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 !
Dulce Castigo
Los Suaves Lyrics
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y escucho los pasos de las luces
... por el cielo
Cae la tarde y también cae el siglo
caen los clavos de cien cruces
... son recuerdos.
Con cada historia que termina
se muere una canción, un secreto
Y yo vivo al borde de un sueño
al borde de un sueño del río
... del olvido.
Perdóname por no dejarte
por quererte y haberte querido
amor ... invento del diablo
querer ... burla del destino
... dulce castigo.
Perdóname por no dejarte
por quererte y haberte querido
amor ... invento del diablo
querer ... burla del destino
... dulce castigo.
Grande como un sueño grande
y frío como el infierno vacío
así fue mi vida contigo
así fue aquel loco camino
... sin sentido
Hay cosas que solo se dicen
con silencio y yo callándome te las digo
mujer ¿tú que sabes lo que es el querer?
si ignoras que el hombre es un pobre
... solitario herido.
Perdóname por no dejarte
por quererte y haberte querido
amor ... invento del diablo
querer ... burla del destino
... dulce castigo.
The lyrics to Los Suaves’s song “Dulce Castigo” portray a sense of melancholy and regret as the singer reflects on lost love. The first stanza describes a cold, silent night with the sound of footsteps echoing in the distance. The phrase “caen los clavos de cien cruces” (the nails of a hundred crosses fall) suggests a sense of burden or weight, as if the singer is carrying the weight of past mistakes or missed opportunities. The line “con cada historia que termina, se muere una canción, un secreto perdido” (with every story that ends, a song dies, a lost secret) highlights the idea of lost possibilities and the fading of memories.
In the second stanza, the singer asks for forgiveness for not being able to let go, for loving someone and having loved them. He calls love “invento del diablo” (the devil’s invention) and “burla del destino” (destiny’s mockery), suggesting that love is a fickle and unpredictable force that can bring both joy and pain. The final phrase “dulce castigo” (sweet punishment) represents the paradoxical nature of love, which is both pleasurable and painful.
The lyrics of this song express a sense of nostalgia and regret, as the singer reflects on lost love and the passage of time. The use of imagery, such as the falling of nails from a hundred crosses, adds to the atmosphere of melancholy. The song also highlights the complexity of love and the emotional turmoil it can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
Llueve noche, silencio y frío
It's a rainy night, silence, and cold.
y escucho los pasos de las luces
And I listen to the footsteps of the light through the sky.
Cae la tarde y también cae el siglo
The evening falls, and so does the century.
caen los clavos de cien cruces
The nails from a hundred crosses fall, too; they're just memories now.
Con cada historia que termina
With every story that ends,
se muere una canción, un secreto
a song or a secret dies.
Y yo vivo al borde de un sueño
And I live on the edge of a dream
al borde de un sueño del río
on the edge of a dream of the river
Perdóname por no dejarte
Forgive me for not leaving you
por quererte y haberte querido
for loving you and having loved you.
amor ... invento del diablo
Love...the devil's invention,
querer ... burla del destino
and wanting is destiny's mockery.
dulce castigo.
A sweet punishment.
Grande como un sueño grande
Big like a big dream,
y frío como el infierno vacío
and cold like an empty hell,
así fue mi vida contigo
That's how my life was with you
así fue aquel loco camino
That's how that crazy path was
sin sentido
without meaning.
Hay cosas que solo se dicen
Some things are only said
con silencio y yo callándome te las digo
with silence, and keeping quiet, I tell them to you.
mujer ¿tú que sabes lo que es el querer?
Woman, do you know what it means to love?
si ignoras que el hombre es un pobre
If you ignore that a man is a poor,
solitario herido.
solitary, wounded one.
Perdóname por no dejarte
Forgive me for not leaving you
por quererte y haberte querido
for loving you and having loved you.
amor ... invento del diablo
Love...the devil's invention,
querer ... burla del destino
and wanting is destiny's mockery.
dulce castigo.
A sweet punishment.
Contributed by Aria R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ramon Bermuda Roca
Temazo...(la letra y la música).
Dulce es el castigo, dulce es el amor perdido, pero agridulce, que es, no haberlo conseguido.
Jose Emilio Martínez López
Temazo, noches de rock! Lo extraño
Rubgar
Hay cosas que solo se dicen con silencio ,y yo callándome te las digo!
Adria Adria
Palabras de huelebragas total
Marius Gal
Uau.. impresionante....
Me saltan lagrimass
Y Soy felizzzzz
Son la ostiass
Lambech Letterman
Mi canción favorita de los suaves, no se por que es tan poco conocida 😑😑
Franky Evens
Hombre la ha tocado siempre en directo.
Carlos Ferrer Mellado
Si, como otras como :mienteme o buen castigo, para mi de las mejores, y no las escucho en concierto. Tiene tantas buenas...
Javi Lamas
Gracias yossi! Por todo una vida de canciones
Melchor Suárez Rivera
Únicos para siempre