After a wildly successful tour across South America in late 2005, the band decided, in their own words, to "stop for a while". Some of their members went on to form side band projects such as No Relax and The Locos. As time went by without further notices, many Ska-P fans feared the band had been gone for good. On late April 2008 and for the rejoice of their worldwide fans, they announced their return as a band on their official site.
Their new album, "Lágrimas y gozos", was released the 7th of October 2008 and its first single is called "Crimen sollicitationis". The band is going to perform various shows around South America and Europe in November and December.
Official website: http://www.ska-p.net
Ni Fu Ni Fa
Ska-P Lyrics
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En el ambiente se puede respirar la campaña electoral
Más carteles, televisión y radio contaminan mi ciudad
Con sonrisas de cordialidad nos pretenden embaucar, ¡Chacal!
Más debates y aburridos mítines sin credibilidad
Tras esa careta angelical se refugia la mezquindad
Ya he votado y todo ha terminado, te he "dejao" de interesar
Tu mirada ha dejado de brillar, hasta la próxima ¡chaval!
NI FU NI FA
DEMOCRACIA QUE SE CONVIERTE EN BANALIDAD
PUEDES ELEGIR SIN DIVERSIDAD
SI NO ESTÁS CON LOS GIGANTES TE APLASTARÁN
TOMA VOTO INÚTIL
Cada cuatro años te dan la oportunidad
De votar a blanco o negro, no puedes optar a más
Sumiso como un pavo, esperando la navidad estoy
Aguardando el milagro
Ninguno de vosotros me puede representar
Dame democracia en la que pueda participar
Nos engañan con un cebo, la quimera de la libertad
Todo es patraña, ¡oi!
La ruleta gira y gira
NI FU NI FA
DEMOCRACIA QUE SE CONVIERTE EN BANALIDAD
PUEDES ELEGIR SIN DIVERSIDAD
SI NO ESTÁS CON LOS GIGANTES TE APLASTARÁN
A MÍ EL VOTO ÚTIL, NI FU NI FA
NI FU NI FA
Preparados para jugar
La ruleta va a comenzar
Vengan, jueguen y pierdan, YA NO VA MÁS!
The song "Ni Fu Ni Fa" by Ska-P talks about the emptiness and superficiality of the electoral campaign during the democracy process. The lyrics describe how the politician's attempt to deceive the people with their fake kindness and smiles, but these gestures do not have any actual meaning, and they are meant to win the people's votes. The song also criticizes the lack of diversity in electoral options as voters can only choose between two parties. The song emphasizes the uselessness of voting when the choices are not varied nor representative of the people, suggesting that this type of democracy turns into banality.
Moreover, the lyrics suggest that democracy should be more participatory and representative of the people. The song suggests that the current status quo is perpetuating the opposite by deceiving the people with the illusion of freedom and propagating the same message on different media platforms. The lyrics emphasize that democracy should be inclusive, providing citizens with the opportunity to participate actively, bringing real change.
Overall, "Ni Fu Ni Fa" is a song that reflects the emptiness of democratic processes that do not reflect society's real needs and aspirations.
Line by Line Meaning
Suena el timbre, todo preparado, la función va a comenzar
The election campaign is starting and all the preparations have been made.
En el ambiente se puede respirar la campaña electoral
The atmosphere is filled with the election campaign.
Más carteles, televisión y radio contaminan mi ciudad
The city is full of election campaign posters, TV and radio ads.
Con sonrisas de cordialidad nos pretenden embaucar ¡Chacal!
Politicians try to deceive us with fake smiles and cordiality.
Más debates y aburridos mítines sin credibilidad
Debates and political rallies are boring and lack credibility.
Tras esa careta angelical se refugia la mezquindad
Behind the angelic mask lies selfishness and greed.
Ya he votado y todo ha terminado, te he "dejao" de interesar
Once we have voted, politicians lose interest in us and our problems.
Tu mirada ha dejado de brillar, hasta la próxima ¡chaval!
Politicians only care about us during elections, once it's over, we're back to being ignored.
NI FU NI FA
"I don't give a damn."
DEMOCRACIA QUE SE CONVIERTE EN BANALIDAD
Democracy has become trivial and meaningless.
PUEDES ELEGIR SIN DIVERSIDAD
We can only choose from a limited selection of candidates.
SI NO ESTÁS CON LOS GIGANTES TE APLASTARÁN
If we don't support the major parties, our voice won't be heard.
TOMA VOTO INÚTIL
"Here's a useless vote."
Cada cuatro años te dan la oportunidad
Every four years, we are given the opportunity to vote.
De votar a blanco o negro, no puedes optar a más
We can only choose between two major parties.
Sumiso como un pavo, esperando la navidad estoy
We are submissive and eagerly wait for election day like a turkey awaits Christmas.
Aguardando el milagro
Hoping for a miracle to happen.
Ninguno de vosotros me puede representar
None of the politicians can truly represent us and our needs.
Dame democracia en la que pueda participar
Give us a democracy in which we can actively participate.
Nos engañan con un cebo, la quimera de la libertad
Politicians deceive us with the illusion of freedom.
Todo es patraña, ¡oi!
It's all lies!
La ruleta gira y gira
The roulette wheel keeps on spinning.
A MÍ EL VOTO ÚTIL, NI FU NI FA
"I don't give a damn about a useless vote, I want my vote to be meaningful."
Preparados para jugar
Ready to play the game (of politics).
La ruleta va a comenzar
The game of politics is about to begin.
Vengan, jueguen y pierdan, YA NO VA MÁS!
"Come, play and lose, the game (of politics) is over!"
Contributed by Ava V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.