Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, provinc… Read Full Bio ↴Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, province of Entre Ríos. In 1966 she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen.

In her youth she took part in the vocal groups Contracanto and Canto Libre. She was arrested by the military government for her involvement in Peronist movements.

In Rosario she met the local singer and composer Fito Páez, who convinced her of abandoning her teaching career and become a professional singer. Páez was the producer of Herrero's first record, in 1987. This album was also the first that Páez produced. Its music was what they called "supermodern folklore". In 1989 Páez also produced Herrero's second album.

Herrero said once that her music not a fusion between Argentine folklore and rock, as some had defined it, but a culture clash — two different traditions facing each other.

In 1993 Herrero released her third album, Isla del Tesoro ("Treasure Island"), with several guests, including Fito Páez, Ricardo Mollo (Divididos), Claudia Puyó and Beto Satragni.

In 1995 she received the Konex Award as one of the best five interpreters of the decade. She was the Argentine representative in the Non-Governmental Organizations Forum of the International Women's Conference in Beijing, China. Her performance was broadcast by national radio.

Zamba De Argamonte
Liliana Herrero Lyrics

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Cielo arriba, de Jujuy
Camino a la puna me voy cantar
Flores de los tólares
Bailan las cholitas el carnaval

En los ojos, de las llamas
Se mira solita la luna de sal
Y están los remolinos

En los arenales dele bailar

Ramita de albahaca, niña Yolanda donde estará
Atrás se quedó alumbrando su claridad
Flores de los tólares
Bailan las cholitas el carnaval

Jujeñita, quien te vio
En la puna triste te vuelve a querer
Mi pena se va al aire
Y en el aire llora su padecer

Me voy yendo, volveré
Los tólares solos se han vuelto a quedar
Se quemarán tus ojos
Zamba enamorada del carnaval

Ramita de albahaca

Overall Meaning

, niña Yolanda donde estará. The lyrics of "Zamba De Lozano" tell the story of a journey from Jujuy to Puna, where the singer witnesses the festivities of the Cholitas carnival. The first verse sets the scene of the journey, with the singer heading towards Puna to sing. In the second verse, the singer observes the llamas and the moon of salt, and the remolinos (dust devils) dancing on the sand. The third verse introduces the character of Yolanda, who has stayed behind, and whom the singer longs for. And in the final verse, the singer reflects on the transience of his journey and the enduring beauty of the flowers of Tólares in the performance of the Zamba dance.

The lyrics of "Zamba De Lozano" are highly evocative of the landscapes of Jujuy and Puna, and the cultural traditions of the Cholitas carnival. However, the song also touches on universal themes of love and longing, and the impermanence of human existence. The use of natural imagery, such as the llamas and the moon of salt, gives the song a mystical quality that transcends the specific setting and makes it accessible to a wider audience.

Line by Line Meaning

Cielo arriba, de Jujuy
Looking up to the sky in Jujuy

Camino a la puna me voy cantar
I'm going to sing my way to the Andean plateau

Flores de los tólares
Wildflowers of the Toaláres

Bailan las cholitas el carnaval
The native women dance the carnival

En los ojos, de las llamas
In the eyes of the llamas

Se mira solita la luna de sal
The solitary salt moon can be seen

Y están los remolinos
The whirlwinds are there

En los arenales dele bailar
They dance on the sandy ground

Ramita de albahaca, niña Yolanda donde estará
Yolanda, where is your basil twig?

Atrás se quedó alumbrando su claridad
It stayed behind lighting its clarity

Jujeñita, quien te vio
Jujeña, who saw you