History
Ricardo was born in the village of Jocotenango, near Antigua, Guatemala to Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Guatemala City.
He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school, where he reputedly said he spent three hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing football. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona's pupils. The representative found that the students' level of education was actually above average.
Ricardo Arjona was a talented basketball player, and he played for the team Leones de Marte. He also toured Central America as a member of the Selección de básquetbol de Guatemala (Guatemala's National Basketball Team); until recently he held the record for the most points scored in a single game by a Guatemalan player.
Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).
At USAC there is a library hall that bears his name. There is also a street named for him in his birthplace, Jocotenango, Guatemala.
El demonio en casa
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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Para que te quedaras a dormir aquí
Lo cierto es que eso fue haré meses
Y no te veo ganas de querer salir
Poco a poco minaste el terreno
Olvidando cosas como el secador
Hasta que te adueñaste de todo
Hoy mi libertad bosteza
Pues la generala me prohibió salir
Es viernes y me quedo en casa
Porque su mamá hoy viene a cocinar
Y desfila con su look de tubos
Al mas puro estilo de la vecindad
Fue tan difícil que entrara
Y se ve imposible hacerla salir
El demonio en casa, empezó de oveja
Hoy pido permiso mientras limpio el piso
Para invitar un amigo
El demonio en casa, máquina del sexo
Dice cuando se haré, dicta como se haré
Y a la hora que le convenga
El demonio en casa no quiere salir
Desde que empezaste con las dietas
No se encuentra nada en el congelador
Tu llevas 6 kilos de mas
Y yo le he abierto 3 huecos al cinturón
Ya cambiaste el número de casa
Para que esas golfas nunca llamen mas
Y me pusiste un celular
Y tú guardas la clave para mi buzón
El demonio se mudo a mi casa
Y no hay exorcismo que la haga salir
Ya colocó una foto de ella
Junto a su mamá en el recibidor
Y del clóset ni entrar en detalles
Que es campo minado a lo Afganistán,
Entre blusas y bisutería
Ya no tengo espacio para un calcetín
El demonio en casa, empezó de oveja
Hoy pido permiso mientras limpio el piso
Para invitar un amigo
El demonio en casa, maquina del sexo
Dice cuando se haré, dicta como se haré
Y a la hora que le convenga
El demonio en casa no quiere salir
Entre la limpieza y la cocina
La pedicurista y su peinador
Trabajan mas de 6 en casa
Y estoy sospechando de su entrenador
The song "El demonio en casa" by Ricardo Arjona is about a man who allowed a woman to stay over at his place one night and now, months later, she has become an invasive presence in his life. The lyrics explore how the woman has slowly taken over his space and his life, dictating everything from when he can leave the house to what he eats and wears. She has even changed the locks and given him a cell phone with her as the only person who knows the password to his voicemail. Despite all of this, the man is still attracted to the woman and indulges her every whim, even when it means giving up his own freedom and letting her control every aspect of his life.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the woman as a demonic presence that has taken over the man's home and his mind. She is likened to a general who has prohibitions against him leaving the house and a machine of sex who dictates when and how they will be intimate. The man is almost powerless in the face of her dominance and must ask permission to do even the most basic things like inviting a friend over.
In essence, the song is a cautionary tale about the dangers of letting someone invade your life and take over your space. While the man is still attracted to the woman's physical presence, he is unhappy with the way she has taken over his life and has lost his sense of freedom and independence.
Line by Line Meaning
No se que historia te inventé
I don't know what story I made up about you.
Para que te quedaras a dormir aquí
So that you would stay over here.
Lo cierto es que eso fue hace meses
The truth is, that was months ago.
Y no te veo ganas de querer salir
And I don't see you wanting to leave.
Poco a poco minaste el terreno
Little by little, you undermined the territory.
Olvidando cosas como el secador
Forgetting things like the hair dryer.
Hasta que te adueñaste de todo
Until you took over everything.
Incluso del control de mi televisor
Even the control of my TV.
Hoy mi libertad bosteza
Today, my freedom yawns.
Pues la generala me prohibió salir
Since the general forbade me from going out.
Es viernes y me quedo en casa
It's Friday and I'm staying home.
Porque su mamá hoy viene a cocinar
Because his mom is coming over to cook.
Y desfila con su look de tubos
And he walks around in his tube look.
Al mas puro estilo de la vecindad
In the most typical style of the neighborhood.
Fue tan difícil que entrara
It was so hard to get him to come in.
Y se ve imposible hacerla salir
And it seems impossible to get him to leave.
El demonio en casa, empezó de oveja
The demon in the house, started as a sheep.
Hoy pido permiso mientras limpio el piso
Today, I ask for permission while cleaning the floor.
Para invitar un amigo
To invite a friend.
El demonio en casa, máquina del sexo
The demon in the house, sex machine.
Dice cuando se haré, dicta como se haré
Dictating when and how it will happen.
Y a la hora que le convenga
And whenever it's convenient for him.
El demonio en casa no quiere salir
The demon in the house doesn't want to leave.
Desde que empezaste con las dietas
Since you started with diets.
No se encuentra nada en el congelador
Nothing is found in the freezer.
Tu llevas 6 kilos de mas
You carry 6 extra kilos.
Y yo le he abierto 3 huecos al cinturón
And I've opened 3 holes in my belt.
Ya cambiaste el número de casa
You already changed the house number.
Para que esas golfas nunca llamen mas
So that those sluts never call again.
Y me pusiste un celular
And you gave me a cellphone.
Y tú guardas la clave para mi buzón
And you keep the code for my mailbox.
El demonio se mudo a mi casa
The demon moved into my house.
Y no hay exorcismo que la haga salir
And there's no exorcism that can make him leave.
Ya colocó una foto de ella
He already put a photo of him.
Junto a su mamá en el recibidor
Next to his mom in the foyer.
Y del clóset ni entrar en detalles
And not even getting into the details of the closet.
Que es campo minado a lo Afganistán
Which is a minefield like Afghanistan.
Entre blusas y bisutería
Among blouses and jewelry.
Ya no tengo espacio para un calcetín
I don't have space for a sock anymore.
Entre la limpieza y la cocina
Between cleaning and cooking.
La pedicurista y su peinador
The pedicurist and their stylist.
Trabajan más de 6 en casa
They work more than 6 in the house.
Y estoy sospechando de su entrenador
And I'm suspecting their trainer.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICARDO ARJONA
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