Rata Blanca was founded in 1985 by Walter Giardino after he left V8. Rata B… Read Full Bio ↴Rata Blanca was founded in 1985 by Walter Giardino after he left V8. Rata Blanca played together for about two years before their debut on August 15, 1987 in the theater "Luz y Fuerza" in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They later took part in the "Halley en Obras", along with other bands: Alakrán ("Skorpion"), JAF and Kamikaze, in 1988. That year they made their debut album with two hits: "Chico Callejero" ("Street Boy") and "El Sueño de la Gitana" ("Gypsy Woman's Dream").

In 1989, Hugo Bistolfi joined the band and then Saúl Blanch left, to be replaced by Adrián Barilari. With that arrangement, the band made its second album Magos, Espadas y Rosas ("Wizards, Swords, and Roses"), containing their classic song "Mujer amante". It was followed by "Guerrero del Arco Iris" ("Rainbow Warrior"). The band ended their contract with Polygram recording a live album, made at the Opera Theater with an orchestra, but this album was released years later. Once in BMG they made a short CD called "El Libro Oculto" ("The Hidden Book").

Both Bistolfi and Barilari decided to leave, being replaced by Mario Ian on vocals and Javier Retamozo on keyboards. With this line-up they released Entre el Cielo y el Infierno ("Between Heaven and Hell"). Later that year, they were invited to play in "Festival Monsters of Rock" in São Paulo, Brazil, along with Ozzy Osbourne, Therapy?, and Alice Cooper.

They released yet another album with new singer Gabriel Marian and keyboard player Javier Retamozo (Hugo Bistolfi left to form the band Alianza with singer Adrian Barilari) called "Rata Blanca VII", the group disbanded in late 1997. They regrouped in 2000 (with Barilari back on vocals and Bistolfi on keyboards) to tour Latin America.

In recent years, they have released three more albums, El Camino del Fuego ("The Path of Fire") in 2002, La Llave de la Puerta Secreta ("The Key to the Secret Door") in 2005, and El Reino Olvidado ("The Forgotten Kingdom") in 2008. The lyrics to La Llave de la Puerta Secreta were inspired by The Da Vinci Code.

Wanting to gain a more international profile, Giardino approached former Rainbow singer Doogie White to record an English version of the Forgotten Kingdom album in 2009.
The band is heavily influenced by British hard rock bands like Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden, as well as by Yngwie Malmsteen.
Walter Giardino has had successful collaborations with Spain's Mägo de Oz.

The band's name literally means "White Rat" in English; however in South American slang, rata blanca refers to a type of firework.

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Intro
Rata Blanca Lyrics

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Alguien leyó el libro sagrado
Y los planetas ya se alinearán
Por el Santo Grial, los imperios caerán
bajo la ira de la Tierra
reinará solo el poder del sol

Huestes destruyendo ciudades
vientos de imperio

ya se callarán raza idiota y cruel,
de rodillas caerá
cuando los mate su veneno
entonces...llorarán bajo el poder del sol...

Se oyen clamores de justicia
los caballeros ya retornarán

vencedor final, ya sabemos quién será...
Nadie podrá vencer la tierra

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rata Blanca's Intro depict a battle between good and evil, where those who have read the sacred book and know its secret truths are aligned with the power of the sun and the earth, while the wicked are doomed to fall under their own cruelty and greed. This battle is foreshadowed by the alignment of the planets, which signifies a time of great change and upheaval. The lyrics suggest that the powerful empires that have been built on the backs of the weak will crumble, leaving only the power of the sun to reign.

The imagery of the song is vivid, with hordes of destructive soldiers destroying cities and the winds of empire being silenced. The sense of finality is also strong, with the knowledge that no one will be able to defeat the earth, and the knowledge that justice will prevail.

The song can be interpreted as a call to arms for those who would fight for what is right and just, and a warning to those who would exploit and destroy the natural world. It is a powerful anthem of hope and resistance that speaks to the struggles of humanity throughout history.

Line by Line Meaning

Alguien leyó el libro sagrado
Someone has read the sacred book

Y los planetas ya se alinearán
And the planets will already align

Por el Santo Grial, los imperios caerán
By the Holy Grail, empires will fall

Bajo la ira de la Tierra, reinará solo el poder del sol
Under the wrath of the Earth, only the power of the sun will reign

Huestes destruyendo ciudades
Hordes destroying cities

Vientos de imperio ya se callarán
Winds of empire will already be silenced

Raza idiota y cruel, de rodillas caerá
Idiotic and cruel race will fall to their knees

Cuando los mate su veneno, entonces...llorarán bajo el poder del sol...
When their poison kills them, then they will cry under the power of the sun

Se oyen clamores de justicia
Cries for justice are heard

Los caballeros ya retornarán
The knights will already return

Vencedor final, ya sabemos quién será...
Final victor, we already know who it will be...