Vaya Con Dios is a musical group from Brussels, Belgium founded in 1986 by … Read Full Bio ↴Vaya Con Dios is a musical group from Brussels, Belgium founded in 1986 by lead singer Dani Klein, contrabassist Dirk Schoufs, and Willy Lambregt. Their name is Spanish for "Go with God".

Dani Klein, the lead singer, and Willy Lambregt had previous success in the band Arbeid Adelt! and decided to form the band Vaya Con Dios together with contrabassist Dirk Schoufs, because their interests were with gypsy music, jazz and opera which are genres which they felt were underappreciated in Brussels.

Their first single "Just a Friend of Mine" has a Latin feel to it and became a big hit in France, selling over 300,000 copies. Willy Lambregt left the group and was replaced by Jean-Michel Gielen. Even though Vaya Con Dios had success in Latin countries, they remained largely unknown in the Netherlands partially due to being a Belgian band, but also because of their gypsy style. In the Summer of 1990, they finally broke through in the Netherlands with "What's a Woman?" peaking at #1 for three weeks, thus making Vaya Con Dios the second Belgian artists to have a #1 hit in the Netherlands; the first being Ivan Heylen in 1974. The song is about the difficulties of men and women who on the one hand need one another, yet sometimes have a difficult time understanding each other.

In 1991, Dani Klein and Dirk Schoufs decided to go their seperate ways and from then on the group consisted of only Dani Klein singng with various musicians. On 24 May 1991, Schoufs died of an AIDS-related illness, which he contracted due to his heroin addiction. Even though they were no longer a team, Dani was very saddened and the third album Time Flies is much more melancholic than the previous albums.

Even though the music and the composition of the band changed, Vaya Con Dios remained popular in large parts of Europe, especially France, Germany, and Scandinavia, until 1996, when Dani left the music business complaining of too much stress. She returned in 1999 as singer in the group "Purple Prose", also the title of the début album that same year. Vaya Con Dios returned in 2004 with a new album called "The Promise," released on an independent label.

In November 2006, Vaya Con Dios released a new album called 'The Ultimate Collection'. It's a CD and DVD of the acoustic concert in Brussels (Belgium) at 31 August 2006.

In total, Vaya Con Dios sold more than 7 million albums and more than 3 million singles

Movin' on
Vaya Con Dios Lyrics

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Don't you get tired
of playing round
There's no peace of mind
here to be found
So cold and so blue
This world goes round

And there's nowhere to run to

Escape to
I'll be movin' on, movin' on
Movin' on

No, tell me no lies
I've seen the truth,
too many times
Your heart can be cruel,
but so can mine

And there's nowhere to run to
Escape to
I'll be movin' on, movin' on
Movin' on

I'll be movin' on
Till the tears roll from your eyes
Movin' on
Till my heart has turned to ice

Movin' on
And you're gonna pay the price

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Vaya Con Dios's song Movin' On speaks about leaving a toxic relationship or situation. The opening line "Don't you get tired of playing round" shows a sense of exhaustion and frustration towards a situation that seems to not provide any peace of mind. The lines "Your heart can be cruel, but so can mine" suggest that both parties in the relationship may be at fault for the toxicity.

The chorus "And there's nowhere to run to, Escape to, I'll be movin' on, movin' on, Movin' on" reinforces the idea of leaving the situation behind and moving on. The repetition of "movin' on" emphasizes the importance of not staying stagnant in a situation that is not beneficial. The final lines "I'll be movin' on, Till the tears roll from your eyes, Movin' on Till my heart has turned to ice, Movin' on And you're gonna pay the price" suggest that the singer has reached a breaking point and is willing to leave no matter the cost.

Overall, the song is a powerful statement about the importance of self-worth and the need to leave situations that are not healthy for oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't you get tired
A rhetorical question implying that the singer is tired of their current situation.

of playing round
Tired of messing around and not getting anywhere in life.

There's no peace of mind
The current situation is causing mental unrest.

here to be found
The current situation is hopeless and there is no solution to be found in it.

So cold and so blue
The tone of the situation is dull and unhappy.

This world goes round
The world keeps moving and so must the singer.

And there's nowhere to run to
There is no escape from the current situation.

Escape to
The artist is searching for an escape from the current situation to find peace.

I'll be movin' on, movin' on
The artist has decided to move on from the current situation and start a new life.

No, tell me no lies
The artist is demanding honesty from the person they are addressing.

I've seen the truth,
The singer is well aware of the reality of the situation.

too many times
The artist has experienced similar situations and has learned from them.

Your heart can be cruel,
The person the singer is addressing has the capability of being heartless and cruel.

but so can mine
The singer is acknowledging that they also have the potential to be hurtful.

Till the tears roll from your eyes
The singer will continue to move on until the person they are addressing realizes the pain they have caused.

Till my heart has turned to ice
The artist will continue to move on until they have become insensitive to the pain caused by the person they are addressing.

And you're gonna pay the price
The person the artist is addressing will eventually face the consequences of their actions.

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