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).
Edén
La Barranca Lyrics
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Pediste en medio del océano
Y levantado una torre para escuchar
Cuando estés llamando
He cosechado los frutos rojos y los
Corderos aguardan resignados
Pero el asunto de matar a Isaac, no soy
Y sólo así cruzar las puertas
De jardín del edén
Nos expulsaron del paraíso
Por un antojo tal vez irreflexivo
Y Se supone que volveremos cuando
Dejemos de andar entre los vivos
Si estás pensando en eternidad
Para empezar trata de estar sereno
Compra un poco de protección
Aquí en la tierra como en el cielo.
Nadie sabe lo que pasara
Una vez que cruces el umbral
Mientras tanto vagamos solos
Por este mundo en busca de
Respuestas
¿Esta la tierra entre el cielo y el infierno
O el cielo y el infierno están aquí en
La tierra?
Tu cuerpo suave, tus labios rojos
¿No son acaso el mismo paraíso?
Por eso ven a dormir conmigo
Y que nos despierten el día del juicio
Y sólo así cruzar las puertas
De jardín del edén
Nadie sabe lo que pasará
Una vez que cruces el umbral
"….desdigo a Dios, porque al
Tenerte yo en vida, no necesito
Ir al cielo"
The lyrics to La Barranca's song Edén tell of an individual who has finally built the temple that was requested of them in the middle of the ocean. They have also constructed a tower so that they can hear when they are being called. They have harvested red fruits and the lambs wait resignedly, but there is one task they cannot complete. They are not Abraham, who was willing to murder Isaac, and they would like to negotiate this task. The individual desires to enter the doors of the Garden of Eden and escape their current state of limbo.
The song also speaks of being expelled from paradise due to an irrational desire and the hope of returning once they pass from this world. The lyrics suggest that while we are living, we should strive for inner peace, seek protection both in heaven and on earth, and not worry about what crossing the threshold into the afterlife entails. The singer wonders if heaven and hell are present in this world or if this world is in between heaven and hell.
The song's final lines speak of how the singer will defy God because they believe they have found their own paradise in the person they are with. They express their desire to sleep and wake up together on the day of judgment. The lyrics ask more questions than they answer, but they urge listeners to reflect on the meaning of paradise, eternal life, and the choices we make.
Line by Line Meaning
He construido al fin el templo que me Pediste en medio del océano
I have finally built the temple that you asked me to build in the middle of the ocean
Y levantado una torre para escuchar Cuando estés llamando
And I have built a tower to listen to you when you call
He cosechado los frutos rojos y los Corderos aguardan resignados Pero el asunto de matar a Isaac, no soy Abraham y quisiera negociarlo
I have harvested the red fruits and the lambs wait resigned, but the matter of killing Isaac, I am not Abraham and I would like to negotiate it
Y sólo así cruzar las puertas De jardín del edén
And only in this way can we cross the gates of the Garden of Eden
Nos expulsaron del paraíso Por un antojo tal vez irreflexivo Y Se supone que volveremos cuando Dejemos de andar entre los vivos
We were expelled from paradise due to perhaps an impulsive whim and it is supposed that we will return when we stop walking among the living
Si estás pensando en eternidad Para empezar trata de estar sereno Compra un poco de protección Aquí en la tierra como en el cielo.
If you are thinking of eternity, start by trying to be serene. Buy a little protection here on earth as in heaven.
Nadie sabe lo que pasara Una vez que cruces el umbral
No one knows what will happen once you cross the threshold
Mientras tanto vagamos solos Por este mundo en busca de Respuestas ¿Esta la tierra entre el cielo y el infierno O el cielo y el infierno están aquí en La tierra?
Meanwhile, we wander alone through this world looking for answers: Is earth between heaven and hell, or are heaven and hell here on earth?
Tu cuerpo suave, tus labios rojos ¿No son acaso el mismo paraíso? Por eso ven a dormir conmigo Y que nos despierten el día del juicio
Your soft body, your red lips, are they not the same paradise? That's why come sleep with me and let us wake up on the day of judgment
….desdigo a Dios, porque al Tenerte yo en vida, no necesito Ir al cielo
I take back what I said to God, because by having you in my life, I don't need to go to heaven.
Contributed by Colton M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.