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.
La daga
Santa Sabina Lyrics
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El fuego arderá.
Presión, muy pronto
Tendrá que estallar.
Tensión,
Los días se van sin hablar.
Quizá ya,
La daga se vuelva a afilar.
Algo continua,
En un brillo sin lugar.
Como muerto en vida,
Por el fuego hay que cruzar.
Gritar sin cruzar,
Hasta la intimidad.
Alto no, la daga se vuelve tu voz.
Algo continua,
En un brillo sin lugar.
Como muerte en vida,
Por el fuego hay que cruzar.
Y nunca termina,
Me lacera sin piedad.
Por el fuego en vida,
Como muerte hay que cruzar.
The lyrics of Santa Sabina's song "La daga" describe a sense of impending unrest and tension, as if something is about to happen that will cause chaos and disruption. The opening lines "Se irá la calma, el fuego arderá" convey a sense of calm before the storm, as if there is a fire simmering just beneath the surface that is about to erupt. The following lines "Presión, muy pronto tendrá que estallar" suggest that this tension will soon reach its breaking point.
The song continues with lyrics that evoke the idea of crossing a fiery threshold in order to reach a deeper level of understanding or connection. The lines "Como muerto en vida, por el fuego hay que cruzar" describe a feeling of being half-alive, or deadened, and the need to pass through the flames of life in order to come out transformed on the other side. The imagery of a dagger evokes the idea of speaking truth to power, of using one's voice to cut through the darkness and make a difference. The final lines, "Por el fuego en vida, como muerte hay que cruzar" suggest that this journey is never-ending, and that one must constantly confront the challenges of life in order to transcend them.
Overall, "La daga" is a powerful and evocative song that speaks to the human experience of struggle and transformation. It offers a message of hope and resilience in the face of adversity, encouraging listeners to find the strength to cross through the fires of life and emerge on the other side renewed.
Line by Line Meaning
Se irá la calma,
The stillness will leave,
El fuego arderá.
The fire will blaze.
Presión, muy pronto
Pressure, very soon
Tendrá que estallar.
It will have to explode.
Tensión,
Tension,
Los días se van sin hablar.
The days go by without speaking.
Quizá ya,
Perhaps already,
La daga se vuelva a afilar.
The dagger may sharpen again.
Algo continua,
Something continues,
En un brillo sin lugar.
In a shine with no place.
Como muerto en vida,
Like a dead man walking,
Por el fuego hay que cruzar.
Through the fire one must pass.
Gritar sin cruzar,
Yell without crossing,
Hasta la intimidad.
Until the intimacy.
Alto no, la daga se vuelve tu voz.
Stop no, the dagger becomes your voice.
Y nunca termina,
And it never ends,
Me lacera sin piedad.
It cuts me mercilessly.
Por el fuego en vida,
Through the fire in life,
Como muerte hay que cruzar.
Like death one must pass.
Contributed by Molly J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ray Flores
Simplemente el mejor grupo de rock mexicano... es el más artístico por dónde le vean...
Fer .GL
cultural y artistico, musicos de ensamble, estan en otro nivel
RODIA
Como Rita ninguna... como se sigue extrañando; las niñas de hoy deberían escuchar a Santa Sabina y a la magnifica voz de Rita y no quedarse sólo con Carla Morrison, Natalia Lafourcade y esas cosas, no digo que sean malas, pero nada que ver con Rita...
Rodolfo Herrera
@Tatsunoko Kusogaki a
Tatsunoko Kusogaki
@Rodolfo Herrera has de ser el alma de las fiestas verdad?
Rodrigo Muñoz
No es lo mismo no se puede comprar pq santa Sabina era poesía y Carla Morrison y Natalia son pop alternativo pq no es rock pero tampoco pop creo
Jose Mahonry Lopez Dominguez
Aparte era muy inteligente, tenía sus programas en canal 22 y era promotora de la cultura
Rodolfo Herrera
Las niñas de hoy deberían escuchar lo que sea que ellas quieran escuchar. Y al menos ellas saben como enaltecer el trabajo de una sin descalificar el de la otra 😉
Arturocobain
Esta canción es a temporal, pasaran mil años y seguirá sonando tan fresh
Santa Rita Guerrero
Helios Rodríguez
Son ampliamente recomendables TODOS los discos que logró sacar, si te gusta el Rock Mexicano y si te gusta la Música Antigua (barroca, virreinal, sefaradí): Con Santa Sabina: -Santa Sabina (1992) -Símbolos (1994) -Concierto Acústico (1995) -Babel (1996) -MTV Unplugged (1997) -Mar Adentro en la Sangre (2000) -Espiral (2003) -XV Aniversario en Vivo (2005) Con Ensamble Galileo: -Todos los Bienes del Mundo (2003) -Una Pieza de Fuego (2005)