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.

Tu Piel
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics

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Aún guardo el calor
de tu piel en mis venas.
Aún guardo el temor
de tu sed en mi lengua
y duerme tu piel en la noche,
se confunde
y se diluye
en espacios y olores.

Aún guardo el calor

de tu piel en mis venas.

Overall Meaning

In Luis Eduardo Aute's song Tu Piel, the singer reminisces about an intense encounter with someone, which left them with a lasting impression. The lyrics "Aún guardo el calor de tu piel en mis venas" (I still feel the warmth of your skin in my veins) suggest that the singer's memory of the heat and passion of their time together is so strong that it is physically felt within them. This is further emphasized by the line "Aún guardo el temor de tu sed en mi lengua" (I still feel the fear of your desire on my tongue), which hints at the overwhelming intensity of the physical connection that they shared.

Despite the physical intensity of their encounter, however, the singer acknowledges that it was fleeting, as "duerme tu piel en la noche, se confunde y se diluye en espacios y olores" (your skin sleeps at night, it mixes and dissolves in spaces and scents). This line implies that their time together was brief and that the memory of it is fading into the background of the singer's life. Nevertheless, the memory of their connection lingers on, as they continue to carry the physical sensations with them, even after time has passed.

Line by Line Meaning

Aún guardo el calor
El fuego de tu presencia sigue presente en mi ser

de tu piel en mis venas.
tan profundo como la sangre que fluye por mi cuerpo.

Aún guardo el temor
Me siento vulnerable ante tu atractivo y tus deseos.

de tu sed en mi lengua
He degustado tus labios, yle tengo un miedo grande a no ser capaz de detenerme.

y duerme tu piel en la noche,
Aunque estemos separados, tu piel aún me calma y me consuela.

se confunde
En la oscuridad, no puedo distinguir entre tu piel y la mía.

y se diluye
Nuestros cuerpos se mezclan en un mar de sentimientos y emociones.

en espacios y olores.
Aunque estamos lejos, aún puedo sentir la cercanía de tu olor y presencia.

Aún guardo el calor
Pase lo que pase, mi amor por ti nunca se extinguirá.

de tu piel en mis venas.
Siempre llevaré tu esencia dentro de mí, como una parte fundamental de mi ser.

Contributed by London F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.