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,
Como el cielo y las estrellas
Tu y yo somos un
Retrato perfecto
Nos conocemos
De mucho tiempo astras
Amigos en
El bien y en el mal
Pero hace poco que
Lo comence a notar
Cuando te miro
Se me oluida hasta hablar
todo es por como me siento
Nunca antes me ocurrio
El amor en mi va creciendo
y por fin se revelo
se que te quiero
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Tu y yo, mi amor
Juntos por siempre
Los dos
Juntos por siempre
Con mis amigos vi
Las fotos del ayer
Tu y yo sentados
En el banco aquel
Alguien me pregunto
Que hay entre los dos
Solo amistad les dije
Y les choco
Todos creen ave el amor es nuestro
Formamos algo especial
Y yo se que estan en lo cierto
Pues ya no puedo ocutar
Mis sentimientos
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No es facil esconder
Tanta emocion, eso no esta bien
No puedo disimular
Por eso decidi
No esperar mas, ir directa a ti
Tenemos mucho que recu perar
Todos creen ave el amor es nuestro
Formamos algo especial
Y yo se que estan en lo cierto
Pues ya no puedo ocutar
Mis sentimientos
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Tu y yo, mi amor
Juntos por siempre
Los dos
Juntos por siempre
Tu y yo somos un
Retrato perfecto
Nos conocemos
De mucho tiempo astras
Amigos en
El bien y en el mal
Pero hace poco que
Lo comence a notar
Cuando te miro
Se me oluida hasta hablar
todo es por como me siento
Nunca antes me ocurrio
El amor en mi va creciendo
y por fin se revelo
se que te quiero
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Tu y yo, mi amor
Juntos por siempre
Los dos
Juntos por siempre
Con mis amigos vi
Las fotos del ayer
Tu y yo sentados
En el banco aquel
Alguien me pregunto
Que hay entre los dos
Solo amistad les dije
Y les choco
Todos creen ave el amor es nuestro
Formamos algo especial
Y yo se que estan en lo cierto
Pues ya no puedo ocutar
Mis sentimientos
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No es facil esconder
Tanta emocion, eso no esta bien
No puedo disimular
Por eso decidi
No esperar mas, ir directa a ti
Tenemos mucho que recu perar
Todos creen ave el amor es nuestro
Formamos algo especial
Y yo se que estan en lo cierto
Pues ya no puedo ocutar
Mis sentimientos
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Mi corazon
Al fin lo comprendio
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
No se por que
Tu no alcanzas a ver
El amor, tu y yo
Un retrato perfecto
Tu y yo, mi amor
Juntos por siempre
Los dos
Juntos por siempre
Lyrics submitted by surfdiva8
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