Panteón Rococó blend several styles of popular music such as rock, punk, salsa, cumbia, mariachi, reggae, ska, and also mestizo music into a very energetic, groovy sound. As they are very political people and sympathize with the EZLN in Chiapas, some of their lyrics contain political statements, but many others are love songs.
While very popular in Mexico, they are not so known in Europe, hence their contributions and tours there.
Group Members
* Luis Dr. Shenka - vocals
* Dario Espinosa - Bass
* Hiram Paniagua - Drums
* Leonel Rosales - Guitar
* Felipe Bustamante - Keyboard
* Paco Barajas - Trombone
* Gorri - Guitar
* Missael - Saxophone
* Tanis - Percussion
Madre Candela
Panteón Rococó Lyrics
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que todos quieren salir a bailar?
Que todos los hombres y las mujeres
Nadan desnudos como los peces
Madre candela ¿que tiene la gente
que todos quieren salir a gozar?
No importa el cansancio de una dura jornada
Madre candela, quita esta pena
Que quiero salir sin temer a la guerra
No creo en figuras que inundan la T.V.
Yo creo en la fiesta que baila esta gente
Madre candela se va el dolor
Madre candela llega el amor
Madre candela se va el dolor
Madre candela llega el amor
Madre candela
Madre candela
Madre candela llega el amor
The lyrics of Panteón Rococó's song "Madre Candela" are about the transformative power of music and dance. The singer asks, "What is it about the night that makes everyone want to go out and dance? What is it about the people that makes everyone want to have fun?" They sing about how everyone, men and women alike, shed their inhibitions and dance like fish in the water. The singer desires to join in the revelry but feels held back by fear and sadness. They seek the help of Madre Candela, or "Mother Candle," to lift their spirits and cure their woes. The song repeats the refrain, "Mother Candle, the pain goes away, Mother Candle, love comes in."
The lyrics of "Madre Candela" can be interpreted as a celebration of the power of music and dance to bring people together and lift their spirits. The references to swimming and shedding clothes suggest a freedom and abandon that comes with dancing. The repeated invocation of "Mother Candle" gives the sense that the singer is seeking spiritual guidance, and perhaps finding it through the act of dancing. The use of Spanish phrases like "que baila esta gente" and "una dura jornada" suggest a strong cultural identity and pride in Latinx traditions.
Line by Line Meaning
Madre candela ¿que tiene la noche
Mother Candle, what does the night have that everyone wants to go out and dance?
que todos quieren salir a bailar?
Why do they all want to go out and dance?
Que todos los hombres y las mujeres
Both men and women,
Nadan desnudos como los peces
swim naked like fishes.
Madre candela ¿que tiene la gente
Mother Candle, what does the people have
que todos quieren salir a gozar?
that everyone wants to go out and have fun?
No importa el cansancio de una dura jornada
The weariness of a hard day doesn't matter,
Después veremos que pasa mañana
we'll see what happens tomorrow.
Madre candela, quita esta pena
Mother Candle, take this pain away,
Que quiero salir sin temer a la guerra
So that I can go out without fearing for my safety.
No creo en figuras que inundan la T.V.
I don't believe in the figures that flood the TV.
Yo creo en la fiesta que baila esta gente
I believe in the party that this people dance.
Madre candela se va el dolor
Mother Candle, pain is leaving,
Madre candela llega el amor
love is coming.
Madre candela se va el dolor
Mother Candle, pain is leaving,
Madre candela llega el amor
love is coming.
Madre candela
Mother Candle,
Madre candela
Mother Candle,
Madre candela llega el amor
Mother Candle, love is coming.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DARIO ALFREDO ESPINOSA LUNA, FRANCISCO JAVIER GONZALEZ BARAJAS, GUILLERMO HIRAM PANIAGUA LUNA, LEON FELIPE BUSTAMANTE BAEZ, LEONEL ANDRES ROSALES GARCIA, LUIS ROMAN IBARRA GARCIA, MARCO ANTONIO HUERTA HEREDIA, OMAR MISSAEL OSEGUERA CORTES, RODRIGO JOEL BO
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