Betagarri is a basque skaband from Vitoria-Gasteiz. Their sound seems to be… Read Full Bio ↴Betagarri is a basque skaband from Vitoria-Gasteiz. Their sound seems to be a mix of ska, reggae and rock but are also influenced by latin and punk. Most texts are written and sung in basque language and largely deal with social- and globalisation critical issues.

Betagarri consists of eight musicans who are Iñaki Ortiz de Villalba (voice), Aitor Ruiz de Arbulo (guitar) and Pablo Rodríguez (bass) who are the only remaining founder members from 1992 and Iker Uriarte (drumset), Aitor Agirre (guitar), David Gaviña (sax), Mikel Sanz (trombone) and Unai Lobo (trumpet) what is the bandmanning since 2003.

So far 9 albums are released:
Maketa (demo from 1994)
Betagarri (1997)
Arren Erro Zaharra (1998)
80/00 (1999)
Freaky Festa (2000)
Remix (2001)
Arnasa Hartu (2002)
Zuzenena CD/DVD (2004)
Hamaika Gara (2006)

Mienten Mi Amor
Betagarri Lyrics

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Mienten mi amor
mienten todos, mienten siempre y sin pudor
mienten aunque nos digan que no
mienten por dios
por la paz, por la justicia y el amor
mienten cuando mientan la razón
miente el patrón
sus banqueros y su verde religión

sus gobiernos y su falsa oposición
miente la voz

de sus medios de la desinformación
mienten para el amo que mintió.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Betagarri's "Mienten mi amor" speak about the pervasive nature of lies in modern society. The opening line "mienten mi amor" translates to "they lie, my love" and sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer asserts that everyone lies, always and shamelessly. The lies are perpetuated even when we are told that they are not. People lie for God, for peace, for justice and for love. The singer believes that people even lie against reason.

The lyric "miente el patrón" translates to "the boss lies" and refers to the lies propagated by those in positions of power. The boss lies, as do his bankers and their green religion. The government and its false opposition also lie. The singer believes that the voice of the media lies and that they do so for the benefit of their master. The message of the song seems to be that we are surrounded by lies, that they come from all directions and that it is necessary to question everything we are told to find the truth.

Line by Line Meaning

Mienten mi amor
My love, they lie

mienten todos, mienten siempre y sin pudor
Everyone lies shamelessly and constantly

mienten aunque nos digan que no
They lie even when they say they won't

mienten por dios
They lie in the name of God

por la paz, por la justicia y el amor
They lie for peace, justice, and love

mienten cuando mientan la razón
They lie to distort the truth

miente el patrón
The boss lies

sus banqueros y su verde religión
The bankers and their green religion lie

sus gobiernos y su falsa oposición
Governments and false opposition lie

miente la voz
The voice lies

de sus medios de la desinformación
Through their means of disinformation