SINGER SONGWRITER FROM THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
Towards 1970 there began to m… Read Full Bio ↴SINGER SONGWRITER FROM THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
Towards 1970 there began to materialise the Basque City. Never before had the noun and the adjective joined together. One spoke of the Mountain, the Earth, the Nation, all of them Basque; but the privileged space where the world became truly wide seemed forbidden to those who wished to express themselves in the language that sustains the adjective, the Basque tongue. It was as if someone, the Spirit of the Time, for example, might have hurled out an order: "Either change your language, or change your place". Which in the case of RO, meant: "Dear friend, either devote yourself to romantic music or to patriotic music. And if not, give it up". The message was clear. It meant solitude. And it was a curse. A snare.
RO put up with the solitude, and against the long road he opposed his will and his intelligence. RO forgot the curse: from his first records, his material was diverse, general, non-religious: he could do with the laundry, a van, or a visit from a woman. RO eluded the snare: instead of crossing to the other side of the border, he remained close to it and took on its history. He didn¹t become the chameleon of the storybook tale, neither in a branch of the General Bank of Music, nor in the International Basque Singer for Tourists. He remained a personal creator, with committed lyrics and music towards his loved, hated, distant, close Basque City.
Bernardo Atxaga

RUPER ORDORIKA

Recordings:

“HAUTSI DA ANPHORA” , 1980 Elkar C.D.

“NI EZ NAIZ NORUEGAKO ERREGE” , 1983 Elkar C.D
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“BIHOTZERREAK” , 1985 Elkar C.D.

“H.BENGOA - INVENTARIUM” by Bernardo Atxaga, 1988 Elkar Cassette.

“EZ DA POSIBLE” , 1990 Gasa-Wea C.D.

“BILDUMA BAT” , 1992 Elkar C.D. An Elkar compilation.

“R.ORDORIKA & Mugalaris” , 1992 Emak Bakia Mini C.D.

“HIRU TRUKU” - R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
1994 Nuevos Medios C.D.

“SO´IK SO´ “ , 1995 Nuevos Medios C.D.

“HIRU TRUKU 2” , R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
1997 Nuevos Medios C.D.

“DABILEN HARRIA” , 1998 Nuevos Medios C.D.

“GAUR” , 2000 Esan Ozenki C.D. Live.

“ HURRENGO GOIZEAN”, 2001 Metak C.D.

“ RUPER ORDORIKA” Compilation. 2002 Nuevos Medios CD.

“ KANTUOK JARTZEN DITUT” 2003 Metak CD.

“HIRU TRUKU 3”, R.Ordorika, J. Tapia, B. Martinez
2004 Metak C.D.

“MEMORIAREN MAPAN”, 2006 Elkar. CD.

"HAMAR T¨ERDIETAN", Live,2008 Elkar. CD-DVD

PRODUCER on several records:
Hertzainak , Maurizia Leon eta Basilio , Emilio Cao, Tapia eta Leturia.

Worked on several LITERARY PROJECTS by the writer Bernardo Atxaga. Among them : “Henry Bengoa , Inventarium” and “Lezio berri bat ostrukari buruz”.

Martín Larralde
Ruper Ordorika Lyrics

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Hau da Martin Larralde
Larre berdeak, etxe zuri, teila gorriak,
Jendarme auto bat bidean
Bildots artean, pasatzen

Etxe elizetan otoitzak, betiko otoitzak
neguko kearen antzera
leun igotzen

Martin Larralde ez da sekula itzuli baina itzuli balitz
(arantzak barrurantza itzuliak dituen sagarroiak lez)
itzuli izan balitz zer?
gaur igandea da

Larre berdeak, etxe zuri, teila gorriak
Jendarme auto bat bidean
Bayonne 17, panopetik
Jendia familia erretratuetan bezala
Larritasuneraino perfumaturiko arima erakutsiz doa mezetara
Inork ere ez du dena ohitura
dena errua
dena barkamena
Oroimenaren korapiloa deslotzen
Inork ez du dena ohitura
dena errua
dena barkamena
Koblakaririk behar

Martin Larralde honelako egun batez hil zen
galeretan
Begiak zabalik etzanda
Zerua itsaso zikin bat da

Zerua itsaso zikin bat dela esanez
Agian zerua itsaso zikin bat dela esanez

Overall Meaning

The song 'Martin Larralde' by Ruper Ordorika is a tribute to a person named Martin Larralde who passed away on a certain day. The lyrics describe the surroundings of the occasion which suggest that the person was important and well-known. The green hills, white houses and red tiles of the place are mentioned in the beginning of the song. Then, the arrival of a gendarme car also indicates the importance of the person. The church bells are heard which create a solemn mood. The lyrics suggest that Martin Larralde never came back, but if he did come back, it would have been on a Sunday. The repetition of the words 'diena ohitura, dena errua, dena barkamena' which translate to 'everything is a habit, everything is a mistake, everything is forgivable' indicate that people are flawed and forgiving is important. The song ends with the realization that the sky is a vast ocean, which could suggest the possibility of life beyond our imagination.

Line by Line Meaning

Hau da Martin Larralde
This is Martin Larralde

Larre berdeak, etxe zuri, teila gorriak,
Green fields, white houses, red tiles,

Jendarme auto bat bidean
A police car on the road

Bildots artean, pasatzen
Passing by between the hills

Etxe elizetan otoitzak, betiko otoitzak
Prayers in church, eternal prayers

neguko kearen antzera
Like the winter cold

leun igotzen
Ascending full

Martin Larralde ez da sekula itzuli baina itzuli balitz
Martin Larralde never returned but if he did

(arantzak barrurantza itzuliak dituen sagarroiak lez)
(like the apples that return to the core)

itzuli izan balitz zer?
what would have happened?

gaur igandea da
today is Sunday