Federico Aubele is an Argentine singer and composer whose music blends Jama… Read Full Bio ↴Federico Aubele is an Argentine singer and composer whose music blends Jamaican dub and reggae, American ambient and hip-hop, Mexican bolero, and Argentine tango. He describes his music as a synthesis of styles from throughout the Americas.

Born and raised in Buenos Aires, he started playing music at 12, with his early musical influences coming from his mother, an amateur guitarist and a notary by profession. He moved to Berlin in 2001 during the Argentine economic crisis, where he lived for several years. After submitting a demo via email to Thievery Corporation's Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, he was signed quickly to the label and in 2003 released his debut album Gran Hotel Buenos Aires , produced by Thievery Corporation. In 2006, he played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. His song "Esta Noche" was featured in the 5th season of the TV series Alias. After Berlin, he moved to Barcelona where he began working on his next album, Panamericana, which was released on September 18, 2007, also produced by Thievery Corporation.

He now lives in Barcelona, Spain and he frequently returns to Buenos Aires.

En El Desierto
Federico Aubele Lyrics

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Como un ejercito en el desierto
Blanco el que disparo
Como un ejercito en el desierto
Mi alma va

Y si despues todo lo lleva el diablo
Y yo tus ojos no vuelvo a ver

Y si despues todo lo lleva el diablo
Que voy a hacer, ay mi amor

Vamonos mi vida a rumbear
A rumbear me voy
Vamonos que todo va a estallar

Vamonos mi vida a rumbear
A rumbear me voy
Vamonos que todo va a estallar

Como un ejercito en el desierto
Si en blanco el que disparo
Como un ejercito en el desierto...

Y si todo sucede en un instante
Y ese instante es la eternidad
Y si todo sucede en un instante
Te voy a encontrar, ay mi amor

Vamonos mi vida a rumbear
A rumbear mi amor
Vamonos que todo va a estallar

Vamonos mi vida a rumbear
A rumbear mi amor
Vamonos que todo todo todo va a estallar

Vamonos mi vida

Vamonos a rumbear mi amor
Vamonos que todo todo todo va a estallar mi amor

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Federico Aubele's song, En El Desierto, speaks about the feeling of being lost in the desert, both literally and figuratively. The lines, "Como un ejercito en el desierto, blanco el que disparo," which translates to "Like an army in the desert, the one who shot is white," invokes imagery of being in the middle of the vast and barren land with a sense of vulnerability. The line "Mi alma va" emphasizes how the person's soul is also wandering aimlessly, much like their physical self in the desert. The song also alludes to the idea of losing someone, possibly to death or separation, with the line "Y si despues todo lo lleva el diablo, y yo tus ojos no vuelvo a ver," meaning "And if later everything is taken by the devil, and I don't see your eyes again."

However, despite the despair, the song also offers a solution - to go out and party ("vamonos mi vida a rumbear"). The repetition of the phrase "vamonos que todo va a estallar" amplifies the message, which translates to "let's go, everything's going to explode." This can be interpreted as letting go of the sadness and dancing away the pain, celebrating the present moment in the chaos that is life.

Overall, En El Desierto is a reflection on the transitory nature of life, and how one can find solace in living in the moment rather than dwelling on the past or uncertain future.

Line by Line Meaning

Como un ejército en el desierto
My emotions are marching like an army, alone and defeated, in a vast and barren wasteland.

Blanco el que disparó
The one who shot me took a clean, perfect aim, wounding me deeply.

Mi alma va
My spirit is wandering aimlessly, without direction or purpose.

Y si después todo lo lleva el diablo
If everything goes wrong and uncontrollable forces take over,

Y yo tus ojos no vuelvo a ver
And I never get to see your eyes again,

Que voy a hacer, ay mi amor
What will I do, oh my love?

Vámonos mi vida a rumbear
Let's go out and party, my love,

A rumbear me voy
I am going to dance and have fun,

Vámonos que todo va a estallar
Let's go, everything is going to explode in a burst of excitement and energy.

Como un ejército en el desierto
My emotions continue to march like soldiers, lost and confused in the vastness of the desert.

Si en blanco el que disparó
If the one who shot me had aimed for the heart, causing irreparable harm and rendering me vulnerable.