Their most known song is "Eres Tu", which became second at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 (Luxembourg). Final Position: 2 - Total Points: 125. Eres Tu was accused of plagiarism. It was suggested by critics that the song was merely a copy of the Yugoslav entry of 1966, Brez Besed performed by Berta Ambroz. The Spanish entry was not sanctioned though and became a huge hit internationally - it even outsold the winner Tu Te Reconnaitras by Anne-Marie David.
Charango
Mocedades Lyrics
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Que te ayude la quena al cantar
Que se callen los enamorados
Y el río se lleve la pena al mar
Cántale recio charango
Mezcla de guitarra y fango
Aún te queda mucha tierra
Cántale a la piel de toro
Que le dio sangre a tus cuerdas
Y aún dormido ahí en tu vientre
Un fandango de Huelva
Hoy ha muerto mi guitarra
Mañana la he de enterrar
Cántale recio charango
Que me llora el cantar
Muerta la que me cantaba
No me queda ya pregón
Canta tú charango mío
Si aún te vibra el bordón
Ella tenía poemas
Y cantábame a la vida
Pero ahora está dormida
Y no sabe de penas
The lyrics to Mocedades' song, Charango, speak of the power of music to soothe the soul and transcend the pain of lost love. The song starts with an invocation to the charango, a small Andean stringed instrument, and the quena, a traditional Andean flute. The singer asks the charango to help them sing and quiet the lovers and their pain, letting the river carry their sorrow to the sea. The singer then praises the charango, comparing its sound to a mix of guitar and mud, and says that it still has plenty of earth and complaints to sing about. They urge the charango to sing about the "skin of the bull", which gave life to its strings, and about the "fandango de Huelva", a traditional Spanish dance.
The song then turns more personal, as the singer laments the death of their guitar and the loss of the person who used to sing to them about life. They say that they will bury the guitar tomorrow, but for now, they need the charango to sing loudly because they are mourning. The person who used to sing to them is now sleeping and does not know of their pain. The lyrics are a poignant meditation on the power of music to heal, and the singer demonstrates that the charango is more than just an instrument – it is a friend in times of need.
Line by Line Meaning
Canta charango
Sing, charango
Que te ayude la quena al cantar
Let the quena help you sing
Que se callen los enamorados
Let the enamored be silent
Y el río se lleve la pena al mar
And let the river carry the sorrow to the sea
Cántale recio charango
Sing strongly, charango
Mezcla de guitarra y fango
A mixture of guitar and mud
Aún te queda mucha tierra
You still have a lot of earth left
Mucha queja en tus cantos
A lot of complaints in your songs
Cántale a la piel de toro
Sing to the bull's skin
Que le dio sangre a tus cuerdas
That gave blood to your strings
Y aún dormido ahí en tu vientre
And still asleep in your belly
Un fandango de Huelva
A fandango from Huelva
Hoy ha muerto mi guitarra
Today my guitar has died
Mañana la he de enterrar
Tomorrow I must bury her
Cántale recio charango
Sing strongly, charango
Que me llora el cantar
Because my singing is mourning
Muerta la que me cantaba
The one who used to sing to me is dead
No me queda ya pregón
I have no proclamation left
Canta tú charango mío
Sing, my charango
Si aún te vibra el bordón
If the drone still resonates within you
Ella tenía poemas
She had poems
Y cantábame a la vida
And she sang to me about life
Pero ahora está dormida
But now she is asleep
Y no sabe de penas
And she knows nothing of grief
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Juan Carlos Calderon Lopez De Arroyabe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yiselelena6614
Tube la fortuna de escucharlos en vivo en un concierto y son lo máximo soy joven de 30 años y me encanto
@marcogonzalez-nt5tl
Saludos desde chile ,muy bueno cantantes
Me enamoré de amaya la adoro!
@noehuertaarteaga8974
!!!Mocedades!!! La leyenda musical de España, con el gustar de los Mexicanos y del mundo Latino.
Gracias .
Saludos de Querétaro ,Qro.
@cruzzambrano3148
Linda cancion
@marcogonzalez-nt5tl
Soon muy buenos cantantes,me sé todos sus temas,y adoro a la Amaya!
@silviaguevara1385
Extremadamente maravilloso este concierto con Mariachis. Mocedades sigue siendo grande. Felicitaciones. He sido una seguidora de toda su vida musical.
@MarioLopez-su3rp
MAGISTRAL INTERPRETACIÓN CON RITMO ASÍ COMO HUAPANGO, BAMBUCO Y SON DEL MARIACHI MEXICANO. SALUDO DESDE MICHOACÁN
@tadeodewiesent7128
¡¡¡Bravísimo!!!
¡Qué preciosidad!
¡Los amo!
¡Qué canción más divina!
¡Impecables!
¡Cuántos recuerdos!...
@analuisagomezvillanueva6923
Preciosa canción 🌷🌷🌷
@noramtz7446
Como se nota que el grupo Mocedades quiere a México cantan con mucho amor