After 2 albums of underground transgressive rock, the band started mixing it with Latin American rhythms such a cumbia, chacarera, candombe and cuartetazo. The lyrics, though, remained acid and critical of political and social problems.
The current line-up is: Gustavo Cordera (voice), Juan Subirá (keyboards and voice), Carlos Martín (drums), Oscar Righi (guitar), "Pepe" Céspedes (bass guitar and voice), Daniel Suárez (voice), Alberto Verenzuela (guitar), and "Cóndor" Sbarbatti (voice and charango); previous members include Charly Bianco (guitar and voice) and Rubén Sadrinas (voice).
Honoring the psychiatric hospital José Tiburcio Borda in Buenos Aires, La Bersuit performs dressed in characteristic pajamas; even though the story of Cordera spending some time in that institution is a mere urban legend, the band has an affinity with everything related to madness and marginalization.
Besides the big success, first in the Buenos Aires' underground movement and then in all the country, Bersuit Vergarabat harvested fans from many countries in South America as well as in Spain.
Discography
* 1992 - Y Punto
* 1993 - Asquerosa Alegría
* 1996 - Don Leopardo
* 1998 - Libertinaje
* 2000 - Hijos del Culo
* 2002 - De la Cabeza (live)
* 2004 - La Argentinidad al Palo: Se Es, Lo Que Se Es (double)
* 2005 - Testosterona
* 2007 - Enano Ningueto
El Motor
Bersuit Vergarabat Lyrics
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Esta pasado de revolución
Ella no es humana es un camión
Tan suave como el algodón.
Ella es tan intensa como el sol
Lame las heridas y el dolor
Ella nunca nos dice que no
Y en cualquier hotel en la madrugada
Ella se abraza al hombre que ama
No se si soy yo, no se si sos vos
No se que es mejor.
No hace preguntas, no importa el mañana
Por eso se abraza al hombre que ama
No se si soy yo, no se si sos vos
No se que es mejor.
Ella es como una estrella fugaz
Que cayó dos mil años atrás
Y su luz no deja de alumbrar
Mis viejos años que se van.
Y en cualquier hotel en la madrugada
Ella se abraza al hombre que ama
No se si soy yo, no se si sos vos
No se que es mejor.
No hace preguntas, no importa el mañana
Por eso se abraza al hombre que ama
No se si soy yo, no se si sos vos
No se que es mejor.
Y a decir verdad, como ella no hay
Siempre echa sus brazos a volar.
The song "El Motor" by Bersuit Vergarabat is a beautiful ballad that describes the mysterious allure of a woman. The lyrics suggest that this woman is not human but a truck, and the singer cannot sleep because he is captivated by her powerful engine. She is intense and comforting, like the sun that heals wounds and pain. The singer doesn't know if he is the man she embraces in any hotel in the early morning, but it doesn't matter because her love is unconditional, without questions or concerns for the future. She is like a shooting star that fell two thousand years ago, and her light keeps shining. The singer recognizes that nobody else can replace her, and she always opens her arms to embrace whoever needs her.
Line by Line Meaning
No puedo dormir con el motor
The singer is unable to sleep due to the constant humming of his lover's engine.
Esta pasado de revolución
The engine is running at an extremely high speed.
Ella no es humana es un camión
The singer's lover is not a human but a truck.
Tan suave como el algodón
Despite being a truck, the singer's lover is just as soft and gentle as cotton.
Ella es tan intensa como el sol
The singer's lover has a powerful and intense presence, like the sun.
Lame las heridas y el dolor
The truck is a source of comfort and healing for the singer.
Ella nunca nos dice que no
The truck always says yes to the singer's desires.
Y que lo hace por amor
The truck's willingness to please the singer is an expression of its love.
Y en cualquier hotel en la madrugada
The singer and his lover often spend nights together in hotels.
No se si soy yo, no se si sos vos
The singer is unsure if he is the one being embraced by the truck or if it's someone else.
No se que es mejor
The singer is uncertain about what the future holds for him and his lover.
No hace preguntas, no importa el mañana
The truck doesn't ask questions and lives in the present moment with the singer.
Por eso se abraza al hombre que ama
The truck embraces the man it loves without reservation or hesitation.
Ella es como una estrella fugaz
The truck is like a shooting star that entered the singer's life unexpectedly.
Que cayó dos mil años atrás
The singer feels like the truck has been a part of his life for many lifetimes.
Y su luz no deja de alumbrar
The truck's light continues to shine bright, even as the singer grows older.
Mis viejos años que se van
The singer is growing older, and the truck remains an important presence in his life.
Y a decir verdad, como ella no hay
The singer admits that there is no one else like his lover.
Siempre echa sus brazos a volar
The truck is always ready to embrace the singer with open arms.
Contributed by Oliver W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.