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
Espíritu De Esta Selva
Bersuit Vergarabat Lyrics
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Y los que callan griten con voces que asustan con brotes de rabia
Que los que temen bailen, con risas de niño con vodka y tambor
Esquivando amenazas tremendos ladridos de los perros de Dios
Que los pesados vuelen con alas de cóndor con sueños sin ley
Y los castrados penetren, que lleguen acaben y no se lamenten
Explorando esta nada, dolor en memoria trae rebelión
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, espíritu en esta selva
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, Don Leopardo corazón
Que los poetas maten por única vez, disparen las letras
Que no sean las víctimas que velan a un niño que no murió
Que los poetas mientan, total para qué sirve esta verdad
Sea ve rara esta selva cuando el espíritu empieza a gobernarte
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, espíritu en esta selva
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, espíritu en esta selva
Oh oh, nacido en Latinoamérica, no te comas la voz, oh
Uoh oh oh, espíritu en esta selva, no te comas la voz
Oh oh oh oh, nacido en Latinoamérica, no te comas la voz
Uoh oh oh, espíritu en esta selva, no te comas la voz
Oh oh oh oh, nacido en Latinoamérica, que no te comas la voz
Uoh oh oh, espíritu en esta selva, no te comas la voz
Oh oh oh oh, nacido en Latinoamérica, no te comas la voz
Uoh oh oh, espíritu en esta selva
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, espíritu en esta selva
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamérica
Don Leopardo corazón, Don Leopardo corazón
The song "Espiritu De Esta Selva" by Bersuit Vergarabat is a powerful and intense piece that expresses the desire for freedom, rebellion, and self-expression. The lyrics call for the desires to take over the body and soul, and encourage those who have been silent to raise their voices and express their rage. The lines "Let's dance with laughter and love" signify the need for joy and the ability to enjoy life despite any obstacles, while the lyrics "Estimando amenazas tremendos latidos del telo de Dios" express a sense of danger and unpredictability.
The song encourages those who have been oppressed to rise up and break free from their shackles, to fly away like a condor with unrestricted dreams, and to explore the pain of their own memories. The lines "Que los vencidos existan, no hay droga mejor para despertar" speak to the power that exists in defeat, in being able to rise up and continue fighting. The song also calls upon poets to use their words and lyrics as a form of rebellion and resistance. The line "Que los poetas mientan, total para que si es la verdad" speaks to the need for poets to lie and exaggerate the truth in order to create stories and messages that can resonate with listeners and inspire change.
Overall, "Espiritu De Esta Selva" is a powerful anthem that encourages people to resist oppression, fight for their freedom, and express themselves boldly and fearlessly.
Line by Line Meaning
Que los deseos hagan estado de sitio del cuerpo y el alma
Let desires take siege of the body and soul
Y los que callen griten con voces que asustan con brotes de rabia
And let those who are silent scream with voices that scare with outbreaks of anger
Que nos dejen el baile con risas de nio con botes de amor
Let us have the dance with child-like laughter and bursts of love
Estimando amenazas tremendos latidos del telo de Dios
Estimating threats, tremendous heartbeats of the God bed
Que los pesados vuelen con alas de cndor con sueos sin ley
Let the heavy ones fly with condor wings, with lawless dreams
Y los castrados penetren, que lleguen acaben y no se lamenten, explorando
And let the castrated ones penetrate, reach the end and not lament, exploring
Esta nada, dolor en memoria de alrededor
This nothing, pain in the surrounding memory
Que los vencidos existan, no hay droga mejor para despertar
Let the defeated ones exist, there is no better drug to wake up
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamrica
I have a saving fart, born in Latin America
"Don Leopardo" corazon, espritu en esta selva
"Don Leopardo", heart, spirit in this jungle
Que los poetas maten por nica vez, disparen las letras
Let the poets kill for once, shoot the letters
Que no sean las vctimas de ver a un nio que no muri
Let them not be victims of seeing a child who did not die
Que los poetas mientan, total para que si es la verdad
Let the poets lie, what difference does it make if it is the truth
Sea tan rara esta selva cuando el espritu empieza a gobernarte
This jungle becomes so strange when the spirit starts to govern you
Oh! No te comas la voz, Oh!
Oh! Don't eat your voice, Oh!
No te comas la voz
Don't eat your voice
Tengo un pedo salvador, nacido en Latinoamrica
I have a saving fart, born in Latin America
"Don Leopardo" corazon, espritu en esta selva
"Don Leopardo", heart, spirit in this jungle
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carlos Enrique Martin, Gustavo Edgardo Cordera, Juan Carlos Subira, Oscar Humberto Righi, Rene Ysel Cespedes Duarte, Victor Alberto Verenzuela
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