He comes from a Jewish family that fled persecution in Germany. He studied to become an otolaryngologyst (i.e., ear, throat, and nose doctor) like his parents but ultimately chose to pursue his passion for music.
Drexler made his full-length album debut with La Luz Que Sabe Robar (1992), followed by Radar (1994). In hopes of furthering his career, he went to Spain in 1995 upon the invitation of legendary singer/songwriter Joaquín Sabina , who showed him around the Madrid music scene and helped him secure an international recording contract. So impressed with Madrid that he chose to make his permanent residency there, Drexler got together with a band of Spanish musicians to re-record material from his first two albums along with new material and release it internationally as Vaivén (1996), the first of four albums on Virgin España. The highlights of Vaivén along with those of its three follow-ups, Llueve (1998), Frontera (1999), and Sea (2001), were later compiled on the best-of compilation La Edad Del Cielo (2004).
Upon his switch to the Dro Atlántic label, Drexler's career reached new heights of success with the critically acclaimed Eco (2004). Most notably, the album includes the Oscar-winning song ''Al Otro Lado Del Río'', which was prominently featured during the closing credits of the Walter Salles film The Motorcycle Diaries (2004).
Eco proved so successful, in fact, that it was re-released with bonus material as Eco² (2005). Subsequent albums include 12 Segundos de Oscuridad (2006), the double-disc live album Cara B (2008), and Amar la Trama (2010).
Paisaje Lunar
Jorge Drexler Lyrics
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Se clavan sin lastimar
Hay una parte de mí que se va a morir y luego a resucitar
Hay una huída de sombras rumbo al balcón
Entre el humo marroquí
Cuando tu estás sobre mí
Cientos de miles de lenguas de fuego, son
Las que abren las puertas del corazón
De par en par
De par en par
Por la ventana entreabierta que da al balcón
Vino la luna a mirar
Hay un desorden de ropa en el suelo en la habitación
Como un paisaje lunar
Cruza el cuarto al galope el viento del frenesí
Que nos despeina a los dos
Mi boca empieza una frase que no elegí
Pero se queda sin voz
Brilla una lengua de fuego en la oscuridad
Se abren las puertas del cielo de par en par
De par en par
De par en par
The lyrics of Jorge Drexler's "Paisaje Lunar" speak of a passionate encounter between two individuals. The song paints vivid images of the surroundings and the sensations that are experienced in the moment. The opening lines describe ten ivory-colored fingertips on the singer's back, which dig in but don't cause any harm. It is a metaphor for the lover’s passion, intense but not harmful.
The singer then acknowledges that a part of him will "die" in this experience but eventually "resurrect". The idea of rebirth implies that this passionate encounter will transform him and make him a different person after it. The next few lines mention their surroundings, an escape into the shadows towards the balcony, amidst the Moroccan smoke. The ceiling is the limit of his heart, and it's when his lover is on top of him.
The chorus echoes the sentiment, describing tongues of fire that open the doors of the heart wide. The moonlight through the half-open window in the room where they are entwined illuminates the scene, where clothes are strewn about like a lunar landscape. The wind outside the room moves like a frenzy, affecting both of them. A "fire tongue" glows from the darkness, and the doors of heaven open.
The song speaks of the experience the two share, and the passion consumes them entirely. The lyrics are sensual, with the descriptive language creating an atmosphere around the encounter. The chorus emphasizes the transformative nature of the experience as their hearts open wide, and the doors of heaven open.
Line by Line Meaning
En tu espalda diez yemas de dedos color marfil
Ten ivory-colored fingertips dig into your back without causing pain
Hay una parte de mí que se va a morir y luego a resucitar
There's a part of me that's going to die and then resurrect
Hay una huída de sombras rumbo al balcón Entre el humo marroquí
There's a fleeing of shadows heading towards the balcony amidst Moroccan smoke
El cielorraso es el tope del corazón Cuando tu estás sobre mí
The ceiling becomes the limit of my heart when you're on top of me
Cientos de miles de lenguas de fuego, son Las que abren las puertas del corazón De par en par De par en par
Hundreds of thousands of tongues of fire are what open the doors of the heart wide open
Por la ventana entreabierta que da al balcón Vino la luna a mirar
The moon came to look through the slightly open window that leads to the balcony
Hay un desorden de ropa en el suelo en la habitación Como un paisaje lunar
There's a disarray of clothing on the floor in the room like a lunar landscape
Cruza el cuarto al galope el viento del frenesí Que nos despeina a los dos
The wind of frenzy gallops through the room and dishevels both of us
Mi boca empieza una frase que no elegí Pero se queda sin voz
My mouth starts a sentence that I didn't choose, but it remains voiceless
Brilla una lengua de fuego en la oscuridad Se abren las puertas del cielo de par en par De par en par De par en par
A tongue of fire shines in the darkness and the doors of heaven open wide
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JORGE ABNER DREXLER, JORGE ABNER DREXLER PRADA
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