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.
Mariposa
La Oreja de Van Gogh Lyrics
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Cada imprecisión
Cada detalle
Todo bajo control
Cada acierto
Cada aproximación
Cada escena
Bajo supervisión
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa
Que al vuelo se entregó soltando su efecto nos acarició
No imaginas cómo sería yo
Si hubiera esperado un segundo más el amor
Ni mis gestos ni mi propia voz
Ni mis besos serían hoy de los dos
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa
Que al vuelo se entregó soltando su efecto nos acarició
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa
Que al vuelo se entregó soltando su efecto nos acarició
Si quieres venir conmigo a buscar la fórmula
Exacta de la realidad intenta escribir a los demás
Procura que nadie nos oiga marchar
Cada pregunta de cada respuesta de cada persona
De cada planeta de cada reflejo de cada cometa
De cada deseo de cada estrella
The opening verses of La Oreja de Van Gogh's song "Mariposa" express a sense of control and precision, describing how every detail is under supervision and every mistake is accounted for. The song seems to highlight the importance of control and order in life, yet it also touches on the idea that chance and serendipity can still play a role in shaping our lives. This is where the metaphor of the butterfly comes in - "La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa" (Chance put on the costume of a butterfly) - which represents the unpredictability of life and the unexpected ways in which love can enter our lives.
The song's chorus emphasizes this idea of chance, with the butterfly's flight unleashing its "effect" upon the singer and their lover, almost as if it were a cosmic event that can't be controlled. The second verse describes the singer's feelings about what their life would be like if they had waited even a second longer to embrace love, suggesting that the smallest decisions and moments can have a huge impact on our lives. The final lines of the song encourage the listener to seek out the "exact formula" of reality, but also to keep moving forward in life, while remaining mindful of the people around us.
Overall, "Mariposa" seems to be a song about the tension between control and chance, and the ways in which we navigate our lives in the face of this tug-of-war. The metaphor of the butterfly adds a layer of beauty and whimsy to the message, while also emphasizing the delicate and fleeting nature of love and existence.
Line by Line Meaning
Cada fallo
Each mistake
Cada imprecisión
Every inaccuracy
Cada detalle
Every detail
Todo bajo control
Everything is under control
Cada acierto
Every success
Cada aproximación
Every approach
Cada escena
Every scene
Bajo supervisión
Under supervision
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa
Chance dressed up as a butterfly
Que al vuelo se entregó soltando su efecto nos acarició
Flying through, it released its effect and caressed us
No imaginas cómo sería yo
You can't imagine how I would be
Si hubiera esperado un segundo más el amor
If I had waited one second more for love
Ni mis gestos ni mi propia voz
Neither my gestures nor my own voice
Ni mis besos serían hoy de los dos
Nor my kisses would belong to both of us
Si quieres venir conmigo a buscar la fórmula
If you want to come with me to find the formula
Exacta de la realidad intenta escribir a los demás
Exact to reality, try to write to others
Procura que nadie nos oiga marchar
Make sure nobody hears us leave
Cada pregunta de cada respuesta de cada persona
Every question, every answer, every person
De cada planeta de cada reflejo de cada cometa
From every planet, every reflection, every comet
De cada deseo de cada estrella
From every wish, every star
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alvaro Fuentes Ibarz, Amaya Montero Saldias, Haritz Garde Fernandez, Pablo Benegas Urabayen, Xabier San Martin Beldarrain
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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MARIPOSA
Cada fallo cada imprecisión
Cada detalle todo bajo control
Cada acierto cada aproximación
Cada escena bajo supervisión
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa que al vuelo se entregó
Soltando su efecto, nos acarició
No imaginas cómo sería yo
Si hubiera esperado un segundo más el amor
Ni mis gestos ni mi propia voz
Ni mis besos serían hoy de los dos
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa, que al vuelo se entregó
Soltando su efecto nos acarició
La casualidad se puso el disfraz de una mariposa que al vuelo se entregó
Soltando su efecto nos acarició
Si quieres venir conmigo a buscar la fórmula exacta de la realidad
intenta escribir a los demás
Procura que nadie nos oiga marchar
Cada pregunta de cada respuesta
de cada persona de cada planeta
de cada reflejo de cada cometa
De cada deseo de cada estrella
Lilith Aensland
¿Quien escucha esta hermosura en 2023 🦋?
Luis Santiago estrada
Yo
Gaby Fernández
Una de mis favoritas 💞
Cristina Orozco
Yo, 20012020
Rosa Granados
Yo
Orly Olivo Gallardo
Mujer hermosa voz hermosa
Marcelo Lachimba
La voz de Amaia es de otro nivel, trasmite mil emociones
Catita Aguilera
❤
Javier Alvaro
Te hace sentir que flotas, cuando suspira AMAIA!
Jhon Castro
Drake y el efecto mariposa,? 😅