"Los Suaves" is a rock band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain, started by two b… Read Full Bio ↴"Los Suaves" is a rock band from Ourense, Galicia, Spain, started by two brothers, Charly Domínguez and Yosi Domínguez, in the early eighties. In the very beginning, they were influenced by Phil Lynott's band, Thin Lizzy.

Their first album was Esta vida me va a matar, including songs such as Peligrosa María or Viene el tren. However, the most important was the third one, the successful Ese día piensa en mí (1989), including songs such as Dolores se llamaba Lola and No puedo dejar el Rock.

Although they're not a best-selling band, they're sort of a legend all around Spain, with many loyal supporters.

The latest news is from february 2007. Alberto Cereijo, the lead guitarist, announced on his website the last tour with the current line-up; but that doesn't mean they're going to give up for now !

A Caín
Los Suaves Lyrics

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Amanece el tiempo, se perdió el Edén.
Corre la sangre en el altar de Abel,
Dios complacido sonrie al ver,
Dolor y muerte en el ara de Abel.

Caín, su hermano, va a sacrificar
Su cosecha de trigo a Mister Jehová.
El fuego no sube, no quiere aceptar

El Dios sanguinario su oferta de paz.

No habrá más altares , no aguantaré más.
¿Hay que dar gracias por morir y llorar?
Caín el rebelde primer luchador
Contra la injusticia, contra el Dictador.

Hay guerra civil. Este del Edén.
De parte del amo el pastor Abel.

Lucha entre hermanos y por defender
Al Cruel, al Tirano. Muere el tonto Abel.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Los Suaves's song "A Caín" are highly symbolic and allusive, dealing with the biblical story of the fraternal conflict between Cain and Abel in a critical and subversive way. The song starts with the evocation of the lost paradise and the dawn of a new era marked by violence and bloodshed. The image of the blood running on Abel's altar is contrasted with the smile of a satisfied God, who seems to enjoy the pain and death that Cain inflicts on his brother. The tension between divine justice and human nature is at the core of the song, as reflected in the verse "El Dios sanguinario no quiere aceptar, su oferta de paz", which suggests a rejection of the traditional conception of God as the source of salvation and redemption.

Line by Line Meaning

Amanece el tiempo, se perdió el Edén.
The time dawns, and Eden is lost.

Corre la sangre en el altar de Abel,
Blood flows on Abel's altar.

Dios complacido sonrie al ver,
God smiles as he watches.

Dolor y muerte en el ara de Abel.
There is pain and death on Abel's altar.

Caín, su hermano, va a sacrificar
Cain, his brother, is going to sacrifice.

Su cosecha de trigo a Mister Jehová.
He offers his wheat harvest to Mister Jehovah.

El fuego no sube, no quiere aceptar
The fire won't rise, the bloody God refuses.

El Dios sanguinario su oferta de paz.
The bloodthirsty God rejects his offer of peace.

No habrá más altares , no aguantaré más.
No more altars, I can't take it anymore.

¿Hay que dar gracias por morir y llorar?
Should we be grateful for death and tears?

Caín el rebelde primer luchador
Cain, the rebellious first fighter.