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"
Sembrando Flores
Natalia Lafourcade Lyrics
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Floreando la primavera mi madre me dijo un día
Mi madre me dijo un día floreando la primavera
Floreando la primavera mi madre me dijo un día
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
Que la vida la viviera con mucha sabiduría
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi madre me dijo a mí que yo me saliera al campo
Que yo me saliera al campo mi madre me dijo a mí
Mi madre me dijo a mí que yo me saliera al campo
Que yo me saliera al campo mi madre me dijo a mí
Que cortara yo una flor para llevarle en su santo
Para llevarle en su santo que cortara yo una flor
Que le cortara una flor para llevarle en su santo
Mi madre me dijo a mí que yo me saliera al campo
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Ah
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
Mi madre me dijo un día
¡Sí señor!
Que sembrara yo una flor
Para entregarle en su santo
Para entregarle en su santo
Que sembrara yo una flor
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
The song Sembrando Flores by Natalia Lafourcade is a beautiful melody about the wisdom imparted by the singer's mother. The lyrics talk about how her mother told her to live life with wisdom and to sow flowers. The first two stanzas say that her mother advised her to live life with wisdom and that she should embrace life with the same. This advice resonates with the idea that every moment should be lived to the fullest and with intention.
The following stanzas speak about how her mother advised her to go out into the field and search for love. This advice is illustrative of the beauty of life that can be found in nature and how we should look for love and happiness wherever we go. The final stanza speaks about how her mother told her to cut a flower to present it to her on her saint's day. This final stanza is a beautiful conclusion to the song, illustrating how love and gratitude are important aspects of our lives, and how we should always be mindful of appreciating the love we receive.
In summary, Sembrando Flores by Natalia Lafourcade is a beautiful melody that speaks about the wisdom imparted by the singer's mother. It encourages us to live life with wisdom and appreciation for love and nature, and to always be mindful of the gifts we receive.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi madre me dijo un día floreando la primavera
My mother told me one day, during the flowering of spring
Floreando la primavera mi madre me dijo un día
During the beautiful season of spring, my mother told me
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
With much wisdom, to live life
Que la vida la viviera con mucha sabiduría
To live life with much wisdom
Mi mamá me dijo que sembrara flores
My mother told me to plant flowers
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
To go out into the fields to find love
Mi madre me dijo a mí que yo me saliera al campo
My mother told me to go out into the fields
Que yo me saliera al campo mi madre me dijo a mí
She specifically told me to go out into the fields
Que cortara yo una flor para llevarle en su santo
To cut a flower to bring to her saint
Para llevarle en su santo que cortara yo una flor
To bring her a flower for her saint
Que le cortara una flor para llevarle en su santo
To cut a flower to bring to her saint
¡Sí señor!
Yes, sir!
Que sembrara yo una flor
To plant a flower
Para entregarle en su santo
To give as an offering for her saint
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
To go out into the fields to find love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Noel Gonzalez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@MonseMone
LETRA SEMBRANDO FLORES-LOS COJOLINES/NATALIA LAFOURCADE 💗
Mi madre me dijo un día floreando la primavera
Floreando la primavera mi madre me dijo un día
(Mi madre me dijo un día floreando la primavera
Floreando la primavera mi madre me dijo un día)
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
Que la vida la viviera con mucha sabiduría
Con mucha sabiduría que la vida la viviera
Que la vida la viviera con mucha sabiduría
Mi mama me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi mama me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi madre me dijo a mi que yo me saliera al campo
Que yo me saliera al campo mi madre me dijo a mi
(Mi madre me dijo a mi que yo me saliera al campo
Que yo me saliera al campo mi madre me dijo a mi)
Que cortara yo una flor para llevarle en su santo
Para llevarle en su santo que cortara yo una flor
(Que le cortara una flor para llevarle en su santo
Mi madre me dijo a mi que yo me saliera al campo
Mi mama me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Mi mama me dijo que sembrara flores
Que saliera al campo a buscar amores
Ojalá pudieran pasar por mi canal, me haría muy feliz, gracias 💗🌟
@guillermoromeromendez7508
Para los que comentan que es mejor la versión original, opino que todas las perspectivas son válidas, Natalia está llevando a qué mucha gente conozca a los Cojolites, al son jarocho y la música del campo, que muchas veces no es conocida en nuestro país, es por eso que es un canto por México, para resaltar la belleza musical de México. Creo que debemos de dejar de criticar despectivamente y mejor apoyar a compartir esta música tan hermosa con las nuevas generaciones. Spread peace and love!
@guadalupelopezmolina9592
En general está es mejor versión en cuestión de técnica y musical y en cuanto la ejecucion de las segundas voces que en el original no está bien logrado pero está bien la original
@sunevlrig
i love both very much
@oshek1
Los sigo desde hace 10 años los escuché por primera en pulque para dos excelente musica y lo mejor es de México
@saveriotesta6809
Le encuentro mucho parecido con la musica de la costa oriental de Venezuela y de la isla de Margarita. Excelente que NLF intente divulgar la musica original de su pais.
@antoniohernandezhernandez588
Exacto ! México no solo es Banda sinaloense
@otilioruizgarcia1730
Muchas felicidades por este premio al mejor album! EStamos muy oprgullosos del talento Veracruzano.
@flipj.robles8303
¡Natalia Lafourcade! Eres la artista mexicana con mayor énfasis cultural en nuestro país larga vida para ti, queremos ese talento, que bueno que haces que se conozca el talento de nuestros paisanos Los cojolites.
@Naranaranja
Mi madre literal me dice que simbre flores. Y que ame. que luche. Que ame y que no me rinda. Escuchamos está canción y fue una chispa en nuestras vidas. La música sana y te da pa' curar el alma.
@juanastella
Este álbum lo tengo destinado para un viaje. Es el tipo de música que me gusta escuchar cuando viajo. Natalia eres una música increíble y talentosa. Besos desde Colombia 🇨🇴