Kanaku y El Tigre are an indie folk duo based in Lima, Peru. Multi-instrume… Read Full Bio ↴Kanaku y El Tigre are an indie folk duo based in Lima, Peru. Multi-instrumentalists Nico Saba and Bruno Bellatin's work reflects both the urban and rural landscapes of modern-day Peru through earnest, heartfelt songs that feature acoustic guitars, ukuleles, electronics, and various psychedelic elements. They released their debut album, Caracoles, in 2011 and one of its songs, "Bicicleta," was featured prominently in the 2012 surfing documentary This Time Tomorrow, giving the band worldwide exposure. They spent the next several years touring and recording their follow-up, the warmly eclectic Quema Quema Quema, which was released internationally by Strut Records in May 2015.

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Kanaku y el tigre Lyrics

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Tanto tiempo sumergido, mirando infinito
Conciencia interrumpida, en un lapso uh uh uh uh uh

Recuerdo estar lejos de casa
En un cubo de hielo
Perdido en el barrio chino
Durmiendo en el suelo

Este es el momento en el que empieza el descenso
Comienzo a sentirme lento
Suspendido en el cielo

Mmmm mmmm nananaranana nana
Mmmm mmmm nananaranana nana

Dime qué estamos buscando
Todo este tiempo enjaulados en la intemperie
Como perros decididos
A la rumba de otros pies
Oh Canadá, amplificada, otra desvelada
Nubes en la boca con el sol en las pestañas

Encontramos algo eterno
Sin pedir explicación
Celebramos todo el tiempo
Cuánta desesperación

Este es el momento en el que empieza el descenso
Comienzo a sentirme lento
Suspendido en el cielo

Este es el momento en el que empieza el descenso
Este es el momento en el que empieza el descenso

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kanaku y el Tigre’s “Canadá” describe a sense of displacement and search for meaning. The first verse describes feeling lost and disconnected from reality, as if the consciousness is interrupted and the mind is lost in endless searching. The second verse depicts memories of being far from home, feeling isolated in a foreign environment, and having to sleep on the ground. The chorus asks what they are looking for in this situation, and compares their search to that of dogs following the footsteps of others. The reference to Canada in the title and chorus might suggest that they are searching for a better life in a foreign land or have found comfort in this place that they see as almost mythical or dreamlike.

The lyrics continue to describe a sense of finding something “eternal” and “celebrating all the time” despite the struggles and desperation. The last verse repeats the refrain of the “beginning of the descent,” perhaps indicating that this is a moment of realization or acceptance of their current situation. Overall, the song conveys a sense of longing and search for something more, with a recognition that happiness and fulfillment may not come easily.

Line by Line Meaning

Tanto tiempo sumergido, mirando infinito
Spent a long time immersed, gazing at infinity

Conciencia interrumpida, en un lapso uh uh uh uh uh
Interrupted consciousness, in a lapse uh uh uh uh uh

Recuerdo estar lejos de casa
Remember being far from home

En un cubo de hielo
In a block of ice

Perdido en el barrio chino
Lost in Chinatown

Durmiendo en el suelo
Sleeping on the ground

Este es el momento en el que empieza el descenso
This is the moment when the descent begins

Comienzo a sentirme lento
I'm starting to feel slow

Suspendido en el cielo
Suspended in the sky

Dime qué estamos buscando
Tell me what we're looking for

Todo este tiempo enjaulados en la intemperie
All this time trapped in the weather