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.

Pena
Federico Aubele Lyrics

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Pena da parece mentira mi amor
Y sin embargo se siente
Extrañamente simple y casual

Vida no, el amor que una vez marcó
El ritmo de mi corazón
Hoy ya no toca más, amor

Así no, se despiden los
Que ya no se aman más
Me dijiste cuando
Te besé por última vez

Y ahora estas, boyando dale y dale
Que va noches de tristes carcajadas

Donde te tiene atrapada
El corazón así no

Overall Meaning

In Federico Aubele's song "Pena", the lyrics describe the feeling of heartbreak and the aftermath of a break-up. The lyrics "Pena da parece mentira mi amor" mean "It hurts, it seems like a lie my love". The pain that the singer is feeling is overwhelming and difficult to comprehend, yet it is very real. The lyrics "Extrañamente simple y casual" mean "Strangely simple and casual", which could refer to the way that the break-up occurred - it may have seemed like a small event, but it has had a profound impact on their life.

The lyrics go on to discuss how love used to be the rhythm of the singer's heart, but now it no longer touches it. The lines "Así no, se despiden los / Que ya no se aman más" mean "That's how they say goodbye, those who no longer love each other". The singer remembers the last time they kissed their partner goodbye, and how they were told that it was truly the end. The last lines describe the singer's pain as being trapped in their heart, causing them to experience sadness and loneliness.

Line by Line Meaning

Pena da parece mentira mi amor
The pain seems unbelievable my love

Y sin embargo se siente
Nevertheless it feels

Extrañamente simple y casual
Strangely simple and casual

Vida no, el amor que una vez marcó
Not life, but the love that once marked

El ritmo de mi corazón
The rhythm of my heart

Hoy ya no toca más, amor
Today it doesn't play anymore, love

Así no, se despiden los
Thus they say goodbye

Que ya no se aman más
Those who don't love anymore

Me dijiste cuando
You told me when

Te besé por última vez
I kissed you for the last time

Y ahora estas, boyando dale y dale
And now you're floating around over and over