1) Maná (note the acce… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Maná (note the accent) is a Mexican rock group that had its origins near the end of the 1970s in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Their sound has strong influences from hard rock and more mellow pop sounds with additional influences from calypso and reggae. They started with the name "Sombrero Verde", but in the late 80's it was changed to the current name. They have a long trajectory as musicians and the band underwent two lineup changes in the 90's. The most known members are Fher Olvera in the vocals, and author of most of the songs they play, and Alex, the drummer.
The group's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín, and bassist Juan Calleros. Considered the biggest latin rock band in the world, Mana has earned four Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, six Premios Juventud awards, fourteen Billboard Latin Music Awards and fifteen Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
The band formed in 1986 and released its first album, Falta Amor, in 1990. In 1992, the group released ¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?, which sold more than 8 million copies worldwide,[citation needed] becoming the best selling Spanish-language rock album of all time. After several lineup changes, the group released Cuando los Ángeles Lloran (1995), which is noted for its stylistic departure from the band's previous work. Maná followed with Sueños Líquidos (1997), Revolución de Amor (2002), and Amar es Combatir (2007), which continued the group's success. The band's most recent album, Drama y Luz, was released in April 2011.
The band's sound draws from the pop rock, Latin pop, calypso, reggae and ska music genres. They initially received international commercial success in Australia and Spain and have since gained popularity and exposure in the US, Western Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. No other latin rock act sales more albums or arenas with the consistensy of Maná. The band has sold an estimated 35 million albums worldwide.[1]
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2) Mana (being converted to 'Maná' due to old last.fm moderation system) is a Japanese musician and fashion designer, famed for his role as the leader and guitarist of the influential visual kei band MALICE MIZER. He was known for his cross dressing during his work with Malice Mizer, but has since dropped the practice except for when modeling Moi-même-Moitié products. He is widely considered the creator and figurehead of Japan's Gothic Lolita fashion movement. Moi dix Mois is Mana's current project.
3) Mana "MANA is a Baha'i inspired Pacific Island music and cultural performance group based in Australia. The members of MANA are originally from Samoa, Tonaga, Tahiti and the Cook Islands." From http://www.mana-music.com/
4) Maná, a former Japanese band that performed two image songs for the anime movie, Patlabor 2: The Movie (機動警察パトレイバー, Kidō keisatsu patoreibā the movie 2).
La Puerta Azul
Maná Lyrics
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El abrió la puerta azul, se enamoró
Sueños en el aire, diamantes del cielo caen
Que no dan para vivir
Una y otra vez fue quedándose en sus brazos
Arrodillado a sus pies él ya cayó
Seduce como un pecho, conduce a la fragilidad
Una puerta azul nunca hay que abrirla
Las pesadillas son muy largas
Una puerta azul no hay que ni tocarla
Piensa que es mejor dejarla
Es más linda que la linda
De un golpe de conciencia cae su antifaz
Sucia, loca, lo quiere matar
Había droga en la puerta azul
Una puerta azul nunca hay que abrirla
Las pesadillas son muy largas
Una puerta azul no hay que ni tocarla
Piensa que es mejor dejarla
The lyrics of Maná's song "La Puerta Azul" tell the story of a man who falls in love with a woman he meets when she was only fifteen years old. He opens the blue door and they begin a relationship, but it soon becomes clear that there are serious problems. The dreams they share are not enough for them to live on, and the man becomes increasingly dependent on the woman. He falls to his knees before her, seduced by her beauty but also aware of his own fragility. Despite his growing unease, he stays with her again and again. However, he begins to realize that the blue door is a symbol of danger and temptation. The woman is not who she seems, and there is something sinister going on behind the door. There are drugs involved, and the man knows he should stay away from her and from the door.
The song is a vivid metaphor for the seductive power of addiction and the dangers of falling in love with the wrong person. The blue door represents a gateway to a dangerous world, and the man struggles to resist its lure. He knows that he should leave the woman behind, but he is unable to break free from her grasp. Ultimately, the song is a warning about the dangers of temptation and the importance of recognizing and avoiding situations that can lead us down a dark path.
Line by Line Meaning
La conoció de quince años
He met her when she was fifteen
El abrió la puerta azul, se enamoró
He opened the blue door and fell in love
Sueños en el aire, diamantes del cielo caen
Dreams in the air, diamonds falling from the sky
Que no dan para vivir
That are not enough to live on
Una y otra vez fue quedándose en sus brazos
He kept staying in her arms over and over again
Arrodillado a sus pies él ya cayó
He fell to his knees at her feet
Seduce como un pecho, conduce a la fragilidad
She seduces like a trap and leads to vulnerability
Siente que se va a quebrar
He feels like he's going to break
Una puerta azul nunca hay que abrirla
A blue door should never be opened
Las pesadillas son muy largas
The nightmares are very long
Una puerta azul no hay que ni tocarla
A blue door shouldn't even be touched
Piensa que es mejor dejarla
It's better to just leave it alone
Es más linda que la linda
She's prettier than pretty
De un golpe de conciencia cae su antifaz
With a sudden realization, her mask falls off
Sucia, loca, lo quiere matar
Dirty, crazy, she wants to kill him
Había droga en la puerta azul
There was drugs behind the blue door
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alejandro Gonzalez Trujillo, Jose Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra
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