La Vieja Trova Santiaguera is a Cuban musical band that formed in 1994 and … Read Full Bio ↴La Vieja Trova Santiaguera is a Cuban musical band that formed in 1994 and became successful in Europe. Its members are:

* Reinaldo Hierrezuelo (Reinaldo Hierrezuelo la O or 'Hierro', solo voice and lead guitar/tres) (Santiago de Cuba, 30 December 1926)
* Reinaldo Creagh (Cirilo Reinaldo Creagh Veranes, solo voice and claves) (1917 or 1918?)
* Artistóteles Limonta (Artistóteles Raimundo Limonta, double bass and voice) (Santiago de Cuba, 15 March 1913)
* Pancho Cobas (Francisco Cobas la O, guitar) (Siboney, 1 April 1913)
* Ricardo Ortíz (Ricardo Ortíz Verdecia, solo voice, güiro, trumpet, maracas) (El Cristo (near Santiago de Cuba), 1934 or 1935?)

In the Dutch documentary 'Lagrimas Negras' they are shown as true supporters of the Cuban Revolution, bringing homage to the grave of 'Carlos Marx'. As Pancho Cobas explains, before the Revolution there was little opportunity to make money (except on Holidays), but after the Revolution musicians were asked to form bands and were employed by the state. They were judged by a 'Cultural Committee', which scaled them to determine their pay.

Reynaldo Hierrezuelo replaced Compay Segundo in his brother Lorenzo's band Los Compadres.

Discography

* Vieja Trova Santiaguera (1994) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
* Gusto y Sabor (1995) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
* Hotel Asturias (1996) (NubeNegra/Intuition)
* La Manigua (1998) (Virgin)
* Domino (2000) (Virgin)
* El Balcón del Adiós (2002) (Virgin)

Flor De Ausencia
Vieja Trova Santiaguera Lyrics

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Como rosa que pierde su aroma
Así era mi vida
Como nave que va a la deriva
Sin rumbo y sin calma
Triste y sola buscaba un alivio
Que alegrara mi alma
Y en las tinieblas de mi dolor
Apareciste tú

Como un encanto tus ojos qui taron las penas
Si en mi corazón se hallaba otro amor
Como una magia divina lus besos encendieron
De nuevo las llamas en mi corazón

Y al mirar tus ojos veo convertidas
en flor las heridas
Que otro amor dejó

Y ahora tu aroma de encanto
Perfuma mi vida
Linda flor de ausencia
Dulce inspiración

Eres la flor que me inspira
Reina de mis ilusiones

Por tí mi alma suspira
O rosa de mis amores

Overall Meaning

In the first verse of Vieja Trova Santiaguera's song "Flor De Ausencia," the singer compares their life to that of a rose that has lost its aroma or a ship that is adrift without direction or peace. They were sad and alone, searching for relief to brighten their soul. However, in the darkness of their pain, the person who sings the song found someone who came into their life, and that person was the one who added sweetness to their lives.

In the second verse, the singer talks about the eyes of the person they found. Looking into their eyes made their sorrows disappear, even when the singer had love for another person in their heart, and the kisses of their newfound love appeared to light up the flames of passion in them again.

In the final verse, the singer expresses how the wounds left by their previous love have healed, and their life is fragrant once again. The person who sang the song acknowledges that their newfound love has become the inspiration of their life, and they are the queen of their dreams.

Overall, the song is about how someone who felt lost and alone found a reason to hope and love again through the inspiration of someone they met. The words of the song use beautiful and poetic imagery to describe how the singer was able to find relief in another person.

Line by Line Meaning

Como rosa que pierde su aroma
My life was like a dying rose losing its fragrance

Así era mi vida
That's how my life was

Como nave que va a la deriva
I was like a ship adrift without direction or peace

Sin rumbo y sin calma
Lost and without serenity

Triste y sola buscaba un alivio
I was sad, lonely and searching for some relief

Que alegrara mi alma
Something to lighten my soul

Y en las tinieblas de mi dolor
And in the darkness of my pain

Apareciste tú
You appeared

Como un encanto tus ojos qui taron las penas
Like a charm, your eyes chased away my sorrows

Si en mi corazón se hallaba otro amor
Even though there was another love in my heart

Como una magia divina lus besos encendieron
Your divine magical kisses rekindled the flames in my heart