Los Shapis was one of the first chicha groups. "Chicha", which is also the name of a traditional beverage made of corn, is a musical rhythm created in the 1980s in Lima. It uses electric and acoustic instruments and was inspired by traditional Andean rhythms like the huayño. In the 1980s chicha was mostly heard and danced in Lima's poor suburbs (the so called "Conos") by the rural migrants (and by their children) that came to Peru's capital since the 1950s and settled in the sand hills that surrounded Lima. Today chicha music, and its latest musical evolutions, can be heard all over the city, and Los Shapis has become a mythical group whose vocalist's (el Chapulín) life has lately inspired a new TV soap.
Chicha was the first of many other fusion rhythms (tecnocumbia, cumbia tropical) that could be described as a mixture of Colombia's traditional cumbia, andean rhythms, tropical Caribbean rhythms (guaracha, bolero), and electronic music; these new rhythms express today's most popular Peruvian music.
Que Pena
Los Shapis Lyrics
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Si Supieras Que Pena Me Dejastes Solito
Ya No Creo eN eL AmOr
Engañastes Mi Corazon
Ya No kiero Sufrir Mas
Ya No kiero Mas
Y En La Noche Solito Sobre Mi Cama Lloro
Añoro El Recuerdo y Los Deseos Tuyos
Ya No kiero Nada Si No Estas Conmigo
The lyrics to Los Shapis's song "Que Pena" express feelings of heartbreak and sorrow caused by a loved one leaving. The singer laments that if the departed person only knew how much pain their leaving had caused, they would understand the depth of his loneliness. The singer no longer believes in love and feels that his heart has been deceived, causing him to not want to suffer any longer. He spends his nights alone, crying on his bed, and longing for the memories and desires they once shared. The singer concludes by saying that he doesn't want anything if the departed love is not with him, paralleling his earlier statement that he no longer wants to suffer.
The song is simple and straightforward, but its themes of heartbreak and loss are universal and resonant. The singer's vulnerability and pain are palpable, and the emotions conveyed in his words are likely relatable to many listeners. The repetition of the line "Ya No kiero Mas" (I don't want any more) underscores the singer's exhaustion with the pain he is experiencing and his desire for it to end.
Line by Line Meaning
Si Supieras Que Pena Me Cauzo Tu Partida
If you only knew the pain your departure caused me
Si Supieras Que Pena Me Dejastes Solito
If you only knew the sorrow of being left alone
Ya No Creo eN eL AmOr
I no longer believe in love
Engañastes Mi Corazon
You deceived my heart
Ya No kiero Sufrir Mas
I don't want to suffer anymore
Ya No kiero Mas
I don't want anything else
Y En La Noche Solito Sobre Mi Cama Lloro
And at night I cry alone on my bed
Añoro El Recuerdo y Los Deseos Tuyos
I miss the memories and desires we shared
Ya No kiero Nada Si No Estas Conmigo
I don't want anything if you're not with me
Ya No kiero Nada Si No Estas Conmigo
I don't want anything if you're not with me
Contributed by Brody O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.