Aguilera is a good singer with a talent for finding simple melodies amidst rather complex songs. On "El Fluir" the band decided to record live and to cut back on the keyboard and programmed additions to their music. Surprisingly, the result is not an over-the-top jamfest but rather a very tightly arranged set of songs that hint at the overwhelming power they will possess in concert. As always, the two guitar interplay between Aguilera and Otaola is not to be missed as they exhaust all forms of playing together and against one another (with Otaola pulling all sorts of radical sounds out of his guitar). "El Fluir" is their first US release since "Tempestad" in 1998. This edition is further sweetened by the inclusion of a previously unreleased bonus track and a video for the first single "Pare de Sufrir."
Their latest offering is Piedad Ciudad (2010, Fonarte, Fonca).
Akumal
La Barranca Lyrics
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el imán que de noche atrae las estrellas
Manantial trascendental
cuida bien de tu sal no te dejen sin ella
En tu noche verdadera
atizaremos la hoguera
los insectos reverberan
Akumal hazme olvidar
esa zona de polvo de donde provengo
Luego así hazme sentir
cómo todas las cosas carecen de peso
En tu noche verdadera
atizaremos la hoguera
los insectos reverberan
como ignorando la luz moderna
Algo se mueve -algo se quiebra- algo se desintegra
serán Alushes -será una fiera- será la tierra entera
Cielo azul, un mar azul
la soledad es azul y las almas morenas
Akumal hazme animal
porque quiero reptar en tus calles de selva
En tu noche verdadera
atizaremos la hoguera
los insectos reverberan
como ignorando la luz moderna
Algo se mueve -algo se quiebra- algo se desintegra
serán Alushes -será una fiera- o será tu conciencia
The song Akumal by La Barranca is an ode to the beach town of Akumal in Mexico, which the singer finds irresistibly alluring. In the opening lines, the town is described as a magnetic force that attracts the stars, indicating its otherworldly charm. The town's importance and relevance are further emphasized by referring to it as a "transcendental spring" that must be protected and not be deprived of its salt.
The singer then contrasts Akumal with the dusty and mundane world from where he hails, and prays for Akumal to make him forget his past and feel weightless. The song's chorus repeats the theme of the "true night" of Akumal where the insects emerge and glimmer while ignoring modern lights.
Later, the song takes a poetic turn with a cryptic and ambiguous verse. The lyric "something moves, something breaks, something disintegrates, will it be Alushes or a beast or could it be the whole earth" is open to interpretation but might suggest some impending or inevitable change or cataclysm, which could threaten the paradisiacal state of Akumal.
The song ends with a powerful finale, daring the singer to become an animal, to crawl through the jungle-like streets of Akumal, and dissolve into the blue sky, sea, and souls of the town.
Line by Line Meaning
Akumal eres imán
Akumal, you are a magnet
el imán que de noche atrae las estrellas
The magnet that at night attracts the stars
Manantial trascendental
Transcendental spring
cuida bien de tu sal no te dejen sin ella
Take good care of your salt, don't let it leave you
En tu noche verdadera
In your true night
atizaremos la hoguera
We will light the fire
los insectos reverberan
The insects reverberate
como ignorando la luz moderna
as if ignoring modern light
Akumal hazme olvidar
Akumal, make me forget
esa zona de polvo de donde provengo
That dusty area where I come from
Luego así hazme sentir
Then, make me feel
cómo todas las cosas carecen de peso
How all things lack weight
Algo se mueve -algo se quiebra- algo se desintegra
Something moves -something breaks- something disintegrates
serán Alushes -será una fiera- será la tierra entera
It will be the Alushes -it will be a wild beast- it will be the entire earth
Cielo azul, un mar azul
Blue sky, blue sea
la soledad es azul y las almas morenas
Solitude is blue and brown souls
Akumal hazme animal
Akumal, make me an animal
porque quiero reptar en tus calles de selva
Because I want to crawl on your jungle streets
o será tu conciencia
Or it will be your conscience
Contributed by Keira K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Estuardo Chirix Bal
Esta rola me transporta hasta Akumal
VRodriguez
Buena canción, y excelente banda! Se agradece la subida
Félix Chan
Akumal un paraíso y lo dice un maya y eso es poco todo el mundo que pocos conocen es asombroso
Agua Sancruz
Que maravilla... Gracias por compartir.. es un regalo para mi.. saludos desde Sevilla!
Jose Rios
Por esta canción fui a akumal es totalmente bello y vale la pena ir
Karla RuiSan
Solo si conoces Akumal entiendes esta canción. Es un verdadero paraiso!!!
Italo Arias
Falso, falsísimo! Borges dicen que lo más mágico de la.mente humana ed ir a lugares que nunca ha pisado. Hemos viajado al desierto, al futuro, al pasado con los libros. Imagínate con la música. Yo me siento que estoy con los mayas viendo el cielo con esta canción.
darkn the
@Karla Ruiz Santisteban y si no lo conozco u_U
Mariana Mercado
Plh
carlos espinosa
No se d donde sacan q es buen disco me parece muy plano y aburrido