The band started out as a project to cover radio songs from the '30s, '40s and '50s and have released more than a half-dozen records since then.
Al Ponerse El Sol
El Consorcio Lyrics
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pues de día las cosas le salían muy mal
[y] he de confesar que a plena luz nunca estaba bien.
Pero al ponerse el sol
pero al ponerse el sol
está como para parar un tren
[...] al ponerse el sol.
Por la mañana caminando arrastrando los pies
despeinada y mal vestida tú la ves
y me preguntaba yo qué cara podía tener.
Pero al ponerse el sol
pero al ponerse el sol
está como para parar un tren
[...] al ponerse el sol.
Ella me gusta mas no sé cómo esto puede acabar
si de día no hay nadie que la pueda mirar
pero me parece que por fin me enamoraré.
Pero al ponerse el sol
pero al ponerse el sol
está como para parar un tren
[...] al ponerse el sol.
In El Consorcio's song "Al Ponerse El Sol", the singer introduces a "special" girl whom by day doesn't seem to have much luck with things, and who he admits is never quite right in broad daylight. However, he observes that as the sun sets and the night falls, something about her changes dramatically. Once the glow of the sun is gone, she becomes a completely different person, someone who is captivating and impossible to ignore. The singer describes his confusion at initially seeing her disheveled and walking slowly in the morning, but by nightfall, he has fallen in love with her.
The lyrics are arguably about the transformative power of love or how one's external appearance doesn't equate to the person they truly are. The singer is drawn to this girl precisely because she isn't perfect or polished by day - something about her true essence shines through as darkness takes over. It's as if there's a greater truth to be revealed when the pretenses of daily life have fallen away. This idea of embracing authenticity and vulnerability in love is a recurring theme in many romantic poems and songs.
In summary, "Al Ponerse El Sol" is a song about the unexpected beauty that emerges in someone when the sun goes down, and how this transformation captivates and inspires love. The imagery of nightfall and daybreak is used to evoke a sense of transformation and hidden depths that only come to light under the cover of darkness. The song speaks to the idea that true love is about accepting people for who they are, warts and all.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo conocí a una chiquita que era un caso especial
I met a girl who was a special case
pues de día las cosas le salían muy mal
because during the day things didn't go well for her
y he de confesar que a plena luz nunca estaba bien.
and I must confess that in broad daylight she was never okay
Por la mañana caminando arrastrando los pies
In the morning walking dragging her feet
despeinada y mal vestida tú la ves
you see her disheveled and poorly dressed
y me preguntaba yo qué cara podía tener.
and I wondered what kind of face she could have
Ella me gusta mas no sé cómo esto puede acabar
I like her more but I don't know how this will end
si de día no hay nadie que la pueda mirar
if during the day there's no one who can look at her
pero me parece que por fin me enamoraré.
but it seems to me that I will finally fall in love
Pero al ponerse el sol
But when the sun sets
está como para parar un tren
she's like someone who could stop a train
[...] al ponerse el sol.
when the sun sets.
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