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Rock in Spanish began in the late 50's when Ritchie Valens recorded his famous hit "La Bamba"La Bamba Song
Who was Ritchie Valens? For those that do not know, Ritchie Valens was a Mexican-American singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career only lasted about eight months. 

"Valens is considered the pioneer of the Spanish-Speaking rock and roll movement."Wikipedia

By Age 16, Valens was already in a band, the Silhouettes, this is how he got recognized by Bob Keane who was the head of the Del-Fi record label. With his help, Valens would have a career breakthrough. his first official single out was "Come on Let's Go" song, he then went on to record songs like "La Bamba" and "Donna" who was his high school girlfriend at that time. Now who doesn't love a man who dedicates a song to you? I know I would! Donna is one of my favorite songs. his lyrics are pretty simple and simply expresses his love for her. Donna song

February 2, 1959 is considered "The Day The Music Died," when Ritchie Valens was on tour went on a small plane that only traveled five miles after it took off before crashing into a cornfield. All passengers in the plane were killed. He was only 17 when he died. Valens is Important to my blog because he started  Spanish Rock, and it evolved to what it is today. He made Spanish language rock popular throughout Latin America. The same year Daniel Flores who was often called the "Godfather of Latin Rock" performed his hit song "Tequila", introducing this music to the United States.
Tequila song
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Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana is one of the worlds most known singer and guitarist. He has collaborated with numerous artists such as Shakira in her hit song "Illegal", Grupo Mana "Corazon Espinado," along with so many other artists. wikipedia link

Carlos Santana became famous in the late 60's with his band Santana which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American Music. He learned to play the guitar at age eight. He was influenced to learn guitar by a band called B.B. King. Woodstock was by far the moment in where Santana was truly recognized and gained an international audience. The most interesting thing about Woodstock was that Santana was high in LSD which is a drug that alters your thinking process, alters sense of time and spiritual experience wiki. Yet Santana pour his heart out in Woodstock and delivered a once in a lifetime epic performance that helped start his career.wiki Santana used to play in bars and clubs of California. Santana was one of the first Mexicans who played Latin Rock around the world. wiki Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In August 2003, Santana was named fifteenth on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest of All time" wikiSantana

"Although Carlos Santana does not consider himself a Rock en Espanol musician he is a traditional Latin musician that has fused rock guitar with classic Latin American songs, such as his hit song "Oye Como Ba" this is an example of Santana's fusion."wiki

Some of Santana's famous songs and Collaboration are but not limited to "Oye Como va" "Illegal" (Shakira Ft. Carlos Santana) "Smooth" (Santana Ft. Rob Thomas from match box twenty) "Maria Maria" (Santana Ft. Wyclef Jean and G &B Product)

Oye Como Va

Illegal (Shakira Ft. Carlos Santana)

Smooth

Maria Maria

Nueva Ola

This is a term that was applied to a group of musicians mainly in South America who played and introduced rock and roll and other American and European music of the 50's and 60's to their countries.

Rather than producing their own material, Nueva ola bands recorded versions of songs that were already popular in the United States or Europe. Nueva ola marked the beginning of youth culture and pop music in South America.  Nueva cancion music is occurring at the same time as Nueva cancion music, which is a music style that together with Nueva ola became the precursors to the Rock en Espanol scene.
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Argentine Rock

For nearly half a century Argentine rock has been a major popular genre. This evolution began in the middle of the 60's when musicians began composing songs and lyrics that related to musical themes. Argentine rock today is considered the most prolific and successful form of Rock en Español and one of the most important non-English language forms of rock music in the world.

One of their distinct trait is their uncompromising stance to sing rock only in Spanish. As we all know rock music is made in many languages around the world and in many cases it shares the lyrics with English, but not the Argentine rock. Argentine Rock was one of the first non-English forms of rock that becomes successful outside its own nation. Even up to today, it is very rare for an Argentine rock band to sing in a language other than Spanish as it happens in many other nations and languages.wiki

By 1965 rock music was widely developing in Argentina. One specific band that would have a breakthrough of original material in Spanish-language rock would be a band called "Los Gatos." the band released a single in 1967 called "La Balsa" video which was considered a vaguely reminiscent of "The Doors" and sold 200,000 copies. During this breakthrough an explosion of bands emerged including Luis Alberto Spinetta's Almendra who where the most influential band in the late 60's and Manal, the first successful blues-oriented group in Spanish. wiki

The success of Argentine Rock would laid the groundwork for Mexican Rock in Spanish to expand overseas. In Peru, the Argentine invasion was a catalyst that brought the country's own movement more to mainstream. In Chile, there weren't a lot of bands that existed, the flood of rock that would start coming from the eastern part would inspire the local scene. Argentine rock continues to influence all across Latin America to this day. From Colombia to Uruguay the effects of Argentine Rock where very profound. wiki

Chicano Rock

 

 

First of all for those who do not know what the term "Chicano" is here you go: A Chicano is a term used to refer to Mexicans who grew up in the U.S. wiki

So then, what is Chicano rock? is just rock music performed by Mexican American groups. Chicano Rock however does not refer to any single style or approach, some of these groups do not even sing in Spanish, or use many Latin instruments or sounds. wiki

There are currently two types of Chicano Rock. One is basically a devotion to the original rhythms and country roots of Rock and roll. Many follow the footsteps of Ritchie Valens, amongst others. The second type is the adaptation of Latin American sounds and influences, like the type of music that Santana plays, with their fusions of R&B, Jazz, and Caribbean sounds.
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Do you guys know the song "Tequila!?" well it was a hit song in the late 50's and was written and sung by the saxophone player Danny flores and later performed by The Champs. Flores, was known as the "Godfather of Latino Rock."Song

There's a famous movie and my childhood favorite movie called "Splash" with Tom Hanks about a girl who is a mermaid. which little girl would not love this movie? But the point I'm trying to make is that the opening credits of the movie at the beginning, features a Chicano Rock song performed by Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh's called "Wooly Bully" which was an instant hit across the United States and even featured in this movie. Sam the Sham was a Mexican American or as I earlier explained a Chicano. "Wooly Bully" sold about 3 millions copies and reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts at a time when American Pop music was dominating. Wooly Bully
Splash Opening Credit

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Now for my favorite part...

So we have already learned about the beginning of Rock in Spanish, the most important artists who helped shape what Rock in Spanish is today. Now let's get to the good part. Part of the reason that I created this blog and researched this genre was because I like a band and a very famous Colombian musician. The band is called Mana or Grupo Mana, and that Columbian singer is non the less than Juanes.


I first came across Grupo Mana a few semesters ago, when I had to do a project for one of my classes. My group picked Grupo Mana, I was soon captivated by their rhythm, their lyrics, and their style. My boyfriend heard me listening to Mana, and told me he liked them, that I should listen to their song "Vivir sin Aire," and so I did only to realize that I knew that song but had no idea it was Mana who sang it. So I became interested in Mana, fell in love with many of their music and became my new band added to my playlist.

Juanes, I fell in love with Juanes at the age of sixteen, when a friend of mines asked me to listen to a song called "A dios le pido," Another song that hit home for me. I fell in love with the guitar, the Latin rhythm, the lyrics, I mean everything. I suddenly became a fan of Juanes, and needed to hear what else he had out there. Juanes for me has been my guide in my journey in life. His music touches my heart and makes me loose my string of thought. Many of his lyrics are love lyrics and they just hit home. I was a young soul looking for love and his music just touched me.

Grupo Mana

Grupo Mana is a Mexican rock band that originated in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The original members consisted of four friends that got together to play hit songs from the Beatles and Rolling Stones. They later decided to create a group that first went by the name Sombrero Verde (Green hat) in the mid 70's but later disbanded in 1983. During their time as "Sombrero Verde," they published two albums one with rock rhythm but it wasn't a big hit and didn't reach the success they wished. wiki
source source 2 In 1986 the band was formed again, with three originals from "Sombrero Verde" which was Jose, Ulises, and Juan. they then took on a new member, a drummer called Alex Gonzalez and finally renamed their band "Mana." They debuted their album "Falta Amor," and had their first single become a hit a year later called "Rayando el Sol." SongThis was the beginning to what would be a very successful music career for Mana. They promoted their album all across Latin America.

In 1991, Mana decided to add two new members to the group Ivan on Keyboards and Cesar on guitar. By this time Ulises no longer performed with the group but became their manager. On October 1992, the band released "Donde Jugaran Los Ninos? an album which had several hits including my favorite song called "Vivir Sin Aire," Awesome Song! This song is more of a slow rock song. Here are the lyrics:

"Vivir Sin Aire"

¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin aire!
¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin agua!
Me encantaría quererte un poco menos.
Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin ti.

Pero no puedo, siento que muero,
me estoy ahogando sin tu amor.

¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin aire!
¡Cómo quisiera calmar mi aflicción!
¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin agua!
Me encantaría robar tu corazón.

¿Cómo pudiera un pez nadar sin agua?
¿Cómo pudiera un ave volar sin alas?
¿Cómo pudiera la flor crecer sin tierra?
Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin ti. Oh No

Pero no puedo, siento que muero,
me estoy ahogando sin tu amor.

¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin aire!
¡Cómo quisiera calmar mi aflicción!
¡Cómo quisiera poder vivir sin agua!
Me encantaría robar tu corazón.

¡Cómo quisiera lanzarte al olvido!
¡Cómo quisiera guardarte en un cajón!
¡Cómo quisiera borrarte de un soplido!
Me encantaría matar esta canción.

Translation as follows:

Title: Live without Air

How I wish I could live without air
How I wish I could live without water
I would love to love you a little less
How I wish I could live without you.

But I can't, I feel like I'm dying,
I am drowning without your love.

How I wish I could live without air
How I wish I can calm my sorrow
How I wish I could live without water
I would love to steal your heart.

How can a fish live without water?
How can a bird fly without wings?
How can a flower grow without soil?
How I wish I can live without you. Oh No

But I can't, I feel like I'm dying
I'm drowning without your love.

How I wish I could live without air
How I wish I can calm my sorrow
How I wish I could live without water
I would love to steal your heart.

How I wish I can throw you to oblivion
How I wish I can put you away in a box
How I wish I can erase you with a blow
I wish I can kill this song.
Translated By Me :)

Now you tell me what you think of this song? Strong right? Is the perfect breakup song.
When you are going through a sad time, and you wish you can just forget someone, this song is perfect. This song has helped me get over past relationships, because the words are very deep and very true. For me, When I first heard this song, I felt like Mana was talking to me directly, it was as if they knew I was in pain. The song, of course, made me cry even more, but eventually made sense to me, and made me feel happier in a sense. It's a poem to me, speaking of love, and how we wish to forget someone, yet somehow we can't. Even when we want to.

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This record "Donde Jugaran Los Ninos"? sold over 3 million copies worldwide and became the best selling Spanish-language rock album of all time. With their sudden success the band went in an international tour with 268 concerts in 17 countries. In 1995, The group released an Album Titled "Cuando los Angeles Lloran." (When Angel's Cry) in which the group was experimenting with funk and soul genre's. their fans had mixed feelings with this release, and their first single "Dejame Entrar" failed to reach the top ten on the Mexican Singles Chart, but later on their fans soon became attached to this album and it sold 500,000 copies in the United States alone only within five months after their release. link 1 Link 2

More on Mana

In 1997, the group released "Suenos Liquidos" (Liquid Dreams) and received a Grammy Award as Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. In 2002, they recorded "Revolucion de Amor which won them their fourth Grammy for the album. After a four year hiatus, the band released their seventh studio album "Amar es Combatir" (To love is to fight) which reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 in it's first week selling over 60,000 copies in the first week. Their first single "Labios Compartidos", was in the top of the music charts. Amar es Combatir sold over 644,000 copies and their tour grossed more than 35 million. wiki Source 2 Source 3

"Labios Compartidos"video is another heartbreak love song. it's rhythm with the guitar and lyrics just makes this song another one of my favorite. Lyrics are as follow:

 Labios Compartidos:

Amor mío
Si estoy debajo del vaivén de tus piernas
Si estoy debajo hundido en un vaivén de caderas
Esto es el cielo es mi cielo.

Amor fugado
Me tomas, me dejas, me exprimes
Y me tiras a un lado, te vas a otro cielo
Y regresas como los colibríes
Me tienes como un perro a tus pies.

Otra vez
Mi boca insensata vuelve a caer en tu piel
Vuelve a mí tu boca y provoca
Vuelvo a caer de tus pechos a tu par de pies.

Coro:
Labios compartidos
Labios divididos, mi amor
Yo no puedo compartir tus labios
Que comparto el engaño
Y comparto mis días y el dolor
Ya no puedo compartir tus labios
Oh amor, oh amor compartido.

Amor mutante
Amigos con derecho y sin derecho
De tenerte siempre
Y siempre tengo que esperar paciente
El pedazo que me toca de ti.

Relámpagos de alcohol
Las voces solas lloran en el sol
Eh! Mi boca en llamas torturada
Te desnudas angelada y después te vas.

Otra vez Mi boca insensata
Vuelve a caer en tu piel de miel
Vuelve a mí tu boca duele
Vuelvo a caer de tus pechos a tu par de pies.

Coro:
Labios compartidos
Labios divididos, mi amor
Yo no puedo compartir tus labios
Que comparto el engaño
Y comparto mis días y el dolor
Ya no puedo compartir tus labios

Que me parta un rayo
Que me entierre el olvido mi amor
Pero no puedo más compartir tus labios
Compartir tus besos, Labios compartidos.

Te amo con toda mi fe sin medida
Te amo aunque estés compartida
Tus labios tiene el control.

Te amo con toda mi fe sin medida
Te amo aunque estés compartida
Y sigues tú con el control.

English Translation:

Title: Share Lips

Love of mines
If I am below the swaying of your legs
If I am below sunken in the swaying of your thighs
This is heaven, it is my heaven

Escaped Love
You take me, You leave me, and you squeeze me
and throw me to the side, you go to another heaven,
and later return like a hummingbird
you have me like a dog in your feet.

And again
My stupid mouth falls over your skin
and again your mouth provokes me
I fall again from your chest to your feet

Shared lips,
Divided lips, my love
I can't share your lips
I can share the deception
and my days and my pain
but I cannot share your lips,
Oh love, Oh love shared.

Mutant love
Friends with rights and no rights
to have you forever
and always I have to wait patiently
for the part of you that belongs to me

Lightning's of Alcohol
the voices alone cry to the sun
My voice in tortured flames
you get naked in an angelic way and then you leave.


And again
My stupid mouth falls over your skin
and again your mouth provokes me
I fall again from your chest to your feet

Shared lips,
Divided lips, my love
I can't share your lips
I can share the deception
and my days and my pain
but I cannot share your lips,
Oh love, Oh love shared.
Let a lighting break me
that it bury me in oblivion my love
But I can't anymore share your lips,
share your kisses, shared lips.

I love you with all my faith without measure
I love you even though you are shared
your lips have the control.

I love you with all my faith without measure
I love you even though you are shared
and you keep having the control.

Translation by Rosangela Vazquez

Wao! now tell me these lyrics aren't deep. Do you guys understand what he is talking about here? In case someone doesn't understand, He is singing about a woman, who is cheating on a guy, and this guy is madly in love with her. He tries living with the deception so long as he gets to kiss her one more time, but eventually he just can't keep living this way because it hurts too much to share her with another men. She comes and goes as she pleases, wraps him around her finger, gives him hope in a sense, and then she throws him to the curve to go be with the other guy. Another beautiful Poetic song, expressing what many of us both females and males, go through sometimes. In love we all hurt at one point or another, is a journey one goes through in order to find that one person that wont hurt us.

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 Selva Negra Foundation (Black Jungle Foundation) is a foundation that was formed by Mana in 1995, in which the band finances and support important projects that protect the environment. with the help of Mexico's government, they also save sea turtles by raisin 140,000 turtle eggs to release on the country's pacific coast. "Sea turtles play key roles in two ecosystems that are critical to them as well to humans."Sea turtle In the ocean, Sea turtles are one of the very few that eat the sea grass, that grows on the sea floor. Sea grass needs to be short to help it grow across the sea floor, so the sea turtles act as grazing animals that cut the grass to help maintain the health of the sea grass beds. Sea grass beds provide breeding for numerous species of fish. without sea grass beds, many marine species would be lost. So thank you sea turtles and thank you Selva Negra for protecting the Sea turtles.

Juanes

Juanes has been a singer that I've been listening to since I was 16. Juanes to me is the best singer with the best lyrics in the world. I have yet to find one song that I do not like from him.

Juanes is a Colombian musician who first started his career as a member in a heavy metal band called Ekhymosis, and later became a solo artist. The band Ekhymosis experienced success in the rock and metal scene, and published five albums. Juanes has won twenty Latin Grammy Awards. wiki

Juanes was born in Carolina del Principe, Antioquia Colombia. He grew up in Medellin during the height of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's reign, at which time the city had the highest homicide rate in the world. Juanes was greatly affected by all the violence happening in Medellin, his cousin was executed by kidnappers and his close friend was murdered by a gunmen. This shaped his social consciousness. His father also died of cancer when he was a child, and all of this factors made him fall into music. wiki Link 2 Link 3 (The links are also used on the next few Paragraphs)

In 1998 after 10 years with his band Ekhymosis, Juanes Disbanded the group so that he could pursue a solo career. In 2000 Juanes released his solo debut "Fijate Bien" (Take a Good Look). It spend the first ten weeks in number one in Colombia, but was unsuccessful in other countries. This album earned him three Latin Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rock Solo Vocal Album and Best Rock Song. Link wiki

His second solo album was "Un Dia Normal (A normal day) was released in 2002 and this one was finally highly successful in Latin America. He was certified gold and platinum and multi platinum in countries, including Colombia, Mexico, and Spain. The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboards top Latin Albums chart, which set a new record. source His hit single "A Dios le pido" (to god I pray) topped the single charts of twelve countries and spent 47 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot latin Tracks. A dios le pido source

"A Dios Le Pido" was the first song I heard from Juanes. I was about 16 at the time, and the first I heard was the rhythm. The drums, the melody of the song captivated me. I soon memorized the lyrics without looking much into the words or their meaning. And then I heard it I truly heard the song and the lyrics. Before giving you my explanation of what his lyrics mean to me, I will write down the lyrics in both Spanish and English:

" A Dios Le pido"

Que mis ojos se despierten
con la luz de tu mirada.
Yo a Dios le pido.
Que mi madre no se muera
y que mi padre me recuerde.
A Dios le pido

Que te quedes a mi lado
y que más nunca te me vayas mi vida.
A Dios le pido.
Que mi alma no descanse,
cuando de amarte se trate mi cielo.
A Dios le pido.

Por los días que me quedan
y las noches que aun no llegan.
Yo a Dios le pido.
Por los hijos de mis hijos
y los hijos de tus hijos.
A Dios le pido.

Que mi pueblo no derrame tanta sangre
y se levante mi gente.
A Dios le pido.
Que mi alma no descanse
cuando de amarte se trate mi cielo.
A Dios le pido.

Un segundo mas de vida para darte
y mi corazón entero entregarte,
un segundo mas de vida para darte
y a tu lado para siempre yo quedarme,
un segundo mas de vida...
Yo a Dios le pido

Que si me muero sea de amor
y si me enamoro sea de vos
y que de tu voz sea este corazón.
Todos los días a Dios le pido.
Que si me muero sea de amor
y si me enamoro sea de vos
y que de tu voz sea este corazón.
Todos los días a Dios le pido,
A Dios le pido...

English:
Title: I Ask From God

My eyes to wake up
With the light of your glance
I ask from God
Not to die my mother
And my father to remember me
I ask from God

To stay beside me
And never leave from me, my life
I ask from God
My soul not to have a rest
When loving you it has to do with my sky
I ask from God

For the days that I have left
And the nights that still haven't come
I ask from God
For the kids of my kids
And the kids of your kids
I ask from God

My village not to spill so much blood
And to wake up my people
I ask from God
My soul not to have a rest
When loving you it has to do with my sky
I ask from God

One more second of life to give you
And my entire heart to give you
One more second of life to give you
And beside you to stay for ever
One more second of life
I ask from God

That if I die to be from love
And if I fall in love to be with you
And from your voice to be this heart
All the days I ask from God
That if I die to be from love
And if I fall in love to be with you
 and from your voice it be this heart
All the days I ask from God
 I ask from God

Translation By Rosangela Vazquez

So what I gather from this song and my own explanation and understanding of this song is Juanes
is asking god to protect his family and his loved ones, and if he falls in love he falls in love with her voice, in other words with her intellectual, or falling in love with a smart well grounded women. He wishes his country stop hurting each other and spilling so much blood. For his people to wake up and sort of educate them selves and start fighting for peace. Everyday he asks god, that if he dies is out of love. He doesn't want to go with resentment or hatred he just wants to die out of love.

Isn't this a beautiful song? For me is almost a form of prayer. Is a prayer transformed into music. My favorite line in the song is "Que mi madre no se muera y que mi padre me recuerde. A Dios le pido."
I like this line because I think is something we can all relate to. I don't think anyone wants their parents to die, or their mom to pass away, so everyday we ask god for our parents have one more day to live. In the part where he says "Y que mi padre me recuerde" (that my father remembers me) he is referring to the fact that his father died when he was a child, so he prays to god that he's dad who is in heaven remembers him still even though he is grown up. Powerful lyrics right? This is why I fell in love with his music, because his lyrics go so much deeper than any singer I've known.

More on Juanes...

After the Album "Un Dia Normal," Juanes made hit after hit with his albums. I personally don't think he had a bad album out up to today. After "Un Dia Normal"  Juanes Released his Third Album in 2004 titled "Mi Sangre" (My Blood) and again debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album produced three consecutive number one singles. With this album, Juanes took the award for Best Rock Song for "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor"(I am Worthless Without Your Love), Best Rock Solo Album for Mi Sangre and Best Music Video for "Volverte a Ver" ( To see you Again). wiki Link 2 Link 3

Juanes was once asked if he would consider recording an album in English, and Juanes responded

"singing in Spanish is very important to me because it's the language in which I think and feel. I respect people that sing in English but for now I'll keep my Spanish." wiki

 Juanes went on to launch his own music label in October 2007, and released his new album titled "La vida...Es un Ratico" (Life is a Little Moment)Video Me Enamora. and it's first single was "Me Enamora" (I fall in love). Me Enamora is pretty self explanatory with the title. One thing about Juanes is that his music make you want to fall in love or find the one or make you want to be happy. At least for me, this is what I feel when I listen to his songs.

Here are the Lyrics for Me Enamora:

Cada blanco de mi mente

Se vuelve color con verte

Y el deseo de tenerte

 Es más fuerte, es más fuerte

 Sólo quiero que me lleves

De tu mano por la senda

Y atravesar el bosque

Que divide nuestras vidas

 

Hay tantas cosas que me gustan hoy de ti...

Me enamora que me hables con tu boca

Me enamora que me eleves hasta el cielo

Me enamora que de mi sea tu alma soñadora

Esperanza de mis ojos

Sin ti mi vida no tiene sentido

Sin ti mi vida es como un remolino

De cenizas que se van oh oh oh oh

Volando con el viento...

 

 Yo no sé si te merezco

 Sólo sé que aún deseo

 Que le des luz a mi vida

 En los días venideros

 

 Léeme muy bien los labios

 Te lo digo bien despacio

 Por el resto de mis días

 Quiero ser tu compañía

 

 Hay tantas cosas que me gustan hoy de ti…

Me enamora que me hables con tu boca

Me enamora que me eleves hasta el cielo

Me enamora que de mi sea tu alma soñadora

Esperanza de mis ojos

Sin ti mi vida no tiene sentido

Sin ti mi vida es como un remolino

De cenizas que se van oh oh oh oh

Volando con el viento...

 

 

English:

Every whiteness in my head
turns into a color when I see you
And the desire of having you
gets stronger, stronger
I just want you to take
my hand in yours on the way
And to cross the forest
that separates our lives.
There are so many things
That I like about you today
She wins my heart
Love me with your mouth
She wins my heart
Rise me up to the sky
She wins my heart
Let your dreamy heart be mine.
Hope of my eyes
Without you my life makes no sense
Without you my life is like a swirl
Of ashes that go away
Flying with the wind...
I don't know if I deserve you
I just know that I still want you
To bring light into my life
In the future days
Read my lips very carefully
I'll say it loud and clear
For the rest of my days
I want to be your companion.
There are so many things
That I like about you today
She wins my heart
Love me with your mouth
She wins my heart
Rise me up to the sky
She wins my heart
Let your dreamy heart be mine.
Hope of my eyes
Without you my life makes no sense
Without you my life is like a swirl
Of ashes that go away
She wins my heart
Love me with your mouth
She wins my heart
Rise me up to the sky
She wins my heart
Let your dreamy heart be mine.
Hope of my eyes
Without you my life makes no sense
Without you my life is like a swirl
Of ashes that go away
flying with the wind...

So in this song, Juanes is pretty much declaring his love for someone. He is explaining little details about her that make him fall even more in love with her. She now gives him hope and without her life has no sense. Pretty poetic huh!? I love this song. It is another one of those songs that you just can't help loving. For me the song represents everything a man or a woman looks for. you want to find that someone that gives meaning to your life that makes you fall even more in love with him/her as the days go by, that all the little things both good and bad and silly make you love them more.
 

 

 

 

 

Time to Say Goodbye!

Overall Grupo Mana and Juanes are my two favorite band and solo singer. I love every single song of Juanes, and well of Mana I will say fifty percent of their songs I like. I'm more of a love type of music person so any song that has to do with love or heartbreak or being happy or being in love I immediately like. I am glad I chose this topic of Rock in Spanish, because I was able to learn a few new things, such as Ritchie Valens being the one who sort of started it all, all the way to being able to talk about my favorite band and my favorite singer. I hope you all enjoy my page!