Performer of a music style known as Canto Nuevo or Nueva Trova, Luis Eduard… Read Full Bio ↴Performer of a music style known as Canto Nuevo or Nueva Trova, Luis Eduardo Aute has been an artist in many different ways. It was in 1954 when Aute moved to Spain, after spending his childhood in the Philippines. Deciding to become an artist, Luis Eduardo Aute's first passion was painting, having his first exhibition in 1960, while living in Madrid. By the mid-'60s, the painter and poet was convinced to start recording his own music and he signed up to RCA in 1966. The following year, Aleluya and Rosas En El Mar were released. Prominent books such as Las Matematicas del Espejo, La Liturgia del Desorden, and Animal were published in recognition to his writing skills. After releasing Alevosía in 1995, Aute started touring all over Latin America and Spain with a painting exhibition called Ad Libidum; he later participated in a collective album called Un Secreto A Voces, based on lyrics by Alejandro Filio.

A vivir
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics

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Nunca he creído en formulas ni en mensajes,
me gusta más jugar a la contradicción,
contra mí mismo voy a hacer una excepción,
intentaré ser más directo en el lenguaje,
en esta canción.

A vivir, a vivir
que la vida no es medida

ni porvenir.
A vivir, a vivir
que este mundo fue un segundo
del devenir.

Si he sido críptico y poco claro en los versos,
entono un mea culpa y suplico perdón
por ser ambiguo y aumentar la confusión
al proponer que la Razón del Universo
no es una ecuación.

Después de tanta palabra con doble filo
y de lecturas triples en cada renglón,
de esta escritura no se saca una lección

para que el estratega duerma bien tranquilo
con su solución.

Overall Meaning

In Luis Eduardo Aute's "A vivir", the singer starts off by saying that he has never believed in formulas or messages. He prefers to play with contradictions, but he tries to make an exception in this song by being more direct in his language. He encourages the listener to live life to the fullest, stating that life is not measured by the future, but by the present. The world we live in is only a fleeting moment in time, so it's important to make the most of it.

The second verse of the song addresses the previous verses and admits that they may have been cryptic or unclear. The singer asks for forgiveness for being ambiguous and for causing confusion. He makes the point that the reason for the universe is not just an equation or formula, but something much more profound and complex.

The final verse talks about the many double-edged words and triple meanings in the previous lines. Despite this complexity, there is no lesson to be learned or solution to be had. The singer seems to be suggesting that we should not focus too heavily on finding a solution, but instead live life to the fullest and enjoy the moment.

Line by Line Meaning

Nunca he creído en formulas ni en mensajes,
I have never believed in formulas or messages,

me gusta más jugar a la contradicción,
I prefer playing with contradiction,

contra mí mismo voy a hacer una excepción,
But I will make an exception for myself,

intentaré ser más directo en el lenguaje,
I will try to be more direct in my language,

en esta canción.
In this song.

A vivir, a vivir
Live, live

que la vida no es medida
Life cannot be measured

ni porvenir.
Nor predicted.

A vivir, a vivir
Live, live

que este mundo fue un segundo
This world was just a second

del devenir.
Of becoming.