According to the sheet music published at by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute. The words are slurred in her mouth while consisting of an uplifting melody. The Ace of Base influences are prominent in the beats of the song, the vocals and the melody and lastly, in Gaga's non-English accent while singing the song. "Alejandro" is a mid-tempo song with heavy europop and disco influences, is an apparent homage to ABBA and Ace of Base. The lyrics talk about Gaga defending herself against a "harem" of Latin men and has a number of ABBA allusions, including a reference to their 1976 song "Fernando", which Gaga cited as one of her influences. In the song, 'Alejandro' represents Alexander McQueen, 'Fernando' represents Fernando Garibay, one of the producers she worked with on the album and for The Monster Ball Tour, and 'Roberto' represents Rob Fusari, an old producer and ex-boyfriend. She confirmed this monster in an interview On the Record with Fuse. The monsters all take place in each song for example, "Alejandro" was influenced by her "Fear of Men Monster". In an interview, Gaga said that each of her songs written for The Fame Monster were all influenced by a monster. With this particular song, she stated "I'm saying goodbye to all my past boyfriends.".
In fact, the song progression is not entirely unlike that of a traditional Csárdás, starting slowly at first and ending with a fast tempo. The violin solo played at the beginning of the song is an adaptation of the main melody of the only famous work of Vittorio Monti: Csárdás (or Czardas). The song was written while they were in Amsterdam and Ibiza during the summer of 2009 according to RedOne. I think it is that her boyfriend died and she wants him back but he can't. What Does Lady Gagas Song Alejandro Mean? The term doe is given to the female.Īlejandro translates to Alexander in English. Wehrmacht which means defense force in German was the name used to refer to the army, navy and air force.ĭoe is the female counterpart of a deer or even of a related animal. Being consistent can have positive.Ī Franciscan is a follower of the Christian religious order founded by St Francis and Clare of Assisi. This term is used to refer the action to boil a food partially.Ĭonsistent means the ability to do the same thing over and over again. The term 'soul' has been defined in various ways by different philosophers, scientists, intellectualists. They can be tap-rooted biennial or perennial herbaceous. The.ĭandelions are a huge part of the family Asteraceae. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word keramikos, meaning "potter's earth, or pottery". Will this become a trend in society soon? Celebrities change both first and last name as desired to suit their careers and the images they want to portray. For instance, Cooper would indicate a cooper smith or barrel maker. Surnames started as a means of classifying your title or the trades of your lineage. Alejandro or Alexander mean the same as surnames and does hold a greater weight with the older generations. While meanings of first names are important to most parents, little gives any thought to their surname. Younger generations seem to care less about the names origins and more in how it will affect their child socially when choosing a name so it may just be a pleasant surprise if it’s a good origin. Alexander and Alejandro, one being derived from the other are both names that proud parents would hope their children possess in life. Many people named their children for traits they would like them to have or that they ‘see in their eyes’ at birth. This shows a good example of the widespread trend of Greek or Indo-European names expressing "battle-prowess”, here the ability to push back or withstand an enemy battle line.Ĭensus data from 1990 tells us that Alejandro is a very popular first name for men (#305 out of 1220) and a fairly popular last name for people (#5759 out of 88799). And the noun "ἀνδρός” (andros), genitive of "ἀνήρ” (an-r) that mean "man”. This means "to ward off, to avert, or to defend”.
This means "defending men” or "protector of men”.
That being said, Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander which etymologically, is derived from the Greek "Αλέξ±νδρος” (Aléxandros). Lady Gaga has a somewhat scandalous and controversial song out called Alejandro released to radio on April 20, 2010.
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