Pau Donés, born and raised in Barcelona, worked for various groups before being able to take on his current project, Jarabe de Palo. He began at age 15 with his brother Marc, with whom he formed a group known as J.& Co.Band and later another one named Dentaduras Postizas. During this period, he completed his musical tracks in Barcelona with a job at an advertising firm.
His greatest success came to him after a trip to Cuba, where he was inspired to write La Flaca which became the title of his first album, "La Flaca," in 1996. A year later came the big surprise: millions of albums were sold around the world, and "La Flaca" became the song of the summer in 1997.
After this great success on his first album, Pau was determined to show that the band would not be a one-hit wonder, and with this idea, he launched Depende (1998), which was produced by Joe Dworniak in Moody Studios in London over two months. This album featured collaborations with the likes of Ketama and continued with Jarabe de Palo's ironic and ingenious lyrics, which managed to connect with the Hispanic public and even made inroads among Italians.
In 2001 they released De vuelta y vuelta, their most conceptual album. It showed a change in the band with the first music video of the album, in which Pau appears shaving his head, shedding his long-haired features. This album featured collaborations with the likes of Antonio Vega, Jovanotti, Vico C, and Celia Cruz.
In 2003 the band tried to show a change to more positive songs with their album Bonito, which featured the likes of Los Mártires del Compás, the singer-songwriter Elena Andujar, and their Italian friend, Jovanotti.
In the autumn of 2004, the band announced that they would go on tour with their new album, 1 m2 (Un metro cuadrado (A Square Meter)) featuring the likes of Jorge Drexler, Lucrecia, and Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders).
The group has received great awards such as Premios de la Música, Premio Ondas, and Grammy nominations. They have collaborated with La Vieja Trova Santiaguera, Antonio Vega, Vico C and Celia Cruz (soundtrack of El milagro de P. Tinto). Pau has also composed tracks for Ricky Martin and starred in a music video with Alanis Morissette.
On 9 June 2020, Donés died near Barcelona after five years of dealing with colon cancer, causing the band to split up shortly after.
Quiero Ser Poeta
Jarabe de Palo Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Sin quemarme los pies
Lo he podido abrazar sin notar el calor
Que dicen que desprende
He aprendido a volar con el viento que sopla
Tan solo pa' verte
Y aunque tú estés tan lejos vendré a buscarte
Y más tarde ¿quién sabe?
Quiero ser poeta
Y decirte a la cara que me gustas un poco
O mejor con locura
Quiero ser poeta
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato
O mejor para siempre
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato
O mejor para siempre
O mejor para siempre
Me das miedo y siento pena
Me das miedo y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
The first stanza of the song 'Quiero Ser Poeta' by Jarabe de Palo talks about the singer having learned how to walk on top of the sun without getting burnt and learning to embrace it without feeling the heat that it gives off. He goes on to say that he has also learned how to fly with the wind that blows just to see his loved one, and that even if she is far away, the wind will come to her and bring her back to him, with questions about what will happen next yet to be answered.
The second stanza is about the singer's desire to be a poet. He wants to tell his loved one that he likes her, or crazier yet, tell her how much he loves her. He also wants to urge her to stay for a while, or even better, stay with him forever. However, he admits that he is afraid of her and feels sorry for himself.
The last line of the song ends with the repetition of "penita pena," which can be interpreted as the singer feeling a slight heartache, as he has learned to love and let go of the one he loves.
Overall, 'Quiero Ser Poeta' is a song about love, learning, and growth. The singer has come to realize the beauty in the things he once feared, and his journey to becoming a poet encompasses his desire to express his love and earn the affections of his loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
He aprendido como andar por
Encima del sol sin quemarme los pies
Lo he podido abrazar sin notar
El calor que dicen que desprende
I have learned to walk on the sun without getting burned and I have even been able to hug it without feeling the heat that people say it emits.
He aprendido a volar con el viento
Que sopla tan solo pa' verte
Y aunque tú estés tan lejos vendrá
A buscarte y más tarde quien sabe
Y mas tarde quien sabe
I have learned to fly with the wind that blows just to see you, and even if you are far away, it will come to look for you and who knows, maybe later too.
Quiero ser poeta
Y decirte a la cara que me gustas un poco
O mejor con locura, quiero ser poeta
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato
O mejor para siempre
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato
O mejor para siempre
O mejor para siempre
I want to be a poet and tell you to your face that I like you a little, or even better with madness. I want to beg you to stay with me for a while, or even better, forever. Yes, forever.
Me das miedo y siento pena
Me das miedo y siento pena
Penita pena
You scare me and I feel sorry. You scare me and I feel sorry. So much sorry.
He aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
He aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
He aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
He aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y siento pena
Penita pena
Y siento pena
Penita pena
I have learned to love you a little more every day, and also learned to forget you a little more every day. And yet, I feel sorry. So much sorry.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Pau Dones Cirera
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
gau mata
He aprendido cómo andar por encima del Sol sin quemarme los pies
Lo he podido abrazar sin notar el calor que dicen que desprende
He aprendido a volar con el viento que sopla tan solo pa verte
Y aunque tú estés tan lejos vendré a buscarte y más tarde, ¿quién sabe?
Y más tarde, ¿quién sabe?
Quiero ser poeta
Y decirte a la cara que me gustas un poco, o mejor con locura
Quiero ser poeta
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato, o mejor para siempre
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato, o mejor para siempre
O mejor para siempre
Me das miedo y siento pena
Me das miedo y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
🙏
Yenan Perez
Descansa en paz y gracias por tu don músical !
Jesus H G
DEP Pau !!!
antonio bautista
Que buen tema! Me sigue gustado tanto como el primer día que la escuche, no importa que pase el tiempo, sigue siendo de mis canciones preferidas!
gau mata
He aprendido cómo andar por encima del Sol sin quemarme los pies
Lo he podido abrazar sin notar el calor que dicen que desprende
He aprendido a volar con el viento que sopla tan solo pa verte
Y aunque tú estés tan lejos vendré a buscarte y más tarde, ¿quién sabe?
Y más tarde, ¿quién sabe?
Quiero ser poeta
Y decirte a la cara que me gustas un poco, o mejor con locura
Quiero ser poeta
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato, o mejor para siempre
Y rogarte por la cara que te quedes un rato, o mejor para siempre
O mejor para siempre
Me das miedo y siento pena
Me das miedo y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a quererte cada día un poco más
Y he aprendido a olvidarte cada día un poco más
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
Y siento pena
Penita, pena
🙏
Jess González
Hermosa canción!! Esto sí es música! Aunque pasen los años no pasa de moda!👏👏👏
Alberto Carlos
Descansa en Paz, gracias por tu aportación y colocación al sentido musical a mi persona, te escuché desde que era adolescente y lo sigo haciendo.
Martha Perez
Amo esta canción 😍💜💟
Escuela de Psicología
Solo diré que amor es lo que me produce escuchar este tema. <3
Diana Zreiq
puedo escuchar esta canción una y otra vez, sin parar
yeidy layei
He aprendido a volar con el viento que sopla tan solo 'pa' verte. Aunque tu estés tan lejos, vendré a buscarte y mas tarde quien sabe.