Pauline en la Playa is a Spanish pop band formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1997 … Read Full Bio ↴Pauline en la Playa is a Spanish pop band formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1997 by sisters Mar Álvarez and Alicia Álvarez who started it as an alternative music project to Undershakers, their first band. After the dissolution of Undershakers in the year 2000, they were centered solely in Pauline en la Playa. Their music is completely sung in Spanish and has influences of jazz, soul and bossa.

In 1997, they won a contest on Kras Radio and in 1999 Subterfuge Records edited their first demo, a 6-track mini-cd titled “Nada como el Hogar”. After this debut, they have published 3 more albums under the same label. Pauline en la Playa has played in some of the music festivals that are celebrated in Spain, like the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in 2004.

The name of the band is taken from a film by the same title from director Eric Rohmer from 1983.

Complete Discography
* 1999 – “Nada como el Hogar”
* 2001 – “Tormenta de Ranas”
* 2003 – “Termitas y otras cosas”
* 2006 - “Silabario”
* 2010 - "Física del Equipaje”

La Siesta
Pauline en la Playa Lyrics

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Tú que me aliñas como una ensalada
y me lees como el poso del té.
Tú que vuelves mi ombligo la cuna perfecta
donde duerme tu dedo la siesta.

Tú que me aumentas de charco a bahía
y te adentras hasta no hacer pie.
Tú que vuelves mi tripa la almohada perfecta

donde duerme tu nuca la siesta.

Y poco a poco me vas
haciendo horizontal.
Y me trazas a besos
de uno a otro lunar
que entre abrazos se van
moviendo de lugar
y me trazas de nuevo
con besos que ahora van
de otro a otro lunar.

Tú que me aliñas como una ensalada
y me lees como el poso del té.
Tú que vuelves mi ombligo la cuna perfecta
donde duerme tu dedo la siesta.

Y poco a poco me vas

Overall Meaning

haciendo horizontal.

The lyrics of Pauline en la Playa's "La siesta" describe a lover who is able to read the singer like a book, and who knows how to make them feel comfortable and relaxed. The lover is compared to dressing a salad and reading the tea leaves, suggesting that they have a deep understanding of the singer's needs and desires. The lover is able to turn the singer's belly into a comfortable pillow, where they can nap peacefully, and turns even the smallest puddle into an expansive bay, showing the depth of their love and influence over the singer.

Writer(s): Alicia Alvarez Sanguino, Mar Alvarez Sanguino Copyright: Warner/Chappell Music Spain S.A., Ediciones Perezosas S.L.

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