Juana originally hails from the city of Chicago. She started out like most, as a random kid on the dance floor every week at places like The Generator and Boom Boom Room, and has been DJing house, techno, and disco parties since roughly 2001. Juana moved to DC in 2003 and began hosting weekly live internet radio shows on HandzOnRadio (Baltimore) and Cyberjamz (Tampa) and playing parties in the DC deep house scene, upping her skills alongside legendary DJs like Sam “the Man” Burns,” and at clubs including Red and the DC Sanctuary. Juana started obsessively collecting disco and early house records in the late 90s and eventually developed an undying penchant for straight-ahead techno and darker shades of Chicago underground acid and deep house of the 80s and 90s.
Over the past several years, Juana has made her mark in DC as one of only a handful of techno DJs, as a member of the founding squad of the Sequence collective, led by Ron Jackson. Sequence was the first underground party committed to consistently showcasing local and global techno DJs and crafting a dark, dangerous, sometimes hellishly uncomfortable party vibe hitherto unavailable in the DC area.
Aleluya
Juana Lyrics
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Y un niño enfermo se curó
Y hoy ya no hay más sombras que te cubran
Un desamparado, hoy, se salvó
Por causa de una buena acción
Y hoy nadie lo repudia, aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Un ateo que consiguió creer
Un hambriento, hoy, tiene de comer
Y un rico dio a los pobres su fortuna
Que la guerra, pronto, se acabará
Y en el mundo, al fin, reinará la paz
Y no habrá miseria alguna, aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Porque la norma sea el amor
Y no gobierne la corrupción, sino
Lo bueno y lo mejor del alma pura
Porque Dios nos proteja de un mal final
Porque un día podamos escarmentar
Porque acabe con tanta furia, aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
Aleluya
The lyrics to Juana's song Aleluya speak to the power of hope and faith in the midst of difficult times. The song presents the stories of various individuals who have experienced hardship, such as a soldier returning home, a sick child who has been healed, and a homeless person who has been saved by a good deed. However, each story is followed by a message of hope, with the repeated refrain "aleluya" serving as a celebration of these victories.
The song also touches on themes of social justice and a desire for a better world. It speaks of an atheist who has come to believe, a hungry person who has been fed, and a wealthy person who has given their fortune to the poor. These messages are reinforced by the desire for peace, an end to war, and an end to corruption.
Overall, the lyrics to Aleluya convey a sense of hope and optimism even in the face of adversity. It reminds us that there is always the potential for good in the world, and encourages us to work towards building a better future for all.
Line by Line Meaning
Un soldado a casa, regresó
A soldier has returned home, safe and sound.
Y un niño enfermo se curó
A sick child has been healed and is now healthy.
Y hoy ya no hay más sombras que te cubran
There are no more shadows to cover you now.
Un desamparado, hoy, se salvó
A homeless person has been rescued today.
Por causa de una buena acción
Because of a good deed that was done.
Y hoy nadie lo repudia, aleluya
And today, nobody rejects him, hallelujah.
Un ateo que consiguió creer
An atheist who has found faith.
Un hambriento, hoy, tiene de comer
A hungry person now has food to eat.
Y un rico dio a los pobres su fortuna
And a wealthy person has given their fortune to the poor.
Que la guerra, pronto, se acabará
That the war will soon come to an end.
Y en el mundo, al fin, reinará la paz
And peace will finally reign in the world.
Y no habrá miseria alguna, aleluya
And there will be no more poverty, hallelujah.
Porque la norma sea el amor
Because love becomes the norm.
Y no gobierne la corrupción, sino
And corruption no longer rules, but rather
Lo bueno y lo mejor del alma pura
The good and the best of pure souls.
Porque Dios nos proteja de un mal final
Because God protects us from a bad ending.
Porque un día podamos escarmentar
Because one day we will learn our lesson.
Porque acabe con tanta furia, aleluya
Because it will end with so much fury, hallelujah.
Aleluya
Hallelujah
Aleluya
Hallelujah
Aleluya
Hallelujah
Aleluya
Hallelujah
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen
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