"The Fourth Star"

The song that has been going viral in the last few hours and is a contender to be the main anthem for the Argentine fans at the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada has a name: "The Fourth Star." Produced and starring Palmito Música, to the rhythm of "No me arrepiento de este amor" by Argentine singer Gilda, the author seeks to emphasize a feeling of unity in what could be a historic World Cup for the Albiceleste. 

The lyrics (translated) are as follows:

I am a fan of the national team.

I support them with my heart.

We won the third one with Lionel.

We want to be champions again.

And 32 years later

La Scaloneta is going to take revenge.

The cup that was stolen from the (number) ten

The one they didn't let us lift.

I want to see the fourth star.

Shine on the shirt

I am Argentinian from the cradle.

To the grave.

For the Malvinas

For Diego

For Leo's last (World Cup)

Argentina, I want to see you as two-time champions.

Analysis of the song

Analyzing the lyrics, we can see that they refer to different characteristics of the national team as the World Cup approaches, the most evident being related to the last World Cup that Argentina won in Qatar with Lionel Messi, as well as the possibility that this might be his last World Cup and the longing to become champions again.

Maradona and the USA 1994 World Cup

Within the song, there is a verse dedicated to a historical event that wanders thru the minds of all the football fans who experienced the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

Diego Armando Maradona, the number ten and historic captain of the national team, suffered one of the worst moments of his career after testing positive in a doping control for five stimulant substances (including ephedrine).

The historic number 10 of the Argentine national team played his last match on June 25 against Nigeria and subsequently uttered his famous phrase: "They cut my legs off," the circumstances under which the doping control took place made FIFA's decision highly questioned and controversial in the Southern Cone country.

This is what the paragraph that begins with "And 32 years later" refers to, mentioning the possibility of bringing the World Cup to Argentina, which Diego Armando Maradona could not play in, 32 years after 1994 and in the same place as the previous event, in the United States.

The love for the national team and the dream of a fourth championship

The next verse contains the phrase "I am Argentinian from the cradle to the grave," in short, it is a phrase that alludes to the eternity of the love an Argentine fan feels for their national team, from the moment they are born (in the cradle) until the end of their days (the grave).

Finally, in the last stanza, he mentions a symbol of Argentine identity, the Malvinas Islands, as well as the previously mentioned Diego Armando Maradona and the source of current hopes, Lionel Messi and his much-anticipated last dance.

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