One of the first contemporary successful rock bands in Colombia, Los Aterci… Read Full Bio ↴One of the first contemporary successful rock bands in Colombia, Los Aterciopelados is among the Latin American countries' top groups. Formed in 1992 in Bogotá, Colombia, the band has fused its own sound by combining a rock-solid approach and electronics with a variety of Latin American musical traditions including mariachi, bolero, tropical and flamenco.

Aterciopelados, whose name translates as "The Velvety Ones," was formed by former members of Delia Y Los Aminoacidos -- Andrea Echeverri, who plays acoustic guitar and sings lead, and Héctor Buitrago, who plays bass guitar. The original drummer Andres Giraldo* was replaced by Alejandro Duque in 1995 and the original guitar player Charlie Marquez was replaced by Alejandro Gomez Caceras in 1997. Also, lead singer Andrea Echeverri was chosen by Gustavo Cerati to sing "En la Ciudad de la Furia" for Soda Stereo's MTV Unplugged album.

Andrés Giraldo was also part of the Bogotá based band Bloque de Busqueda, known for their mix of artisan / folkloric music with a modern twist full of prominent beats.

Echeverri came out with a self-titled solo album in 2004, "Aemeo" is the lead song in this album.

The band recieved Grammy award nominations in 1997 and 1998.

In October of 2006 they released the album Oye, just a couple of months after Héctor Buitrago came out with his Conhector first solo album.

Ella
Aterciopelados Lyrics

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Ella bajó del cielo
Siendo la ilusión de mis sentidos
Ella cayó una noche
Cerca del panal de las abejas
No volará en la noche

Ya no veré más sus párpados abiertos
Ay, ya no sé lo que siento en la garganta

Ay, ya ni sé lo que rueda en mi cabeza

Ella soñó con ella
Viéndose morir en mi regazo
Ella se fue una tarde
Puso su carita entre las alas
No volará en la noche

Ya no será más los ojos
De mis sueños
Ay, yo no sé lo que siento
En las orejas
Ay, ya no sé por qué me
Tiemblan las piernas

Ella me trajo su alma
Y yo desmembré su corazón
Ella me trajo su alma
Y yo me quedé petrificado
No volará en la noche

Ay, no valió encerrarla en una jaula
Ay, no llegó a quererme con el alma
Ay, ya ni sé, aunque yo coma salado

No volará en la noche
No volará en la noche

Overall Meaning

The song "Ella" by Aterciopelados tells a melancholic tale of a woman who fell from heaven and became the illusion of the singer's senses. She fell one night near a beehive and cannot fly anymore during the night. The lyrics suggest a sense of loss and detachment as the singer expresses that he no longer sees her open eyelids and does not know what he feels in his throat or what is rolling in his head. He also dreams of her and imagines her dying in his embrace while she put her face between her wings and left in the afternoon. The repetition of "no volará en la noche" or "will not fly at night" indicates a finality to their relationship and the idea of being grounded and unable to move on.

The lyrics convey a deep sense of longing and regret, mixed with an element of mysticism and romance. The use of the symbol of the woman falling from heaven and the beehive adds to the metaphorical and dreamlike quality of the song. The singer's emotions are complex and layered, and it's unclear whether the woman he sings about is real or a figment of his imagination. Nonetheless, the sadness and intensity of his feelings are palpable, leaving the listener with a haunting sense of loss.

Line by Line Meaning

Ella bajó del cielo
She appeared out of nowhere and captured my imagination

Siendo la ilusión de mis sentidos
As the embodiment of my deepest desires

Ella cayó una noche
She came to me one fateful evening

Cerca del panal de las abejas
Near the buzzing hive of love

No volará en la noche
She will not fly away into the night

Ya no veré más sus párpados abiertos
I will never again see her eyes wide open

Ay, ya no sé lo que siento en la garganta
I am so overwhelmed with emotions that I can't even speak

Ay, ya ni sé lo que rueda en mi cabeza
My thoughts are jumbled and confused

Ella soñó con ella
She dreamed of herself

Viéndose morir en mi regazo
Dying in my embrace

Ella se fue una tarde
She left one afternoon