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,
Esta mañana me he levantado
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Sera que los colores
O el olor que dan las flores
Es mas fácil ir despiertos
Sera que las palabras
Nunca expresan demasiado bien
Algunos sentimientos
Esta mañana me he levantado
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Ahora solo quedan
Las fotos de las paredes
Y hay que repartir los muebles
Ahora solo queda
Que el camión de la mudanza
Venga y lo haga sin tardar
Una palabra, cinco palabras o seis
Siete palabras o nueve palabras o diez
Cincuenta palabras, sesenta palabras o cien
Esta mañana me he levantado
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Sera que con las nubes
O el barullo de los tiempo
No tenemos bien los nervios
Sera que con la luna
Que no se pone redonda
Se nos va la inspiración
Una palabra, cinco palabras o seis
Siete palabras o nueve palabras o diez
Cincuenta palabras, sesenta palabras o cien.
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Sera que los colores
O el olor que dan las flores
Es mas fácil ir despiertos
Sera que las palabras
Nunca expresan demasiado bien
Algunos sentimientos
Esta mañana me he levantado
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Ahora solo quedan
Las fotos de las paredes
Y hay que repartir los muebles
Ahora solo queda
Que el camión de la mudanza
Venga y lo haga sin tardar
Una palabra, cinco palabras o seis
Siete palabras o nueve palabras o diez
Cincuenta palabras, sesenta palabras o cien
Esta mañana me he levantado
Y al darme vuelta me he ido rodando
No hubo mensaje de despedida
Solo unas flores en el suelo del salón
Sera que con las nubes
O el barullo de los tiempo
No tenemos bien los nervios
Sera que con la luna
Que no se pone redonda
Se nos va la inspiración
Una palabra, cinco palabras o seis
Siete palabras o nueve palabras o diez
Cincuenta palabras, sesenta palabras o cien.
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50 Palabras 60 Palabras O 100 Lyrics as written by Andres Ignacio Cano
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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