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.
María José
Federico Aubele Lyrics
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Caminando calle abajo en tu falda azul,
María José.
Quién te abriga cuando todos se han ido al fin,
María José.
Melena al viento bajo un cielo gris,
María José.
Otro cigarrillo entre tus labios rubí.
Pregunto cómo hay que hacer
Para poder borrármelo
El recuerdo de tu canción
Sonando dentro de la habitación
María José,
Qué es lo que ves cuando ves alrededor
María José,
Qué es lo que esperas, qué espera para salir
María José.
Temerosa de tu sombra en la pared
María José.
Otro cigarrillo entre tus labios rubí
Que misterio hay encerrado
En tus lindos ojos
Del color
De la miel
La miel de la melancolía
Que dulce empalaga
Todo lo que ves
The lyrics of Federico Aubele’s “María José” tells the melancholic story of a woman, named María José, who appears lost and alone as she walks the streets in her blue dress. The lyrics evoke a sense of sadness and isolation with the line “Who keeps you warm when everyone has gone at last”, suggesting that she has no one in her life to turn to. As she walks the streets, her long hair flying in the wind under a grey sky, she takes comfort in smoking her cigarette, which is like a constant companion. The lines “Another cigarette between your ruby lips” suggests that the act of smoking serves as a kind of emotional crutch for her.
The song’s narrator is drawn to María José, but also feels a sense of anguish with the line “I ask how to delete it/ the memory of your song/ playing inside the room”. The song’s melancholy notes reflect a sense of longing and regret, with a repeated refrain of “María José”, as if the singer is lost in thought over this enigmatic woman. The song ends with the lines “What mystery is contained in your beautiful eyes/ the color of honey/ the honey of melancholy that sweetly clogs everything you see”. These lines describe María José as having beautiful eyes, but also that the honey-like color is a representation of her sadness and reflection of the world around her.
Line by Line Meaning
Caminando calle abajo en tu falda azul, María José.
You walk down the street in your blue skirt, Maria Jose.
Quién te abriga cuando todos se han ido al fin, María José.
Who covers you up when everyone has left, Maria Jose?
Melena al viento bajo un cielo gris, María José.
Your hair blowing in the wind under a gray sky, Maria Jose.
Otro cigarrillo entre tus labios rubí.
Another cigarette between your ruby lips.
Pregunto cómo hay que hacer Para poder borrármelo El recuerdo de tu canción Sonando dentro de la habitación
I wonder how to erase the memory of your song playing inside the room.
María José, Qué es lo que ves cuando ves alrededor María José, Qué es lo que esperas, qué espera para salir María José.
Maria Jose, what do you see when you look around? Maria Jose, what do you expect, what is waiting to come out?
Temerosa de tu sombra en la pared María José. Otro cigarrillo entre tus labios rubí
You're afraid of your shadow on the wall, Maria Jose. Another cigarette between your ruby lips.
Que misterio hay encerrado En tus lindos ojos Del color De la miel
What mystery is locked in your beautiful honey-colored eyes?
La miel de la melancolía Que dulce empalaga Todo lo que ves
The honey of melancholy that sweetens everything you see.
Writer(s): Federico Aubele Copyright: Super Raton Musica, Esl Music
Contributed by Mila I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.