Its founders were Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Nicolás Lieutier (bass guitar) and Santiago Butler (guitar) - all three are still part of the band today. The band's first appearance as La Vela Puerca was in a montevidean street party in December 24, 1995. By then, several new members had already joined in. In 1996, frontman Sebastián Teysera presented a demo tape to a band contest. The rest of the band did not become aware of this until they found out they were one of the twenty finalists. A month later, they recieved a phone call saying they had won, and with this they were given 80 hours of free recording session which would be vital for their debut album.
La Vela Puerca released four albums: Deskarado (1998)(1999 released in Europe as "La Vela Puerca"), De Bichos Y Flores (2001), A Contraluz (2004)and El Impulso (2007).
In Germany they're well-known since they've played with Die Ärzte in Germany and Uruguay. In 2006 they're touring again in Europe.
Escobas
La Vela Puerca Lyrics
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La ultima vez vole tanto que pronto me pase why no se volvi al mismo panal
Me desperte sudado why decidi pasar a visitar a mi colega Juan
Cuando llegue me dijo ¡Ay! ¡que linda que estas hoy mujer! decime ¿a donde vas?
Le respondi que ahora mi escoba no quiere volar
Why que toda esa gente mala no me quiere oir
Le pregunte si me prestaban la de este lugar
Me contesto: "sinceramente no quiero morir"
- ¿Que siglo es hoy? - pregunte por costumbre - ¿Y para que reloj si siempre son las diez?
Total yo se que de hoy noche es la fiesta y... ¿Para que saber donde deje los pies?
Me dicen todos que nunca podre salir de aqui
Pero no saben que en secreto vuelvo a estar en paz
Why arranca sola mi cabeza why todo es para mi
Why ese momento iluminado dice donde estas.
Es algo normalmente anormal
Why eso aqui nadie lo quiere entender
Yo solo pido ya no llorar mas
Why eso ni yo lo quiero entender.
No se por que siempre se pone oscuro why escucho esa voz que siempre me habla bien
Pa' mi que es esa bola brillante que una vez al mes visita mi kermese
¿De quien sera la escoba que me lleve a ese lugar normal que ya no puedo estar?
La ultima vez vole tanto que pronto me pase why no se volvi al mismo panal.
Me dicen todos que nunca podre salir de aqui
Pero no saben que en secreto vuelvo a estar en paz
Why arranca sola mi cabeza why todo es para mi
Why ese momento iluminado dice donde estas.
Es algo normalmente anormal
Why eso aqui nadie lo quiere entender
Yo solo pido ya no llorar mas
Why eso ni yo lo quiero entender.
The song "Escobas" by La Vela Puerca portrays the difficulties and struggles of the singer in finding a place where they feel comfortable and at peace. The lyrics start with a phrase "De quien sera la escoba que me lleve a ese lugar normal que ya no puedo estar?" which means "Whose broom will take me to that normal place where I can't be anymore?" The singer seems to be searching for a means, represented by the broom, to transport them to a place where they feel a sense of belonging but finds it challenging to do so.
The singer encounters people who don't listen to them, leaving them to feel misunderstood and unwanted. The lines "Me dicen todos que nunca podre salir de aqui Pero no saben que en secreto vuelvo a estar en paz" indicate that the singer constantly feels trapped in their current situation and feels like they are unable to escape it. However, secretly they find solace in something that the people around them may not understand.
The song's name "Escobas" translates to "Brooms," and in the context of the lyrics, it refers to a means of escape to a better place. The singer is searching for something that will help them find peace in a world where they feel lost and uncomfortable. The song's lyrics are poetic and metaphorical, portraying the inner turmoil and struggles that people face in their daily lives.
Line by Line Meaning
¿De quien sera la escoba que me lleve a ese lugar normal que ya no puedo estar?
I wonder whose broom will take me to that ordinary place where I can no longer exist.
La ultima vez vole tanto que pronto me pase why no se volvi al mismo panal
Last time I flew so much that I soon passed, and I didn't return to the same hive.
Me desperte sudado why decidi pasar a visitar a mi colega Juan
I woke up sweating and decided to visit my colleague Juan.
Cuando llegue me dijo ¡Ay! ¡que linda que estas hoy mujer! decime ¿a donde vas?
When I arrived, he said, 'Oh! You look so pretty today, woman! Where are you going?'
Le respondi que ahora mi escoba no quiere volar
I replied that my broom doesn't want to fly anymore.
Why que toda esa gente mala no me quiere oir
And all those bad people don't want to listen to me.
Le pregunte si me prestaban la de este lugar
I asked if they could lend me the broom of this place.
Me contesto: 'sinceramente no quiero morir'
He replied, 'Honestly, I don't want to die.'
¿Que siglo es hoy? - pregunte por costumbre - ¿Y para que reloj si siempre son las diez?
I asked out of habit, 'What century is it today? And why do we need clocks if it's always ten o'clock?'
Total yo se que de hoy noche es la fiesta y... ¿Para que saber donde deje los pies?
Anyway, I know tonight is the party, and why bother remembering where I left my feet?
Me dicen todos que nunca podre salir de aqui
Everyone tells me I'll never be able to leave this place.
Pero no saben que en secreto vuelvo a estar en paz
But they don't know that secretly I find peace again.
Why arranca sola mi cabeza why todo es para mi
And my head starts spinning on its own, and everything is just for me.
Why ese momento iluminado dice donde estas.
And that enlightened moment tells me where I am.
Es algo normalmente anormal
It's something usually abnormal.
Why eso aqui nadie lo quiere entender
And here, nobody wants to understand it.
Yo solo pido ya no llorar mas
I just ask not to cry anymore.
Why eso ni yo lo quiero entender.
And I don't even want to understand it myself.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SEBASTIAN TEYSERA
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