La Raíz is a band from Gandia, Spain.

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After a couple of years looking for a style test, recording their first album in 2003: "Sumere" record that start rolling. They are the beginnings of a formation of six musicians (the basic training of drums, guitars and bass, plus a drum and keyboard) that begins to approach the style of mixing that is clearly shown in this work. Filming is serious and in 2005 reach the final of the "Emergenza" competition makes La Raíz is named in the book "History of rock in Valencia."

This helps the group to reassert itself within the scope of miscegenation. After a break of a year in 2007 to begin training to become what is today, a band of ten people from diverse backgrounds, with a common language in music, rock mestizo is recomposed; and ideals, powerful strong commitment letters, mixed with a very romantic view of life.

Auto-produced his first job as new formation "El Aire Muerto". In 2009, after a track recorded in collaboration with the Valencian group "La Gossa Sorda" which has an amazing acceptance in the network, encourage self produced and released a new album; "Guerra al Silencio." With abundant rock loading, and reggae and ska well present.

In 2011, they released their latest work. A studio album recorded with the renowned German producer Uwe Hoffmann. The album is called "El lado de los Rebeldes", which shows her rock side, without neglecting party rhythms that result in direct increasingly powerful and fun, with a staging worth enjoy.

In 2013, Starting March 1 you can download for free from the official website * the group's latest album "Así en el Cielo como en la Selva" where the critical content of the songs predominate.

Raices
La Raíz Lyrics

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Sueño con pelis de Trueba
Detrás de Pedro Guerra
Cuentos de Papini
Reír llorando con Fellini
Siguiendo al Che sueño ser un disidente
Rude en el 69
Punki en el 77
Luchar con Robespierre

Ver pintar a Goya
Joder a la corona
robándole sus joyas
Ser un miliciano en el 36
Sueño vencer al fascismo, con Durruti y Oliver
La caída de Roma, ciudadano de Sodoma
albañil en Babel
Escribir en el primer papel
de la historia, ser judío y odiar a Israel
Y al eterno, por ser un dios cruel
Fumar con Marley, bailar con Desmond Dekker
Cortar al que cortara la lengua a Víctor Jara
Inventar la rueda, y la palabra amor
La primera poesía que hablase sobre el dolor

Corria com un senglar ferit
Pels carrers deixava,
Corria com un senglar ferit
Per defensar-me a casa

Y cada dia al despertar
un pueblo mata y otro muere
Y cada dia al despertar
despiertan raíces que se mueven
Buscando algun otro lugar

Foc a la franja de gaza,
Un altre día més,
Comença com s'acaba l'anterior,
i a l'interior de la patera,
el teu cor es desespera
i fa l'amor amb una bomba de colors
Fotogrames en cadena.

Un altre dia més
comença com s'acaba l'anterior,
Osama, Obama, school and bombs
Foc als carrers de Oaxaca,
Un altre dia més,
Comença com s'acaba l'anterior

I en la foscor d'aquesta terra,
L'exèrcit fa la guerra
Contra un poble que respon
els designis de misèria
Un altre dia més,
Un altre dia més,
Comença com s'acaba l'anterior,
Osama, Obama, school and bombs

Corria com un senglar ferit
Pels carrers deixava
Corria com un senglar ferit
Per defensar-me a casa

Y cada dia al despertar
Un pueblo mata y otro muere
Y cada dia al despertar

despiertan raices que se mueven
buscando algun otro lugar

Overall Meaning

The song "Raíces" by La Raíz is a powerful anthem about the struggle for justice and the desire to make a meaningful impact on the world. The first verse features a series of dreams, each of which represents a different aspect of the songwriter's desire to break free from the constraints of society and become a force for change. He dreams of watching Pedro Guerra perform, a traditional Spanish singer-songwriter who often focused on political themes. He dreams of laughing and crying with the films of Fellini, an Italian director known for his social criticism. He dreams of fighting against fascist regimes alongside historical figures such as Che Guevara, Robespierre, and Durruti, and he also dreams of more mundane things, such as being a simple bricklayer or inventing the wheel.

The rest of the song deals with the struggles of living in a world where violence and oppression are commonplace. The chorus repeats the image of a wounded wild boar running through the streets, which is a metaphor for the songwriter's own feeling of vulnerability in the face of so much chaos and destruction. Every day when he wakes up, he sees more death and destruction all around him, and the "roots" of his own desire for change become more and more fervent. The song ends with a repetition of the first verse, suggesting that the dream of making a difference is still very much alive, despite the difficulties of living in such a harsh and unforgiving world.

Line by Line Meaning

Sueño con pelis de Trueba
I dream of watching Trueba's films

Detrás de Pedro Guerra
Along with Pedro Guerra

Cuentos de Papini
Reading Papini's stories

Reír llorando con Fellini
Laughing and crying watching Fellini's films

Siguiendo al Che sueño ser un disidente
I dream of following Che's footsteps and becoming a dissident

Rude en el 69
Living as a Rude in 1969

Punki en el 77
Living as a Punk in 1977

Luchar con Robespierre
Fighting alongside Robespierre

Ver pintar a Goya
Watching Goya paint

Joder a la corona robándole sus joyas
F*** the monarchy by stealing their jewelry

Ser un miliciano en el 36
Being a militiaman in 1936

Sueño vencer al fascismo, con Durruti y Oliver
I dream of defeating fascism with Durruti and Oliver

La caída de Roma, ciudadano de Sodoma
Witnessing the fall of Rome and being a citizen of Sodoma

albañil en Babel
Working as a bricklayer in Babel

Escribir en el primer papel de la historia, ser judío y odiar a Israel
Writing on the first paper in history, being Jewish and hating Israel

Y al eterno, por ser un dios cruel
And to the eternal, for being a cruel god

Fumar con Marley, bailar con Desmond Dekker
Smoking with Marley, dancing with Desmond Dekker

Cortar al que cortara la lengua a Víctor Jara
Cutting the one who silenced Víctor Jara

Inventar la rueda, y la palabra amor
Inventing the wheel and the word 'love'

La primera poesía que hablase sobre el dolor
Writing the first poem about pain

Corria com un senglar ferit Pels carrers deixava,
I ran like a wounded boar, leaving the streets

Corria com un senglar ferit Per defensar-me a casa
I ran like a wounded boar to defend myself at home

Y cada dia al despertar un pueblo mata y otro muere
Every day I wake up to one village killing another

Y cada dia al despertar despiertan raíces que se mueven Buscando algun otro lugar
Every day I wake up, roots awaken and move, searching for another place

Foc a la franja de gaza, Un altre día més, Comença com s'acaba l'anterior, i a l'interior de la patera, el teu cor es desespera i fa l'amor amb una bomba de colors Fotogrames en cadena.
Fire in the Gaza Strip, another day starts like the previous one, and inside the dinghy, your heart despairs and makes love with a colorful bomb. Framed photos in sequence.

Osama, Obama, school and bombs
Referring to the ongoing conflict between the US and the Middle East

Foc als carrers de Oaxaca, Un altre dia més, Comença com s'acaba l'anterior
Fire on the streets of Oaxaca, another day starts like the previous one

I en la foscor d'aquesta terra, L'exèrcit fa la guerra Contra un poble que respon els designis de misèria
In the darkness of this land, the army wages war against a people responding to the designs of misery

Corria com un senglar ferit Pels carrers deixava, Corria com un senglar ferit Per defensar-me a casa
I ran like a wounded boar, leaving the streets, to defend myself at home

Y cada dia al despertar Un pueblo mata y otro muere Y cada dia al despertar despiertan raices que se mueven buscando algun otro lugar
Every day I wake up to one village killing another. Every day I wake up, roots awaken and move, searching for another place

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