time and distance. The singer recalls a moment when they sang with the person they are now missing, and how that moment taught them the beauty and the power of music.


Line by Line Meaning

Ya ves, el día no amanece
You see, the day doesn't break


Polaco Goyeneche
Polaco Goyeneche


cantate un tango más.
sing one more tango


Ya ves, la noche se hace larga
You see, the night becomes long


tu vida tiene un karma
Your life has a karma


cantar, siempre cantar.
Sing, always sing


Tu voz, que al tango lo emociona
Your voice, which moves the tango


diciendo el punto y coma que nadie le cantó
saying the semicolon that nobody sang


tu voz, con duendes y fantasmas
Your voice, with ghosts and goblins


respira con el asma de un viejo bandoneón.
breathes with the asthma of an old bandoneon


Canta garganta con arena
Sing throat with sand


tu voz tiene la pena que Malena no cantó
Your voice has the pain that Malena didn't sing


canta que Juárez te condena
sing that Juarez condemns you


al lastimar tu pena con su blanco bandoneón.
hurting your sorrow with his white bandoneon


Canta, la gente está aplaudiendo
Sing, the people are applauding


y aunque te estés muriendo no conoce tu dolor.
And even if you're dying, they don't know your pain.


Canta, que Trolio desde el cielo,
Sing, Trolio from heaven,


debajo de tu almohada un verso te dejó.
Left a verse under your pillow.


Cantor de un tango algo insolente
Singer of a somewhat insolent tango


hiciste que la gente le duela tu dolor
Made people feel your pain


cantor, de un tango equilibrista
singer, of a balancing tango


más que cantor artista con vicios de cantor.
more than a singer artist with vices of singer.


Ya vez a mi y a Buenos Aires
You see me and Buenos Aires


nos falta siempre el aire cuando no está tu voz
We always lack the air when your voice is not here


tu voz, que un día me enseñaste
Your voice, that you taught me one day


el día que cantaste conmigo una canción.
The day you sang a song with me.




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