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
Pipí Cucú
Bersuit Vergarabat Lyrics
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esperando mi amor
se acerca muy amable
un solemne señor.
Todo su gran formulario
empezó a presentar
porque no está circulando
usted que hace acá?
Yo hago ...
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Pipi Pipi Pipi
tengo que parar
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Que tal mi viejo amigo
volvemos a ver
desde tiempo colegiales
vamos a comer
De a poco de a poquito
le pintó el preguntón
Si sabes que te hace mal
porque tomas tanto alcohol
Yo tomo alchohol porque yo ...
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Rescatate vieja
Pipi Pipi Pipi
Cuacua cuacua
Es aca a la vuelta
pasa un poquito a verme
entre Uruguay y Corrientes
las mejores putas
asi casi me detengo
pero dije ahora no
porque me estan esperando
cuando el tipo insistió
mire la hora diez y media
la historia está ahí.
Volví a mi casita
mi viejita empezó
porque tanto te reís
mira a que hora venís
tenés los ojos rojos
y muy mal color
vos hiciste algo raro
por supuesto que no
Yo solo ...
Pipi Pipi Cucú Cu
Pipi Pipi Cucú Cucú
The lyrics of "Pipí Cucú" by Bersuit Vergarabat narrate the story of a person waiting for their love on a street corner when approached by a polite but formal man who asks them for their paperwork because they are not supposed to be there. The person responds with a repetitive chant of "Pipí Pipí Pipi, Cuacua cuacua" which seems to confuse the man who asks the person why they drink so much alcohol. The person responds again with their chant and avoids the man's invitation to visit the best prostitutes around the corner. When the person returns home, their mother questions them about their strange behavior and red eyes, to which they again respond with the repetitive chant of "Pipí Pipí Cucú Cu, Pipí Pipí Cucú Cucú."
The lyrics seem to be a portrayal of the mundane and repetitive lifestyle that some people lead, where routine and habits define their existence. The repetitive chant the person uses to respond to the formal man and their mother is a manifestation of their inability or lack of desire to explain themselves, which may be due to their dissatisfaction with their current situation or the fear of change. The man's invitation to visit the prostitutes may symbolize the temptation to indulge in exciting activities that offer temporary pleasure but may have long-lasting negative consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Parado en una esquina
I am standing on a street corner
esperando mi amor
Waiting for my love
se acerca muy amable
Approaching me in a friendly manner
un solemne señor.
A solemn gentleman
Todo su gran formulario
He starts to ask a lot of questions
empezó a presentar
He starts presenting himself
porque no está circulando
Asking why I'm not out and about
usted que hace acá?
What are you doing here?
Yo hago ...
I do...
Pipi Pipi Pipi
I pee, pee, pee
Cuacua cuacua
Quack, quack
tengo que parar
I need to go to the bathroom
Que tal mi viejo amigo
How are you my old friend?
volvemos a ver
It's been a while since we saw each other
desde tiempo colegiales
Since our school days
vamos a comer
Let's go eat
De a poco de a poquito
Little by little
le pintó el preguntón
He suddenly starts asking a lot of questions
Si sabes que te hace mal
If you know it's bad for you
porque tomas tanto alcohol
Why do you drink so much alcohol?
Rescatate vieja
Get a grip
Es aca a la vuelta
It's just around the corner
pasa un poquito a verme
Come by to visit me
entre Uruguay y Corrientes
Between Uruguay and Corrientes streets
las mejores putas
The best prostitutes
asi casi me detengo
I almost stop and consider it
pero dije ahora no
But I said no, not now
porque me estan esperando
Because someone is waiting for me
cuando el tipo insistió
When the guy insisted
mire la hora diez y media
I looked at my watch, it was ten thirty
la historia está ahí.
The story ends there
Volví a mi casita
I went back home
mi viejita empezó
My mother started
porque tanto te reís
Why are you laughing so much?
mira a que hora venís
Look at the time you're coming home
tenés los ojos rojos
Your eyes are red
y muy mal color
And your complexion doesn't look good
vos hiciste algo raro
Did you do something weird?
por supuesto que no
Of course not
Yo solo ...
I just...
Pipi Pipi Cucú Cu
I pee, pee, potty dance
Contributed by Max W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.