History
Vetusta Morla was born in the summer of 1998. It all started at the José Luis Sampedro Institute, in the Madrid town of Tres Cantos.
The first components of Vetusta Morla were Pucho (Juan Pedro Martín, voice), David García "el Indio" (drums), Jorge González (percussion), Alejandro Notario (bass) and Guillermo Galván (guitar). Later, at the end of 1998, Juan Manuel Latorre joined the group as a guitar and keyboard, Alejandro Notario left the group, finally completing the sextet with Álvaro B. Baglietto.
The group takes its name from the old turtle of the youthful novel The Endless Story, by Michael Ende. Morla is a turtle who chose to believe herself fair enough to become nothing.
The recording of his first model, 13 hours with Lucy, took place in January 2000. After winning in March of the same year the second prize of the Hortaleza Musical Contest, and the first prize of the State Pop-Rock Contest of Rivas-Vaciamadrid A few months later, the opportunity arose to record a second demo, which would take the name of the band, in January 2001.
Rey Sol
Vetusta Morla Lyrics
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Cayó la red que nos cubrió
Rey sol, me entrego a ti
Quebré el timón, no sé seguir
Rey sol, perdí mi tren
Por ser quien soy y ver el mundo del revés
Caí por crecer, callé por hablar
Aprendimos a mirar
Con la duda entre los dedos y a tientas
Descubrimos que al final
Las palabras que no existen nos pueden salvar
Probé a saltar sin red ni hogar
No sé volver, no sé hacia dónde ni con quién
Siembro minas en mi cuerpo y pólvora en la sien
Rey sol, dime cómo arder
Aprendimos a mirar
Con la duda entre los dedos y a tientas
Descubrimos que al final
Las palabras que no existen nos pueden salvar
Sin hablar
Rey de corona rota
Préstame un hilo de luz voy a explotar
Sólo quiero ir más allá
Sólo quiero que esta herida se prenda
Ser el humo que al final
Escapó de lo que existe por ver qué hay detrás
Más allá
The lyrics of Vetusta Morla's song "Rey Sol" express a feeling of surrender to the sun, the giver of life, and a deep sense of confusion towards one's own life journey. The song starts by calling upon the "Rey Sol" or the sun, followed by the admission that the singer is lost and unable to continue in the direction they have been sailing. They have broken the rudder and do not know how to proceed. The subject acknowledges that they missed their chance, a lost train, because they are who they are, and they see the world upside down. They have stumbled along the way because they have grown up but have not yet learned when to speak out or remain silent, or how to distinguish good from evil, the singer has been able to navigate through life only with doubts and by groping.
However, the song's tone changes as the singer describes how they have discovered that non-existent words can save them. This suggests that the author has gone through a spiritual awakening, understanding how words can have immense power and can be transformative. The last part of the song finds the singer exploring the unknown parts of life, having a great desire to move beyond what is already known, to light up the world and to discover what is beyond the horizon. In sum, the song "Rey Sol" encourages us to look to the sun to illuminate our path, embrace the unknown, and see the beauty in the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
Rey sol, pon tu voz
Addressing the sun, I implore you to speak
Cayó la red que nos cubrió
The veil that once covered us has fallen
Rey sol, me entrego a ti
King sun, I surrender myself to you
Quebré el timón, no sé seguir
I have broken the helm and no longer know how to guide myself
Rey sol, perdí mi tren
Oh king sun, I have missed my train
Por ser quien soy y ver el mundo del revés
Because I am who I am and see the world upside down
Caí por crecer, callé por hablar
I have fallen for growing up, and kept silent for speaking out
Confundo el agua con la sal
I confuse water with salt
Aprendimos a mirar
We learned to see
Con la duda entre los dedos y a tientas
With doubts between our fingers, and blindly
Descubrimos que al final
We discovered that in the end
Las palabras que no existen nos pueden salvar
Words that do not exist can save us
Probé a saltar sin red ni hogar
I attempted to jump without a safety net, nor a home
No sé volver, no sé hacia dónde ni con quién
I do not know how to return, nor where to go or with whom
Siembro minas en mi cuerpo y pólvora en la sien
I plant mines in my body, and gunpowder in my temple
Rey sol, dime cómo arder
King sun, tell me how to burn
Rey de corona rota
King with a broken crown
Préstame un hilo de luz voy a explotar
Lend me a thread of light, for I am about to explode
Sólo quiero ir más allá
I only wish to go beyond
Sólo quiero que esta herida se prenda
I only wish for this wound to ignite
Ser el humo que al final escapó de lo que existe por ver qué hay detrás
To be the smoke that at the end escaped from what exists, to see what lies behind
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alvaro Benito Baglietto, David Garcia Garrote, Guillermo Galvan Alonso, Jorge Gonzalez Giralda, Juan Manuel Latorre Gonzalez, Juan Pedro Martin Almarza
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lizet Andrea Román Lemus
Ustedes me cambiaron la vida. GRACIAS!!! Los espero con ansias en Colombia
CLAUDIA JOHANA PRADO LOPEZ
💛 Rey Sol, me entrego a ti, rompí el timón.
Miguel A. Sánchez
Pon tu voz, cayó la red que nos cubrió... eso le dije a mi abuela una vez. Yo era un funambulista y ella mi red de seguridad. Volver a casa por navidad siempre me hace ilusión para poner Vetusta Morla en lugar de villancicos.
katitatocino
la mejor banda del mundo <3
Greksin Hidalgo Yañez
Obra maestra. Gracias.
Ernesto Fierro
Gran canción! Saludos desde México.
Narciso
Esta cancion deberia durar más
Que buen tema!
carlota torres
me encanta esta canción la tengo en disco me caes muy bien vetusta morla <3
Migue Mederos
Escucho esta canción a diario 😍😍
DeepUndaInAmsterdam
Migue Mederos es un cargador de energía!