La Tina
Ximena Lyrics
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Esperandote, como a medio dìa
No llames al doctor por que ya no sirve
Me he perdido y ya no quiero salir de aquí
Abre la cortina y veme, en la tina
Olvidandome, como a medio dia
No me hables de amor, porque ya no sirve
Y el mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
El rojo esta mejor, el rojo esta mejor
Y el mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
El rojo esta mejor, el rojo esta mejor
Quitate la ropa, y vamos a nadar
Que el agua esta roja, y con dos no esta mal
Quedate tranquilo, te puedo enseñar
Lo que sumergimos, y dejo de respirar
Y el mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
Mi tina es para dos, mi tina es para dos
Abre la cortina y veme, en la tina
Olvidandome, como a medio dia
No me hables de amor, porque ya no sirve
Y no me pidas que regrese, me quedo aqui
Y el mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
El rojo esta mejor, el rojo esta mejor
Y el mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
El rojo esta mejor, el rojo esta mejor
The song "La Tina" by Ximena Sariñana is a haunting and intimate ballad about a woman who has lost herself and has retreated into her own private space. The lyrics describe her waiting in the bathtub, asking her companion to join her, as she has lost the will to leave. She rejects the idea of love and feels that it no longer serves any purpose in her life. The color red is invoked throughout the song, both in reference to the water in the bathtub, and in the repeated refrain "El rojo está mejor" which translates to "the red is better." The song has an overall tone of melancholy and resignation, as the singer has seemingly given up on the outside world and retreats into her own private space.
The imagery in the song is very powerful and evocative, as the bathtub becomes a symbol of the singer's emotional state. By asking her companion to join her in the tub, she is inviting him into her emotional world, but at the same time, she is also warning him that it might be too intense for him. The color red is a recurring motif that is open to interpretation, but it could be seen as symbolizing passion, blood, or perhaps even danger. The repeated refrain "El rojo está mejor" could be read as a nihilistic rejection of the world outside, as if to say that nothing else matters as long as she has her own private space and the color red.
Line by Line Meaning
Abre la cortina y veme en la tina
Open the curtain and see me in the tub
Esperandote, como a medio dìa
Waiting for you, like at noon
No llames al doctor por que ya no sirve
Don't call the doctor because they can't help me anymore
Me he perdido y ya no quiero salir de aquí
I am lost and don't want to leave here
Olvidandome, como a medio dia
Forgetting myself, like at noon
No me hables de amor, porque ya no sirve
Don't talk to me about love because it's useless
Y no me pidas que regrese, me quedo aqui
And don't ask me to come back, I'm staying here
Quitate la ropa, y vamos a nadar
Take off your clothes and let's go swimming
Que el agua esta roja, y con dos no esta mal
The water is red, and two is not bad
Quedate tranquilo, te puedo enseñar
Stay calm, I can teach you
Lo que sumergimos, y dejo de respirar
What we submerged and stopped breathing
Mi tina es para dos, mi tina es para dos
My tub is for two, my tub is for two
El mundo esta mejor, el mundo esta mejor
The world is better, the world is better
El rojo esta mejor, el rojo esta mejor
Red is better, red is better
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joaquin Del Paso, Ximena Sarinana Rivera
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