Since she was very young, Natalia had a great interest in music, partly because her parents were musicians. At three years old she began to sing and at four, she realized that she wanted to be an artist.
She attended Instituto Anglo Español, a Catholic middle school. In her childhood and adolescence she studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group.
She lived many years in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico, where she studied music with her mother, imitating artists like Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi.
In 1998, Natalia was part of a girl trio called Twist. Unfortunately, the group was unsuccessful and they split up the next year.
Soon after, she began preparing to be a solo artist. When she was 17, Loris Ceroni gave Natalia the opportunity to be in a pop/rock group under his guidance, but when she wasn't sure, he encouraged her to go solo.
Although LaFourcade didn't join the group, Loris Ceroni 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, Mirame, Mirate, and her biggest hit, En El 2000.
In 2003, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best New Artist category (she lost to David Bisbal) for her debut album. Also, she collaborated on the soundtrack of the Mexican movie Amarte Duele and Un Pato for the movie Temporada de patos.
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.
In 2006, after a tour through Mexico and parts of the U.S., on June 2, Natalia announced that she will be leaving La Forquetina to once again work as a solo artist. Natalia y la Forquetina's final show was played on August 18, 2006 in San Luis Potosi. Following the group's break-up, Casa won the Latin Grammy for Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal in September.
Natalia Lafourcade has also appeared on other songs with various other artists. These include Liquit's Jardin, Kalimba's Dia de Suerte, Control Machete's El Apostador, and Reik's rendition of a Lafourcade song Amarte Duele. Also she along with her former band have appeared on various compilation disks with previously unreleased tracks such as Y Todo Para Que on Intocable's X and on the Tin Tan tribute album, Viva Tin Tan, with the hit "Piel Canela" a cover of a 60s Spanish evergreen made famous by Eydie Gorme & Trio Los Panchos.
Un Pato
Natalia y La Forquetina Lyrics
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Que va cantando alegremente
Cua cua
Cuando se encuentra un lindo gato
Miau miau
Para cantar bossa nova
Un ganso
Cua cua
Para cantar hacia la gente
Cua cua
Y un perrito que ahí estaba
Empezó a cantar
Cuando quería ensayar
El pobre pato se desafinó
Cuchi cuchi cu
No le sale
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua...
Y se puso a nadar
Cui, cui cui cui lara la
Cui cui cui, cui cui cui
Un pato
Se entusiasmo alegremente
Cua cua
Para cantar hacia la gente
Cua cua
Y les canta bossa nova
Mh mh mh-mh ah
Cuando quería ensayar el pobre pato se desafinó
Cuchi cuchi cu
No le sale
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua
Y se puso a nadar
Cui cui cui cui
Larala
Cui cui cui
Cui cui cui
Un pato
Un pato
Cui cui cui
Cui cui
Dibi rubi rubi subiru
Yeah!
The song "Un Pato" by Natalia y La Forquetina is a playful and lighthearted tale of a duck who loves to sing but struggles with staying on key. The lyrics describe how the duck happily sings along, "cua cua," until it comes across a cute cat who sings "miau miau." The two decide to try their hand at singing bossa nova, but the duck's off-key notes are worse than the cat's, which causes the other animals to laugh and ridicule the poor duck. The duck eventually gets pushed into the water during its final note, but instead of being upset, it joyfully starts swimming, "cui cui cui cui," and continues singing from the water.
This song can be interpreted in various ways, but one theme is the acceptance of imperfection and the importance of enjoying the process of creating art, regardless of judgment or criticism from others. The duck came across a chance to try something new and enjoy singing, which should be the focus rather than achieving perfection.
Overall, "Un Pato" is a sweet and uplifting song that encourages listeners to embrace their own unique talents and quirks rather than striving for perfection.
Line by Line Meaning
Un pato,
A duck,
Que va cantando alegremente
That goes singing cheerfully
Cua cua
Quack quack
Cuando se encuentra un lindo gato
When it meets a cute cat
Miau miau
Meow meow
Para cantar bossa nova
To sing bossa nova
Un ganso
A goose
Se entusiasmó alegremente
Got excited happily
Para cantar hacia la gente
To sing to the people
Y un perrito que ahí estaba
And a little dog that was there
Empezó a cantar
Started to sing
Cuando quería ensayar
When it wanted to rehearse
El pobre pato se desafinó
The poor duck sang off-key
Cuchi cuchi cu
Coo coo coo
No le sale
It doesn't come out right
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
Its ugly notes were worse than the cat's
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
The duck's voice was more than a disgrace
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua...
And at the final note, they pushed it into the water...
Y se puso a nadar
And it started to swim
Cui, cui cui cui lara la
Cui cui cui cui lara la
Cui cui cui, cui cui cui
Cui cui cui, cui cui cui
Un pato
A duck
Se entusiasmo alegremente
Got excited happily
Y les canta bossa nova
And sings them bossa nova
Mh mh mh-mh ah
Mh mh mh-mh ah
Cuando quería ensayar el pobre pato se desafinó
When the poor duck wanted to rehearse, it sang off-key
Cuchi cuchi cu
Coo coo coo
No le sale
It doesn't come out right
Sus notas feas eran peor que las del gato
Its ugly notes were worse than the cat's
La voz del pato era más que un desacato
The duck's voice was more than a disgrace
Y en la nota final lo empujaron al agua
And at the final note, they pushed it into the water
Y se puso a nadar
And it started to swim
Cui cui cui cui
Cui cui cui cui
Larala
Larala
Cui cui cui
Cui cui cui
Cui cui cui
Cui cui cui
Un pato
A duck
Cui cui cui
Cui cui cui
Cui cui
Cui cui
Dibi rubi rubi subiru
Dibi rubi rubi subiru
Yeah!
Yeah!
Contributed by Madelyn C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.