Eliza Mi Hortaliza
Enjambre Lyrics
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Con colmillos y con garras cual fiera
Volaría, pero la cazarían
Con la realidad nunca la entenderían
Ella es de un color que nadie conoce
Y en la hora veinticinco aparece
En el mes entre diciembre y enero
Imito la vista normal
Y la pierdo de vista
Y cuando todo me va mal
Le doy una visita
Ella por mí siempre está velando
Aunque putrefacto, soy su fruto amado
Cuando acepto que veo todo raro
En el día entre el primero y último del año ahí está
Eliza
Mi hortaliza
Eliza
Mi hortaliza
Ella ahuyenta a los demonios
Ella tiene el temor de Dios
Ella tiene la mano de Dios
Dios me habla por su voz
Imito la vista normal
Y la pierdo de vista
Y cuando todo me va mal
Le doy una visita
Ella por mí siempre esta velando
Aunque putrefacto, soy su fruto amado
Cuando acepto que veo todo raro
En el día entre el primero y último del año ahí está
Eliza
Mi hortaliza
Eliza
Mi hortaliza
Imito la vista normal
Y la pierdo de vista
Y cuando todo me va mal
Le doy una visita
Ella por mí siempre esta velando
Aunque putrefacto, soy su fruto amado
The lyrics to Enjambre's song "Eliza Mi Hortaliza" are both enigmatic and deeply personal. The first verse describes Eliza as a "retoño de la tierra" (a sprout from the earth) with "colmillos y con garras cual fiera" (fangs and claws like a beast). This suggests that Eliza is a powerful and mysterious force, connected to nature and perhaps even dangerous. The second line, "volaría, pero la cazarían" (she would fly, but they would hunt her down), suggests that Eliza is not free to express herself fully, as she would be persecuted for her unique qualities.
The second verse continues to describe Eliza's elusive nature. She is of a color that no one knows, and she appears only in the "hora veinticinco" (hour twenty-five, which could be interpreted as an allusion to a time or place beyond our ordinary experience). She seems to exist in a liminal space, between December and January, in the middle of winter. The singer himself is struggling to understand this world, and he may be hallucinating or seeing things that others cannot.
The refrain of the song is a repeated tribute to Eliza as "mi hortaliza" (my vegetable garden). He sees her as a source of growth and nourishment, and perhaps even a sanctuary from the demons and chaos of the world. Despite the singer's own decay ("aunque putrefacto"), Eliza continues to care for him and watch over him. The final lines of the song suggest that Eliza may even be a conduit for divine communication: "Ella tiene la mano de Dios / Dios me habla por su voz" (She has the hand of God / God speaks to me through her voice).
Overall, "Eliza Mi Hortaliza" is a haunting and deeply personal song that explores themes of identity, spirituality, and connection to the natural world.
Line by Line Meaning
Ella es un retoño de la tierra
She is a sprout of the earth
Con colmillos y con garras cual fiera
With fangs and claws like a beast
Volaría, pero la cazarían
She would fly, but she would be hunted down
Con la realidad nunca la entenderían
They would never understand her truth
Ella es de un color que nadie conoce
She is of a color unknown to anyone
Y en la hora veinticinco aparece
And she appears at the 25th hour
En el mes entre diciembre y enero
In the month between December and January
La estación del año en medio del invierno
The season in the middle of winter
Imito la vista normal
I mimic normal vision
Y la pierdo de vista
And I lose sight of her
Y cuando todo me va mal
And when everything goes wrong for me
Le doy una visita
I pay her a visit
Ella por mí siempre está velando
She is always watching over me
Aunque putrefacto, soy su fruto amado
Even though I am decaying, I am her beloved fruit
Cuando acepto que veo todo raro
When I accept that I see everything oddly
En el día entre el primero y último del año ahí está
On the day between the first and last of the year, she is there
Eliza
Eliza
Mi hortaliza
My gardening produce
Ella ahuyenta a los demonios
She scares away the demons
Ella tiene el temor de Dios
She has the fear of God
Ella tiene la mano de Dios
She has the hand of God
Dios me habla por su voz
God speaks to me through her voice
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Luis Humberto Navejas Diaz
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