San Martin was the vocalist until Amaia Montero joined the band by request from Benegas, just after he met her at a dinner party. Much later, the band played at El Concurso de Pop/Rock de San Sebastián, at which they were discovered and later signed by Sony Music.
Their first album, Dile al Sol (Tell The Sun), debuted in 1998; it went to the top of the Spanish music charts, and won the Premio Ondas to The very best Album of the Year. After numerous tours, the group released two more albums, El Viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey) and Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended To Be Asleep) as well as two DVDs: La Oreja De Van Gogh with material from their first two records, and a live performance called Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida Gira 2003'.
Their songs are written (both lyrics and music) mostly by Xabi San Martín and Amaia Montero in collaboration with Pablo Benegas, and the themes are usually love, friendship, or whatever comes up in a relationship between two people.
Their fourth album, Guapa, was released April 25th 2006. At the end of 2006, the re-edition of this album, called Más Guapa was released. It was met with wide critical success.
Since their debut, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career. Her replacement, Leire Martínez, was announced in July 2008, along with the band's first single El Último Vals from their album titled A las cinco en el Astoria which was released on September 2, 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X.
Desde el puerto
La Oreja de Van Gogh Lyrics
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Con tu ausencia sentada junto a mí
Me ha invitado a no dejar atrás
El capricho de verte sonreír
Y cada minuto
Espera su turno
Se escapa, se pierde
Se une al mar
En silencio escucho el verso de tu despedida
Es tu ausencia mi amiga en soledad
Me ha contado que el sol sale por ti
Tiemblo, descanso, ahora escucho su voz
Me miro en sus ojos, me llevan a dormir
Y cada minuto
Espera su turno
Se escapa, se pierde
Se une al mar
Sobre el agua se dibuja una historia ya dormida
En silencio escucho el verso de tu despedida
Quisiera tenerte aquí un segundo
Decirte que el mundo no tiene luz
Sobre el agua se dibuja una historia ya dormida
En silencio escucho el verso de tu despedida
The lyrics of "Desde el puerto" convey the experience of witnessing a sunrise from a port while being accompanied by the absence of a loved one. The singer is reminiscing about the capricious times they spent with their loved one, wishing to see their smile once again. The memories of the past are so vivid that the singer feels as if time has frozen and every minute that passes by is just another reminder of the emptiness they feel without the loved one. The sea, which is the singer's current company, is a reminder that life goes on regardless of the situation.
The chorus of the song speaks to the singer's yearning for the loved one, their absence being the only company in the lonely times. The memories shared are what keep them going, and the singer finds solace in nature, feeling the presence of their loved one in every moment. The verse also explains that the singer's loneliness is the reason that they find comfort in the sound of the sea, and the memories shared are what keep them connected to the world.
The bridge of the song is a plea to the loved one. The singer wishes to have them back, even if only for a moment. They desire to tell the loved one that the world is not bright without them, and they wish to express the depth of their love. But, they are fully aware of the fact that all they can do is watch the sunrise and listen to the sea while their loved one is absent.
Line by Line Meaning
Desde el puerto he visto amanecer
I have watched the sunrise from the port
Con tu ausencia sentada junto a mí
Your absence sitting next to me
Me ha invitado a no dejar atrás
It has invited me not to leave behind
El capricho de verte sonreír
The whim of seeing you smile
Y cada minuto
And every minute
Espera su turno
Waits for its turn
Se escapa, se pierde
It escapes, it gets lost
Se une al mar
It joins the sea
Sobre el agua se dibuja una historia ya dormida
A story already asleep is drawn on the water
En silencio escucho el verso de tu despedida
In silence, I hear the verse of your goodbye
Es tu ausencia mi amiga en soledad
Your absence is my friend in solitude
Me ha contado que el sol sale por ti
It has told me that the sun rises because of you
Tiemblo, descanso, ahora escucho su voz
I tremble, rest, now I hear its voice
Me miro en sus ojos, me llevan a dormir
I look into its eyes, they take me to sleep
Quisiera tenerte aquí un segundo
I would like to have you here for a second
Decirte que el mundo no tiene luz
To tell you that the world has no light
Sobre el agua se dibuja una historia ya dormida
A story already asleep is drawn on the water
En silencio escucho el verso de tu despedida
In silence, I hear the verse of your goodbye
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALVARO FUENTES IBARZ, AMAYA MONTERO SALDIAS, HARITZ GARDE FERNANDEZ, PABLO BENEGAS URABAYEN, XABIER SAN MARTIN BELDARRAIN
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Bandicoot J
Finalizando de escuchar El Viaje de Copperpot y confirmo muchos años después de que este albúm es magistral, todas sus canciones son preciosas y todas te hacen sentir algo diferente. 👏👏👏
sandra luz villasana reyes
Es un album magnifico de principio a fin. No hay canción a la cual yo diga "esta es mejor" o "esta es mi favorita sobre todas". Yo diría simplemente que, cada canción me hace sentir emociones diferentes.
Tina r
Alguien lo escucha en 2020 y en cuarentena wao cierto mejor k reggaeton y letras vulgares wao esto es musica
Camila de los Angeles Torres Cuevas
Me siento igual, comparto tu sentir, con cada una de sus canciones es como wow, las amo, me pongo a cantar y a brincar como loca, me ponen super feliz.
Pablo del Pozo
Nunca mejor dicho
Federico Gonzalez
Espectacurar.....2021
misscinthya07
Si, es lo grandioso no puedes decir cuál es mejor o peor, cada una es tan singular y brilla por si misma.
NAgi- Pantsu Connoisseur
Esta canción debería tener más vistas <,< es una de las mejores del grupo.
Zoe. Aguilera
Me. Encanta. La. Canción de. La. Oreja. De. Van. Gogh
jose brito
Soy el único que la repite una y otra vez cuando termina?? en 2020 y el recuerdo sigue vivo como si fuera ayer que salió este tema... Un Himno: Sobre El Agua Se Dibuja Una Historia Ya Dormida , En Silencio Escucho El Verso De Tu Despedida ♫♫♫ ....