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Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin.
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994.
Manu Chao had been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra, which met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida and then Mexico, Central and South America, where the band toured. The band split in 1995.
Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Wolof, sometimes mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world.
Chao's music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Spanish-American Salsa, Reggae, Ska and Algerian rai. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian roots and his travels in Latin America following the disbanding of Mano Negra. Many of Chao's lyrics are about political issues (e.g., immigration, global social justice, conflict, and a strongly leftist critique of exploitative economic globalization) but they are also about love, lifestyles in different parts of the world, and music itself, which is hopeful for the future and at the same time dramatic. Chao is openly critical of the Bush administration in the US. He has many followers among the European left and the anti-globalization movement.
The influence of Manu Chao in Latin Rock or "Rock en Español" was crucial not only for the development and rise of new Latin bands that tried to emulate his eclectic style, but also for the self-knowledge of Latin America as a united culture. After the Latin America tour and travels, Manu Chao lyrics were more often written in Spanish than were the Mano Negra lyrics. His songs also took the lyrics or chords of some popular tunes like "El preso" from "Fruko y Sus Tesos" (in "Desaparecido") or "La Verdolaga" a traditional Colombian cumbia (in "Por el Suelo").
Manu Chao's music does not follow a logical textual narrative, but in its eclectic construction it invokes a deeper understanding of its subject than any literal form could. He sings songs about the people of the streets, the outer provinces, and the marginalised; he sings with the forgotten and uncounted billions, the underclass, and in so doing, he speaks about the fragility of human kind. His music is a bridge, exploring the common ground and means of mutual understanding that are available to us, exponating the idea that beyond superfluous differences in cultural identity, we are all the same.
Mi vida
Manu Chao Lyrics
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Lucerito sin vela
Mi sangre de la herida
No me hagas sufrir más
Mi vida
Bala perdida
Por la gran vía
No quiero que te vayas
No quiero que te alejes
Cada día más y más
Mi vida
Lucerito sin vela
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
Charquito de agua turbia
Burbuja de jabón
Mi ultimo refugio
Mi ultima ilusión
No quiero que te vayas
Cada da más y más
Mi vida
Lucerito sin vela
Mi sangre de la herida
No me hagas sufrir mas
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
Manu Chao's song "Mi Vida" is a melodious and emotive piece in which he laments the pain he's feeling from a hurtful relationship that is slowly coming to an end. The song communicates the woes of a man who is in love with a woman, who is like a shining star without her light. Manu Chao describes her love like a bullet, hitting him unexpectedly but leaving a wound that cannot be healed. He compares their love to a murky puddle in a back alley, where it's easy to get lost and consumed in the darkness.
In the second verse, Manu Chao expresses his desire to hold on to his relationship and not let it slip away. The woman is all he has left and his last source of joy, life and hope. He sings of her love being like a soap bubble or his last refuge, where he can protect himself against the harsh realities of the world. He begs her not to leave him and to stay with him for his own peace of mind and comfort.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi vida
My life
Lucerito sin vela
A small light without a candle
Mi sangre de la herida
My blood from the wound
No me hagas sufrir más
Don't make me suffer anymore
Bala perdida
A stray bullet
Por la gran vía
Through the main street
Charquito de arrabal
A little puddle in the outskirts
No quiero que te vayas
I don't want you to leave
No quiero que te alejes
I don't want you to distance yourself
Cada día más y más
More and more each day
Charquito de agua turbia
A little murky water puddle
Burbuja de jabón
A soap bubble
Mi ultimo refugio
My last refuge
Mi ultima ilusión
My last hope
Aquí no pegamos los ojos
Here we don't close our eyes
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jose-Manuel Chao
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Lubar1279
Ermin Calypso
Ermin Calypso
Hace 2 años
Mi vida
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
Mi vida
bala perdida
por la gran vía
charquito de arrabal.
No quiero que te vayas
no quiero que te alejes
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela (aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
charquito d'agua turbia
burbuja de jabón
mi último refugio
mi última ilusión
no quiero que te vayas
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
(aquí no pegamos los ojos, aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
My Life
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore.
My life
lost bullet
along the great road
puddle in suburb.
I don't want you to go
I don't want you to go further away
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
My life
puddle of cloudy water
bubble of soap
my last refuge
my last ilusion
I don't want you to go
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore
Ermin Calypso
Mi vida
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
Mi vida
bala perdida
por la gran vía
charquito de arrabal.
No quiero que te vayas
no quiero que te alejes
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela (aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
charquito d'agua turbia
burbuja de jabón
mi último refugio
mi última ilusión
no quiero que te vayas
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
(aquí no pegamos los ojos, aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
My Life
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore.
My life
lost bullet
along the great road
puddle in suburb.
I don't want you to go
I don't want you to go further away
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
My life
puddle of cloudy water
bubble of soap
my last refuge
my last ilusion
I don't want you to go
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore.
My life
Adrian Villegas
Mi vida
Lucerito sin vela
Mi sangre de la herida
No me hagas sufrir más
Mi vida
Bala perdida
Por la gran vía
Charquito de arrabal
No quiero que te vayas
No quiero que te alejes cada día más y más
Mi vida
Lucerito sin vela
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
Charquito d'agua turbia
Burbuja de jabón
Mi último refugio
Mi última ilusión
No quiero que te vayas
Cada día más y más
Mi vida
Lucerito sin vela
Mi sangre de la herida
No me hagas sufrir más
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
(Aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
Creepy Crawley
I dip my life
In the pool of your mind
In my eyes I see the time rewind
Wondrous pictures to be taken and life to find
And then you're buried back in the dust
Don't let your eyes color rust
Stay above all the shame is a must
The best like fresh lemon zest
Put to rest the test you are blessed
Amidst all the pain that's insane
RC tha goat
Escuche este álbum por primera vez cuando era un adolescente todavía me encanta como la primera vez !!!
oriyoshidj
Yo la escucho por que se que mi vida siempre ha sido una maldita porquería, pero al recordarla noto que cada vez estoy más hundido, que nunca podré ser más de lo que soy, pero solo con la gente que verdaderamente me ama (y no precisamente mi familia) me puedo apoyar para tratar de ser un poco mejor cada día, Manu chao siempre tendrá letras verdaderas que son de la gente
Emanuel Adalid Huanca
En mi último momento Con ella le estaba cantando esta canción, me interrumpió
Yo estaba confundido ella me cantaba y yo también, supe lo que me diría en ese instante, se levantó y se fue después de decirlo yo me quedé pasmado no llore ni pestañee hasta llegar a casa
Pero apenas llegue le escribí una canción para que ya no padeciera de ese estrés que la mató y que ahora me esta matando a mi espero volver a ti querida Akira.
Viviana Perez
Mi vida.... todos sufrimos ese desamor que es muy profundo sufrimiento de un mal amor.
...😢❤
Francisco Alfredo Alegre Arana
Nao paro de escutar..lindo som..
Emiliano Amaro
💔 "Mi vida, lucerito sin vela, mi sangre de la herida, no me hagas sufrir más... Mi vida, bala perdida, por la gran vía, charquito de arrabal... NO QUIERO QUE TE VALLAS, NO QUIERO QUE TE ALEJES, cada día más y más" 💔 "Ese puerco estaba llorando... Pues si señor, en sus ojos se veía una infinita tristeza" 😥
Te extraño a cada instante... 🐊
Lyssette
Amo esta canción de principio a fin, es la historia de mi vida, en esos sábados, en esos días...
Neil Kumar
I dont speak or understand spanish but this song touched my heart..
Grey Beltre
Its a,beautiful love song I guess is true what they say that music is an universal language
Lubar1279
Ermin Calypso
Ermin Calypso
Hace 2 años
Mi vida
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
Mi vida
bala perdida
por la gran vía
charquito de arrabal.
No quiero que te vayas
no quiero que te alejes
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela (aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
charquito d'agua turbia
burbuja de jabón
mi último refugio
mi última ilusión
no quiero que te vayas
cada día más y más.
Mi vida
lucerito sin vela
mi sangre de la herida
no me hagas sufrir más.
(aquí no pegamos los ojos, aquí no pegamos los ojos)
Mi vida
My Life
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore.
My life
lost bullet
along the great road
puddle in suburb.
I don't want you to go
I don't want you to go further away
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
My life
puddle of cloudy water
bubble of soap
my last refuge
my last ilusion
I don't want you to go
everyday more and more.
My life
a little sailboat without sail
my blood from the wound
don't make me suffer anymore