Astrud (Manolo Martínez and Genís Segarra, from Barcelona) is considered on… Read Full Bio ↴Astrud (Manolo Martínez and Genís Segarra, from Barcelona) is considered one of the most influential spanish indie-pop bands.

After its start in 1997 with Astrud EP, three albums (Mi fracaso personal, Gran fuerza and Performance), one b-sides album (Algo cambió: Caras B y rarezas 1996–2005) and many collaborations with other artists, Astrud has been continuously evolving in its sound, whether they want to sound techno-pop, orchestral, rock or whatsoever. Daily living scenes and intelligence are always present in their lyrics.
On top of that, their attitude and image have turn them into some kind of pop icons in the spanish alternative scene.

Their last album, Tú no existes was released in April 2007.

Son Los Padres
Astrud Lyrics

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Este año ya lo sabe,
lo de los reyes y los padres.
Su madre le ha traído del colegio,
y se lo ha dicho todo en un momento.

Se lo ha dicho porque ya tiene diez años
y hace días que andaba preguntando.
Pero él no quería saberlo,

hubiera preferido un par de años más de hacerse el sueco.

Y ahora ya es seis de enero,
y ya se levantan sus hermanos pequeños.

Sale al salón, y mira a su madre a los ojos,
y ve el árbol y los regalos, y entiende
que eso era todo, era todo.
su madre, los regalos, eso siempre ha sido todo.

Sus hermanos le miran
y le señalan una caja.
Él se acerca y rompe el precinto.
Y sí, era lo que había pedido.

¿Y ahora qué hacer, después de la primera gran mentira?
Porque eso es lo que es,
no una ilusión o un juego sino una mentira,
una mentira, los reyes son mentira.

Eso es lo que es,

no una ilusión o un juego sino una mentira,
una mentira, es mentira.

Overall Meaning

The song "Son Los Padres" by Astrud is a poignant reflection on the loss of childhood innocence and the painful realization that the magical figures of the "Reyes Magos" (Three Wise Men) and "Papá Noel" (Santa Claus) are not real, but rather a well-meaning deception perpetrated by parents. The song tells the story of a ten-year-old child who has just learned the truth about these mythical figures from his mother, who has picked him up from school and broken the news to him in one fell swoop. The child is devastated by the news, wishing he had remained ignorant for a few more years.

The song captures the bittersweet experience of growing up and losing the childlike wonder that makes the world so magical. The child's initial reluctance to learn the truth and his subsequent sadness at realizing the deception speaks to the universal human longing for enchantment and the power of myth and imagination to sustain us in the face of the harsh realities of life.

In the end, the child realizes that the love and care of his mother, symbolized by the gifts of Christmas and Reyes, were real and that this was what truly mattered. The song leaves us with a sense of the complexity and ambiguity of the human experience, where the painful knowledge of reality coexists with the enduring power of love and imagination.

Line by Line Meaning

Este año ya lo sabe, lo de los reyes y los padres.
This year, the child knows the truth about the myth of the Three Kings and parents.

Su madre le ha traído del colegio, y se lo ha dicho todo en un momento.
Mother went to school to inform the child of the truth about the Three Kings and parents.

Se lo ha dicho porque ya tiene diez años y hace días que andaba preguntando.
The child is 10 years old and has been asking questions for some time, which is why mother told the truth.

Pero él no quería saberlo, hubiera preferido un par de años más de hacerse el sueco.
The child didn't want to know the truth; he wanted to continue believing in the myth and pretend not to know the truth.

Y ahora ya es seis de enero, y ya se levantan sus hermanos pequeños.
Today is January 6th and younger siblings are already awake.

Sale al salón, y mira a su madre a los ojos, y ve el árbol y los regalos, y entiende que eso era todo, era todo. su madre, los regalos, eso siempre ha sido todo.
The child enters the living room and looks at his mother, the Christmas tree and the presents, realizing that Christmas has always been about his mother and the gifts.

Sus hermanos le miran y le señalan una caja. Él se acerca y rompe el precinto. Y sí, era lo que había pedido.
Younger siblings show the child a gift he requested and he opens it.

¿Y ahora qué hacer, después de la primera gran mentira? Porque eso es lo que es, no una ilusión o un juego sino una mentira, una mentira, los reyes son mentira.
What to do now after being told the first big lie? That's what it is, not an illusion or a game, but a lie. The myth of the Three Kings is a lie.

Eso es lo que es, no una ilusión o un juego sino una mentira, una mentira, es mentira.
The truth is that it's not an illusion, game or reality; the myth of the Three Kings is a lie.

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