Their style travels through several genres, and in their albums is possible to find fox-trot, blues, reggae, mexican traditional music, punk rock, rock, cumbia and an amazing mixture of almost any music influence available.
Their most well known line up was: Julio Haro (voice, melodion, kazoo), Alfredo Sanchez (voice, guitar, keyboards), Oscar Ortiz (guitar), Andres "boy" Haro (bass), Pedro Fernandez (drums). This line up was captured in "No me hallo" (1988), considered one of the must influential records in mexican rock music history.
Although dismembered after Julio Haro's death (1992), the band recorded two more efforts: "Melodias Inmortales" and "La ultima y nos vamos".
¡Niño Déjese Ahi!
El Personal Lyrics
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¡Niño, déjese ahí!
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
¡Niño, déjese ahí! x4
Que no vas a crecer sano
Que te vas a quedar enano
Que te van a salir muchos pelos
En la palma de la mano.
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
¡Niño, déjese ahí! x4
Que va a volar el pajarito
Que se va a caer en pedacitos
Que te vas a enfermar de tos
Y no te va a traer nada Santa Claus
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
¡Niño, déjese ahí! x4
Que va a venir El Coco
Que te vas a volver loco
Que va a venir El Viejo del Costal
Y te van a querer llevar
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
¡Niño, déjese ahí! x4
Que va a venir un robachicos
Que va a venir Sigmund Freud
Que va a venir el tlacuache
Que va a venir Margaret Thatcher
Que va a venir El Personal
Y se van a poner a tocar
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
Yo soy, el puñetero
Que sí señor, el puñetero
Yo soy, el onanista
Que sí señor, el onanista
Yo soy, el chaquetero
Que sí señor, el chaquetero
Yo soy, el mata la bachita
Que sí señor, el mata la bachita
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
¡Niño, déjese ahí! x4
The lyrics to El Personal's song "¡Niño Déjese Ahi!" express a sense of warning and caution towards a young boy who appears to be touching himself. The repeated phrase "¡Niño, déjese ahí!" roughly translates to "boy, leave yourself alone!" The lyrics suggest that if he continues in this behavior, he will not grow up healthy, but rather remain small, become sick, and face punishment from various mythological and cultural figures such as the bogeyman, El Coco, and the Old Man of the Bag. The song also includes brief allusions to psychoanalysis (via Sigmund Freud) and British politics (via Margaret Thatcher).
The song conveys a sense of discomfort and unease with the subject of masturbation, and seems to express an attempt to discourage the behavior through fear and shame. However, the lyrics also take a somewhat comedic tone, with references to bizarre figures like the tlacuache (a type of opossum) and the band itself, El Personal, who are present in the final stanza. This creates a sense of absurdity and playfulness that contrasts with the serious warnings of earlier stanzas.
Overall, "¡Niño Déjese Ahi!" is a unique and culturally-specific expression of fear and taboo around masturbation, while also incorporating elements of humor and playfulness.
Line by Line Meaning
Mira Pa' el niño otra vez ahí anda agarrándose
The boy is again holding onto something
¡Niño, déjese ahí!
Boy, leave it there!
Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay
Expression of concern and warnings
Que no vas a crecer sano
You won't grow up healthy
Que te vas a quedar enano
You'll end up short
Que te van a salir muchos pelos en la palma de la mano.
Hairs will grow on the palm of your hand
Que va a volar el pajarito
Your bird will fly away
Que se va a caer en pedacitos
It will fall into pieces
Que te vas a enfermar de tos
You'll get sick with a cough
Y no te va a traer nada Santa Claus
Santa Claus won't bring you anything
Que va a venir El Coco
The boogeyman will come
Que te vas a volver loco
You'll go crazy
Que va a venir El Viejo del Costal
The child snatcher will come
Y te van a querer llevar
And they'll want to take you away
Que va a venir un robachicos
Child abductor will come
Que va a venir Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud will come
Que va a venir el tlacuache
The possum will come
Que va a venir Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher will come
Que va a venir El Personal y se van a poner a tocar
El Personal will come and start playing music
Yo soy, el puñetero / Que sí señor, el puñetero
I'm a wanker
Yo soy, el onanista / Que sí señor, el onanista
I'm a masturbator
Yo soy, el chaquetero / Que sí señor, el chaquetero
I'm a betrayer
Yo soy, el mata la bachita / Que sí señor, el mata la bachita
I'm a mattress thrasher
Contributed by Christopher E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.