Mar de Copas is a popular Peruvian rock band from Lima. It was founded in 1… Read Full Bio ↴Mar de Copas is a popular Peruvian rock band from Lima. It was founded in 1992 by Manolo Barrios and Toto Leverone. They began recording in 1993 with their debut album Mar de Copas. They are well known in their country but not internationally. Their lead singer Luis "Wicho" García was the vocalist of the 1980s Peruvian rock band Narcosis. Their lyrics are rich in poetry and strength and have a melancholic feel.

el rumbo del mar
Mar de Copas Lyrics

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Quiero ver las olas claras del mar
quiero llegar lejos de una ciudad, aquí
estar viviendo a solas.
Quiero ver tu cara en una canción
quiero ver tu rostro en otra visión y así
vivir sobre las olas, con rumbo sur.

Labio a labio tu luz

gota a gota un sendero azul
nos va dejando a solas.
Labio a labio tu luz
gota a gota un ángel azul
te vas volviendo toda.

Esta tarde muere el mar
voy buscando el más allá
yo y tu amor a solas.

Tanto te tuviera
tanto te quisiera al golpe de un atardecer,
tanto te tuviera
tanto, quién pudiera al golpe de una tarde
emprender un viaje al sol de tu amor.

Labio a labio tu luz
gota a gota un sendero azul
nos va dejando a solas.
Labio a labio tu luz
gota a gota un ángel azul
te vas volviendo toda.

Esta noche muere el mar
voy buscando el más allá
de tu amor la sombra.

Tanto te tuviera
tanto te quisiera al golpe de un atardecer,
tanto te tuviera

tanto, quién pudiera al golpe de una tarde
emprender un viaje al sol de tu amor.

Overall Meaning

"El Rumbo del Mar" by Mar de Copas is a song that captures the desire to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and find a peaceful existence by the sea. The singer longs to see the clear waves of the sea and live alone, away from the chaotic nature of the city. They want to see the face of their loved one in a song, to be able to feel their presence even when they are far away. The lyrics evoke an image of sailing south with their partner, letting the waves take them where they need to go.

The chorus of the song, "lip to lip your light, drop by drop a blue path, it leaves us alone," paints a picture of two people traveling along the blue path together, day by day. They grow closer and closer until they are completely consumed by each other. The final lines of each verse, "this evening the sea dies, I am looking for the beyond, you and your love alone" and "this evening the sea dies, I am looking for the beyond, the shadow of your love," create a sense of longing, that the singer desperately wants to be with their loved one and escape to the solace of the sea.

Overall, "El Rumbo del Mar" is a song about wanting to escape the chaos of modern life and find solace with loved ones by the peaceful sea. It speaks to a universal desire for peace and the freedom to live as we truly desire.

Line by Line Meaning

Quiero ver las olas claras del mar
I want to see the clear waves of the sea

quiero llegar lejos de una ciudad, aquí
I want to get far away from the city, here

estar viviendo a solas.
To be living alone

Quiero ver tu cara en una canción
I want to see your face in a song

quiero ver tu rostro en otra visión y así
I want to see your face in another vision and so

vivir sobre las olas, con rumbo sur.
To live on the waves, heading south

Labio a labio tu luz
Lip to lip, your light

gota a gota un sendero azul
Drop by drop, a blue path

nos va dejando a solas.
Leaves us alone

gota a gota un ángel azul
Drop by drop, a blue angel

te vas volviendo toda.
You are becoming everything