Bersuit Vergarabat, formed in 1989 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of th… Read Full Bio ↴Bersuit Vergarabat, formed in 1989 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the most important Argentine rock bands of the 1990s/2000s.

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

Requiem
Bersuit Vergarabat Lyrics

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Suena y tiembla este esp

Overall Meaning

acio, como la noche de un terremoto. Las almas ahogadas revolotean, piden auxilio bajo el agua. El ceño fruncido, la boca apretada, se escapan lágrimas, mojan la almohada. ¡Sí!, la tristeza es un invierno, las penas son gaviotas en el puerto. Pero hay que darle tiempo al tiempo, que el tiempo sabe lo que hace, que otra primavera vendrá.

The first verse sets a somber and disorienting tone, as the space around the singer shakes and trembles like an earthquake. The lyrics suggest that drowned souls are fluttering around and begging for help, with the singer shedding tears on a wet pillow. The emotions are described in metaphorical terms, as sadness is compared to winter and problems are likened to seagulls in a harbor. However, the lyrics also include a note of hope, as the singer implores listeners to trust that time will heal and that another spring will come.

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