Triste Cancion
The Paperboys Lyrics


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Ella existió, solo en un sueño
El es un poema que el poeta nunca escribió
En la eternidad los dos
Unieron sus almas
Para darle vida
A esta triste canción de amor
A esta triste canción de amor
El es como el mar
Ella es como la luna
Y en las noches de luna llena
Hacen el amor
Y en la inmensidad los dos
Unieron sus almas
Para darle vida
A esta triste canción de amor
A esta triste canción de amor

El es como un dios
Ella es como una virgen
Y los dioses les enseñaron a pecar
Y en la eternidad los dos
Unieron sus almas
Para darle vida




A esta triste canción de amor
A esta triste canción de amor

Overall Meaning

The Paperboys's song Triste Cancion is a hauntingly beautiful reflection on love, loss, and the fleeting nature of our dreams. The lyrics describe two beings who exist only in each other's imagination, coming together in a dreamlike reality to create a sad song of love. The first verse sets the tone, introducing the female protagonist as existing only in a dream, a figment of the male character's poetic imagination. In the second verse, the language shifts to metaphor as the two are compared to the moon and the sea, coming together in a romantic union that can only exist in the vastness of space. The final verse feels the most poignant and somehow the most dramatic, emphasizing the idea of forbidden love as the couple is likened to a deity and a virgin, taught to sin by their gods. Ultimately, these two lovers share an ephemeral connection that exists only in their dreams, united by their desire to create something beautiful, even if it is tinged with sadness.


Line by Line Meaning

Ella existió, solo en un sueño
A woman existed only in a dream.


El es un poema que el poeta nunca escribió
He is like a poem that was never written by the poet.


En la eternidad los dos
In eternity, they both exist.


Unieron sus almas
Their souls united as one.


Para darle vida
To give life to


A esta triste canción de amor
This sad love song


El es como el mar
He is like the sea


Ella es como la luna
She is like the moon


Y en las noches de luna llena
And on the nights of full moon


Hacen el amor
They make love


Y en la inmensidad los dos
And in the vastness, they both exist


El es como un dios
He is like a god


Ella es como una virgen
She is like a virgin


Y los dioses les enseñaron a pecar
And the gods taught them to sin


Y en la eternidad los dos
And in eternity, they both exist


Unieron sus almas
Their souls united as one


Para darle vida
To give life to


A esta triste canción de amor
This sad love song




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEJANDRO LORA SERNA

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