☝️ Key Points
- The song tells the story of an unrequited love between a young woman and a seminarian preparing for priesthood in Salamanca.
- The protagonist woman notices the seminarian mainly through his black eyes and upright posture, they express their affection only through glances, as he is in a group and wearing a priest's robe.
- One day, the woman discovers that the seminarian must have died, when she notices his absence during a funeral.
- Years pass and the woman becomes old and lonely, yet she still remembers the seminarian with the black eyes.
- The song 'El Seminarista de los Ojos Negros' addresses themes such as unrequited love, the transience of life, and loneliness in old age.
Interpretation
The song 'El Seminarista de los Ojos Negros' by
Manuel Bernal tells the story of a young woman with blonde hair who lives in Salamanca. Every day, she sees seminarians, young men preparing for the priesthood, pass by her window. One of these seminarians has black eyes and an upright posture that catches her attention. They develop an unspoken affection for each other, expressed only through glances, as the seminarian is always in a group and dressed in a priest's robe. One day, while witnessing a funeral and noticing the absence of the seminarian with black eyes, she realizes that he must have died. Years pass, and the young woman grows old and lonely, but she still remembers the seminarian with black eyes. The song addresses the transience of life, unrequited love, and loneliness in old age.