La Leyenda Del Tiempo

Song Meaning

The lyrics paint a surreal, dreamlike landscape where time and dreams are intertwined, almost indistinguishable entities. The opening lines establish a sense of impossibility: "Nadie puede abrir semillas / En el corazon del sueño," suggesting that dreams, like seeds, cannot be forced or manipulated within their own internal logic. Dreams are presented as fluid, drifting "Flotando como un velero," propelled by a force beyond conscious control, a force that is identified as time itself. The song then shifts to vivid, almost synesthetic imagery of dawn and night. The "alba como canta" (dawn sings) and "la noche como canta" (night sings) are personified, each raising distinct, evocative images: "tempranos de hielo azul" (early blue ice) for dawn and "espesuras de anemonas" (thickets of anemones) for night. These contrasting images create a sensory richness, highlighting the cyclical, yet distinct, nature of day and night within this dream-time continuum. The core tension emerges as the relationship between time and dreams becomes more complex and even adversarial. "El tiempo va sobre el sueño / Hundido hasta los cabellos," indicating a deep, immersive entanglement where time seems to overwhelm the dream. The lines "Ayer y mañana comen / Oscuras flores de duelo" introduce a melancholic, consuming element, suggesting that past and future feed on sorrow within this temporal dreamscape. The narrator appears to be caught in this cycle, where the dream and time are locked in an embrace, "Abrazados sueño y tiempo." Ultimately, the lyrics suggest a profound illusion where time dictates the perceived reality of the dream. When dreams attempt to create boundaries, "si el sueño finge muros," time makes them believe they are born in that very moment, erasing their origin and continuity. This cyclical deception, where time manipulates the dream's sense of creation and existence, leaves the listener with a feeling of timelessness and a poignant awareness of how our perception of moments is shaped by an unseen, pervasive force.