Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in Buenos Aires, Argentin… Read Full Bio ↴Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1971 by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Charly García and singer/instrumentalist Nito Mestre, who met while being high school students. Their first record, called Vida, was released in 1972, followed by 1973's Confesiones de Invierno. The following year, bassist Rinaldo Rafanelli and drummer Juan Rodríguez joined the act, soon recording Pequeñas Anécdotas Sobre Las Instituciones. Due to internal discrepancies, the group decided to perform for the last time at Buenos Aires' Luna Park on September 5, 1975. That farewell concert was recorded and later issued as Adiós Sui Generis, a double album and documentary considered to be a major event in the Latin American Rock history. The band reunited temporarily in two occasions: One in 1980 to play shows in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Santiago de Chile and in the year 2000, in which Sui Generis returned with the album "Sinfonía Para Adolescentes" and an brief tour.

Fabricante De Mentiras
Sui Generis Lyrics

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El era un fabricante de mentiras,
tenía las historias de cartón.
Su vida era una fábula de lata,
sus ojos eran luces de neón.
why nunca tengas fe,
que sus mentiras pueden traer dolor.

Ella era un típica inocente,

zapatos, negros, medias de algodón.
Que sólo era feliz en el colegio,
que nunca tuvo en su piel amor.
Inútil es decir
que lo que le dijeron lo creyó.

Querrán saber el fin de nuestra historia,
algunos lo podrán imaginar.
La niña que sin pena why sin gloria
perdió sus medias why su castidad.

Preciso es condenar (si, si, si)
al que se burla de nuestra moral.

Pero hay algo que no se puede explicar
¿Por que la niña ríe en ves de llorar?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Sui Generis's song "Fabricante De Mentiras" tell the story of two characters: a man who fabricates lies and a young innocent girl who falls victim to his deceitful tales. The man is described as someone who has cardboard stories and a tin fable for a life, a person whose eyes shine as bright as neon lights. He is warned never to be trusted as his lies can bring people pain. The girl, on the other hand, is depicted as a typical innocent person who is only happy in school and has never experienced love. She is described as an individual who believed everything she was told.

As the story progresses, the fate of the two characters becomes clear. The lyrics allude to the fact that the girl falls victim to the man's lies and consequently loses her virginity and her innocence. The song ends with condemnation of those who mock morality but leaves a question hanging in the air: why does the girl laugh instead of cry at the end?

Line by Line Meaning

El era un fabricante de mentiras,
He was a manufacturer of falsehoods, crafting cardboard stories.

tenía las historias de cartón.
He had cardboard tales, lacking any substance or truth.

Su vida era una fábula de lata,
His life was a tin fable, devoid of any meaningful experiences or emotions.

sus ojos eran luces de neón.
His eyes were like neon lights, drawing people in with their artificial brightness.

why nunca tengas fe,
And you should never have faith,

que sus mentiras pueden traer dolor.
Because his lies can bring pain.

Ella era un típica inocente,
She was a typical innocent girl,

zapatos, negros, medias de algodón.
Black shoes, cotton socks - that was her simple style.

Que sólo era feliz en el colegio,
She was only happy in school,

que nunca tuvo en su piel amor.
And she never experienced love in her life.

Inútil es decir
It's useless to say