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'.
Tierra
La Ley Lyrics
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Has quedado postergada en vientos
Lejanos, pasados, amados
Tierra que no entiendo
Y me olvidas cuando salgo al mundo
Portando tu nombre soñando
Lejos del ayer aquí estoy
Lejos del ayer aquí estoy
Recordando tu calor
Tierra que has sufrido
El martirio de las manos
Del odio, armado, de odio
Tierra que se olvida
Las canciones que por ti darían
Las gracias a la vida
Un día más
Lejos del ayer aquí estoy
Recordando tu calor
Lejos del ayer aquí estoy
Revelándote mi amor
Arrimada
En el sur del mundo
Voy marcando el rumbo
Para volver
Arrimada
En el sur del mundo
Voy marcando el rumbo
Para volver, sha, na, na, na, na
Aquí estoy, recordando
Tu calor, sha, na, na, na, na
Aquí estoy, recordándote
Sha, na, na, na, na
Aquí estoy, recordando
Tu calor, sha, na, na, na
Aquí estoy
Sha, na, na, na, na
Recordando tu calor
Sha, na, na, na, na
Contemplándote
Sha, na, na, na, na
Recordándote
The song Tierra by La Ley speaks to the complicated emotions of leaving one's homeland behind and the longing felt for it, even when one is far away. The singer muses on the land, which they describe as having been left behind in distant winds of the past. The singer admits to not understanding this land and feeling forgotten by it when they go out into the world, carrying its name with them and dreaming about it. Despite being far away from it, the singer misses the land and its warmth, which they describe as being forgotten by the world and suffering from the torment of hate-filled hands.
The chorus repeats the sentiment of the singer missing the warmth of the land and remembering it, even from afar. They aspire to return to the land, which they describe as being in the southern part of the world, and they are paving the way towards it. The song closes with repeating the longing for the land's warmth and contemplating it.
Overall, the lyrics in Tierra capture the emotions of longing for one's homeland and its warmth, particularly when far away from it. The lyrics are full of imagery of distance and remembrance, evoking strong emotions in the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Tierra que en el tiempo
Land that, in time,
Has quedado postergada en vientos
has been left behind in distant, past winds,
Lejanos, pasados, amados
distant, past winds that were once loved.
Tierra que no entiendo
Land that I don't comprehend
Y me olvidas cuando salgo al mundo
Yet, you forget me when I venture out into the world
Portando tu nombre soñando
Carrying your name and dreaming of you.
Tierra que has sufrido
Land that has suffered
El martirio de las manos
The martyrdom of violent hands
Del odio, armado, de odio
Armed hatred and intolerance.
Tierra que se olvida
Land that is forgotten
Las canciones que por ti darían
Songs that would be sung for you,
Las gracias a la vida
Thanking life as a whole.
Un día más
One more day.
Lejos del ayer aquí estoy
Here I am, far from yesterday
Extrañándote
Missing you
Recordando tu calor
Remembering your warmth
Revelándote mi amor
Revealing my love for you
Arrimada
Nestled
En el sur del mundo
In the southern part of the world
Voy marcando el rumbo
I am setting my course
Para volver
To return.
Sha, na, na, na, na
Vocals in the song.
Aquí estoy, recordando
Here I am, remembering
Contemplándote
Contemplating you.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LUIS ALBERTO 'BETO' CUEVAS OLMEDO, MAURICIO HERNAN CLAVERIA ANDRADE, PEDRO FRUGONE POBLETTE, PEDRO FRUGONE POBLETE
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