… Read Full Bio ↴Bacilos was a latin music group based in Miami, Florida, United States.
The band was formed in 1995 by three students of the University of Miami and was named after the Spanish word for bacillus. Originally a quartet, the band drew influences from Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodríguez and Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez. The band eventually became a trio consisting of Colombian singer and guitarist Jorge Villamizar, bassist André Lopes and percussionist José Javier Freire before releasing an independent album Madera in 1999.
Bacilos signed with Warner Music in 2000. The selftitled album Bacilos was actually a re-edition of Madera and was nominated for two Latin Grammy awards and went gold in Colombia. The single Tabaco Y Chanel was widely played on Latin radio stations and the success of their major label debut earned them a slot as support artist on a world tour by Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz.
In 2002 Caraluna added to their reputation winning a Grammy for best Latin pop album and making the Billboard Latin album charts. The album also won best album at the Latin Grammies and their song Mi Primer Millón a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003 and won best tropical song. The single Caraluna went to #1 in Chile, top 10 in Argentina and charted in the world and Billboard Latin charts in late 2002 and early 2003.
Sólo Un Segundo was the third single from the album going top 10 in Argentina and top 20 in Chile. Bacilos also featured on a duet with Celso Piña which made the Chilean Top 20 in May 2004.
Sin Vergüenza was released in late 2004. The first single Pasos de Gigante went to number 1 in Argentina, #2 in Chile and made top 10 on Billboard's Latin singles charts in late 2004. It has been nominated for a Grammy award for best Latin pop album.
The band announced that they would break up and completed their final tour in the United States on December 15, 2006, when they played at La Covacha, in Miami. Their final live show was on February 21, 2007, at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Chile.
In October 2017, the band decided for a reunion and released their latest hit, "Por Hacerme el Bueno". In August 2018, the band released their fourth studio album "¿Donde Nos Quedamos?".
On Valentine's day 2020 the band released and EP Cupido y compañía.
The band continues to tour all over north America. Obviously postponed because of the big C.
Ahí va la madera
Bacilos Lyrics
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Ahí va la madera
Va para otra tierra
A volverse mesa
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Va para otra tierra
A volverse mesa
A volverse un ataúd
Pero aquí era el árbol del amor
De un pájaro en peligro de extinción
Que ya no vuela, ya no vuela
Pero aquí marcaba la estación
Con flores de colores ya no
Que ya no regresan, no regresan
Pero aquí era el árbol del amor
De un pájaro en peligro de extinción
Que ya no vuela, ya no vuela
Pero aquí marcaba la estación
Con flores de colores
de una flor que ya nunca regresa
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Va para otra tierra
A volverse mesa
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Va para otra tierra
A volverse mesa
A volverse tabla
A volverse un ataúd
Pero aquí era el árbol del amor
De un pájaro en peligro de extinción
Que ya no vuela, ya no vuela
Pero aquí marcaba la estación
Con flores de colores ya no
Que ya no regresan, no regresan
Pero aquí era el árbol del amor
De un pájaro en peligro de extinción
Que ya no vuela, ya no vuela
Pero aquí marcaba la estación
Con flores de colores
de un color que ya nunca regresa
Se vende y se está pagando
Lo que queda de esta tierra si
Lo que queda es pa' pagar
El caro precio de esta historia
Nuestra historia
De la historia
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Ahí va la madera
Señores y señores respiren profundo
porque ese camión que se abre paso por la selva
se roba el pulmón del mundo
Oye muchachito lo que está pasando
Ahí se llevan la madera
Oye muchachito lo que está pasando
Ahí se llevan la madera
Oye muchachito lo que está pasando
Ahí se llevan la madera
Oye muchachito lo que está pasando
Ahí se llevan la madera
300 fotocopias de la misma vainas
Ahí se llevan la madera
Para hacer palitos chinos
Ahí se llevan la madera
Todo el mundo corta pero nadie siembre
Ahí se llevan la madera
Cortan tres estarías pa' tres vacas flacas es verdad
Ahí se llevan la madera
Hey se cada la madera
The song "Ahí va la Madera" by Bacilos is a deeply layered commentary on the destruction of the environment and the loss of natural resources at the hands of human beings. The lyrics describe the journey of a tree as it is turned into various objects, starting with a table and ending with a coffin. The repetitive nature of the chorus emphasizes the pattern of exploitation and consumption that characterizes our relationship with the natural world.
The verses provide more specific examples of the tree's significance before it was cut down. It was home to a bird on the verge of extinction, which no longer flies, and marked the passage of time with colorful flowers that no longer bloom. The repeated phrases "que ya no vuela" and "ya no regresan" (which no longer flies, which no longer returns) are haunting reminders of what has been lost.
The final section of the song comments on the economic and social factors that drive deforestation. The line "Se vende y se está pagando / Lo que queda de esta tierra" (What remains of this land is being sold and paid for) suggests that those who profit from logging and forest destruction are simply trying to make ends meet. The phrase "nuestra historia / de la historia" (our story / of history) acknowledges the complex cultural, political, and economic factors that shape our relationship with the environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Ahí va la madera
The wood is being transported away to another land to become furniture, tables, and even coffins.
Va para otra tierra
The wood is being taken to a different land.
A volverse mesa
It will be turned into a table.
A volverse tabla
It will become a board/table.
A volverse un ataúd
It will turn into a coffin.
Pero aquí era el árbol del amor
Here, this was the tree of love.
De un pájaro en peligro de extinción
The home of an endangered bird species.
Que ya no vuela, ya no vuela
The bird no longer flies.
Pero aquí marcaba la estación
This is where the cycle of seasons was marked.
Con flores de colores ya no
The colorful flowers that once marked the season are no more.
Que ya no regresan, no regresan
These flowers will not return.
De una flor que ya nunca regresa
A flower that never returns.
Se vende y se está pagando
They are selling and paying for what remains of this land.
Lo que queda de esta tierra si
What is left of this land.
El caro precio de esta historia
The expensive price of our history.
Nuestra historia
Our story.
Señores y señores respiren profundo
Take a deep breath, ladies and gentlemen.
Porque ese camión que se abre paso por la selva
That truck that is cutting through the jungle.
se roba el pulmón del mundo
It is stealing the lungs of the world.
Oye muchachito lo que está pasando
Listen, young one, to what is happening.
Ahí se llevan la madera
The wood is being taken away.
300 fotocopias de la misma vainas
300 copies of the same thing.
Para hacer palitos chinos
To make chopsticks.
Todo el mundo corta pero nadie siembre
Everyone cuts, but no one plants.
Cortan tres estarías pa' tres vacas flacas es verdad
They cut down three trees for three skinny cows, it's true.
Hey se cada la madera
Hey, they are taking the wood.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JORGE VILLAMIZAR
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