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).
Sor María
Maná Lyrics
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Hay un sueño en la piel
Sor María se disfraza como el viento
Sueña y vuela, va con él
Sor María encerrada
Le prohibieron libertad
Las hermanas le advirtieron con espanto
Se lo dijo el Padre Aurelio, "Sor María pliega el vuelo, hija mía ponte en paz"
Ella dijo "Ya no puedo padre Aurelio
Si la luz entra en el agua
Se le olvida el cielo"
Una mujer enamorada, decidida
Pasma el aire, el universo y la razón
Si la luz entra en el agua olvida el cielo
Va con el sueño en la piel
Hablando sola con su sombra
Inventando estar con él
Suelta un beso en el aire y lo nombra
Labios llenos de su miel
Sor María enamorada sin remedio
Trae ardiendo el corazón
Está inundada de sus sueños, de sus ganas
"Ignorarlo es contra natura, por piedad no me juzguen Redentor"
Una mujer enamorada, decidida
Pasma el aire, el universo y la razón
Si la luz entra en el agua olvida el cielo
Va con el sueño en la piel
Ven huir al padre Aurelio y Sor María, fatal
Nos sorprendieron en pecado capital
Los fusilaron a los dos, mano con mano hasta el final
Como los árboles que mueren de pie
Y se soñaba con la luz de la mañana en la bañera
Que le bese el vientre y los labios y los pies
Se sonroja y se le encienden las mejillas
Se murió, con un sueño en la piel
Con un sueño en la piel
Con un sueño en la piel
The song Sor María by Maná is a beautiful and emotional ballad that tells the story of a young nun who falls in love with someone she cannot have - a love that leads to her tragic end. The lyrics speak of Sor Maria's secret passion for someone, whose identity is not revealed, that she hides from others behind convent walls. She dreams of being with this person, "Sueña, y vuela, va con él" (She dreams and flies with him), but is warned by her fellow nuns that it is a sin to fall in love and a virtue to remain chaste, "Es pecado enamorarse, es virtud la castidad" (Falling in love is a sin, remaining chaste is a virtue).
Despite their warnings, Sor Maria cannot help but follow her heart. The lyrics speak of her longing and desire to be with the person she loves, "Labios llenos de su miel, Sor Maria enamorada sin remedio, Trae ardiendo el corazón" (Lips full of her honey, Sor Maria hopelessly in love, Her heart burning). The song then takes a tragic turn when Sor Maria and her lover are caught and executed, "Los fusilaron a los dos, Mano por mano hasta el final" (They were both shot, hand in hand until the end).
The lyrics of this song are powerful and touching, conveying the pain and struggles of forbidden love. It is a tragic tale of a woman who breaks free from the rigid conventions of her world and follows her heart, only to face the harsh consequences of societal norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Detrás de algún convento
Behind some convent
Hay un sueño en la piel
There's a dream on the skin
Sor Maria se disfraza como el viento
Sister Maria disguises herself as the wind
Sueña, y vuela, va con él
She dreams, flies, goes with him
Sor Maria encerrada
Sister Maria imprisoned
Le prohibieron libertad
They prohibited her freedom
Las hermanas le advirtiendo con espanto
The sisters warning her with horror
Es pecado enamorarse, es virtud la castidad
It's a sin to fall in love, chastity is a virtue
Se lo dijo el Padre Aurelio, Sor Maria pliega el vuelo
Father Aurelio told her, Sister Maria pleads for the flight
Hija mía ponte en paz
My daughter, find peace
Ella dijo ya no puedo padre Aurelio
She said, I can't do it anymore, Father Aurelio
Si la luz se trae el agua
If the light brings the water
Se le olvida el cielo
She forgets the sky
Una mujer enamorada, decidida
A woman in love, determined
Pasme el aire, el universo y la razón
Amazing the air, the universe, and the reason
Va con el sueño, en la piel
She goes with the dream on her skin
Hablando sola con su sombra
Talking alone with her shadow
Inventando estar con él
Inventing being with him
Suelta un beso en el aire
She sends a kiss into the air
Y lo nombra
And names it
Labios llenos de su miel
Lips full of her honey
Sor Maria enamorada sin remedio
Sister Maria hopelessly in love
Trae ardiendo el corazón
She brings a burning heart
Esta inundada de sus sueños, de sus ganas
She's flooded with her dreams, her desires
Irnos contra natura, por piedad no me juzgue el redentor
Going against nature, please don't judge me, redeemer
He huido del padre Aurelio y Sor Maria Fatal
I fled from Father Aurelio and Sister Maria Fatal
Nos sorprendieron en pecado capital
They caught us in a capital sin
Los fusilaron a los dos
They both were shot
Mano por mano hasta el final
Hand in hand until the end
Como los árboles que mueren de pie
Like trees that die standing up
Y si soñaba con la luz de la mañana
And if she dreamed of the morning light
En la galera, que le bese el vientre
In the cell, let her belly be kissed
Y los labios y los pies
And the lips and feet
Se sonroja, y se le enciende las mejillas
She blushes, and her cheeks light up
Se murió con un sueño en la piel
She died with a dream on her skin
Con un sueño en la piel
With a dream on her skin
Con un sueño en la piel
With a dream on her skin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jose Fernando Emilio Olvera Sierra, Sergio Vallin
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