The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Por la blanda arena que lame el mar
Su peque??a huella no vuelve mas,
Un sendero solo de pena y silencio llego
Hasta el agua profunda,
Un sendero solo de penas mudas llego
Hasta la espuma.
Sabe dios que angustia te acompa??o
Que dolores viejos callo tu voz
Para recostarte arrullada en el canto
De las caracolas marinas
La cancion que canta en el fondo oscuro del mar
La caracola.
Te vas alfonsina con tu soledad
Que poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar...?
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma y la esta llevando
Y te vas hacia alla como en sue??os,
Dormida, alfonsina, vestida de mar...
Cinco sirenitas te llevaran
Por caminos de algas y de coral
Y fosforecentes caballos marinos haran
Una ronda a tu lado
Y los habitantes del agua van a jugar
Pronto a tu lado.
Bajame la lampara un poco mas
Dejame que duerma nodriza en paz
Y si llama el no le digas que estoy
Dile que alfonsina no vuelve...
Y si llama el no le digas nunca que estoy,
Di que me he ido...
Te vas alfonsina con tu soledad
Que poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar...?
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma y la esta llevando
Y te vas hacia alla como en sue??os,
Dormida, alfonsina, vestida de mar...
Su peque??a huella no vuelve mas,
Un sendero solo de pena y silencio llego
Hasta el agua profunda,
Un sendero solo de penas mudas llego
Hasta la espuma.
Sabe dios que angustia te acompa??o
Que dolores viejos callo tu voz
Para recostarte arrullada en el canto
De las caracolas marinas
La cancion que canta en el fondo oscuro del mar
La caracola.
Te vas alfonsina con tu soledad
Que poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar...?
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma y la esta llevando
Y te vas hacia alla como en sue??os,
Dormida, alfonsina, vestida de mar...
Cinco sirenitas te llevaran
Por caminos de algas y de coral
Y fosforecentes caballos marinos haran
Una ronda a tu lado
Y los habitantes del agua van a jugar
Pronto a tu lado.
Bajame la lampara un poco mas
Dejame que duerma nodriza en paz
Y si llama el no le digas que estoy
Dile que alfonsina no vuelve...
Y si llama el no le digas nunca que estoy,
Di que me he ido...
Te vas alfonsina con tu soledad
Que poemas nuevos fuiste a buscar...?
Una voz antigua de viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma y la esta llevando
Y te vas hacia alla como en sue??os,
Dormida, alfonsina, vestida de mar...
Lyrics submitted by XLoveEpiphanyX
Alfonsina y el Mar Lyrics as written by Felix Cesar Luna Ariel Ramirez
Lyrics © ONErpm, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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You'll alfonsina with your loneliness That new poems were to look ... ? An ancient voice of wind and salt Breaks your soul and is carrying And you go to beyond dreamily, Asleep , Alfonsina , dressed in sea ...
Five little mermaids will take By ways of algae and coral And phosphorescent sea horses will make A round at your side And the inhabitants of water will play Soon your side.
Put me down the lamp a little more Leave me alone to sleep nurse And if you call tell him I'm not Tell him alfonsina not return ... And if you call on never tell him that I am , Say that I'm gone ...
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