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.
La Mar
Federico Aubele Lyrics
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Mi pequeña barca va
Sobre el lento respirar del mar
Un viejo mapa y sin compás
Dejar hundir así mi nave al fin
Embarcar otra vez
Para poder naufragar
Como un viejo navegante voy
Viejo mapa y sin compás
The above lyrics are from Federico Aubele's song La Mar, which translates to "The Sea" in English. The song opens with the metaphor of a slow breathing sea that the singer's small boat is floating on. The boat is without direction as it sails on the slow pulse of the ocean. With an old map and without a compass, the boat sails and maybe with the feeling of a hopeless wanderer, but one who finds comfort in wandering instead of being lost. The singer's boat is slowly sinking but instead of trying to repair it, they choose to leave it behind and embark on a new journey. The old navigator in them wants to sail again and maybe even shipwreck in the process.
This song seems to describe the human experience of getting lost and finding direction again. Sometimes we find ourselves floating aimlessly, just like the singer's small boat. But we have to embrace our wandering spirit and find our way back to where we belong. We should not be scared to sink, to fail, or to take risks because that's the only way we can truly find ourselves. We have to continue navigating through life with our old maps, without compasses if needed and not be afraid to embrace our inner old navigators.
Line by Line Meaning
Sobre el lento respirar del mar
My small boat is traveling on the slow breathing of the sea
Mi pequeña barca va
My little boat is sailing away
Un viejo mapa y sin compás
I have an old map and no compass
Dejar hundir así mi nave al fin
Let my ship sink to the bottom in the end
Embarcar otra vez
Embark once again
Como un viejo navegante voy
As an old navigator, I go
Para poder naufragar
In order to be able to shipwreck
Viejo mapa y sin compás
Old map and no compass
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FEDERICO AUBELE
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