Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members wer… Read Full Bio ↴Raphael were a visual kei band from Japan. Forming in 1997, the members were only 15 when the band was formed. They were signed to a major label in 1999, and their major debut single, "Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri", was a moderate success, reaching number 25 on the Oricon charts. They were known for their impressive style, which had an aggressive, progressive tone, with angelic melodies by frontman Yuki. By the summer of 2000, they were at their career peak, and their albums were selling pretty well for such a young band. However, on Halloween 2000, the guitarist and main songwriter of the band, Kazuki, died at the young age of 19. Soon after that, the band decided it was time to split. The vocalist (Yuki) and the drummer (Kazuhiro) formed Rice later that year, while the bassist (Yukito) embarked on a solo project. The band was resurrected for a short time in 2012 with all remaining members to celebrate Kazuki's 13th memorial.

Cuando Tenga Mil Años
Raphael Lyrics

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Cuando tenga mil aÑosYo aprendere a tener mas cuidado con el amor
Cuando haya vividoCuando haya sufridoCuando haya perdidoMil veces masEs posible que empiece a saber de amorUn poco mas
Todos pretenden saberTodos pretenden hablarY nadie lo entiende, nadieNo sabe nadie lo que es amorUnos diran que es azulOtros que es algo infernalY nadie lo entiende, nadieNo sabe nadie lo que es amor
Cuando tenga mil aÑosCaminare y tan solo mirando conquistareA la mujer
Cuando haya vividoCuando haya sufridoCuando tenga mil aÑosDescubrire la manera mas facil para triunfarEn el amor

Overall Meaning

In Raphael's song "Cuando Tenga Mil Años," he sings about learning to be more careful with love as he grows older and gains more life experience. He believes that with time, through living, suffering, and losing, he will start to understand love a little better. Raphael acknowledges that everyone seems to claim they understand love, yet nobody truly comprehends it. Some say it's tranquil like blue, while others say it's something infernal, but nobody really knows what love is. Thus, Raphael concludes that it takes living a thousand years to truly understand it.

Raphael also sings about conquering women by simply looking at them once he has lived, suffered, and experienced life a bit more. By the time he reaches a thousand years of age, he believes he will have discovered the easiest way to succeed in love. Perhaps, he will have learned to approach it with more caution, understanding, and patience. Overall, the song is about how age and experience can lead to a better understanding of love, and how it is something that constantly evolves and changes throughout our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Cuando tenga mil aÑos
When I have lived a thousand years

Yo aprendere a tener mas cuidado con el amor
I will learn to be more careful with love

Cuando haya vivido
When I have lived

Cuando haya sufrido
When I have suffered

Cuando haya perdidoMil veces mas
When I have lost a thousand times more

Es posible que empiece a saber de amorUn poco mas
It's possible I will begin to know a bit more about love

Todos pretenden saber
Everyone pretends to know

Todos pretenden hablar
Everyone pretends to talk

Y nadie lo entiende, nadie
And no one understands, no one

No sabe nadie lo que es amor
No one knows what love is

Unos diran que es azul
Some will say it's blue