El Columpio
Victor Manuel Lyrics
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Una cuerda y una tabla
Los columpios son mejores
Si en la rama hay muchas flores
Y más a gusto se mece
Si abajo la hierba crece
Mece y mece, yo me voy
En el viento mece y mece
Sombra y luz sobre la frente
Meciéndome estoy sentado
Cielo arriba, cielo abajo
Con las piernas encogidas
Cielo abajo, cielo arriba
Con las piernas estiradas
Llevo toda la mañana
Verde arriba, verde abajo
Mis zapatos van colgando
Meciéndome voy meciendo
Y la rama floreciendo
Soñándome estoy soñando
Y la rama verdeando
Cielo arriba, verde abajo
Y mil flores por todo el campo
The lyrics of Víctor Manuel's song "El Columpio" talk about the happiness that can be found in simplicity. The singer describes the joy of swinging on a swing made out of a "strong and tall branch," a rope, and a board. He says that swings are better when the branch has many flowers, and he feels even more comfortable when the grass is growing underneath. As he swings, he can feel the wind blowing through his hair, and he's surrounded by light and shade. He swings with his legs both bent and stretched out, and he keeps going until he feels like he's surrounded by a whole field of flowers.
The song's meaning is about finding happiness in simple things like swinging on a swing or feeling the wind blow through your hair, and enjoying the beauty of nature around you. The song suggests that we often overlook the beauty and joy of simple things in life and encourages us to take time to appreciate them.
Line by Line Meaning
Una rama fuerte y alta
A sturdy and tall branch
Una cuerda y una tabla
A rope and a plank
Los columpios son mejores
Swings are better
Si en la rama hay muchas flores
If the branch has many flowers
Y más a gusto se mece
And it sways more comfortably
Si abajo la hierba crece
If there is grass growing below
Mece y mece, yo me voy
Rocking back and forth, I am going
Del cabello al viento en flor
In the wind with my hair full of flowers
En el viento mece y mece
Rocking back and forth in the wind
Sombra y luz sobre la frente
Shadows and light on my forehead
Meciéndome estoy sentado
I am sitting and swaying
Cielo arriba, cielo abajo
Sky above, sky below
Con las piernas encogidas
With my legs folded
Cielo abajo, cielo arriba
Sky below, sky above
Con las piernas estiradas
With my legs stretched out
Llevo toda la mañana
I have been doing this all morning
Verde arriba, verde abajo
Green above, green below
Mis zapatos van colgando
My shoes are hanging
Meciéndome voy meciendo
I keep swaying
Y la rama floreciendo
And the branch is blossoming
Soñándome estoy soñando
I am dreaming while I am dreaming
Y la rama verdeando
And the branch is turning green
Cielo arriba, verde abajo
Sky above, green below
Y mil flores por todo el campo
And a thousand flowers throughout the field
Writer(s): G. Rincón, V. Rincón
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dannytiernasalazar1993
Que. Recuerdos. Me tare esta. Cancion. Cuando. Era. Niña. Mi abuelita. Que en paz. Descne. Tenia un castte. Con. Esta. Canción. Y ese. Castte tenie mas melodías. Pero. Mi abuelita me lo ponia todos los dias. Cundo. Salimos a pesar o en la casa de mi abulelita