Karamelo Santo, most likely Argentina’s most famous musical export in this … Read Full Bio ↴Karamelo Santo, most likely Argentina’s most famous musical export in this genre, will be back again this year for clubshows and festivals, to rock us with their explosive sound of LatinSka, Reggae, Cumbia, Rock and Punk. Their energy is amazing: along with touring the world, they also managed to record a new album: „Antena Patchamama“ goes back to the roots, a very Ska-Punk focused album, of course with the typical dash of Reggae and lots of latinamerican Fiesta flavour! After last years’ successful festival performances all over Europe (Southside / Hurricane / Greenfield Festival (GER, CH), ZMF (GER), Rock for People (CZ), Esperanzah (BE), Parkpop (NL) amongst others...) KARAMELO SANTO are well prepared to seduce the audience with their high-quality crossover ramble through musical genres and present their new and rocking album “ANTENA PACHAMAMA”. Be prepared as well for a performance, that has it all: from a wild and furious rockshow through relaxed Reggaetunes to sweet Latin grooves!

Karamelo Santo was born in Mendoza / Argentina in 1993 and ever since then developed their own unique musical style. They achieved to gather around them a fanatic crowd of fans from all over the world, ever more since they successfully toured in Europe with "Los Guachos" in 2002. This milestone marked the beginning of a long and deep relationship of the band with the “old continent”, that every year challenges the most established cultural barriers and has permitted them to become one of the best-known representatives of Latin American music in Europe

El Reo
Karamelo Santo Lyrics

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El reo camino a la tumba
A pagar la muerte de su amada
Fue difícil ya verla con otro
Y que la vida no te pague nada
Por eso maldijo ese amor
Y ante el cadáver cantó esta tonada
Yo de tu alma, seré tu dueño
Aunque no exitan las razones

Dame tu alma, te doy mis sueños
Y Dios rogarle los perdones
Fue siempre un vago egoísta
Mal poeta y pendenciero
Su diablo era el alcohol
Le gustaba beberse el infierno

Por eso maldijo ese amor
Y que la virgen le de su consuelo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Karamelo Santo's song El Reo tell the story of a man who is on his way to the grave, paying for the death of his beloved. He found it hard to see her with someone else and to not be rewarded by life for his love. He curses his love for her and sings a song in front of her corpse. The man claims ownership over her soul and offers his own dreams in return, asking God for forgiveness.

The song's protagonist is described as a selfish, vagrant poet who enjoyed drinking alcohol to the point of self-destruction. He curses his love because it only brought him pain, and he is now paying for his actions with his life. Despite their complicated history, he still wants to possess her soul, even after death. The song ends on a note of irony, as the man asks the Virgin Mary for consolation, despite his history of bad behavior.

The lyrics of El Reo resonate with anyone who has ever experienced unrequited love and the pain and bitterness that can come with it. The song also captures the idea that love can be both something beautiful and something that can ultimately lead to destruction.

Line by Line Meaning

El reo camino a la tumba
The prisoner walks towards his grave

A pagar la muerte de su amada
To pay for the death of his beloved

Fue difícil ya verla con otro
It was hard to see her with someone else

Y que la vida no te pague nada
And that life doesn't pay you anything

Por eso maldijo ese amor
That's why he cursed that love

Y ante el cadáver cantó esta tonada
And in front of the corpse he sang this tune

Yo de tu alma, seré tu dueño
I will be the owner of your soul

Aunque no exitan las razones
Even though there are no reasons

Dame tu alma, te doy mis sueños
Give me your soul, I give you my dreams

Y Dios rogarle los perdones
And beg for God's forgiveness

Fue siempre un vago egoísta
He was always a lazy selfish person