Lhasa is a name of at least two acts:

1) The performing name of Lhas… Read Full Bio ↴Lhasa is a name of at least two acts:

1) The performing name of Lhasa de Sela (1972-2010), who was a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent.

Born in Big Indian, New York, she grew up in the United States and Mexico, and moved to Canada when she was twenty years old. After the success of her 1998 album La llorona, which mixes everything from traditional Mexican music to klezmer to alternative rock, she moved to France. Her album The Living Road was released in 2003. In 2005 she won the "Americas" category in the Awards for World Music. She released her third and last album, Lhasa in 2009.

Lhasa de Sela died of breast cancer in Montréal, Québec, on the 1st January 2010.

2) A Tokyo, Japan screamo / sludge band, aka Lhasa (Jap). Their only release is a split CD with Daitro and Raein entitled "The Harsh Words As the Sun" (Oct 2004, Oto / Satire records).

EL
Lhasa Lyrics

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He venido al desierto pa irme de tu amor,
¡Que el desierto es más tierno y la espina besa mejor!
He venido a este centro de la nada
pa gritar,
Que tú nunca mereciste lo que
tanto quise dar...
¡Que tú nunca mereciste lo que
tanto quise dar !

He venido al desierto pa irme de tu amor,
¡Que el desierto es más tierno y la espina besa mejor!
He venido a este centro
de la nada pa gritar,
Que tú nunca mereciste...

He venido yo corriendo,
olvidándome de ti,
¡Dame un beso pajarillo
no te asustes colibrí !
He venido encendida al desierto
pa quemar,
Porque el alma prende fuego
cuando deja de amar...
Porque el alma prende fuego
cuando deja de amar.

He venido yo corriendo olvidándome de ti,
¡Dame un beso pajarillo,
y no te asustes colibrí!
He venido encendida al desierto
pa quemar,
Porque el alma prende fuego...

He venido yo corriendo olvidándome de ti,
¡Dame un beso pajarillo,
y no te asustes colibrí!
He venido encendida al desierto
pa quemar,
Porque el alma prende fuego cuando
deja de amar...
Porque el alma prende fuego cuando
deja de amar...

He venido al desierto pa irme de tu amor,
¡Que el desierto es más tierno
y la espina besa mejor!
He venido a este centro de la nada
pa gritar,
¡Que tú nunca mereciste lo que tanto quise dar !
He venido yo corriendo olvidándome de ti,
¡Dame un beso pajarillo,
y no te asustes colibrí!
He venido encendida al desierto

pa quemar,
Porque el alma prende fuego

Overall Meaning

"El" by Lhasa de Sela is a powerful and emotional song about leaving a toxic love behind and finding solace in the desert's harsh beauty. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery and use the idea of the desert as a metaphor for the painful process of letting go of someone who never deserved the affection that was given to them.

The opening lyrics convey a sense of strength and determination, as Lhasa sings about coming to the desert to leave behind a love that was not reciprocated. She declares that the desert is kinder and that even the thorns there are more gentle than the person she is leaving.

As the song progresses, the lyrics become more passionate and raw. Lhasa sings about the pain of letting go and how it feels like setting fire to her soul. There is a sense of desperation in her voice as she pleads for a kiss from a bird, as if trying to grasp onto something pure and innocent to counterbalance the bitterness of the situation.

Overall, "El" is a hauntingly beautiful song that captures the agony of heartbreak and the catharsis of breaking free from a toxic relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

He venido al desierto pa irme de tu amor,
I have come to the desert to escape from your love,

¡Que el desierto es más tierno y la espina besa mejor!
Because the desert is gentler and the thorn kisses better!

He venido a este centro de la nada pa gritar,
I've come to this center of nothingness to scream,

Que tú nunca mereciste lo que tanto quise dar...
That you never deserved what I wanted to give you so much...

¡Que tú nunca mereciste lo que tanto quise dar!
That you never deserved what I wanted to give you so much!

He venido al desierto pa irme de tu amor,
I have come to the desert to escape from your love,

¡Que el desierto es más tierno y la espina besa mejor!
Because the desert is gentler and the thorn kisses better!

He venido a este centro de la nada pa gritar,
I've come to this center of nothingness to scream,

Que tú nunca mereciste...
That you never deserved...

He venido yo corriendo, olvidándome de ti,
I've come running, forgetting about you,

¡Dame un beso pajarillo, no te asustes colibrí!
Give me a kiss little bird, don't be afraid hummingbird!

He venido encendida al desierto pa quemar,
I've come ignited to the desert to burn,

Porque el alma prende fuego cuando deja de amar...
Because the soul lights on fire when it stops loving.

Porque el alma prende fuego cuando deja de amar.
Because the soul lights on fire when it stops loving.

He venido yo corriendo olvidándome de ti,
I've come running, forgetting about you,

¡Dame un beso pajarillo, y no te asustes colibrí!
Give me a kiss little bird, and don't be afraid hummingbird!

He venido encendida al desierto pa quemar,
I've come ignited to the desert to burn,

Porque el alma prende fuego...
Because the soul lights on fire...

He venido yo corriendo olvidándome de ti,
I've come running, forgetting about you,

¡Dame un beso pajarillo, y no te asustes colibrí!
Give me a kiss little bird, and don't be afraid hummingbird!

He venido encendida al desierto pa quemar,
I've come ignited to the desert to burn,

Porque el alma prende fuego cuando deja de amar...
Because the soul lights on fire when it stops loving...