One is a 9 person … Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists performing under this name.
One is a 9 person Valencian band that formed in 2010 and performs exclusively in Spanish with a focus on social issues.
One is a soloist singer-songwriter who began releasing music in 2015. Mafalda describes her music as "dark pop" and cites Lana Del Rey, Cat Power, Lauryn Hill, The Strokes, Belle & Sebastian, and Kaiser Chiefs as musical influences. She has both Spanish- and English-language songs. She started writing music when she was fourteen years old. She released her first single, Don't Let Go, in 2015 while she was a student at Berklee. She released an extended play titled Daisy Chain in June 2019, which was produced by Ian Barter and Doug Schadt.
Born in London, of Spanish-Bulgarian origin, Mafalda is a singer-songwriter with diverse roots and life experiences. Mafalda defines her music as her “most vulnerable self, an honest reflection of what I see in the world my generation lives in. In November 2020 she released her first song in spanish “Decir Adiós”. Following her successful Spanish-language debut, Mafalda is beginning the year by releasing her second single in Spanish "Así Lo Hago Yo". Written by Mafalda in Los Angeles in collaboration with Carola Rosas and Dani Sobrino, the song was produced by Oscar Free (from the U.S.) and Tunvao (from Andalusia in Spain), with the executive production of Alizzz.
Bam bam
Mafalda Lyrics
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Y nada ha cambiado
¿Qué rol me queda por cumplir?
En esta crisis
Soy un cero a la izquierda
Si me marcho al menos
Quién se acordara de mí
¿Y a qué esperas? Pues supongo que es verdad…
Este lugar no está de acuerdo con mis pensamientos,
Me quedo y lo reconstruyo o mando a tomar por culo
A todas las que dijeron que no podía
A todas las que pensaron que no lo haría
Nacer, crecer, para luego caer, para luego caer.
Perder, ganar, (andar correr), tú marcas el compás, tú marcas el compás.
Free your mind
We're gonna try
Please, dont cry
Vuelvo a caer
y no sé si me levanto, sobre estas rodillas llevo el peso de tu llanto
que nos ha hecho crecer…que nos ha hecho crecer.
Pasan los años, pasa la vida,
pasa la vida y no olvido las muescas del pasado,
si pudiera volver, si pudiera volver.
Habría estado allí…
Darle un beso a la mare….
Reirse de estupideces
Cuidar a quien te quiere
Nai, nai, naah…
Tanto que busqué, tanto que traté, tanto que no vi que está debajo de mis pies, tanto que fallé a quien sí pensó en mi…tanto que les fallé…si pudiera volver.
Lanzo un soplo al aire y me adentro a mar,
voy a cambiar las cosas que me impiden progresar
Todo porque tengo un mapa del tesoro
ya sé dónde se esconden las joyas del capitán
Hoy no espero a nadie
hoy os quedáis mirando
como vuelo alto y rozo el cielo con las manos
Hoy cuento desde 0
Ya no lloró por nadie
Por nadie, por nadie!
Y Si lloro es de rabia
Es un llanto diferente, yo no me rindo cojo fuerza y tiro de frente
Le pese a quien le pese, siempre creativa
vida
mía, autogestionada y pura!
No, no llores. No, no llores, no, no. No, no llores. No, no llores por favor. No, no llores. No, no llores, no, no.
No, no llores. No, no llores por favor. Mafalda…Mafalda...
In the song "Bam Bam" by Mafalda, she opens up about feeling stagnant and unfulfilled, questioning her purpose and role in life. She feels like a "zero to the left" in the midst of a crisis, unsure of what she can do to make a difference. She longs to travel and escape from the city that she feels is holding her back but is torn between rebuilding it or leaving it behind to start anew. Mafalda acknowledges that she has made mistakes in the past and failed those who believed in her, but she longs for the chance to make things right.
Through the pain and struggles, Mafalda finds the strength to move forward, to free her mind and try to make a difference. She wants to live life on her terms, to laugh at silly things, take care of those who care for her and hold on to the memories of the past. She may fall again but refuses to give up and will rise up, taking whatever comes her way with creativity and purity. She encourages herself and those around her not to cry, not to give up, and to keep pushing towards their dreams.
Overall, the song "Bam Bam" is about self-discovery, growth, and resilience. Mafalda realizes that life is not perfect, but she is determined to make the most out of it by freeing her mind and trying new things. She inspires others to do the same, to find their map of treasure and chase their dreams, no matter how challenging the journey may be.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy abrí los ojos después de 20 años
I have just realized that I have been living for twenty years and nothing has changed in my life.
Y nada ha cambiado
Everything remains the same.
¿Qué rol me queda por cumplir?
What is my purpose in life now that everything seems so stagnant?
En esta crisis
In this situation where I find myself stuck.
Soy un cero a la izquierda
I feel like I am not making any progress.
Si me marcho al menos ¿Quién se acordara de mí?
If I leave this place, will anyone remember me?
Siempre he querido viajar y escapar de esta ciudad que huele a mierda
I have always wanted to leave this city that is so unpleasant to me.
¿Y a qué esperas? Pues supongo que es verdad…
Why are you still waiting? I guess you are right…
Este lugar no está de acuerdo con mis pensamientos,
This place does not align with my thoughts.
Me quedo y lo reconstruyo o mando a tomar por culo
I will either stay and rebuild it, or tell it to go f**k itself.
A todas las que dijeron que no podía
To all those who said I couldn't do it.
A todas las que pensaron que no lo haría
To all those who thought I wouldn't make it.
Nacer, crecer, para luego caer, para luego caer.
We are born, we grow up, we fall, and we fall again.
Perder, ganar, (andar correr), tú marcas el compás, tú marcas el compás.
Losing and winning, (walking or running), you set the pace, you set the pace.
Free your mind
Let your mind be free.
We're gonna try
We will give it a try.
Please, dont cry
Please, do not cry.
Vuelvo a caer
I have fallen again.
y no sé si me levanto, sobre estas rodillas llevo el peso de tu llanto que nos ha hecho crecer…que nos ha hecho crecer.
I do not know if I can stand up again. I carry the weight of your tears on my knees, which have helped us grow.
Pasan los años, pasa la vida, pasa la vida y no olvido las muescas del pasado, si pudiera volver, si pudiera volver.
Years go by, life goes on, and I cannot forget the scars of the past. If I could go back, if I could go back.
Habría estado allí…
I would have been there…
Darle un beso a la mare….
Give a kiss to my mother…
Reirse de estupideces
Laugh at silly things.
Cuidar a quien te quiere
Take care of those who love you.
Nai, nai, naah…
Hey, hey, nah...
Tanto que busqué, tanto que traté, tanto que no vi que está debajo de mis pies, tanto que fallé a quien sí pensó en mi…tanto que les fallé…si pudiera volver.
I searched so much, I tried so hard, but I did not see what was right under my feet. I failed those who believed in me… I failed them so much…if I could go back.
Lanzo un soplo al aire y me adentro a mar, voy a cambiar las cosas que me impiden progresar Todo porque tengo un mapa del tesoro ya sé dónde se esconden las joyas del capitán
I throw a breath into the air and dive into the sea. I will change the things that hold me back from progressing. All because I have a treasure map and I know where the captain's jewels are hidden.
Hoy no espero a nadie
Today I am not waiting for anyone.
hoy os quedáis mirando
Today, you all stay there watching me.
como vuelo alto y rozo el cielo con las manos
As I fly high and touch the sky with my hands.
Hoy cuento desde 0
Today, I start counting from zero.
Ya no lloró por nadie
I will not cry for anyone anymore.
Por nadie, por nadie!
For anyone, for anyone!
Y Si lloro es de rabia
And if I cry, it's out of anger.
Es un llanto diferente, yo no me rindo cojo fuerza y tiro de frente Le pese a quien le pese, siempre creativa vida mía, autogestionada y pura!
It's a different kind of tears. I will not give up; I gather my strength and move forward, no matter what anyone thinks. My life is always creative, self-managed, and pure!
No, no llores. No, no llores, no, no. No, no llores. No, no llores por favor. No, no llores. No, no llores, no, no.
No, do not cry. Please, do not cry. No, do not cry. No, do not cry, please. No, do not cry. No, do not cry, please.
Mafalda…Mafalda...
Mafalda… Mafalda...
Contributed by Jacob T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lis Gaibar García
He entrado en bucle con esta canción.
misantropo kontra
Darle un beso a la mare….
Reirse de estupideces
Cuidar a quien te quiere <3 grande mafalda, saludos fraternales desde $hile
Ainoa sin h jsjsjs
Esta es mi canción favorita de Mafalda :3 like si la tulla también
Holopainen Stirling
lla mlla también :3
Portador de Desidia
no puedo parar de escucharla
Loreto Andrés
Aplausos eternos. Habéis hecho un disco brillante tanto lírica como instrumental. Fuerza, concienciación, buen rollito... Indescriptible, me encanta. En Zaragoza un conciertico estaría bien :)
Bruegnol
Y bueno, tendré que ir a España, no creo que vengan a Argentina!
Si pueden vayan a ver las manos de filippi que el mes que viene hacen gira por España
HUGO HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ
suenan de la ostia te lo aseguro, ayer los escuche por primera vez, en un festival...y consiguieron un nuevo seguidor. Alucinante puesta en escena
Loreto Andrés
@Bruegnol suenan brutal, la emergía que desprenden, las ganas de contar lo que están cantando, la familia que se crea entre la gente que allí escucha. Un sonido impecable y una instrumental simplemente brutal. Vale la pena moverse para verlos en directo. Para un buen viaje cualquier "excusa" es válida!!!
Bruegnol
Como suenan en vivo? pego viaje hasta españa para verlos?