1. A Spanish pop band fo… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands by the name Mecano
1. A Spanish pop band founded in 1981
2. A Dutch Post-Punk/ New Wave band founded in 1978
(1)The Spanish Mecano began as a Spanish language synth-pop (in Spanish música tecno) band from Madrid, Spain. Brothers Nacho Cano and José María Cano, along with singer Ana Torroja, formed the band in 1981. Mecano’s debut coincided with La Movida Madrileña, a sociocultural movement that occurred in Spain during the 1980’s.
Soon after forming, they achieved wide-spread popularity with their debut single, “Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar”. Nacho Cano branched out into producing other bands, and both he and his brother wrote songs for other pop up-starts. Mecano had another hit in 1986 with “Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte”. In 1991, the band members decided to set out on solo careers.
Prior to their international success in 1986, Mecano had three successful albums in Spain and Europe. However, it was not until the release of their 1986 album, Entre el Cielo y el Suelo that they achieved international success beyond the Spanish-speaking world. One of their most important songs, “Hijo de la Luna”, was covered as an aria by one of Opera’s greatest contemporary singers, Montserrat Caballé. Their follow-up album, Descanso Dominical, produced their biggest single ever, “Mujer Contra Mujer”, which deals with a lesbian relationship, seen through the eyes of a male friend, who only later realizes what is going on. The song was recorded in French, English, and Italian, giving Mecano their first truly global hit.
2. Mecano is a Dutch Punk/New Wave band founded in 1977 by Dirk Polak. Post-Punk from 1978 to mid 80's, a break, but now alive again. Official site: http://www.mecano.ws/
No es serio este cementerio
Mecano Lyrics
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Por doce cipreses
Doce apóstoles de verde
Velan doce meses
A la tapia en ruinas
Que lo delimita
Le han quitado algunas piedras
Para hacer la ermita
Donde estamos los héroes de Cuba
Los domingos los negros no dejan dormir
Pues les da por cantar misa luba
Y los muertos aquí lo pasamos muy bien
Entre flores de colores
Y los viernes y tal
Si en la fosa no hay plan
Nos vestimos y salimos
Para dar una vuelta
Sin pasar de la puerta eso si
Que los muertos aquí
Es donde tienen que estar
Y el cielo por mi
Se puede esperar
Este cementerio
No es cualquiera cosa
Pues las lapidas del fondo
Son de mármol rosa
Y aunque hay buenas tumbas
Están mejor los nichos
Porque cuestan mas baratos
Y no hay casi bichos
El panteón familiar
De los duques Medina y Luengo
Que aunque el juicio final
Nos trate por igual
Aquí hay gente de rancio abolengo
Y los muertos aquí lo pasamos muy bien
Entre flores de colores
Y los viernes y tal
Si en la fosa no hay plan
Nos vestimos y salimos
The song "No es serio este cementerio" by Mecano is a satire on death and the concept of eternal rest in a cemetery. The opening lines set the scene of a cemetery, where the singer hangs from the sky, watched over by twelve cypress trees and twelve green apostles. The ruined walls of the cemetery have been used to construct a small hermitage. The cemetery has a common grave where Cuban heroes have been buried, and on Sundays, the black people sing 'Luba Mass', which makes it difficult for the dead to sleep.
The lyrics of the song use irony and sarcasm to describe the cemetery. The cemetery is described as a place where the dead have a good time, surrounded by colorful flowers. On Fridays, the dead dress up and go for a walk outside the cemetery, but they don't leave the gate. The verses continue to describe the different types of tombs and graves in the cemetery, and the different people buried there, from the members of high society to the less privileged.
The overall message of the song is that death is not something to be taken seriously, and the afterlife is not as gloomy as it is often portrayed. The song suggests that death is just another part of life, a transition from one state to another, and that there is no need to be afraid of it.
Line by Line Meaning
Colgado del cielo
The cemetery is located on a hilltop.
Por doce cipreses
Twelve cypress trees surround the cemetery.
Doce apóstoles de verde
The twelve cypress trees are referred to as the twelve apostles in green.
Velan doce meses
The twelve cypress trees guard the cemetery for a whole year.
A la tapia en ruinas
The delimiting wall of the cemetery is in ruins.
Que lo delimita
The delimiting wall surrounds the cemetery.
Le han quitado algunas piedras
Some stones have been removed from the wall.
Para hacer la ermita
The removed stones were used to build a chapel nearby.
Tiene mi cementerio una fosa común
There is a common grave in the cemetery.
Donde estamos los héroes de Cuba
The common grave is where the heroes of Cuba are buried.
Los domingos los negros no dejan dormir
On Sundays, the black people in the area do not let others sleep as they sing mass in their own way.
Pues les da por cantar misa luba
They sing a version of mass known as misa luba.
Y los muertos aquí lo pasamos muy bien
The dead in the cemetery have a good time.
Entre flores de colores
There are colorful flowers in the cemetery.
Y los viernes y tal
On Fridays and similar days.
Si en la fosa no hay plan
If there is nothing to do in the common grave.
Nos vestimos y salimos
The dead dress up and go out for a stroll (but don't leave the cemetery).
Para dar una vuelta
They walk around for a bit.
Sin pasar de la puerta eso si
They don't leave the cemetery gates.
Que los muertos aquí
The cemetery is where the dead belong.
Es donde tienen que estar
It's their rightful place to be.
Y el cielo por mi
The dead are content to stay put and wait for heaven (in their own time).
Se puede esperar
There is no rush to go to heaven, it will happen in due time.
Este cementerio
The cemetery.
No es cualquiera cosa
It's not just any other cemetery.
Pues las lapidas del fondo
The headstones in the back of the cemetery.
Son de mármol rosa
Are made of pink marble.
Y aunque hay buenas tumbas
Even though there are some good tombs.
Están mejor los nichos
The niches are better (cheaper and have fewer bugs).
Porque cuestan mas baratos
Because they are less expensive.
Y no hay casi bichos
There are not many insects.
El panteón familiar
The family mausoleum.
De los duques Medina y Luengo
Belongs to the Dukes Medina and Luengo.
Que aunque el juicio final
Even though in the final judgement.
Nos trate por igual
Everyone will be treated equally.
Aquí hay gente de rancio abolengo
The cemetery is also home to some aristocratic families.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JOSE MARIA CANO
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Millie Potentini
Esa canción la cantaba mi hijita y yo le decia. pero porq te gusta esa canción si es tan fea. Y ella me decia no vale mami es linda. Cuando yo me muera me haces mi tumba de marmol rosa, y me puse brava con ella. Tenia cuando eso como 8 años. Ella falleció a los 11 años y le hice tu lapida de marmol rosa. Es marmol de carrara. Cada vez q oigo esa cancion me pone muy triste. Dios permita este entre flores de colores como dice la cancion . 😢😢😢
Michelle Badillo
Wow, que impresionante historia de vida… siento tan grande perdida, sin duda alguna tú princesa está entre flores de colores 💐
lucy herrera
me hizo llorar estas palabras
Maribel Zarare
Me hiciste llorar 😢
Silvia Guzman
Me dolió el corazón al leerte xq se q duele m cuando muere un hijo. Es un dolor q jamas se cura. Te mando un gran abrazo y otro hasta el Cielo para tu pequeña q ya sabía q pronto se iría al cielo. Seguro esta en flores de colores tal como dice la canción, no lo dudes.
ivan lópez armenta
Dios la tenga en su Gloria!!
Zetawing 18
"Y los muertos aquí lo pasamos muy bien, entre flores de colores"
Me saca lágrimas al saber que mis abuelos y tíos fallecidos están bailando entre las nubes xk al fin tienen paz :')
Manuel López
😁😆😆 Bueno el infierno lo inventaron los católicos, así que en México simplemente es otro plano espiritual
GIOVANNY ELIEZER 🕎
Pero quién dice que una canción sabe que es lo que pasa en el más allá.? Hay que despertar a la realidad y ver esto como una mera teoría poética musical.
FiveSH
@Chon Gamer c Edgy ?