After seven Mecano albums and fame in Europe and Latin America, months of continuous touring were taking their toll on the band, especially on Ana who was starting to develop vocal problems. In 1993 the band announced a "temporary split". While José and Nacho composed solo albums, Ana chose to travel round the world to visit places like Hawaii, Bombay and New York, cities she had sung about while fronting Mecano. It was in New York that she set up home and took dance classes.
By 1997 Ana felt confident enough to sing again and moved to London to record her first solo album Puntos cardinales. The album marked a curious change for Ana, as her new songs were not written from a male point of view by the Cano brothers, she felt she could express herself in Spanish as a woman for the first time. The first single from the album A contratiempo was a Spanish cover of an old Bette Midler song, "Bottomless". The video showed a "new" Ana Torroja with plumper lips and other attributes hitherto unseen on the former Mecano star.
In 1998—partially due to the expense and commercial failure of José María's opera project—Mecano reformed for the double-disc greatest hits compilation Ana, José, Nacho, which also featured seven new songs.
In 2006, Ana released "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte", an album which featured 13 of Mecano's greatest hits reborn. "Hijo de La Luna" was remade as a Huapango Jarocho, featuring a whole Mariachi ensemble. "Maquillaje" was given a burlesque, cabaret sound, while "Barco a Venus" was made a Rumba. Other hits included were "Los Amantes" (w/ a Samba makeover), "Mujer Contra Mujer" (in a solo orchestral rendition), "Busco Algo Barato", "Cruz De navajas," and "La Fuerza Del Destino." Amazingly, the title track is nowhere to be seen.
Cachitos De Un Sueño
Ana Torroja Lyrics
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cachitos de un sueño
con ellos me ducho, me visto, me peino
te pienso en silencio.
Y el tiempo pasa y sin querer
voy enredándome con él
y en tu cuerpo que atrapa
Juntando pedazos
te voy componiendo
tu boca, tus ojos,
tu mano en mi cara
son recuerdos
porque no te tengo
y vuelvo a mi cama
a buscarte en sueños
Hoy me levanto y de entre la niebla
me vuelven momentos
escucho tu nombre, tu risa, mi anhelo
y vuelve el deseo.
Y el tiempo pasa y sin querer...
Juntando pedazos
te voy componiendo
tu boca, tus ojos, tu mano en mi cara
son recuerdos
porque no te tengo
y vuelvo a mi cama
a buscarte en sueños.
The lyrics to Ana Torroja's song "Cachitos De Un Sueño" with their poetic expressions convey the yearning and nostalgia of an individual in search of lost love. The singer starts their day by collecting fragments of their dream - "cachitos de un sueño" - which they use to shower, dress, and comb their hair, all the while thinking of their lost love in silence. The passage of time only brings further entanglement with their memories, as they live through their longing in their dreams. They cannot help but remember the touch of their lover's lips, their eyes, and the feeling of their hand on their face. These memories are the only recollection of the moments spent together as they are no longer together. The singer returns to their bed, where they continue their pursuit for their lover in their dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy me levanto y voy recogiendo cachitos de un sueño
Today, I wake up and gather fragments of a dream, perhaps of a past love, that I carry with me and cling to throughout my day.
con ellos me ducho, me visto, me peino te pienso en silencio
As I shower, dress, and groom myself, I silently think of you, recalling memories of your presence and feeling your absence.
Y el tiempo pasa y sin querer voy enredándome con él y en tu cuerpo que atrapa
Time passes by without my notice, as I become entangled in my thoughts of you and memories of your touch that haunt me.
Juntando pedazos te voy componiendo, tu boca, tus ojos, tu mano en mi cara son recuerdos porque no te tengo
Collecting fragments of you, bit by bit, I try to piece you together in my mind, recalling the details of your face, your eyes, your touch, and realizing that they are now only memories since I no longer have you.
y vuelvo a mi cama a buscarte en sueños
At the end of the day, I return to my bed, hoping to dream of you and relive the moments we shared, even if only in my mind.
Hoy me levanto y de entre la niebla me vuelven momentos escucho tu nombre, tu risa, mi anhelo y vuelve el deseo.
Today, as I emerge from the haze of my thoughts, memories of you flood my mind, and I hear your name, your laughter, and feel my longing for you, renewing my desire for what we had.
Juntando pedazos te voy componiendo, tu boca, tus ojos, tu mano en mi cara son recuerdos porque no te tengo
Trying to piece you together once again, I recall the details of your lips, your eyes, your touch on my face, recognizing that they are now only memories of a love I cannot have.
y vuelvo a mi cama a buscarte en sueños
Unable to have you in reality, I return to my bed in hopes of dreaming of you and finding comfort in those memories.
Contributed by Abigail Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Edarmori Gared
Es el 2020 y todavia la sigo escuchando
Sebastian Barrios
Pasajes de un sueño es mí álbum favorito de Ana en solitario. ¡Tu voz y belleza son grandísimas!
Luis Parraguirre
Quién sigue recogiendo cachitos de un sueño en 2020? Like si eres uno de ellos...
riqitv
No acabo de creerme que esta canción tenga 20 años. Parece que fue ayer. 😭
Marco Alfaro
Yo tampoco, sigue siendo de lo mejor de Ana
Marco Alfaro
Si casi 20 años y sigue sonando fantástica
Wil - Co
Este disco es una delicia!! ❤
Sakura Medrano
Melancolía!! con ésta canción y la de "A contratiempo" siempre me acordaba de mi primer novio!! ya que me sentía tal cual describen las dos canciones!! :(
Sergio Ruiz Ortega
"Cuando no estas" también de Ana Torroja es muy buena 😢
Ángel B. Sánchez
Y a mí, a mi primera novia (le tengo un aprecio inmenso a las primeras canciones solistas de Ana, por eso).