Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: ska
Song Meaning of “Gitana” by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Gitana is a song by the Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. This song is about a beautiful gypsy girl, who is being sung to by her lover. Themes of love, longing, and heartache are present throughout the lyrical content.
The gypsy girl is described as “la gitana,” which translates to “the gypsy.” In the opening lines of the chorus the narrator expresses his admiration for her beauty with the line, “Que linda la vida me hizo al verte, gitana.” This can be translated to, “Life was so much more beautiful when I saw you, gypsy.”
The rest of the song tells the gypsy girl’s story, of how she has spent her life travelling the world, never finding the place to call “home.” She is searching for love and longing to be with her beloved. She is seen as an untouchable, mysterious figure, who no one can fully understand.
The narrator desires to be her companion and share her adventures. He sings to her, with a heartfelt plea,
“gitana, tan bonita,
Cántame todas tus aventuras
Y abracémonos con fuerza
Como si el destino estuviera de nuestra parte.”