Gastaldi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the 5 December 1981. She started singing early in life, and later studied in Stella Adler School in New York.
Her life in professional music began when she was selected through reality TV show Popstars to form an all female popgroup, later to be named Bandana.
As a group, she released 3 studio albums. The band dissolved in 2004. In 2007, she released a solo album through Universal Music Latino, Cuando No Estas.
Estando Lejos
Valeria Gastaldi Lyrics
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Y nunca tuve que pedir
Para tenerte aqui conmigo
No me perdi ni me escondi
Yo solo tuve que salir
Para ver que adentro mio
Ya no te extraño mas.
Que ya no siento.
Y poco a poco fue cayendo
En blanco y negro.
Hay algo que dejaste en mi
Que ya no quiero
Sera mas facil de olvidar
Estando lejos de ti.
Y aunque me fui sin avisar
Yo no te quise lastimar
No creas que me dio lo mismo
Yo te segui todo el camino
Hasta que ya fue muy tarde
Para volver atras.
Hay algo que no puedo hacer
Que ya no siento.
Y poco a poco fue cayendo
En blanco y negro.
Hay algo que dejaste en mi
Que ya no quiero
Si era mas facil de olvidar
Estando lejos de ti.
Hay algo que no puedo hacer
Que ya no siento.
Y poco a poco fui cayendo
En blanco y negro.
Hay algo que dejaste en mi
Que ya no quiero
Si era mas facil de olvidar
Estando lejos de ti.
The lyrics to Valeria Gastaldi's "Estando Lejos" reflect a journey of self-realization and acceptance after a failed relationship. The singer acknowledges that they always expressed their feelings truthfully and openly, and didn't have to beg their partner to be with them. Despite this, the relationship ultimately fell apart, and the singer left without warning in an attempt to spare their partner's feelings. However, they want their partner to know that they didn't leave without a heavy heart, and followed them from a distance until it was too late to fix things.
The chorus reflects the singer's realization that they no longer feel what they used to for their former partner. They're no longer able to conjure up the same emotions of love and longing, and gradually, everything has turned monochrome - the vibrancy of their previous romance has dissipated. Ultimately, the singer admits that there's something their partner left with them that they don't want anymore, and it will be easier to forget it at a distance.
Overall, "Estando Lejos" is a bittersweet ode to the end of a relationship and the journey one takes toward moving on. The lyrics are honest and introspective, reflecting the complexity of any romantic entanglement.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo siempre di lo que senti
I always expressed my true feelings
Y nunca tuve que pedir Para tenerte aqui conmigo
I never had to ask you to be with me
No me perdi ni me escondi Yo solo tuve que salir Para ver que adentro mio Ya no te extraño mas.
I didn't lose myself or hide away, I just had to leave to realize that I don't miss you anymore
Hay lago que no puedo hacer Que ya no siento.
There's something I can't do anymore because I don't feel it
Y poco a poco fue cayendo En blanco y negro.
Little by little, everything became black and white
Hay algo que dejaste en mi Que ya no quiero
There's something you left in me that I don't want anymore
Sera mas facil de olvidar Estando lejos de ti.
It will be easier to forget you when I'm far away
Y aunque me fui sin avisar Yo no te quise lastimar
Even though I left without warning, I didn't want to hurt you
No creas que me dio lo mismo Yo te segui todo el camino Hasta que ya fue muy tarde Para volver atras.
Don't think that it didn't affect me, I followed you all the way until it was too late to turn back
Hay algo que no puedo hacer Que ya no siento.
There's something I can't do anymore because I don't feel it
Y poco a poco fui cayendo En blanco y negro.
Little by little, I fell into black and white
Si era mas facil de olvidar Estando lejos de ti.
It was easier to forget you when I was far away
Contributed by Lillian M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.