After a wildly successful tour across South America in late 2005, the band decided, in their own words, to "stop for a while". Some of their members went on to form side band projects such as No Relax and The Locos. As time went by without further notices, many Ska-P fans feared the band had been gone for good. On late April 2008 and for the rejoice of their worldwide fans, they announced their return as a band on their official site.
Their new album, "Lágrimas y gozos", was released the 7th of October 2008 and its first single is called "Crimen sollicitationis". The band is going to perform various shows around South America and Europe in November and December.
Official website: http://www.ska-p.net
Alí Babá
Ska-P Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
El cuento de Alí Babá
Senadores, diputados, consejeros de administración
Todos cogiditos de la mano vamos
A pillar del erario popular
A pillar del erario popular
Todos cogidos de las patas vamos
A pillar del erario popular
A pillar del erario popular
Nosotros mismos elegimos al verdugo
Que nos va a decapitar
El hemiciclo está repleto de piratas
Es la cueva de ladrones de Alí Baba
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Nos sentimos como Ali Baba
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Viendo a los ladrones desfilar
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Nos sentimos como Ali Baba
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Viendo a los ladrones desfilar
Eh papa que panda de ladrones
¿Por qué no haces nada?
¿No tienes cojones?
Vaya futuro que vamos a heredar
Seremos esclavos por tu pasividad
Calla niño que ha empezado ya el partido
Y España está en la final
Canto los goles mientras me dan por el culo
Pero España es ganadora de otro mundial
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Nos sentimos como Ali Baba
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Viendo a los ladrones desfilar
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Nos sentimos como Ali Baba
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Todos en un barco y a la mar
The song "Ali Baba" by Ska-P is a commentary on corruption and the abuse of power in government. The lyrics begin with the singer asking his father to retell the story of Ali Baba, a character from "One Thousand and One Nights" who discovers a cave of thieves and uses his wit to outsmart them. The lyrics then compare the government officials to parasites, leeches, and bloodsuckers who are all greedy for the people's money. They are all holding hands and pillaging from the public treasury. The chorus is a repetition of the singer's assertion that they are all Ali Baba, watching the thieves parade by.
The second verse begins with the son calling out his father for not doing anything about the situation. The father brushes him off, saying that a soccer game is on and Spain is in the finals. The son remarks that they are condemned to be slaves due to their inaction. The song ends with the repetition of the chorus and a call for everyone to get on a boat and sail away from the corrupt system.
The song highlights the corruption and abuse of power that happens not just in Spain, but in other parts of the world as well. It is a commentary on the complacency of people in positions of power and the impact this has on the common people. The song is a reminder that change can happen if people challenge the status quo.
Line by Line Meaning
Eh, papa me vuelves a contar
Hey, dad can you tell me again
El cuento de Alí Babá
The story of Ali Baba
Senadores, diputados, consejeros de administración
Senators, deputies, and board members
Todos cogiditos de la mano vamos
All holding hands we go
A pillar del erario popular
To pillage the public treasury
Garrapatas, sanguijuelas, chupasangres de gobernación
Ticks, leeches, and bloodsuckers of government
Todos cogidos de las patas vamos
All holding onto each other's legs we go
A pillar del erario popular
To pillage the public treasury
Nosotros mismos elegimos al verdugo
We ourselves choose the executioner
Que nos va a decapitar
Who will decapitate us
El hemiciclo está repleto de piratas
The chamber is full of pirates
Es la cueva de ladrones de Alí Baba
It's like Ali Baba's thieves' den
Ali Baba, somos Ali Baba
Ali Baba, we are Ali Baba
Nos sentimos como Ali Baba
We feel like Ali Baba
Viendo a los ladrones desfilar
Watching the thieves parade by
Eh papa que panda de ladrones
Hey dad, what a bunch of thieves
¿Por qué no haces nada?
Why aren't you doing anything?
¿No tienes cojones?
Don't you have any balls?
Vaya futuro que vamos a heredar
What a future we're going to inherit
Seremos esclavos por tu pasividad
We'll be slaves because of your passivity
Calla niño que ha empezado ya el partido
Be quiet child, the game has already started
Y España está en la final
And Spain is in the final
Canto los goles mientras me dan por el culo
I sing the goals while they fuck me
Pero España es ganadora de otro mundial
But Spain is the winner of another world cup
Todos en un barco y a la mar
All in a boat and off to the sea
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Alberto Amado Huete, Jose Antonio Lopez Pancorbo, Jose Miguel Redin Redin, Juilo Cesar Sanchez Suarez, Luis Miguel
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind