The band developed a fusion sound, constructing Latin rhythms upon a base strongly influenced by jazz and rhythm'n'blues. The line up included Christian Basso on bass and Sebastián Schachtel on keyboards, with Diego Frenkel providing guitar and vocals.
They have released seven discs, making them an important presence in the Argentine music scene of the 1990s.
Official web site: http://www.laportuariaweb.com/
El Viaje
La Portuaria Lyrics
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Tierras al borde del mar
El universo no es un lugar
Mi casa, no es un lugar
Viajar no está en el viaje
La vida no es un lugar
Dices que nunca podrás regresar
Y estás todo el tiempo
Siempre estás
Esta mañana podrías despertar en un lugar sin memoria
Y pensar, que estabas aquí
Grandes ciudades, que rozan el cielo
Desiertos de tu soledad
Viajar no está en el viaje
No me puedas que vas a partir
Aunque muy lejos te puedan llevar
Estará siempre a tu lado
Tu soledad
Viajar no está en el viaje
No me digas que tienes que huir
Lejos del sur, donde las cosas te pasen
Yo quiero estar cerca de ti!
Esta mañana podrías despertar en un lugar sin memoria
Y pensar que estabas aquí
Grandes ciudades,
Un solo mundo
Ella, tu y yo
The song "El Viaje" by La Portuaria is a reflective and introspective piece about the nature of travel and exploration. The lyrics suggest that there are many lands to sail, many places at the edge of the sea, yet the universe is not actually a place, nor is one's home a place. The act of traveling is not really found in the journey, and life is not really a place. The singer speaks to an unidentified person, telling them that they always seem to be there, even though they say they will never return.
The song switches between discussing the nature of travel and the emotions that come with it, and urging the other person to stay close. The singer tells them that they might wake up one day in a place without memory of how they got there, but that they will always be there with their loneliness. They then remind the other person that travel is not really part of the journey, and that they do not have to tell them that they need to flee from the south, where things happen to them. Instead, they want to stay close to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay muchas tierras para navegar
There are plenty of lands to sail through.
Tierras al borde del mar
Lands on the seaside.
El universo no es un lugar
The universe is not a place.
Mi casa, no es un lugar
My home is not a place.
Viajar no está en el viaje
Traveling is not just about the journey.
La vida no es un lugar
Life is not a stationary place.
Dices que nunca podrás regresar
You say you can never return.
Y estás todo el tiempo
But you are always present.
Siempre estás
You are always there.
Esta mañana podrías despertar en un lugar sin memoria
You could wake up in a place with no memory.
Y pensar, que estabas aquí
And think you were here.
Grandes ciudades, que rozan el cielo
Big cities, towering towards the sky.
Desiertos de tu soledad
Deserts of your loneliness.
No me puedas que vas a partir
Don't tell me you are leaving.
Aunque muy lejos te puedan llevar
Even if they take you far away.
Estará siempre a tu lado
Your solitude will always be by your side.
No me digas que tienes que huir
Don't tell me you have to flee.
Lejos del sur, donde las cosas te pasen
Far from the south, where things happen to you.
Yo quiero estar cerca de ti!
I want to be close to you!
Un solo mundo
One single world.
Ella, tu y yo
Her, you, and me.
Contributed by Tyler K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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