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,
Saúl Hernández
Ay, que por ti me muero, por ti no puedo
Cambiar el curso de los vientos,
Se me seca la inocencia, siento que me muero.
Ay, que por ti me enredo, entre ballenas
Me voy directo a las entrañas
Y si hay ángeles les robo, toda su pureza.
Quiero saber como llegar a rozarte el alma y ya,
Quiero aprender a poder a amar y después subir.
Ay amor, detrás de los cerros estás tú amor
Oculta entre la niebla estás tú corazón,
Vigilando el curso de dolor amor,
Detrás de los cerros estás tú.
Ay, que por ti me muero, por ti me dejo
Caer desnudo sobre las llamas
Se me quema la conciencia, no importa si me muero.
Ay que por ti yo cambio mi forma humana
Mi corazón te lo derramo
Me transformo en lo que quieras, pero inyéctame tu paz.
Ay amor, detrás de los cerros estás tú amor
Oculta entre la niebla estás tú corazón,
Vigilando el curso de dolor amor,
Detrás de los cerros estás tú.
Ay, que por ti me muero, por ti no puedo
Cambiar el curso de los vientos,
Se me seca la inocencia, siento que me muero.
Ay, que por ti me enredo, entre ballenas
Me voy directo a las entrañas
Y si hay ángeles les robo, toda su pureza.
Quiero saber como llegar a rozarte el alma y ya,
Quiero aprender a poder a amar y después subir.
Ay amor, detrás de los cerros estás tú amor
Oculta entre la niebla estás tú corazón,
Vigilando el curso de dolor amor,
Detrás de los cerros estás tú.
Ay, que por ti me muero, por ti me dejo
Caer desnudo sobre las llamas
Se me quema la conciencia, no importa si me muero.
Ay que por ti yo cambio mi forma humana
Mi corazón te lo derramo
Me transformo en lo que quieras, pero inyéctame tu paz.
Ay amor, detrás de los cerros estás tú amor
Oculta entre la niebla estás tú corazón,
Vigilando el curso de dolor amor,
Detrás de los cerros estás tú.
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