They reached stardom in 1969 after various shows including Mar del Plata, Festival de la cancion in Peru, and Festival Pinap. This is also the year their most influential LP came out, titled 'Almendra', with songs that would stay forever in the history of Argentinean rock, including 'Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)','Color Humano' and 'Plegaria para un Niño Dormido, a beautiful lullaby. The band split in 1970, in three new bands: Aquelarre, Pescado Rabioso and Color Humano.
They had a short reunion in 1979, and then briefly reformed the band in 1980 to create a new album named El Valle Interior. They played their final concert as Almendra in 1981. Spinetta played with the entire band in 2009, along with all his other bands in a big concert that lasted 5 hours. Spinetta died in February 8th of 2012.
Almendra is also the name of a Venezuelan rock/fusion (latin/smooth Jazz) band that released a self titled album in 1978 and sequentially broke up.
Tema De Pototo
Almendra Lyrics
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tendrás que ver que a tu lado no está
quien nunca a ti te dejaba pensar
en donde estaba el bien,
en donde la maldad.
La soledad es un amigo que no está
es su palabra que no ves llegar igual.
Si es que sus sueños son luces en torno a ti
nunca ha de morir.
Al observar como muere la flor
tu verás que también muere la paz
es que esa paz revivirá en su voz
la flor te la dará para plantarla igual.
La soledad es un amigo que no está
es su palabra que no ves llegar igual.
Si es que sus sueños son luces en torno a ti
tu te das cuenta que él ya nunca ha de morir,
nunca ha de morir.
The lyrics of Almendra's song "Tema De Pototo" delve into the concept of loneliness and its effects on an individual. The singer describes how to truly understand what loneliness is, one must experience the absence of someone who never allowed them to contemplate where goodness lay and where evil lay. The absence of this person makes one realize that loneliness is a friend that is never present physically but can be felt. It's a voice that isn't visible but can be heard with the heart.
The song also touches on the notion of the fleeting nature of life. The singer talks about how observing the death of a flower can make one realize that peace also dies. But this peace, through the voice of the absent friend, will revive and the flower will be given to plant anew. Through these lyrics, we understand that even though life fades away, the essence of a person never truly dies, and their presence can be felt forever.
In summary, "Tema De Pototo" is a poignant reflection on the nature of loneliness and how it impacts us, with an underlying message of how the essence of a person lives on.
Line by Line Meaning
Para saber como es la soledad
To truly understand solitude
tendrás que ver que a tu lado no está
you must realize that the one who always made you think and consider, and is not there
quien nunca a ti te dejaba pensar
the one who never left you alone with your thoughts
en donde estaba el bien,
so you could contemplate what was good and
en donde la maldad.
what was bad.
La soledad es un amigo que no está
Solitude is like a friend who is not there
es su palabra que no ves llegar igual.
and you don't hear their words the same way.
Si es que sus sueños son luces en torno a ti
If their dreams are like lights surrounding you,
tu te das cuenta que él ya nunca ha de morir,
you realize that they will never truly die,
nunca ha de morir.
never truly die.
Al observar como muere la flor
By observing how a flower dies
tu verás que también muere la paz
you will see that peace dies as well
es que esa paz revivirá en su voz
but that peace will be revived in their voice
la flor te la dará para plantarla igual.
and the flower will be given to you to plant anew.
Contributed by Nathaniel W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ari Cejas
El primer gran album del rock nacional es, quizá, el mejor de todos.
Alejandro Gilardenghi
@Ari Cejas tengo la misma que incluye ese simple
kylo ssj
@MARCELO SIRALCETA aaaaaaaááaaááá
Ari Cejas
@MARCELO SIRALCETA tenes toda la razón Marcelo. Yo tengo la reedición en cd que incluía esos sencillos.
MARCELO SIRALCETA
No estaba en ese álbum está en un simple su primer grabación del otro lado estaba por más que tenga el mundo entre las manos
Almendra DH
Estaba buscando el significado de mi nombre, claro aparte de que ya todos sabemos que es un fruto seco 😅 pero lo que me acabo de encontrar esta hermosooooooo bonitoooooo❤️✌️😎🌈
Jota Eme
pedazos de musicos que tienen argentinos...Spinetta, Litto, Aznar, Charly, Pappo...simplemente geniales
kekrolod ORG .
te falto Tanguito
sergio delgado
Te faltó Juan Gabriel
Naromecuás
Te faltó el: saludos desde Argentina..