Heroes del Silencio started in 1984 as a band named Zumo de Vidrio. The original members were Enrique Bunbury, Juan Valdivia and his brother, and Pedro Andreu. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia heard him singing a David Bowie song and told him that he had a great voice, Bunbury became the vocalist. Later on, Joaquin Cardiel joins the line-up.
The band changed their name to Heroes del Silencio in 1986. At first they played in public places and made demos but their break came when they participated in a music contest in Salamanca and won second place - an EMI producer, Gustavo Montesano, saw the band in the contest and some time later, at a concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda, was released in in 1987 and sold 30,000 copies. The following year, the album El Mar No Cesa was released, featuring the songs "Mar Adentro", "Agosto" and "El Estanque", and sold 100,000 copies. The supporting tour followed in 1989, documented on the limited edition live album En Directo.
In 1990 they released Senderos de Traicion, their best-selling album with 2 million copies, including 400,000 copies in the first two weeks in Spain alone. The following year they started the tour "Senda 91" and released another live album, Senda 91. 1992 saw the most important CD in their career, El Espiritu del Vino. They sold 600,000 copies of this album which was played throughout America. They followed this with a tour for El Espiritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, they took a hiatus and went to Benasque to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they gained a new producer, Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha, widely considered their best album. Avalancha was more hard rock than previous albums, with songs like "Avalancha", "Deshacer El Mundo" and "Iberia Sumergida". The album was followed by the "Avalancha" tour in 1995 and 1996, which produced the live album Para Siempre.
The band split in 1996 though this did not prevent the release of the Rarezas album in 1998.
2007 Reunion tour
20 years after their first album, and 10 years after they split up, the band announced a ten concerts reunion tour, taking in Guatemala City, Buenos Aires, Monterrey, Ciudad de México, Los Ángeles, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Valencia. For this tour, guitarist Gonzalo Valdivia (Juan Valdivia's brother) replaced former band member Alan Bogulavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert. The tour was followed by another live album, Tour 2007.
After the tour, singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury announced the definitive split of the band and that he would be focusing in his solo career.
Agosto
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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Se mezcla en cóctel
De dulce sabor
En la sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Me arde fuego,
De mis manos, directa al corazón
Why de madrugada, alma de alhelí,
Sobrevuela, trastornando marea,
Why no lo siento por mí
Tarde o temprano
Me perderé en cadenas
Una vez en la vida
Debo encontrar dentro de mí
Una noche de agosto
Mi alma perdida
Que arrojé al mar
Tierra prometida que nos pertenece
Por obra, por arte,
Why por gracia de dios
Tierra prometida que nos pertenece,
Qué más nos da
Ser moro o cristiano,
Si hay para los dos?
En la sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Me arde fuego,
De mis manos,
Directa al corazón, al corazón
Una vez en la vida
Debo encontrar dentro de mí
Una noche de agosto
Mi alma perdida
Que arrojé al mar
The lyrics of Héroes Del Silencio's song Agosto are imbued with a passionate intensity that speaks to the deep yearnings and emotions of the human experience. The song is a celebration of the singer's gypsy heritage and the fiery passions and desires that run through their blood. The opening lines, "La sangre gitana que llevo dentro se mezcla en cóctel/De dulce sabor" ("The gypsy blood that runs through me blends into a sweet cocktail"), suggest the singer's relish for the rich mix of sensations and emotions that flow through their veins.
The song's chorus, "Y de madrugada, alma de alhelí, sobrevuela, trastornando marea, cada madrugada, alma de alhelí, y no lo siento por mí" ("And in the early hours, the soul of jasmine flies, disturbing the tide, every early morning, the soul of jasmine, and I don't feel it for myself"), reflects the singer's sense of being part of a larger, more mystical world, where the forces of nature and the universe can be felt and experienced on a deep, almost spiritual level.
The song's final verse, "Tierra prometida que nos pertenece, por obra, por arte, y por gracia de dios/Tierra prometida que nos pertenece, qué más nos da ser moro o cristiano, si hay para los dos?" ("Promised land that belongs to us, by deed, by art, and by the grace of God/Promised land that belongs to us, what does it matter if we are Muslim or Christian, if there is enough for both?"), expresses a desire for unity and commonality, transcending the boundaries of race and religion.
Line by Line Meaning
La sangre gitana que llevo dentro
My gypsy blood that flows through my veins
Se mezcla en cóctel de dulce sabor
Blends together in a sweet-tasting cocktail
En la sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Within my gypsy blood
Me arde fuego, de mis manos, directa al corazón
A fire burns within me, from my hands straight to my heart
Why de madrugada, alma de alhelí, sobrevuela, trastornando marea
And in the early hours, my soul, like the scent of jasmine, flies over, disturbing the tides
Cada madrugada, alma de alhelí, why no lo siento por mí
Every dawn, my soul like jasmine, yet I cannot feel it within myself
Tarde o temprano me perderé en cadenas
Sooner or later, I'll be lost in chains
Una vez en la vida debo encontrar dentro de mí
Once in a lifetime, I must find within myself
Una noche de agosto, mi alma perdida que arrojé al mar
A lost part of my soul that I threw into the sea on an August night
Tierra prometida que nos pertenece, por obra, por arte, why por gracia de dios
The promised land that belongs to us, by deeds, by art, and by the grace of god
Qué más nos da ser moro o cristiano, si hay para los dos?
What does it matter if we are moor or Christian, when there is enough for both?
Al corazón, al corazón
To the heart, to the heart
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ DE LANDAZURI, JOAQUIN CARDIEL, JUAN VALVIDIA, PEDRO ANDREU
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Caren Gomez
La sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Se mezcla en cóctel
De dulce sabor
En la sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Me arde fuego,
De mis manos, directa al corazón
y de madrugada, alma de alhelí,
Sobrevuela, trastornando marea,
Cada madrugada, alma de alhelí,
y no lo siento por mí
Tarde o temprano
Me perderé en cadenas
Una vez en la vida
Debo encontrar dentro de mí
Una noche de agosto
Mi alma perdida
Que arrojé al mar
Tierra prometida que nos pertenece
Por obra, por arte,
y por gracia de dios
Tierra prometida que nos pertenece,
Qué más nos da
Ser moro o cristiano,
Si hay para los dos?
En la sangre gitana que llevo dentro
Me arde fuego,
De mis manos,
Directa al corazón, al corazón
Una vez en la vida
Debo encontrar dentro de mí
Una noche de agosto
Mi alma perdida
Que arrojé al mar.
Daniel Alejandro
1 de Agosto , un año más de vida , y que temazo de héroes
David Aguilar
Feliz cumpleaños amigo
Alex Zepeda
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Valerie García
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AVENTURAS DE NUNO Y BUBU
A mi hermano le encantaba esta canción y el rock en Inglés español en general..en el 2012 le pasó un accidente TRAUMATISMO ENCEFALO CRANEANO que le hizo perder la memoria..esos recuerdos antes del accidente eran muy malos para el, sufría mucho y aveces tomaba demasiado..en agosto del 2012 le pasó el accidente y volvió a nacer..el dice que tiro al mar su Alma perdida una noche de agosto porque fue en el momento que lo tiraron de un puente. Hermoso tema..siempre me recuerda a mi hermano!!!
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Que bonito me siento mal ❤️
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Lo siento mucho 😢 💔
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q up 0
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¿COMO ESTÁ AHORA ? 2022