They belong to a generation who has lived through the ascent of the mestizaje in the international panorama and have grown up with the return of the Catalan rumba to the musical youth panorama. The members of the group have been greatly influenced by the environment of Barcelona's Gothic neighborhood, which, even being born in Montcada i Reixac, they represent many styles. They mix Spanish, Catalan and Galician in their songs and in some cases, dare with other languages such as English or French.
La Pegatina is a group with a vocation of playing live. They embody a non-pretentious style, focused directly on the public. A fundamentally urban group, some of their best performances have been in squares, streets, suburban trains or buses, calling attention on people and making them dance and sing.
What do they play? Urban Rumba! Thats the kind of rumba that makes you move and ask for more, until you are too tired to walk... They are show-addicts, who play simple but direct music and words which are repeated and shouted by most of the public that see them. Days after seeing them live, you can discover yourself singing some of their rumbitas...
Their songs contain protest messages in defense of human rights, respect and against injustice, war and lies, using normally nearby examples to illustrate these universal values.
Their first CD " Al Carrer! " appeared in early 2007, after an intense autumn working in LLobregat's Sukhà de Hospitalet, where they combined the CD recording in the studio with last years performances. " Al Carrer! " consists of 13 songs played in "La Pegatina" pure style, including a genuine bonus track. The CD is full of important collaborations: Gambeat (Radio Bemba's bass) lends a hand for the entire CD, Leo and Kachafaz (Che Sudaka's members) contribute for "No a la guerra", Alguer (Txarangö) on "Penjat", Emma Calafell gives her voice for "Petrolero", and Manu Chao plays the guitar on "O Camareiro" (this song appeared on the "A Per Loca" compilation, but they rearranged it).
In conclusion, "La pegatina" means party, happiness, dancing and fun!
Janoneva
La Pegatina Lyrics
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Quan penso en el futur penso en què penses tu
Quan dic encara no és per tu
Sona la flauta, és perquè penso en què penses tu
Ja no neva a casa meva, s’ha escalfat l’habitació
Si volíem trencar vidres no ens podien dir que no
De barricades sense llum
Retiro y tiro sempre allò que escric
Perquè se’m van ballant els dits
Ja no neva a casa meva…
Tinc un circ on em creixen els nans
I perill amb un bolígraf a les mans
Cada vers te el seu pes
Contraraparumbejat
Tenim dret a un estat
Vull estar tot morat
Cadascú es llepa la seva ferida
I per posar passió he trobat l’habilitat.
D’esvair la veritat
Sense dir cap mentida
I enviar-te a la merda
Dient... torna aviat!
El Lluc sap...
I no dirà pas que no
D’ironia i melodia
Al peu del canó
Si algun he esborrat
Pensant en que t’agradés
La pegata i els in*digna
La lliçó em ven aprés
I potser no serem els raperos del mes
Ja t’ho dic jo que no
Que no què?
Que no res.
Això es paper mullat
Amb benzina
Trencant vidres calant foc
In*digna i la pegatina.
El meu coixí ja no se’n recorda de mi…
The song Janoneva by La Pegatina is a blend of expression of love and a bitter sense of disillusionment. The lyrics are reflective and confessional. The song speaks of seeing the world through the eyes of another person, a person who is the focus of the singer’s attention. The opening lines, "When I think of now, I think of you / When I think of the future, I think of what you think / When I say it's not yet for you / The flute plays, because I think of what you think" suggest that the singer is in a state of obsession with the person the song is addressed to.
The second verse talks about change, about how the snow that used to fall on the singer's house no longer does, how the room is now warm. The line "If we wanted to break glass, they couldn't say no" is indicative of the singer's rebellion, his refusal to conform to society's norms. The song goes on to express conflicting emotions, referring to barricades without light, alluding to the singer's melange of ideologies, and his struggle between his desire to be aggressive and the need to tone it down.
Overall, the eclectic mix of sentiments in the song expresses the creative chaos that often accompanies the search for love and self-discovery.
Line by Line Meaning
Quan penso en ara penso en tu
When I think of the present, I think of you
Quan penso en el futur penso en què penses tu
When I think of the future, I think of what you're thinking
Quan dic encara no és per tu
When I say 'not yet', it's not for you
Sona la flauta, és perquè penso en què penses tu
When I play the flute, it's because I'm thinking of what you're thinking
Ja no neva a casa meva, s’ha escalfat l’habitació
It's not snowing at my home anymore, the room has warmed up
Si volíem trencar vidres no ens podien dir que no
If we wanted to break glass, no one could stop us
Incongruent, malalt i absurd
Incongruous, sick, and absurd
De barricades sense llum
From barricades without light
Retiro y tiro sempre allò que escric
I always retire and throw away what I write
Perquè se’m van ballant els dits
Because my fingers keep dancing
Tinc un circ on em creixen els nans
I have a circus where dwarfs grow
I perill amb un bolígraf a les mans
And danger with a pen in hand
Cada vers te el seu pes
Each line has its own weight
Contraraparumbejat
Backwards rhythm
Tenim dret a un estat
We have the right to a state
Vull estar tot morat
I want to be all bruised
Cadascú es llepa la seva ferida
Everyone licks their own wound
I per posar passió he trobat l’habilitat.
And to put passion, I found the ability
D’esvair la veritat
To blur the truth
Sense dir cap mentida
Without saying any lies
I enviar-te a la merda
And telling you to f*** off
Dient... torna aviat!
Saying... come back soon!
El Lluc sap...
Lluc knows...
I no dirà pas que no
And he won't say no
D’ironia i melodia
With irony and melody
Al peu del canó
At the foot of the song (refrain)
Si algun he esborrat
If I erased any
Pensant en que t’agradés
Thinking that you would like it
La pegata i els in*digna
La Pegatina and the enraged
La lliçó em ven aprés
The lesson has come to me
I potser no serem els raperos del mes
And maybe we won't be the rappers of the month
Ja t’ho dic jo que no
I'm telling you that it's not
Que no què?
That it's not what?
Que no res.
That it's not anything
Això es paper mullat
This is wet paper
Amb benzina
With gas
Trencant vidres calant foc
Breaking glass, starting a fire
In*digna i la pegatina.
La Pegatina and the outraged
El meu coixí ja no se’n recorda de mi…
My pillow doesn't remember me anymore...
Contributed by Julian S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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me encanta esta cancion, larga vida a LA PEGATINA!!!