Biography:
1993-2000: The group Amaral was created on January 1st 1997 with Eva Amaral, main vocalist and composer, and Juan Aguirre, guitarist and composer, as members. The name of the group is Eva's surname, and it was chosen by Juan.
Their story started at the beginning of the 90's, when Eva and Juan met at a recording studio in the city of Zaragoza. At the time, Eva was playing with a group called Bandera Blanca (White Flag) and Juan, with his group Días de vino y rosas (Days of Wine and Roses) collaborated with Eva's on one song. A close relationship was immediately born between them. In 1997 they moved from Zaragoza to Madrid and signed with EMI/Virgin. On May 5th 1998, they released their eponymous first album, Amaral, produced by Pancho Varona. They sold around 70,000 copies, in a country with 40 million inhabitants.
2000-2002
In the year 2000, after a tour to present their first album, Amaral went to London to record their second album, called Una pequeña parte del mundo (A Little Part of the World), produced by Cameron Jenkins. It was a more mature record which contained 13 songs. Twelve of them were composed by the group and the thirteenth one was a version of a song by the Spanish singer Cecilia.
2002-2004
Two years later, Amaral entered the studio again with the same producer and recorded their third album, called Estrella de mar (Starfish). It was named Best National Album in 2002. They won several awards that year, including an MTV Europe Award to best Spanish artist, and five Spanish music awards. They also went international with this version, when their album was released under a new version in America in 2003. They sold 900,000 copies.
In 2004, they were supposed to record an album and play with Bob Dylan when he visited Spain, but Juan suffered a wrist injury, so they had to delay the recording and Eva sang alone with Dylan. Finally in November of that year, Eva and Juan recorded their fourth album Pájaros en la cabeza (“Birds in the Head”, a Spanish expression meaning “dreamer”), again with Cameron Perkins. On March 14th 2004 they released it. It contained 14 songs, in a pop and rock style. They toured all over Spain until October, and later left to play in Mexico and Argentina. At the same time they recorded a concert for a DVD called El comienzo del Big Bang (The Beginning of the Big Bang). It was the best selling album in Spain in 2005, and sold about 600,000 copies worldwide.
In May 2008, they released their fifth studio album named Gato negro.Dragón rojo ("Black cat, red dragon"). This is the first album in which Juan sings, in the track Es sólo una canción.
Eva has also sung with Moby.
In 2019 they released an album "Salto Al Color." This was followed by the European tour "Giro Salto Al Color," which completed successfully in spite of many Covid-related postponements.
Official site: www.amaral.es
Escapar
Amaral Lyrics
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Abre las puertas de la percepcion usa el poder de
Tu imaginacion aunque no puedas mirar hace
Sol; sabes que sigue brillando.
Piensa en las cosas que te hacen sentir cada
Segundo vivir o escapar, este momento y la gente al
Desde el principio al fin, solo quisimos vivir.
Porque es tan dificil creer que no habra un
Maana jamas.
Abre las puertas de la percepcion usa el podre de
Tu imaginacion.aunque no puedas mirar hacia el sol
Sabes que sigue brillando.
Piensa en las cosas que te hacen sentir cada
Segundo vivir o escapar, este momento y la gente al
Pasar sientes por dentro que todos se van... hacia
El sol... hacia el sol...
Abre las puertas de la percepcion usa el podre de
Tu imaginacion.aunque no puedas mirar hacia el sol
Sabes que sigue brillando por ti.
Piensa en las cosas que te hacen sentir cada
Segundo vivir o escapar, este momento y la gente al
Pasar sientes por dentro que todos se
Van... sientes por dentro que todos se
Van... sientes muy dentro que todos se
Van... sientes por dentro que todos se
Van... sientes muy dentro que todos se van...
... Sientes tu alma queriendo escapar...
The lyrics of Amaral's song Escapar talk about feeling lost in life and trying to escape from reality through imagination. The opening line, "Es el principio y el fin, asi me siento yo hoy" (It's the beginning and the end, that's how I feel today), suggests a feeling of hopelessness and confusion. The singer urges the listener to open the doors of perception and use the power of imagination to find solace, even if they cannot see the sun shining.
The chorus, "Piensa en las cosas que te hacen sentir cada segundo vivir o escapar, este momento y la gente al pasar sientes por dentro que todos se van" (Think of the things that make you feel, every second live or escape, in this moment and as people pass by you feel inside that everyone is leaving), highlights the importance of living in the present moment and cherishing the people and experiences that bring joy. The repeated phrase "hacia el sol" (toward the sun) is a metaphor for seeking an inner light that guides one through the darkness.
Overall, the song Escapar is a powerful reminder to stay grounded in the present, cultivate an active imagination, and seek solace in the beauty of life.
Line by Line Meaning
Es el principio y el fin, asi me siento yo hoy.
I feel like it's the beginning and the end today.
Abre las puertas de la percepcion usa el poder de
Tu imaginacion aunque no puedas mirar hace
Sol; sabes que sigue brillando.
Open the doors of perception and use the power of your imagination, even if you can't look at the sun; you know it's still shining.
Piensa en las cosas que te hacen sentir cada
Segundo vivir o escapar, este momento y la gente al
Pasar sientes por dentro que todos se van.
Think about the things that make you feel alive or make you want to escape, and as time passes and people leave, you feel it inside.
Desde el principio al fin, solo quisimos vivir.
Porque es tan dificil creer que no habra un
Maana jamas.
From beginning to end, we only wanted to live. Because it's so hard to believe that there will never be a tomorrow.
Sientes tu alma queriendo escapar...
You feel your soul wanting to escape...
Contributed by Charlie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Najim M
Tengo una vida tan asquerosamente triste, un dolor en el pecho casi todos los días... Esta canción me acompaña siempre. Me entristece, hace llorar y hace feliz a la vez. Me acompaña.
θεοδωρος τζιμας
Puedo decir que me siento los mismos sentimientos como los tuyas.
Edith Ayışığı
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gonzalo paz
Hermosa canción que describe lo que muchas personas sentimos al estar conciente de que estamos vivos y que algún día en esta tierra ya no estaremos más y esto causa casi una duda existencial por saber lo que hay más allá de esta vida
Penny Halliwell
estoy convencido de que esta canción habla de perder el miedo a la muerte, de volver a vernos todos de nuevo en ese sol maravilloso
gonzalo paz
mas que miedo es el duelo que [provoca la vida al ver que algun dia nos iremos de este mundo
Jo
La afinada, bella y planetaria voz femenina en español de Amaral dando una interpretación magistral de cómo cantar bien. Músicos srs Aguirre, Octavio,Coky, la sra Maestra Música segunda voz maravillosa y virtuosa chelista Zulaima Boheto. Interpretación para la historia de la música ligera contemporánea.
Mauricio Romero
Me gusta mucho la música de Moby, "Porcelain", "South side", We are all made of stars", "Extreme ways" entre otras, pero cuando escuché "Escapar" con Amaral me identifiqué mucho con ésta rola, está muy bien lograda...
Manuel Pedregosa
Aunque no puedas mirar hacia el sol, sabes que sigue brillando!
Usa el poder de tu imaginación.
Hermosa canción.
clau vidal
así me siento yo.. hoy. me encanta esta canción, en inglés y español. y la voz de ella, genial.