They were originally formed in 1987, and was meant to be a techno/new rave band led by a female vocalist. The original vocalist of the band was Lucía "Shia" Arbulu, female singer that returned to her hometown, Spain, in 1988, shortly after the release of the first EP of the group, which was entitled La Luna. This release that was later not considered part of La Ley's discography. Some time after Beto Cuevas joined as the new vocalist, and after a failed first album, Desiertos (1989), they released Doble Opuesto (1990), which appears as the official first album of the band. Singles like "Desiertos," "Tejedores de Ilusión," and "Prisioneros de la Piel" made them popular in Chile, Argentina and Mexico, especially after the release of La Ley, their second recording (1992).
After Bobe's death in 1994, La Ley continued with a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and released two more albums, Invisible (1995) and Vértigo (1998). Before the release of Vertigo, Rodrigo Aboitiz left the band, and in 1999, in the middle of the tour, bassist Luciano Rojas, left the band. They went on to form a new group named Saiko with former La Ley member, Ivan Delgado.
Their music became more pop and less experimental, and the musicians dropped their dark image. Not all of their fans were on board with the new style, but the album, Uno (2000), showed their maturation as a band and as a group. The band also became a trio after the departures of Rodrigo Aboitiz and Luciano Rojas. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
La Ley also performed on MTV Unplugged in 2001, and released an album of the performance, which went on to win a Latin Grammy award. Libertad (2003) is La Ley's last official album, also earning them their second Latin Grammy. In 2004, they released a greatest hits compilation (featuring three new songs: Mírate, Bienvenido al Anochecer, and Histeria) titled Historias e Histeria.
In 2005 Rodrigo Aboitiz and Luciano Rojas performed with the band at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar) and after a tour around Latin America, the band said goodbye in Buenos Aires on September 29 of the same year, to work in their personal projects. They left open the possibility for a come back of La Ley in the future though.
Recently however, in 2014, the band has currently made a return and have embarked on a tour simply entitled 'The Re-tour'.
La Luna
La Ley Lyrics
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Si el sol no está ahí
La luna no se queja
Siempre que el sol atienda su amanecer
Y su atardecer, su amanecer, um
La luna vive sola
Y tiene que entender
También hace brillar a otra luna
Que despierta con él
Al amanecer y al atardecer
The lyrics to La Ley's song "13 La Luna" are a metaphorical exploration of the relationship between the moon and the sun. The opening line, "La luna es incompleta si el sol no está ahí" (The moon is incomplete if the sun is not there), sets the tone for a meditation on the interdependent nature of the two celestial bodies. The moon cannot shine without the sun, but it does not complain about this fact. Instead, it gracefully accepts its role as a reflector of the sun's light, content to bask in the glow of the sunrise and sunset.
As the song continues, the focus shifts to the moon's perspective. "La luna vive sola y tiene que entender" (The moon lives alone and has to understand) suggests that the moon must come to terms with its own solitude and the fact that the sun is not its exclusive source of light. The line "También hace brillar a otra luna" (It also makes another moon shine) speaks to the idea that the sun's light is not just for the benefit of one celestial body, but for all that it touches. The final line, "Que despierta con él al amanecer y al atardecer" (That wakes up with him at sunrise and sunset), ties the metaphor together neatly, emphasizing the cyclical nature of the moon-sun relationship.
Overall, "13 La Luna" is a thoughtful and poetic exploration of the ties that bind us all together, even across great distances or cosmic scales. It encourages us to embrace our role in a larger system, to take solace in the fact that our light can shine on others even as it is reflected back to us.
Line by Line Meaning
La luna es incompleta
The moon is incomplete without the presence of the sun.
Si el sol no está ahí
If the sun is not there.
La luna no se queja
The moon does not complain.
Siempre que el sol atienda su amanecer
As long as the sun attends to its dawn.
Y su atardecer, su amanecer, um
And its evening, its dawn, um.
La luna vive sola
The moon lives alone.
Y tiene que entender
And it has to understand.
Que el sol que la ilumina
That the sun that illuminates it.
También hace brillar a otra luna
Also makes another moon shine.
Que despierta con él
That wakes up with it.
Al amanecer y al atardecer
At dawn and at dusk.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: LUIS ALBERTO CUEVAS OLMEDO
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