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Leonardo Favio
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This song comes from our Cantemos series,
which contains fifty-four complete songs.
| [Ella, ella |
[She, she's |
| ya me olvidó |
already forgotten me |
| Yo, yo la recuerdo ahora.] |
I, I remember her now.] |
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| Era como la primavera, |
She was like the Spring, |
| su anochecido pelo, |
her hair dark as night, |
| su voz dormida, el beso, |
her sleepy voice, the kiss, |
| y junto al mar la fiebre |
and by the sea the fever |
| que me llevó a su entraña. |
that took me to her womb. |
| y soñamos con hijos |
And we dreamed of children |
| que nos robó la playa. |
which the beach robbed from us. |
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| [[Ella, ella ya |
[[She, she's already |
| me olvidó, jé, jé, |
forgotten me, hey, hey, |
| yo, yo no puedo olvidarla]] |
I, I can't forget her]] |
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| Ella, ella ya |
She, She's already |
| se olvidó |
forgotten |
| de aquellas caminatas |
those walks |
| junto a la costanera |
beside the shore |
| y el pibe* que miraba. |
and the kid who was watching. |
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| ¿Cómo no recordarla? |
How could I not remember her? |
| en cada primavera |
in every Spring [she] |
| y llega con la brisa |
[and] arrives with the breeze |
| que la lleva a la arena. |
which takes her to the beach (the
sand). |
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There are several songs named
"Ella". Cantemos has two: this one and one sung by Pedro Infante.
*pibe is Argentine slang for a little kid.
Leonardo Favio can immediately be recognized as an
Argentine in this song by his pronunciation of Ella and Yo with a zh
sound--a hallmark of Spanish-speakers from Argentina and Uruguay. Leonardo is the great
Argentine singer of modern times, and also was heavily involved in politics as a "Peronista",
a supporter of the [in]famous dictator Juan Domingo Perón (husband of Eva). Leonardo was
the Master of Ceremonies for Perón's disastrous return to Argentina in 1974, when the Montoneros
opened fire and hundreds were killed. This was the beginning of Argentina's
"dirty war".
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