Eva Ayllón (born February 6, 1956 as María Angélica Ayllón Urbina) is one o… Read Full Bio ↴Eva Ayllón (born February 6, 1956 as María Angélica Ayllón Urbina) is one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians and one of the country's most enduring stars.
Ayllón adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young María music at an early age. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllón sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many música criolla musical groups such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La peña de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejón and Los Kipus. By 1975, Eva began to pursue a solo singing career, touring internationally by 1979. In 1989, Eva formed Los Hijos del Sol (Children of the Sun), a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording.
To date, Eva has produced over 20 records. Her latest release is Kimba Fa, an exploration of the musical styles that she has performed over the last three decades[1]. In 2004 she released Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Eva! Peruvian Legend), which was her first album produced in the United States. Today, Eva continues to tour and lives in New Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and childrenIn her music, Ayllón blends indigenous Peruvian, African and Spanish influences into a style known as musica criolla.
Typically, Ayllón focuses on the musical genres of Peru's capital city along the Pacific coast, Lima. Ayllón is particularly known for the Peruvian music genres of the lando, the festejo, and the vals, and is known as "The Queen of Lando".

El arrullo
Eva Ayllón Lyrics

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Enciéndete candela, fríete cebolla
que en mi vida no he visto cordón de soga
Enciéndete candela, fríete cebolla
que en mi vida he visto cordón de soga

mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura
mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura

Ingá, ingá que el niño quiere mamar
Ingá, ingá llevaselo a su mamá

mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura
mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura

Ingá, ingá, ingá que el niño quiere mamar
Ingá, ingá llevaselo a su mamá

Enciéndete candela ay,
que no se quema
fríete cebolla ay,
que no se quema
Enciéndete candela ay,
que no se quema
fríete cebolla ay,
que no se quema

Mantequita caliente
que no se quema
Mantequita caliente
que no se quema

Mantequita caliente
que no se quema

Overall Meaning

The song "El arrullo" by Eva Ayllón is a lullaby sung in Spanish. The first stanza of the song starts by asking for a candle to be lit and onion to be fried, suggesting that the singer has not seen a rope in her entire life. This could be interpreted as a reference to poverty or hardships. The second stanza emphasizes the need to take care of the baby, with a repeated refrain of "mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura" (my mother, my father be careful with the child). The third stanza repeats the phrase "ingá, ingá" which is a reference to a plant whose leaves were traditionally used to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers. The stanza suggests that the baby is hungry and needs to be breastfed by its mother.

The song's melody is a slow, gentle lullaby that creates a calming and soothing atmosphere. The lyrics are simple yet powerful, conveying a sense of vulnerability, care, and love. The use of traditional remedies like ingá also highlights the cultural significance of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Enciéndete candela, fríete cebolla
Light the fire and fry the onions

que en mi vida no he visto cordón de soga
because I have never seen a rope like this in my life

mi mama, mi taita cuidao con la criatura
my mother and father protect the child

Ingá, ingá que el niño quiere mamar
the child wants to breastfeed

Ingá, ingá llevaselo a su mamá
take him to his mother

Enciéndete candela ay, que no se quema
Light the fire knowing that it will not burn

fríete cebolla ay, que no se quema
Fry the onions knowing that they will not burn

Mantequita caliente que no se quema
Warm butter that will not burn

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