La Vela Puerca is "Uruguay's most famous ska-rock-band". It was founded 199… Read Full Bio ↴La Vela Puerca is "Uruguay's most famous ska-rock-band". It was founded 1995 in Montevideo.

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.

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La Vela Puerca Lyrics

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Ves qué perdido que estoy
si no estás conmigo?
Después, cómo voy a llorar,
viviendo el olvido.

Y no sé, pero algo cambió
cuando tuve frío.
Tal vez fue una gota de amor

que pulió el destino.

Y lloré... Luego reí...
Luego soñé...
Con estar despierto y ver
que ahora hay más,
mucho más que mis deseos.

No quiero andar por ahí
detrás del señuelo,
ni ver que lo poco que fui
terminó en el suelo.

Y sabés que es difícil amar
si uno está mordido.
Y yo sé que te quiero mirar
perdiendo el sentido.

Y lloré... Luego reí...
Luego soñé...
Con estar despierto y ver
que ahora hay más,
mucho más que mis deseos.

Lloré... Luego reí...
Luego soñé...
Con estar despierto y ver

que ahora hay más,
mucho más que mis deseos.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in La Vela Puerca's song Ves describe the feeling of being lost and forgotten without the presence of a loved one. The singer addresses the person they miss and wonders how they will be able to cope living in a world without them. They reminisce on the moments they shared and how even a small act of love, such as offering warmth when they felt cold, had the power to change their destiny. The singer acknowledges that it's difficult to love when they themselves have been hurt but they want to look at their loved one losing themselves in the moment.

The emotions expressed in the song are palpable as the singer moves through different stages of grief and acceptance. They cry, laugh, and dream of being able to see the world differently, with hope that there is more for them than what they initially desired. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and vulnerability, reminding listeners that even when it feels like the world is against them they still need love and connection to thrive.

Line by Line Meaning

Ves qué perdido que estoy si no estás conmigo?
You can see how lost I am without you, right?

Después, cómo voy a llorar, viviendo el olvido.
How do you expect me to cry and live in forgetfulness later?

Y no sé, pero algo cambió cuando tuve frío.
I don't know what it is exactly, but something changed when I was cold.

Tal vez fue una gota de amor que pulió el destino.
Perhaps it was a drop of love that polished my fate.

Y lloré... Luego reí... Luego soñé... Con estar despierto y ver que ahora hay más, mucho más que mis deseos.
I cried... then laughed... then dreamed... of being awake and seeing that there is now more, much more, than my desires.

No quiero andar por ahí detrás del señuelo, ni ver que lo poco que fui terminó en el suelo.
I don't want to walk around chasing the decoy or see the little that I was end up on the ground.

Y sabés que es difícil amar si uno está mordido.
And you know that it's difficult to love when one is bitten.

Y yo sé que te quiero mirar perdiendo el sentido.
And I know that I want to look at you while losing my senses.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Sebastián Teysera

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