Famous band from Venezuela that plays Gaitas Zulianas, formed in Maracaibo,… Read Full Bio ↴Famous band from Venezuela that plays Gaitas Zulianas, formed in Maracaibo, Zulia in 1960, was originally touted as a rebel band against the traditional way of playing Gaitas, and later became a landmark of the genre.

Legendary salsa group started playing traditional folklore in the 1960s, later turning to tropical style. As the band was getting involved in the local scene, a growing number of followers made them one of the most popular acts all over the country. Led by singer Gustavo Aguado, the 22-piece act had the opportunity to go beyond Venezuelan frontiers while releasing its music in the U.S. and Europe in the late '90s.

Invítame a tu casa
Guaco Lyrics

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Invítame a tu casa
En esta navidad
Y para el año nuevo
Me vuelves a invitar

Invítame a tu casa
En esta navidad
Y para el año nuevo

Me vuelves a invitar

No quiero tristeza no
No quiero dolor
En las navidades
Que reine el amor
Fuera soledad
Vete ya de mi
En las navidades
Quiero ser feliz

Saquen las hallacas
El pan de jamón
Y la guarapita
Que ponga el sabor
Saquen las hallacas
El pan de jamón
Y la parrandita
Que ponga el sabor

Hoy quiero cantar
Con el corazón
No vale la pena
Sufrir por amor
Deja tu pesar
Basta de llorar
Para el año nuevo
Todo cambiará

Saquen las hallacas
El pan de jamón
Y la guarapita
Que ponga el sabor
Saquen las hallacas
El pan de jamón
Y la parrandita
Que ponga el sabor

Invítame a tu casa
En esta navidad
Y para el año nuevo
Me vuelves a invitar

Invítame a tu casa
En esta navidad

Y para el año nuevo
Me vuelves a invitar

Overall Meaning

In Guaco's song Invítame a tu casa, the singer invites someone to their home during Christmas and New Year's celebrations. The repeated lyrics of "Invítame a tu casa/ En esta navidad/ Y para el año nuevo/ Me vuelves a invitar" translate to "Invite me to your house/ This Christmas/ And for New Year's/ Invite me again." The singer is clear about wanting to avoid sadness and pain during the holidays and instead, wants to focus on love and happiness. They sing "No quiero tristeza no/ No quiero dolor/ En las navidades/ Que reine el amor" which means "I don't want sadness/ I don't want pain/ In the holidays/ Let love reign."

The singer also mentions the traditional Venezuelan dish hallacas, which are similar to tamales, and pan de jamón, a type of bread filled with ham, bacon, olives, and raisins. These holiday dishes are an important part of Venezuelan culture, and the singer sings about them with pride, adding "Saquen las hallacas/ El pan de jamón/ Y la guarapita/ Que ponga el sabor" which means "Bring out the hallacas/ The pan de jamón/ And the guarapita/ To add some flavor." The singer wants to enjoy these dishes and have a good time with friends and family during the holidays.

The song's chorus is an invitation to join in the celebrations, and the singer acknowledges that things may have been tough in the past year. They sing "Hoy quiero cantar/ Con el corazón/ No vale la pena/ Sufrir por amor/ Deja tu pesar/ Basta de llorar/ Para el año nuevo/ Todo cambiará" which means "Today, I want to sing/ With my heart/ It's not worth it/ To suffer for love/ Leave your worries/ Stop crying/ For the New Year/ Everything will change." The singer encourages others to let go of their pain and look forward to a better year.

Line by Line Meaning

Invítame a tu casa
Please invite me to your home

En esta navidad
In this Christmas season

Y para el año nuevo
And for the New Year

Me vuelves a invitar
Invite me again

No quiero tristeza no
I don't want sadness, no

No quiero dolor
I don't want pain

En las navidades
In the Christmas season

Que reine el amor
Let love reign

Fuera soledad
Away with loneliness

Vete ya de mi
Leave me already

En las navidades
In the Christmas season