Lafourcade was born in Mexico City, Mexico, surrounded by music and art. Her father is the Chilean musician Gastón Lafourcade who had French parents and her mother is the pianist María del Carmen Silva Contreras. Her uncle is the Chilean writer Enrique Lafourcade, a representative of the so-called "Generation of the 50s". She attended Instituto Anglo Español, a Catholic middle school, and studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group.
She grew up in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, where she studied music with her mother, María del Carmen Silva Contreras, imitating artists such as Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi. Her mother studied piano with a specialty in musical pedagogy and is the creator of the Macarsi Method for musical training and personal development for children and educators. She adapted and practiced the method with Natalia to help her rehabilitate through music following a head injury from being kicked by a horse.
When she was 17, Loris Ceroni gave Lafourcade the opportunity to be in a pop/rock group under his guidance. Lafourcade was hesitant, and Ceroni instead encouraged her to become independent. Lafourcade produced her first LP under the label of Sony Music. It was recorded in Italy and was cowritten with Aureo Baqueiro. Sabo Romo played in 2 songs. Natalia Lafourcade is a mix of pop, rock, bossa-nova and Latin rhythms. It features the songs "Busca Un Problema", "Elefantes", "Te Quiero Dar", "Mírame, Mírate", and her biggest hit, "En El 2000".
In 2005, she released Casa, her second album, but this time as Natalia y La Forquetina, the name of her band. Produced mostly by Café Tacuba's Emmanuel del Real, Casa presents a more mature, rock-oriented sound while retaining pop and bossa-nova influences on a few tracks, such as lead single "Ser Humano" (pop-rock) and its follow-up "Casa" (pop-bossa-nova). Aureo Baqueiro returned to produce the few tracks not produced by del Real. More than a year after Natalia departed from La Forquetina, she recorded an instrumental album called The 4 Seasons of Love under Sony BMG label. She also wrote the Lyrics for "Tú y Yo" from Ximena Sariñana's self-titled album.
In 2009, she released the album Hu Hu Hu, a top 10 album in Mexico. The album was produced by Emmanuel del Real (who produced "Casa" in 2005), Marco Moreno and Ernesto García. It was nominated for Best female Pop Vocal Album at the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards (won by Laura Pausini) and Best Latin Pop album at the 2010 Grammy Awards (won by La Quinta Estación). Club Fonograma also named the album the second best of 2009, and the seventh best of the decade.
In 2012, she released a tribute album to Agustín Lara called Mujer Divina.
Her next album, Hasta La Raíz, was released in March 2015. "Nunca Es Suficiente" (It's Never Enough), the first single off the album, was released on 10 February. The track "Hasta La Raíz" was No. 5 of the Viral 50 Global Spotify Chart and the No. 1 on the Viral 50 México chart.
In 2017, she recorded "Remember Me" as a duet with contemporary R&B singer Miguel for the credits of the movie Coco, and together they also performed the song at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
2020 saw her release the eponymous Un Canto por México, Vol. 1.
In 2023, She won a Grammy for her album " Un Canto Por México - El Musical"
Llevarte a Marte
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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puedes seguir aqui.
No importa nada
el mundo se ha calmado.
Se ha parado el tiempo
por ahi.
Y ha contemplado el amor
Y amarte duele
(y amarte duele)
tras la ventana.
(tras la ventana)
Y amarte duele
(y amarte duele)
tras la ventana.
(tras la ventana)
No hay problema
puedes seguir aqui.
El mundo duerme
yo quiero despertar.
So'ar,reir, tambien morir
y ser feliz.
Tocarte,amarte, estar en Marte
solos tu y yo
Y amarte duele
(amarte duele)
tras la ventana.
(tras la ventana)
Y amarte duele
(amarte duele)
tras la ventana
(tras la ventana)
Quisiera escapar
llevarte a marte.
Quisiera escapar
y amarte dueleeee.
Quisiera escapar
y amarte duele.
Quisiera escapar
y amarte duele.
In "Llevarte a Marte," Natalia Lafourcade sings about a desire to escape the mundane, ordinary world and enter a realm of love and freedom. The lyrics express a longing for an alternate reality where the pains and trials of life don't exist, and love is the only thing that matters. The opening lines of "no importa nada, puedes seguir aquí" translate to "it doesn't matter, you can stay here," indicating a sense of complacency or acceptance of the current state of being, but the following line "el mundo se ha calmado" emphasizes a desire for peace and tranquility.
The idea of escaping to Mars is used to represent a new, fantastical world where love is pure and pain doesn't exist. Lafourcade sings "Y amarte duele tras la ventana," which translates to "and loving you hurts behind the window," indicating a feeling of being trapped and wanting to escape the constraints of reality. The repetition of this line throughout the song emphasizes the pain and longing for a different reality.
The chorus of "Llevarte a Marte" reaffirms this desire for escape and love. Lafourcade sings "quisiera escapar, llevarte a Marte" which means "I want to escape, take you to Mars." The use of the word "quisiera," which translates to "I would like" rather than "I will," indicates a sense of hopefulness but also a recognition that this alternate reality may not be achievable.
Line by Line Meaning
No importa nada
Nothing matters
puedes seguir aqui.
You can stay here.
No importa nada
Nothing matters
el mundo se ha calmado.
The world has calmed down.
Se ha parado el tiempo
Time has stopped
por ahi.
Around here.
Y ha contemplado el amor
And has contemplated Love
en Marte.
On Mars.
Y amarte duele
Loving you hurts
(y amarte duele)
(loving you hurts)
tras la ventana.
Behind the window.
(tras la ventana)
(behind the window)
No hay problema
There's no problem
puedes seguir aqui.
You can stay here.
El mundo duerme
The world is sleeping
yo quiero despertar.
I want to wake up.
So'ar,reir, tambien morir
To dream, to laugh, to die too
y ser feliz.
And be happy.
Tocarte,amarte, estar en Marte
To touch you, love you, be on Mars
solos tu y yo
Just you and me
Quisiera escapar
I would like to escape
llevarte a marte.
Take you to Mars.
Quisiera escapar
I would like to escape
y amarte dueleeee.
and loving you hurts.
Quisiera escapar
I would like to escape
y amarte duele.
and loving you hurts.
Contributed by Nathan L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@yessisss
No importa nada, puedes seguir aquí.
No importa nada, el mundo se ha calmado,
Se ha parado el tiempo por ahí...
Y a contemplado el amor en Marte.
Y amarte duele ( y amarte duele),
tras la ventana (tras la ventana)
y amarte duele ( y amarte duele),
tras la ventana (tras la ventana)
No hay problema, puedes seguir aquí
(ser feliz) el mundo duerme,
yo quiero despertar, soñar, reír,
también morir y ser feliz tocarte,
amarte, estar en Marte solos tu y yo.
Y amarte duele (amarte duele),
tras la ventana (tras la ventana)
y amarte duele (amarte duele),
tras la ventana (si hay ventana)
Quisiera escapar, llevarte a Marte,
Quisiera escapar y amarte duele
Quisiera escapar y amarte duele
Quisiera escapar y amarte duele
Quisiera escapar y amarte duele..
@rubenmoralesreyes9444
Necesitamos ésto en spotify. 🔝😫😫😫😫😫
@diegogarzon5042
Siii que pedo
@hectorortiz4332
Seguimos esperando. 😢
@MitziTalavera
Quién la sigue oyendo en el 2024😮
@cristinalarreategui
2023 y esto sigue siendo inspirador, no creen?
@santiagovillarce7890
me acuerdo que mi mama escuchaba estas canciones cuando era bebe y siempre me a conmovido esta canción, actualmente tengo 15 años y aun así me sigue conmoviendo y me hace recordar muchas cosas, siento que es muy bonita canción para dedicar.
@zulemagonzalez3115
Siiiii
@manuelramires1
Para mi desde el 2004 que fue la primera ves que la escuche
@anaromeroortiz7195
Siempre será la canción que nunca faltará en mi lista de reproducción,la amo me hace sentir enamorada sin estarlo pero me enamoro del amor,el amor es maravilloso
@H3LLMAU5
Quien en 2022 recordando cómo hace más de 15 años la vida era más bonita?