In 1985 at age 13 when her parents separated, Lhasa, her mother and her sisters settled in San Francisco where Lhasa started singing in a Greek cafe. She included Spanish language lessons in her high school studies. After viewing a documentary about Billie Holiday, Lhasa determined that she, too, would make a career in singing. In 1991 she traveled to Montreal to visit her sisters who were students at l'École nationale de cirque, the National Circus School of Canada, and she decided to make Montreal her home. Steeped in a Francophone culture for the first time, she sang for five years in bars, collaborating with rock guitarist Yves Desrosiers. In 1992, Denis Wolff, general manager of the independent Canadian record company, Audiogram, saw Lhasa performing, her head shaved, in front of a tiny nightclub audience. He was struck with "her personality, her charisma and her voice" – he soon signed her to the label. With Desrosiers she developed the material that eventually became her first album.
Born in Big Indian, New York, she grew up in the United States and Mexico, and moved to Montreal, 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 1st January 2010.
Por Eso Me Quedo
Lhasa de Sela Lyrics
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Cantando aún mis penas
Queriendo que me ames
Para mi soledad
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Qué quieres que te cante
Por eso me quedo
Ay ay ay hasta el final
Y así amo yo
Con rimas tan torcidas
Buscando disonancias
Pa mi nueva canción
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Qué quieres que te cante
Por eso me quedo
Ay ay ay hasta el final
Y así amo yo
Con rimas tan torcidas
Buscando disonancias
Pa mi nueva canción
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Qué quieres que te cante
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Qué vale lo que cante
Por eso me quedo
Ay ay ay hasta el final
The lyrics to Lhasa de Sela's song Por Eso Me Quedo, which translates to "That's Why I Stay," reveal a sense of hopeful longing and vulnerability. The singer confesses to singing about her sorrows and wanting to be loved to ease her loneliness. She then reveals that she searches for inspiration in dissonance and unconventional rhythms in her music. Despite the twists and turns of her heart, the singer promises to stay until the end, expressing a sense of determination and commitment.
The song taps into universal themes of human desire for love and connection, as well as the creative process of songwriting. Lhasa de Sela's raw and emotive vocals add a sense of authenticity to the lyrics, making the music a cathartic experience for the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Así ando yo
This is how I am
Cantando aún mis penas
Singing about my sorrows, still
Queriendo que me ames
Desiring your love
Para mi soledad
To ease my loneliness
Y hasta que yo te quiera
And until I love you
Qué quieres que te cante
What do you want me to sing to you
Por eso me quedo
That's why I stay
Ay ay ay hasta el final
Until the very end
Y así amo yo
This is how I love
Con rimas tan torcidas
With such twisted rhymes
Buscando disonancias
Seeking dissonances
Pa mi nueva canción
For my new song
Y hasta que yo te quiera
And until I love you
Qué quieres que te cante
What do you want me to sing to you
Por eso me quedo
That's why I stay
Ay ay ay hasta el final
Until the very end
Y hasta que yo te quiera
And until I love you
Qué vale lo que cante
What does it matter what I sing
Por eso me quedo
That's why I stay
Ay ay ay hasta el final
Until the very end
Contributed by Jayce A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
mrlagx
Asi ando yo
Cantando aun mis penas
queriendo que me ames
para mi soledad
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
Y asi amo yo
con rimas tan torcidas
buscando disonancias
Pa'mi nueva cancion
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
Y asi amo yo
con rimas tan torcidas
buscando disonancias
Pa'mi nueva cancion
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que vale lo que cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
mrlagx
Asi ando yo
Cantando aun mis penas
queriendo que me ames
para mi soledad
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
Y asi amo yo
con rimas tan torcidas
buscando disonancias
Pa'mi nueva cancion
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
Y asi amo yo
con rimas tan torcidas
buscando disonancias
Pa'mi nueva cancion
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que quieres que te cante?
Y hasta que yo te quiera
Que vale lo que cante?
Por eso me quedo
Ay Ay Ay hasta el final
Meixueiro80
Que interprete, que artista, que cantante, gracias por poner el nombre de Mexico muy en alto, Descanse en Paz Lasha, que orgullo ser mexicano!!!R.I.P.
César Fernández Cuevas
No es mexicana, tiene ascendencia mexicana pero era Canadiense.
zorba pilgrim
beautiful emotional esperanto... heavenly voice to sooth us left behind...
lili
Lhasa De Sela en cual quier idioma canta tan hermoso!
80sbaby
I first heard of her on SaBado GIgante ,just was hooked ever since,shes more than just a singer even though she has passed her music still goes on it is just so deep ,its not sad its always Beautiful like she was,;)..
Dajeong Kim
amazing voice
mark ferris
what a beautiful song from a beautiful soul
tophe naskrent
juste magnifique... j'ai eu la chance de la voir en duo avec Mano solo au cirque d'hiver... depuis ils sont partis tout les deux. Merci à toi, merci à vous
Mundo Azul sobre el mundo.
me encanta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!