Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Yegros resides in the pulsing heart of co… Read Full Bio ↴Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Yegros resides in the pulsing heart of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, but her family hails from the tropical climates found in the rural rain forests of the north, bordering Brazil. She received classical, conservatory training in music and got her break when she played before thousands as part of the De La Guarda experimental theatre.

Confident and vibrant in approach, she’s been championed by MTV Iggy, as well as by Fader Magazine, who hailed La Yegros’ “raw urgency while sounding completely relaxed and conversational”. Listening to her sing, there’s the swagger of a Kelis or even Jamaican dancehall combined with the indomitable homespun wisdom of a vintage soul queen, such as Laura Lee or Angie Stone.

There’s a sass to her singing, at once fresh and urgent yet aged in experience and attitude, that cuts through the male-dominated contemporary cumbia, drawing on both deep folk traditions and cutting edge beats.

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Hoy
La Yegros Lyrics

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Hoy cayó después del temporal
Este fatal silencio
Nunca nada tan real
Como esta sensación

Restos de un amor en negro caen
Se deshacen y vuelan
Mi primera vez

Mi navidad sola

Y amanecí de pie, no me arrepentiré
Podría pasar la vida sola y sin mirar atrás
Y amanecí de pie
y no me arrepentiré

Voy como una serpiente por ahí
Mutante y de colores
Cambiando de piel
De mente y de lugar

Canto lo que mi abuela cantó
Lo que canta la selva
Que anoche morí
Y que ya amanecí

Y amanecí de pie, no me arrepentiré
Podría pasar la vida entera sola y sin mirar atrás
Y amanecí de pie
Y no me arrepentiré

Y amanecí de pie
No me arrepentiré

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Yegros's song Hoy showcase the aftermath of a storm and the singer's realization of the sheer reality of the events that have unfolded. The silence that follows the violent storm becomes a void that embodies the lingering remnants of a past love. The imagery of the "restos de un amor en negro" (remains of love in black) that fly away and dissipate into the winds signify a sense of liberation and freedom that the singer feels after the separation. This realization is further emphasized with the lyrics "mi primera vez, mi navidad sola" which translates to "my first time, my Christmas alone." For the first time, she's experiencing the world anew and embracing the loneliness that comes with it, all the while believing that she won't regret standing tall in the face of solitude.

The second part of the song takes on a different tone, with the lyrics drawing inspiration from the music of La Yegros's grandmother and the sounds of the jungle. The singer identifies as a chameleon, moving like a serpent and changing her colors and mind, becoming a new person in a new place. She sings about the night that she died and was reborn, and how she won't regret living her life alone without looking back. The overall theme of the song is centered around the idea of letting go of the past and embracing new beginnings without fear or regret.

Line by Line Meaning

Hoy cayó después del temporal
After the storm, today has fallen.

Este fatal silencio
This deadly silence.

Nunca nada tan real
Never nothing so real.

Como esta sensación
Like this feeling.

Restos de un amor en negro caen
Remnants of a love in black fall.

Se deshacen y vuelan
They disintegrate and fly away.

Mi primera vez
My first time.

Mi navidad sola
My lonely Christmas.

Y amanecí de pie, no me arrepentiré
And I woke up standing, I won't regret.

Podría pasar la vida sola y sin mirar atrás
I could spend my life alone without looking back.

Voy como una serpiente por ahí
I go like a snake around.