She was born in Peru, and has been based in Mexico for more than 20 years. … Read Full Bio ↴She was born in Peru, and has been based in Mexico for more than 20 years.
Her extraordinary career has taken her to all the great concert stages in the world.

With 36 CD releases, and with sales of over 4 million, her work has been hailed throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Her most recent recordings Costa Negra and Negro Color have established her as one of the most important singers in World Music .

In recent years she has performed successful concerts in France, Italy,Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, England, Morocco, Angola, Senegal, the United States, Peru, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

Tania Libertad represents fearlessness and freedom, tastefulness and vocal virtuosity, absolute integrity, passion and commitment to life and to humanity. In recognition she has been named HONORARY UNESCO PEACE AMBASSADOR . She has also received the title of " COMENDADORA " by the government of Peru and the ORDER OF RIO BRANCO by the Brazilian government.

The emotion her singing elicits in the listener is summarized in a beautiful quote from the great Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author Jose Saramago:

"The first time I heard Tania Libertad sing,it was a revelation from on high - from a place where only a naked voice might go,alone in the world, unaccompanied by any instrument. Tania was singing the Rafael Alberti composition "La Paloma" acapella, and each note touched a string in my soul until I was completely dazzled." - José Saramago

Anda Mareado
Tania Libertad Lyrics

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Que le paso a uted qe le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va

Vavirova

Vengo desde muy lejos que yo vengo

Traigo la pócima santa que yo vendo
Cosquillita en el alma y el corazón hay que vivirlo con amor

Por eso me llaman el curandero y ya llegó la hora de la demostración
Y ya llegó la hora para la salvación
Oye como dice

Que le paso a uted qe le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va

Vavirova ay Vavirova vaviro vaviro vaviro vaviro va va va va

Vengo desde la costa que yo vengo
Traigo cachina pisco y tutuma
Una Caricia en el alma y el corazón para vivirlo con amor

Por eso me llaman el curandero y ya llegó la hora de la demostración
Y ya llegó la hora para la salvación
Mira como dice

Que le paso a uted qe le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va

Vavirova ay Vavirova Ese loco ese loco
(Anda mareado ese loco Vavirova)
Que le pasa a usted que le pica a usted
(Anda mareado ese loco Vavirova)
Traigo cachina pisco y tutuma
(Anda mareado ese loco Vavirova)

Loco loco loco
Anda mareado ese loco vavirova

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tania Libertad's song "Anda Mareado" revolve around a curandero or a healer who has come from afar to cure people of their ailments. The repeated lines "que le paso a usted, que le pico a usted, anda mareado ese loco va," which roughly translate to "what happened to you, that you feel dizzy, that crazy one goes," imply that the curandero is trying to cure someone who is feeling unwell or dizzy due to an unknown reason. The curandero mentions a "pócima santa" or a holy potion and "caricia en el alma y el corazón" or a caress in the soul and heart, indicating that the cure is not just physical but emotional as well. The song ends on a repetitive note, with the curandero mentioning his healing powers and the phrase "ese loco va va".

Line by Line Meaning

Que le paso a uted qe le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
What happened to you, that you were bitten and now you're dizzy? That crazy person is going around.

Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va
What happened to you, that you were bitten and now you're dizzy? That crazy person is going around.

Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va
What happened to you, that you were bitten and now you're dizzy? That crazy person is going around.

Que le paso a uted que le pico a uted anda mareado ese loco va va
What happened to you, that you were bitten and now you're dizzy? That crazy person is going around.

Vavirova

Vengo desde muy lejos que yo vengo
I come from very far away.

Traigo la pócima santa que yo vendo
I bring the holy potion that I sell.

Cosquillita en el alma y el corazón hay que vivirlo con amor
You have to live it with love, with a tickle in your soul and your heart.

Por eso me llaman el curandero y ya llegó la hora de la demostración
That's why they call me the healer, and it's time for the demonstration.

Y ya llegó la hora para la salvación
And the time for salvation has arrived.

Oye como dice
Listen, as it says:

Vavirova ay Vavirova vaviro vaviro vaviro vaviro va va va va

Vengo desde la costa que yo vengo
I come from the coast.

Traigo cachina pisco y tutuma
I bring cachina, pisco, and tutuma.

Una Caricia en el alma y el corazón para vivirlo con amor
A caress in the soul and the heart, to live it with love.

Mira como dice
Look how it says: