There are two groups and two singers called Big Mama:

1. Big Mama - … Read Full Bio ↴There are two groups and two singers called Big Mama:

1. Big Mama - a Korean female pop/rnb group
2. Big Mama - a French ska/reggae/punk/rock band
3. Big Mama - a Catalan blues singer
4. Big Mama - a Albanian pop-folk singer from Macedonia

1. Big Mama (빅마마) is a Korean female pop and rnb group from YG Entertainment. Their first music video (for Break Away, their first single), showed four thin, pretty Korean women performing on a stage that are revealed to be lipsynchers; the actual singers are Big Mama, standing behind the stage singing passionately. This was "new" since major female artist in Korea are "thin and pretty" Big Mama showed another side. This strong single catapulted the group into the top of the music charts, with their album selling over 100,000 copies.

As the name of the band indicates, Big Mama is a 4-member female vocal band consisting of 4 “big” women – both in terms of physique and vocal talents. Despite their great talents in singing, most of the 4 members of the band had to perform as back chorus singers because of their “not so beautiful” appearances. Of course, that is only compared to the female singers who have Barbie-like figures and faces. Yang Hyun-seok, Former member of Taeji and Boys, discovered the talents of the 4 female vocalists and teamed them up as a band to stir up the local pop music scene with a sensational wave that great singers with great voices can be successful without brilliant dances or appearances. Shin Yeona, the eldest member of the band had made her debut in the pop music scene by winning a silver prize at the Riverside Song Festival held in 1995. Since then she had been actively performing as lyrics writer and singer behind the scenes of various television and radio commercials and theme songs for televisions dramas until she joined Big Mama. Lee Young-hyun had won a special prize at the Riverside Song Festival held in 2000. Lee Ji-young had performed with the Han Sang-won band as a vocalist. One of the most extraordinary conditions of contract for the band Big Mama was that if any of the members would have a plastic surgery, the whole band will have to be disbanded. Thus, the promotion of the vocal band focused on highlighting the band’s vocal talent rather than its appearance. As soon as its debut, the band proved that it’s only the music that counts for the success of a band.
(Text taken from KBS World Radio)

Official website: http://www.bigmama.co.kr

2. Big Mama is a French band playing mix of ska, reggae, dub, punk, rock, funk, jungle and other styles. The group was founded in 1996 in Paris.

Official website: http://www.bigmamarecords.net

3. A Catalan blues singer
Montserrat Pratdesaba was born at St Quirze de Besora (Catalonia) in 1963, and was nicknamed Big Mama at Barcelona's legendary "Cova del Drac" club where her career and love of the blues began.
Discography:
BIG MAMA BLUES ROOTED (2005)
BIG MAMA & JOAN PAU CUMELLAS EN EL NOM DE TOTS (2003)
BIG MAMA & JOAN PAU CUMELLAS STIR THE POT (2001)
BIG MAMA with JOAN PAU CUMELLAS & MIGUEL TALAVERA
TABLEAU DE BLUES (2000)
BIG MAMA ELECTRIC BAND SER O NO SER (1998)
BIG MAMA & VÍCTOR URIS EL BLUES DE L'OMBRA BLAVA (1996)
BIG MAMA with VÍCTOR URIS & AMADEU CASAS
EL BLUES DE LA INFLACIÓ (1994)
BIG MAMA AND THE BLUES MESSENGERS (live at la Boîte) (1993)
BIG MAMA AND THE BLUES MESSENGERS BLUES, BLUES, BLUES! (recorded in 1992 but published in 1995)
BLUES REUNION '90 (1990)

Her most outstanding discographic collaborations are:
L´HARMÒNICA COIXA BLUES BAND WALKING BLUES (1991)
LA VELLA DIXIELAND with BIG MAMA and JOSEP Mª FARRÀS
RAGTIME (1995)
FUEGO LET´S PLAY THE BLUES (1994)
LOTI LEWIS ECHOES OF HEARTBEATS (1997)
CIUTADANES PEL CANVI (1999)
LES CANÇONS DE TEMPS ERA TEMPS (2000)
NEW ORLEANS BLUE STOMPERS HELLO SATCHMO!-
THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL STORY (2001)
LA LOCOMOTORA NEGRA SWING ALS 30 ANYS (2001)
VÍCTOR URIS DE LADO A LADO (2002)
AMADEU CASAS STROLLIN´ BAND (2005)
BLUES AROUND THE WORLD (PUT 253-2) (2006)
ESCLAT GOSPEL SINGERS FROM ROOTS TO HEAVEN (XGC-001) (2008)

Official website: http://www.bigmamamontse.com/

4. Albanian pop-folk singer from Macedonia. She also have talk-show on Alsat-M TV in Skopje, Macedonia.

El Día Que Me Quieras
Big Mama Lyrics

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Acaricia mi sueño
El suave murmullo
De tu suspirar
Como ríe la vida
Si tus ojos negros
Me quieren mirar
Y si es mío el amparo
De tu risa leve

Que es como un cantar
Ella aquíeta mi herida
Todo, todo se olvida
El día que me quieras,
La rosa que engalana
Se vestirá de fiesta
Con su mejor color
Y al viento las campanas
Dirán que ya eres mía
Y locas las fontanas
Se contarán su amor
La noche que me quieras
Desde el azul del cielo
Las estrellas celosas
Nos mirarán pasar
Y un rayo misterioso
Hará nido en tu pelo

Luciernaga curiosa que verá
Que eres mi... consuelo

Overall Meaning

In Big Mama's song El día que me quieras, the lyrics talk about the beauty of love and the power it has to heal one's wounds. The song speaks of a dreamlike world where everything is forgotten when the person you love is near. The first few lines of the song talk about the importance of a lover's touch, and how the sound of their whisper can calm one's soul. The next few lines speak of the magical effect a lover's gaze can have, describing it as laughter that brings joy and peace to the soul.

The song then describes a joyous occasion when the person being sung to finally reciprocates the love. The metaphor of a rose is used to describe the beauty of the love between the two people. The rose in this context represents the beauty and celebration of the love. The celebration is also reflected in the bells ringing, announcing to the world that the person being sung to has become a part of the singer's life. The final stanza of the song describes a night where the two people will be together, walking hand in hand, while the stars look on enviously. The metaphor of a lightning bug finding a new home in the hair of the person being sung to represents the light and beauty that the singer finds in the person he loves.

Overall, the song talks about the transformative power of love and how it can make life better in almost every aspect. The lyrics also highlight the transient nature of happiness and how the presence of the people we love can transform our lives completely.

Line by Line Meaning

Acaricia mi sueño
Touch my dreams gently

El suave murmullo
The soft whisper

De tu suspirar
Of your sighing

Como ríe la vida
How life laughs

Si tus ojos negros
If your black eyes

Me quieren mirar
Want to look at me

Y si es mío el amparo
And if I have the refuge

De tu risa leve
Of your gentle laughter

Que es como un cantar
That is like a song

Ella aquíeta mi herida
It quiets my wound

Todo, todo se olvida
Everything, everything is forgotten