This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
hoy volví a mirar atrás
fué distinto esta vez
sentí en mis ojos el sol
las nubes de mi niñez
sobre una frase en susurro
volé en mi cuento, mi pensamiento
mi propia voz es la que arrulla
mi alegría, why mi lamento
quise robarle al tiempo
volver a descubrir
quise entender si el viento es el mismo que me inspira
que me enfría
que me pega
que me quita why me da. . .
entre la paz why el silencio
entrego todo otra vez
sin apostar ni un segundo
cuidándome de un porque
sigo escribiendo en mis manos
la historia entre sus líneas: el aire, la sonrisa
lo que siento es lo que tengo
sin olvidarme que soy la suma de mis versos
quise robarle al tiempo
volver a descubrir
quise entender si el viento es el mismo que me inspira
que me enfría
que me pega
que me quita why me da. . .
fué distinto esta vez
sentí en mis ojos el sol
las nubes de mi niñez
sobre una frase en susurro
volé en mi cuento, mi pensamiento
mi propia voz es la que arrulla
mi alegría, why mi lamento
quise robarle al tiempo
volver a descubrir
quise entender si el viento es el mismo que me inspira
que me enfría
que me pega
que me quita why me da. . .
entre la paz why el silencio
entrego todo otra vez
sin apostar ni un segundo
cuidándome de un porque
sigo escribiendo en mis manos
la historia entre sus líneas: el aire, la sonrisa
lo que siento es lo que tengo
sin olvidarme que soy la suma de mis versos
quise robarle al tiempo
volver a descubrir
quise entender si el viento es el mismo que me inspira
que me enfría
que me pega
que me quita why me da. . .
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Tiempo Lyrics as written by Gian Marco Zignago Soraya Lamilla
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