After their break-up in 1999, Sergio Algora, their singer and most prolific songwriter, went on to write fiction and eventually played at Muy poca gente and the indie "super-group" La Costa Brava with the frontman of Australian Blonde, another notorious Spanish band. Sergio and Andrés formed Tachenko.
Sergio died on July 9th 2008 due to a heart disease.
Caliño
El Niño Gusano Lyrics
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Con resta tranquilidad.
La luna silbaba a las barcas.
En la barca parecías una puta.
Yo voy a comer
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
La luna silbaba a las barcas.
En la barca parecías una puta.
Yo voy a comer
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Yo voy a comer
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Yo voy a comer
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Yo voy a comer
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
Con suma facilidad,
Con resta tranquilidad.
The song Caliño by El Niño Gusano tells a story with cryptic lyrics that, at first, might not make a lot of sense. The lyrics recount a night out on the sea, where the moon is whistling to the boats, and on a particular boat, there is a woman that the singer compares to a prostitute. However, the song is not only about the woman but also about the singer's attitude towards life. He says that he will eat everything that is in the shell, which can be interpreted as him being an easy-going person, who takes everything in his stride, and faces challenges head-on.
The phrase "Con suma facilidad, Con resta tranquilidad" which repeats throughout the song, can be translated to "with ease, with tranquility," underscoring the singer's cool and collected personality. The singer's sense of humor can also be seen in the lyrics as he compares the moon to a human, and the woman he is observing to a prostitute. The song is interesting in that it evokes many different emotions and thoughts in the listener, which could be anything from feeling uncomfortable about the singer's objectification of a woman to an appreciation of the lyrics' quirky sense of humor.
Line by Line Meaning
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
La luna silbaba a las barcas.
The moon was whistling to the boats.
En la barca parecías una puta.
In the boat, you looked like a whore.
Yo voy a comer
I'm going to eat
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Everything in the shell.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
La luna silbaba a las barcas.
The moon was whistling to the boats.
En la barca parecías una puta.
In the boat, you looked like a whore.
Yo voy a comer
I'm going to eat
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Everything in the shell.
Yo voy a comer
I'm going to eat
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Everything in the shell.
Yo voy a comer
I'm going to eat
Todo lo que haya en la concha.
Everything in the shell.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
Con suma facilidad,
With great ease,
Con resta tranquilidad.
With subtraction of tranquility.
Writer(s): Sergio Vinade Lopez, Andres Perez Perruca, Sergio Algora Marin, Mario Quesada Ayala
Contributed by Aubrey A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.