Santa Sabina are distinguished by their gothic rock lyrics and stage presence. Their music, however, is perhaps best described as a variant of progressive rock which borrows heavily from jazz.
At the end of the 1980s, Guerrero left her hometown of Guadalajara to attend the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City to pursue a career in theatre. There, she met Poncho Figueroa, Pablo Valero and Jacobo Leiberman, who at that time were members of a jazz group called "the Psicotrópicos". "The Psicotrópicos" agreed to provide music for a play written for Guerrero's theatre class based on Franz Kafka's "Amérika". As they worked together, they realized they had a strong artistic affinity. After the dissolution of the "Psicotrópicos", they decided to form a new rock band that reflected their artistic vision. Although the group's lineup has changed through the years (as in the case of Pablo Valero and Jacobo Leiberman), the sound of the group, has evolved but remains faithful to its initial course.
Their first albums, Santa Sabina (1992), Símbolos (1994) and Babel (1996) were released through the now-defunct Mexican record label Culebra Records, a local branch of BGM Ariola. Their following albums, Mar adentro en la sangre (2001) and Espiral (2003), were independent productions. In 1997, they also recorded an album of their "unplugged" performance for MTV Latinamerica called Santa Sabina Unplugged.
The band reformed briefly in 2010 when it became clear that this might be the last chance to have Rita perform as she was diagnosed with breast cancer and treatment failed. On the 11th March 2011 Rita passed away which left the band without a lead-singer. No information is available whether they will reform with another singer.
Ecos de la piel
Santa Sabina Lyrics
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Ecos de la piel que acaricias
Son tus manos, tus palabras
El anhelo y el placer
Lento el tiempo entre tus dedos
Tregua del caudal que desatas
Gira el cuerpo, llamarada:
Labios en los labios
Vencen el umbral de la noche
Mar bajo tu lluvia
Rompe en la arena mi voz
Quema el amor
Hondo el amor
Arde el amor
Llama el amor
De tus manos a mis manos
Una sola piel infinita
Cuerpo franco de la noche
De tus dedos a mi voz
Quema el amor
Hondo el amor
Cubre mi piel
Abre mi piel
Arde el amor
Llama el amor
Lumbre es la noche, tu piel entre mi piel
Manto es la noche, tu piel cubre mi piel
Grieta es la noche, tu piel abre mi piel
LARGA es la noche, tu piel duerme en mi piel
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The song "Ecos de la piel" by Santa Sabina is a passionate and sensual love song that conveys the intensity of physical and emotional connection between two people. The lyrics speak of the sensation of the other person's lips and hands on the singer's body, describing them as echoes of the skin that they caress. The time between their fingers moves slowly, as they become lost in the pleasure of each other's touch. The fire of their desire is rekindled again and again as they explore each other's bodies.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Quema el amor, hondo el amor, arde el amor, llama el amor," which translates to "Love burns, deep love, love ignites, love calls." This emphasizes the intense passion that the two people share and how it consumes them completely. The singer describes their bodies becoming one, with their hands and voices merging into a single skin, creating an infinite connection that transcends time and space.
Overall, the lyrics of "Ecos de la piel" are a celebration of the physical and spiritual connection between two people in love. The song's sensuality and poetry convey the intensity of their passion and the all-consuming nature of their desire, making it a powerful and evocative love song.
Line by Line Meaning
Son tus labios en mi cuerpo
Your lips on my body
Ecos de la piel que acaricias
Echoes of the skin you caress
Son tus manos, tus palabras
It's your hands, your words
El anhelo y el placer
The longing and the pleasure
Lento el tiempo entre tus dedos
Time slows between your fingers
Tregua del caudal que desatas
A truce from the torrent you unleash
Gira el cuerpo, llamarada:
The body turns, a flame:
Recomienza su fragor
It begins its roar again
Labios en los labios
Lips on lips
Vencen el umbral de la noche
They overcome the threshold of night
Mar bajo tu lluvia
Sea under your rain
Rompe en la arena mi voz
My voice breaks on the sand
Quema el amor
Love burns
Hondo el amor
Deep love
Arde el amor
Love burns
Llama el amor
Love calls
De tus manos a mis manos
From your hands to mine
Una sola piel infinita
One infinite skin
Cuerpo franco de la noche
The body free in the night
De tus dedos a mi voz
From your fingers to my voice
Cubre mi piel
It covers my skin
Abre mi piel
It opens my skin
Lumbre es la noche, tu piel entre mi piel
The night is a blaze, your skin between mine
Manto es la noche, tu piel cubre mi piel
The night is a cloak, your skin covers mine
Grieta es la noche, tu piel abre mi piel
The night is a crack, your skin opens mine
LARGA es la noche, tu piel duerme en mi piel
LONG is the night, your skin sleeps on mine
Writer(s): Figueroa Zamano Luis Alfonso, Guerrero Huerta Rita Marisela, Diaz Enciso Adriana Margarita, Diaz Valdivia Julio Cesar, Garibay Lopez Rodrigo, Otaola Montagne Alejandro, Perez Exposito Leonel
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