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
Tuyu
Bersuit Vergarabat Lyrics
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En los picados me mandan al arco por gordo tarado
La botellita siempre apunta a otro, basta de atentados
Conseguí una novia con lentes y aparatos
Quiero jugar con mi prima al doctor, pero nunca viene
Todos los nenes tienen el pito más grande que yo
Ciencias naturales es mi vocación porque mato sapos
Así me entreno para matarme en mi octavo
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Bizco, chicato le dicen en la escuela
Nadie me quiere
Él toco a esa mujer
Yo no fui
Tiene lepra o es viruela
No es acné
Me parece que es comilón
Quién, ¿yo?
Ese del pueblito debe ser un drogadicto
Es aconsejable eliminarlo de una vez
Mátenlos, amárrenlos, están muy sacados
Así fue como festejé mis catorce
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Tuvimos un presidente, digno en argentina
Que ordenó con su grandeza al organizar
¡vamos! se acabaron los subversivos: ¡ahora a trabajar!
La gente lo vitoreaba en las plazas
Mi novia sin saberlo quería que sea como él
Fiel, disciplinado, católico, educado
Como vio que no podía me dejó por infractor
Tateti tateti, la desgracia es para mi
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Desgraciado
Soy militante del apagón, no tengo pila
La ignorancia es mi profesión, es mi saliva
Es mi vida una composición toda corrida
Que destaca la equivocación y a las mentiras
El que juega con la realidad es un suicida
Que dialoga con una pared toda la vida
Tengo veintiocho y alejado estoy pero en la mía
Con bersuit para festejar el más loco
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
The lyrics of the song "Tuyu" by Bersuit Vergarabat are a collection of thoughts, fears, and insecurities from the perspective of a young adolescent, who struggles with his place in society and the pressure to fit in. The lines are disjointed and often disconnected, reflecting the inner turmoil and confusion of the singer's mind. The first stanza, for example, mentions hiding and being hurt, being ridiculed for being overweight, wanting to be more assertive, feeling sexually frustrated, and struggling with academic subjects.
The chorus, "Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu," seems to serve as a recurring mantra or refrain, perhaps representing the singer's desire for attention or recognition. The second stanza highlights the singer's social isolation and paranoia, as he is mocked and accused of various misdeeds, from touching a woman to having a contagious disease. The chorus reappears, suggesting that this teasing and bullying is a form of celebration, or at least a way of drawing attention to the singer.
The third stanza takes a political turn, alluding to the dictatorship in Argentina and the popularity of a specific leader, whom the singer's girlfriend admires. The singer cannot live up to this idealized image and is ultimately rejected. The final stanza is a reflection on the singer's own identity and values, which are non-conformist and anti-establishment. He claims to be part of a movement that rejects consumerism and technology and embraces ignorance and chaos. The repeated chorus suggests that this is his way of celebrating himself and his alternative lifestyle.
Line by Line Meaning
A la escondida siempre cuento yo, sino me lastiman
I always hide and keep things to myself, so that nobody can hurt me.
En los picados me mandan al arco por gordo tarado
They make me stand in goal during football games because I'm fat, dumb and useless.
La botellita siempre apunta a otro, basta de atentados
People always try to blame someone else instead of taking responsibility for their own actions, and this needs to stop.
Conseguí una novia con lentes y aparatos
I got a girlfriend who wears glasses and braces.
Quiero jugar con mi prima al doctor, pero nunca viene
I want to play doctor with my cousin, but she never comes over.
Todos los nenes tienen el pito más grande que yo
All the other boys have bigger penises than me.
Ciencias naturales es mi vocación porque mato sapos
I like studying natural sciences because I enjoy killing frogs.
Así me entreno para matarme en mi octavo
This is how I train myself to commit suicide when I'm eight years old.
Tuyu tuyu happy birthday tuyu
Happy birthday to you.
Bizco, chicato le dicen en la escuela
They call me cross-eyed and stupid at school.
Nadie me quiere
Nobody likes me.
Él toco a esa mujer
He touched that woman.
Yo no fui
I didn't do it.
Tiene lepra o es viruela
She has leprosy or smallpox.
No es acné
It's not acne.
Me parece que es comilón
I think he eats too much.
Quién, ¿yo?
Who, me?
Ese del pueblito debe ser un drogadicto
That guy from the small town must be a drug addict.
Es aconsejable eliminarlo de una vez
It would be advisable to get rid of him right away.
Mátenlos, amárrenlos, están muy sacados
Kill them, tie them up, they are too crazy.
Así fue como festejé mis catorce
That's how I celebrated my fourteenth birthday.
Tuvimos un presidente, digno en argentina
We had a president who was dignified in Argentina.
Que ordenó con su grandeza al organizar
He ordered things with his greatness by organizing them.
¡vamos! se acabaron los subversivos: ¡ahora a trabajar!
Let's go! The rebels are gone: now it's time to work!
La gente lo vitoreaba en las plazas
People cheered for him in the town squares.
Mi novia sin saberlo quería que sea como él
My girlfriend, without realizing it, wanted me to be like him.
Fiel, disciplinado, católico, educado
Faithful, disciplined, Catholic, educated.
Como vio que no podía me dejó por infractor
But when she saw that I couldn't live up to those standards, she left me for someone who could.
Tateti tateti, la desgracia es para mi
Tic tac toe, the misfortune is mine.
Soy militante del apagón, no tengo pila
I'm a member of the blackout movement, I don't have batteries.
La ignorancia es mi profesión, es mi saliva
Ignorance is my profession, it's what comes out of my mouth.
Es mi vida una composición toda corrida
My life is a jumbled mess.
Que destaca la equivocación y a las mentiras
One that highlights mistakes and lies.
El que juega con la realidad es un suicida
He who plays with reality is a suicide.
Que dialoga con una pared toda la vida
One who talks to a wall his whole life.
Tengo veintiocho y alejado estoy pero en la mía
I'm twenty-eight and I'm detached, but I'm in my element.
Con bersuit para festejar el más loco
With Bersuit to celebrate the craziest one.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carlos Alberto Bianco, Rene Ysel Cespedes Duarte, Gustavo Edgardo Cordera, Carlos Enrique Martin
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