A radically political Argentine rasta-punk band that actually has issues to… Read Full Bio ↴A radically political Argentine rasta-punk band that actually has issues to protest, Todos Tus Muertos was formed by vocalists Fidel Nadal and Pablo "Dronkit Master," guitarist Horacio Gamexane, bassist Felix Gutierrez and drummer Pablo Potenzoni. The group named itself in honor of the tens of thousands killed by former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla ("todos tus muertos" translates as "all your dead"), and signed to a local label. After being named the Best International Group by the leading Latin-rock magazine La Banda Elastica, Todos Tus Muertos gained attention around the world, and were signed to Grita! Records (founded by Jay B. Ziskrout, the former drummer for Bad Religion). The band released Dale Aborigen in early 1997, and the live album Argentina Te Asesina one year later.

Lehenbiziko Bala
Todos Tus Muertos Lyrics

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Baserrian jaio nintzen
Arbazo saharren etxean
Udaberria aurrean
Negu gorria atzean
Eten da gure haria
Pasa dena pasatzean
Hilotza dago larrean
Bizitzarekin jolasean

Baserriko lanetan
Zebilen alaba
Ta patuak jo zion
Bihotzaren aldaba
Bere bide beretik
Erori zen ama
Aita ezin jasanez
Bizitzaren zama
Bere burua urkatuz
Joan zen besteengana

Intxaurrondoan dagoen
Belearen kanta
Bere mokoan behera
Doan odol tanta
Osabak esan zidan
Thizen zalaparta
Gogoratzen al zara
Nola hit zen aita
Bere era bereanhilko zara
Baita
Maldizio beltz hori
Gainean dudaia
Baserritik banoa
Inondik inora
Bizitzsaren bideak
Itzi saizkit ala?
Dena begi zorrotzez
Ikusten dudala

Karabianan sartzen det
Lehenbiziko bala

Overall Meaning

The song "Lehenbiziko Bala" by Todos Tus Muertos tells a story about a family living in a rural farming community in the Basque Country. The lyrics begin with the singer introducing himself as being born in the farmhouse of Arbazo Saharren Etxean. The song describes the changing of the seasons with spring coming in front and winter behind. The family's values and traditions are also detailed, showing their work ethics and how they dealt with their grief.

The second verse of the song talks about the family's daughter, who was beaten by her father, "Patuak jo zion bihotzaren aldaba" means "he hit her heart’s door with a stick". The daughter fell down, and the father went to someone else, burying his own emotions deep inside. The third verse of the song references the tragedy that happened in the Basque Country in the 1980s; the ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) - a separatist group fighting for the independence of the Basque Country - and the Spanish government were in conflict. The song mentions the Basque mythology that the murdered person's spirit wanders around its place of death until peace is restored.

Line by Line Meaning

Baserrian jaio nintzen
I was born in a village

Arbazo saharren etxean
In a house of old rocks

Udaberria aurrean
Facing spring

Negu gorria atzean
With red winter behind

Eten da gure haria
Our train has stopped

Pasa dena pasatzean
While everything else passes by

Hilotza dago larrean
Death is in the land

Bizitzarekin jolasean
Playing with life

Baserriko lanetan
In the chores of the village

Zebilen alaba
The lost daughter

Ta patuak jo zion
The shots hit her