In 2007 she started her career as a solo artist, doing her first live performances. Then she teamed with producer Marcelo Aldunate, and started to record demos and built a career as an indie artist. In 2008 she started to gain more popularity in the Chilean music scene, as her song "Antes que" started to get heavy airplay in Chilean radio station Radio 1, which was aimed to promote new national musicians.
Her first studio album, entitled Almismotiempo, was released in 2009 under the Sello Azul label. The album featured the song "Millones" as its lead single.
Mandarina
Camila Moreno Lyrics
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Alguien lo presintió, fue como una premonición
Una manada ¿creció?, una bandada miro de golpe el rayo confió, confió
Ya no le temo al dolor
Pude escuchar mi muerte, los ojos se fueron atrás
Yo tengo un lunar de signos contentos
Eso no se va a borrar
Una manada ¿meció? , una bandada miro, de golpe el rayo confió, confió
Puedo escuchar su pecho dormido
Pude escuchar mi corazón florido
The song "Mandarina" by Camila Moreno is a hauntingly beautiful piece that delves into the mysterious and unpredictable nature of life. The opening lines refer to a seismic event that caused the earth to shake beneath the ocean floor. The singer suggests that someone had a premonition of this event, and it was like a warning of things to come. The lyrics that follow speak of a group of animals that grew in number, as if they too were aware of something significant about to take place.
The repeated phrase "confió, confió" (trusted, trusted) suggests a sense of faith or trust in something greater than ourselves. The singer begins to speak about their own experiences with pain and death, including a moment when they "could hear their own death" and their eyes "went backwards". This suggests a kind of out-of-body experience or a moment of heightened awareness of their own mortality.
The song's haunting melody and poetic lyrics create a sense of mystery and introspection. The use of animal imagery and vivid descriptions of natural phenomena add to the dreamlike quality of the song. In essence, "Mandarina" is about finding the courage to face life's inevitable challenges and finding beauty and meaning in the midst of chaos and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
La tierra se estremeció debajo del mar
The ground shook beneath the ocean
Alguien lo presintió, fue como una premonición
Someone felt it, it was like a premonition
Una manada ¿creció?, una bandada miro de golpe el rayo confió, confió
A herd grew? A flock suddenly looked, trusted the lightning, trusted
Ya no le temo al dolor
I am no longer afraid of pain
Pude escuchar mi muerte, los ojos se fueron atrás
I could hear my own death, my eyes went back
Yo tengo un lunar de signos contentos
I have a freckle of happy signs
Eso no se va a borrar
It will never fade away
Una manada ¿meció?, una bandada miro, de golpe el rayo confió, confió
A herd swayed? A flock looked, suddenly trusted the lightning, trusted
Puedo escuchar su pecho dormido
I can hear his sleeping chest
Pude escuchar mi corazón florido
I could hear my flowering heart
Contributed by Christian R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.