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.

Dime Padre
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics

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Dime, padre, si en el cementerio
viven los muertos.
Dime, padre, si en los campos yermos,
uno son los dueños
y otros son los siervos.
Dime, padre, si es que yo me muero,
cuando me despierto.

Overall Meaning

In Luis Eduardo Aute's song "Dime Padre", the singer is asking his father for answers to some profound and existential questions. The first question he asks is whether the dead truly reside in the cemetery. This question can be interpreted in different ways. It may reflect the singer's fear of death and the unknown afterlife or a more philosophical inquiry into the nature of existence and mortality. He then asks whether everyone is equal in life, or if there are "masters and servants" in society. This question may suggest the singer's concern about social inequality or injustice. Finally, he wonders if he will die in his sleep, suggesting a fear of death and uncertainty about the time and manner of one's end.

Through these questions, the singer is seeking guidance and wisdom from his father, who may represent an authority figure or a source of comfort and reassurance. The song's gentle melody and the soft delivery of the lyrics create a melancholic and reflective atmosphere, emphasizing the emotional weight of the singer's questions.

Line by Line Meaning

Dime, padre, si en el cementerio viven los muertos.
Father, tell me if the dead live in the cemetery.

Dime, padre, si en los campos yermos, uno son los dueños y otros son los siervos.
Father, tell me if in the barren fields, some are owners and others are servants.

Dime, padre, si es que yo me muero, cuando me despierto.
Father, tell me if I die when I wake up.

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