De Vez En Cuando La Vida
Joan Manuel Serrat Lyrics
De vez en cuando la vida
Nos besa en la boca
Y a colores se despliega como un atlas
Nos pasea por las calles en volandas
Y los sentidos en buenas manos
Se hace de nuestra medida
Toma nuestro paso
Y saca un conejo de la vieja chistera
Y uno es feliz como un niño
De vez en cuando la vida
Toma conmigo café
Y esta tan bonita que da gusto verla
Se suelta el pelo y me invita
A salir con ella a escena
De vez en cuando la vida
Se nos brinda en cueros
Y nos regala un sueño tan escurridizo
Que hay que andarlo de puntillas
Por no romper el hechizo
De vez en cuando la vida
Afina con el pincel
Se nos eriza la piel, y faltan palabras
Para nombrar lo que ofrecen
A los que saben usarla
De vez en cuando la vida
Nos gasta una broma
Y nos despertamos sin saber qué pasa
Chupando un pavo sentado
Sobre una calabaza
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Written by: Juan Manuel Serrat
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Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a Catalan singer-songwriter.
Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat got involved in music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."
In early 60's the young artist participated in a pop band playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School, doing mainly Beatles stuff and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish. Read Full BioJoan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a Catalan singer-songwriter.
Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat got involved in music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."
In early 60's the young artist participated in a pop band playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School, doing mainly Beatles stuff and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish.
In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escanilla helped him to get a record deal with local label Edigsa where he recorded his first EP, as well as became part of Els Setze Jutges, a group of Catalan artists aiming to promote a renaissance of Catalan culture after Spanish Franco's dictatorship and make it spread into popular classes.
Joan Manuel Serrat's first live stage performance in 1967 at the Catalan Music Palace, established definitely his name as one of the most important artists inside the 'Nova cançó' ('New Song') movement in Catalonia.
Next year, Spain originally entered Serrat in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 to sing "La, la, la", but he asked to sing it in Catalan, to which the Spanish authorities would not agree. This would be the first time he came into conflict with the language politics of Francoist Spain, because of his decision to sing in his native Catalan language, repressed by Franco. After the incident, Serrat was hurriedly substituted by Massiel, who won the contest with her Spanish-language version. By that time Serrat's songs were banned and his records burned in the streets. He then traveled to South America and participated in the Rio de Janeiro's World Music Festival, where he took first place with the song "Penélope."
In 1969 Serrat released an album containing songs with texts of Antonio Machado, a well known Spanish poet of late 19th-early 20th century. This album gave him immediate fame in all Spain and Latin America though, in spite of this, his decission to sing in Spanish was still criticized in some nationalistic Catalan circles.
The release of 1971's Mediterráneo LP consolidated the artist worldwide. In 1976, Joan Manuel Serrat was acclaimed for the first time in the U.S.A. while performing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.
In late 1974, Serrat was exiled in Mexico due to his condemnation of arbitrary executions under Franco's regime. It wasn't until Franco's death (November 20, 1975) that Serrat was able to return to his homeland.
In January of 1995, the Spanish government gave him a medal for his contribution to the Hispanic culture. That same year, a tribute album called Serrat, Eres único was made to honor his career, featuring artists such as Diego Torres, Ketama, Rosario (Flores), Joaquín Sabina, and Antonio Flores. In the year 2000, the Spanish Association of Authors and Editors (SGAE) awarded him with one of ten Medals of the Century.
In October 2004 he revealed that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer of the bladder and in November that year he cancelled a tour of Latin America and the USA in order to undergo surgery in Barcelona, where he still lives. By that time, his wonderful song "Mediterráneo" was selected as the most important song of the 20th century in Spain.
His recovery was satisfactory, and in 2005 he went on a tour again ("Serrat 100×100") around Spain and Latin America with his lifelong producer and arranger, Ricard Miralles.
A second volume of Serrat, eres único was also released this year, featuring Alejandro Sanz, Estopa, and Pasión+Vega. Around the same time, Cuban artists such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Chucho Valdez, and Ibrahim Ferrer came together to make another tribute CD, Cuba le canta a Serrat.
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Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat got involved in music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."
In early 60's the young artist participated in a pop band playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School, doing mainly Beatles stuff and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish. Read Full BioJoan Manuel Serrat i Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a Catalan singer-songwriter.
Catalan singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat got involved in music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."
In early 60's the young artist participated in a pop band playing along with classmates at Barcelona's Agronomy School, doing mainly Beatles stuff and Italian 'pop-of-the-era' songs translated to Spanish.
In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escanilla helped him to get a record deal with local label Edigsa where he recorded his first EP, as well as became part of Els Setze Jutges, a group of Catalan artists aiming to promote a renaissance of Catalan culture after Spanish Franco's dictatorship and make it spread into popular classes.
Joan Manuel Serrat's first live stage performance in 1967 at the Catalan Music Palace, established definitely his name as one of the most important artists inside the 'Nova cançó' ('New Song') movement in Catalonia.
Next year, Spain originally entered Serrat in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 to sing "La, la, la", but he asked to sing it in Catalan, to which the Spanish authorities would not agree. This would be the first time he came into conflict with the language politics of Francoist Spain, because of his decision to sing in his native Catalan language, repressed by Franco. After the incident, Serrat was hurriedly substituted by Massiel, who won the contest with her Spanish-language version. By that time Serrat's songs were banned and his records burned in the streets. He then traveled to South America and participated in the Rio de Janeiro's World Music Festival, where he took first place with the song "Penélope."
In 1969 Serrat released an album containing songs with texts of Antonio Machado, a well known Spanish poet of late 19th-early 20th century. This album gave him immediate fame in all Spain and Latin America though, in spite of this, his decission to sing in Spanish was still criticized in some nationalistic Catalan circles.
The release of 1971's Mediterráneo LP consolidated the artist worldwide. In 1976, Joan Manuel Serrat was acclaimed for the first time in the U.S.A. while performing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.
In late 1974, Serrat was exiled in Mexico due to his condemnation of arbitrary executions under Franco's regime. It wasn't until Franco's death (November 20, 1975) that Serrat was able to return to his homeland.
In January of 1995, the Spanish government gave him a medal for his contribution to the Hispanic culture. That same year, a tribute album called Serrat, Eres único was made to honor his career, featuring artists such as Diego Torres, Ketama, Rosario (Flores), Joaquín Sabina, and Antonio Flores. In the year 2000, the Spanish Association of Authors and Editors (SGAE) awarded him with one of ten Medals of the Century.
In October 2004 he revealed that he had been undergoing treatment for cancer of the bladder and in November that year he cancelled a tour of Latin America and the USA in order to undergo surgery in Barcelona, where he still lives. By that time, his wonderful song "Mediterráneo" was selected as the most important song of the 20th century in Spain.
His recovery was satisfactory, and in 2005 he went on a tour again ("Serrat 100×100") around Spain and Latin America with his lifelong producer and arranger, Ricard Miralles.
A second volume of Serrat, eres único was also released this year, featuring Alejandro Sanz, Estopa, and Pasión+Vega. Around the same time, Cuban artists such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Chucho Valdez, and Ibrahim Ferrer came together to make another tribute CD, Cuba le canta a Serrat.
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De ves en cuando la vida
Nos besa en la boca
Y a colores se despliega como un atlas
Nos pasea por las calles en bolandas
Y los sentidos en buenas manos
Se hace de nuestra medida
Toma nuestro paso
Y saca un conejo de la vieja chistera
Y uno es feliz como un niño
Cuando sale de la escuela
De ves en cuando la vida
Toma conmigo café
Y esta tan bonita que da gusto verla
Se suelta el pelo y me invita
A salir con ella a escena
De ves en cuando la vida
Se nos brinda en cuero
Y nos regala un sueño tan escurridizo
Que hay que andarlo de puntillas
Por no romper el hechizo
De ves en cuando la vida
Afina con el pincel
Se nos eriza la piel, y faltan palabras
Para nombrar lo que ofrecen
A los que saben usarla
De ves en cuando la vida
Nos gasta una broma
Y nos despertamos sin saber que pasa
Chupando un pavo sentado
Sobre una calabaza
Hermosa canción 💕
Mari carmen Marce botifoll
Te limpia el alma !!!! A veces tengo ganas de llorar , a mis 67 años , hay cosas qué fallan y se te encogen las tripas , pero ya no puedo llorar ...entonces cojo mis auriculares escucho una de sus canciones y lloro ...para mí , es una terapia ....gracias Juan
Melina Contreras
"Hay cosas que fallan y se te encojen las tripas". A mis 22 también es mi canción refugio.
xx xxx
Te limpia el alma y llena el corazón❤️🌷💥
Silvia Susana Carelli
Lo mismo me pasa a Mi.
Merche Gómez Varade
Serrat eres el sustituto de los juglares, de los poetas más grandes, ERES EL MEJOR
xx xxx
Es parte de nuestra vida...imposible no sentirlo asi...
Erica Maraver
Hoy hace un año que murió mi madre, y el mes pasado hizo cuatro años que mis hijas salieron de Venezuela y no las he vuelto ha ver. Esta letra me llena en lo hondo de mi alma, porque en cada estrofa veo reflejada mi propia vida. No sé hasta cuando va a durar todo esto en que nos encontramos los venezolanos, yo no escogí a este sistema político, y créanme que a mis 64 años de vida, he tratado de hacer lo mejor como hija, madre, Abogada y sobre todo como ser humano; sinembargo a pesar de esta tristeza que me acompaña, cada mañana la vida se sienta conmigo a tomar un café y a recordarme que ella es bonita y que vale la pena vivificarla hasta la última gota de aliento. Saludos.
Silvia Monti
Es muy cierto lo que decís,hay que seguir y lucharla cada día.
Viviana María CECI
Conmovedor tu testimonio!!! Dios te acompañe y a tus hijas!!! Que vuestras vidas cambien para mejor!!! Te abrazo desde Santa Fe, provincia de Argentina.
Lilia Tello
SE PRESENTARÁ EN EL CERVANTINO DE GUANAJUATO OCT 2022!!!