After participating in some teen programs as a singer/actor, he got the main role in the telenovela (soap opera) "Gallito RamΓrez," which made him a famous actor. Later, another telenovela, "Escalona" made him return to his "costeΓ±o" roots (he was born in Santa Marta, the same town of the famous soccer player "El Pibe" Valderrama, located in the north coast of Colombia) and mainly to sing classic vallenato songs of one of the most prestigious vallenato composers, Rafael Escalona. The soundtrack of "Escalona" quickly became a major hit in radio and CD sales and allowed vallenato to conquest other colombian cities outside the "costa" (north coast) that hadnΒ΄t previously accepted it.
After forming a band called La Provincia, the singer and guitarist began performing a local style known as Vallenato, successfully touring his native country, Colombia, and South America. In 1994, Carlos Vives' "La Gota Fria," became his first smash, climbing on the most important music charts around Latin America. In 1996, under the slogan of Unete A Los Locales (Join the Local Ones), the talented musician created his own label, called Gaira, to promote and give an incentive to local artists like "Bloque de BΓΊsqueda" and "Distrito".
Carlos Vives also hosted an important show of the Colombian TV, "La Tele". With irreverent and sometimes escatologic humour this program promoted the figures of Martin De Francisco and GermΓ‘n Moure, in a country where criticism has always been divorced of popular jokes. This program was then reborn as an animated version which turned to be the first weekly 25 minute animated series of Colombia and Latinamerica, called "El Siguiente Programa" ("The Next Show")
His style, which mixes vallenato, rock and champeta (an African-influenced music) was then used by several Colombian artists, giving birth to the "Tropipop" movement.
La Casa En El Aire
Carlos Vives Lyrics
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Solamente pa' que vivas te
DespuΓ©s le pongo un letrero bien grande
De nubes blancas que diga Andaluz
Cuando Andaluz sea una seΓ±orita
Y alguno le quiera hablar de amor
El tipo tiene que ser aviador
Para que pueda hacerle una visita
A ver a Andaluz en las nubes
Porque el que no vuela no llega allΓ‘
A ver a Andaluz en la inmensidad
Voy a hacer mi casa en el aire
Pa' que no te moleste nadie
Ponte a pensar como ser e bonito
Vivir arriba todo el mundo
AllΓ en las nubes con los angelitos
Sin que te pueda molestar ninguno
Si te preguntan como se sube, decirles
Que muchos se han perdido
Para ir al cielo creo que no hay camino
Nosotros dos iremos en una nube
Como esa casa no tiene cimientos
En el sistema que he inventado yo
Me la sostienen en el firmamento
Los angelitos que le pido a Dios
Voy a explicar cual es el motivo
De hacer esa casa en el aire
La ΓΊnica forma de vivir tranquilo
Porque el camino no lo sabe
Porque el que no vuela no sube
A ver a Andaluz en las nubes
Te voy a hacer tu casa en el aire
Pa' que no te moleste nadie
The song La Casa En El Aire by Carlos Vives tells the story of a man who wants to build a house in the sky for his lover Andaluz to live in, away from the troubles and turmoil of the world below. He dreams of creating a peaceful sanctuary for her, where she can be free from the distractions and disturbances of ordinary life. He talks about how he will put a large sign on it with the words "Andaluz" written in white clouds, so that everyone passing by can see that it is her house. However, he warns that only aviators will be able to visit her because "the one who does not fly cannot rise."
The song creates an enchanting tale of a fantastical world where the impossible becomes possible. The idea of a house floating in the air is an imaginative and unique concept that represents a longing for freedom and escape. The song's romantic nature and poetic lyrics further emphasize the dream-like quality of the tale. Ultimately, La Casa En El Aire is a timeless love story that speaks to the limitless possibilities of love and human imagination.
Line by Line Meaning
Te voy a hacer una casa en el aire
I will create a house for you in the sky
Solamente pa' que vivas te
Only for you to live in
DespuΓ©s le pongo un letrero bien grande
Afterwards, I will put a big sign on it
De nubes blancas que diga Andaluz
Made of white clouds that say Andaluz
Cuando Andaluz sea una seΓ±orita
When Andaluz becomes a young lady
Y alguno le quiera hablar de amor
And someone wants to talk to her about love
El tipo tiene que ser aviador
The guy must be a pilot
Para que pueda hacerle una visita
So he can visit her
Por que el que no vuela no sube
Because those who don't fly cannot go up
A ver a Andaluz en las nubes
To see Andaluz in the clouds
Porque el que no vuela no llega allΓ‘
Because those who can't fly cannot reach there
A ver a Andaluz en la inmensidad
To see Andaluz in the vastness
Voy a hacer mi casa en el aire
I will build my house in the sky
Pa' que no te moleste nadie
So nobody can bother you
Ponte a pensar como ser e bonito
Imagine how beautiful it can be
Vivir arriba todo el mundo
To live up above everybody else
AllΓ en las nubes con los angelitos
There, among the clouds with the angels
Sin que te pueda molestar ninguno
Without anyone being able to bother you
Si te preguntan como se sube, decirles
If they ask how to get there, tell them
Que muchos se han perdido
Many have gotten lost trying to get there
Para ir al cielo creo que no hay camino
I think there is no path to heaven
Nosotros dos iremos en una nube
We will go together on a cloud
Como esa casa no tiene cimientos
Since the house has no foundation
En el sistema que he inventado yo
In the system I have created
Me la sostienen en el firmamento
It is held up by the firmament
Los angelitos que le pido a Dios
The little angels I ask God for
Voy a explicar cual es el motivo
I will explain the reason why
De hacer esa casa en el aire
Of building this house in the sky
La ΓΊnica forma de vivir tranquilo
The only way to live peacefully
Porque el camino no lo sabe
Because we don't know the way
Porque el que no vuela no sube
Because those who cannot fly cannot go up
A ver a Andaluz en las nubes
To see Andaluz in the clouds
Te voy a hacer tu casa en el aire
I will build your house in the sky
Pa' que no te moleste nadie
So nobody can bother you
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Rafael Escalona
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on Tu Amor Eterno
I love you
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