The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
La Vida Es Un Carnaval
Various Artists Lyrics
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tiene que saber que no es asi,
que la vida es una hermosura, hay que vivirla.
Todo aquel que piense que esta solo y que esta mal,
tiene que saber que no es asi,
que en la vida no hay nadie solo, siempre hay alguien.
Ay, no ha que llorar, que la vida es un carnaval,
Oh, oh, oh, Ay, no hay que llorar,
que la vida es un carnaval
y las penas se van cantando.
Todo aquel que piense que la vida siempre es cruel,
tiene que saber que no es asi,
que tan solo hay momentos malos, y todo pasa.
Todo aquel que piense que esto nunca va a cambiar,
tiene que saber que no es asi,
que al mal tiempo buena cara, y todo pasa.
Ay, no ha que llorar, que la vida es un carnaval,
es mas bello vivir cantando.
Oh, oh, oh, Ay, no hay que llorar,
que la vida es un carnaval
y las penas se van cantando.
Para aquellos que se quejan tanto.
Para aquellos que solo critican.
Para aquellos que usan las armas.
Para aquellos que nos contaminan.
Para aquellos que hacen la guerra.
Para aquellos que viven pecando.
Para aquellos nos maltratan.
Para aquellos que nos contagian.
The song "La Vida Es un Carnaval" by Various Artists is a testimony to the beauty of life and the power of perseverance. The song's first verse stresses that anyone who believes that life is unfair should recognize that it isn't actually so. Life, according to the song, is beautiful and must be enjoyed fully. The second verse emphasizes the fact that everyone faces difficult moments, but they are only temporary, and with a positive attitude, everything will eventually pass.
The chorus of the song repeats the refrain, "Ay, no ha que llorar, que la vida es un carnaval," which translates to "Oh, there's no need to cry, life is a carnival." The idea behind this is that life is meant to be enjoyed, and there's no reason to be sad, especially when there's music to be made and songs to be sung. The song's final verse addresses those who complain, criticize, use weapons, contribute to pollution, make war, live in sin, and mistreat others. It calls out their actions and suggests that they should take a close look at their lives before being negative.
Overall, "La Vida Es un Carnaval" is a call to arms to embrace life fully and enjoy it for what it is––a beautiful, crazy carnival.
Line by Line Meaning
Todo aquel que piense que la vida es desigual, tiene que saber que no es asi, que la vida es una hermosura, hay que vivirla.
Whoever thinks life is unfair, needs to know that it's not true. Life is beautiful, and one must enjoy it.
Todo aquel que piense que esta solo y que esta mal, tiene que saber que no es asi, que en la vida no hay nadie solo, siempre hay alguien.
Those who think they are alone and feel bad should know that it's not true. In life, nobody's alone, there is always someone there for you.
Ay, no ha que llorar, que la vida es un carnaval, es mas bello vivir cantando.
Oh, there's no need to cry, life is a carnival, and it's more beautiful to live singing.
Todo aquel que piense que la vida siempre es cruel, tiene que saber que no es asi, que tan solo hay momentos malos, y todo pasa.
Those who believe life is always cruel should know that it's not true, there are just some bad moments that pass.
Todo aquel que piense que esto nunca va a cambiar, tiene que saber que no es asi, que al mal tiempo buena cara, y todo pasa.
Those who believe things will never change must know that it's not true, and sometimes we just have to put on a smile, and things will get better.
Para aquellos que se quejan tanto.
For those who complain too much.
Para aquellos que solo critican.
For those who only criticize.
Para aquellos que usan las armas.
For those who use weapons.
Para aquellos que nos contaminan.
For those who pollute our environment.
Para aquellos que hacen la guerra.
For those who make war.
Para aquellos que viven pecando.
For those who live in sin.
Para aquellos nos maltratan.
For those who mistreat us.
Para aquellos que nos contagian.
For those who infect us.
Contributed by Samantha L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.