Lhasa de Sela ~ De cara a la pared (Lyrics)

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Lhasa de Sela: De cara a la pared (Face au mur/ Facing the wall)
from album "LA LLORONA" (1997)
Lhasa de Sela/Yves Desprosiers

"La Llorona" (the Wailing Woman) is the name of a legendary Mexican woman who threw her children into the river in her anger and jealousy. The villagers found her dead as well the next morning, and her ghost continued to roam the earth, wailing for her lost children. That title is appropriate enough for this splendid, unexpected collection of songs (only three are not original).
Lhasa's voice is haunting, much like the mythical wail of "La Llorona." There is an urgency and passion in her singing. My favourite song has to be "De cara a la pared," a haunting waltz with unusual sound effects (rain, splashing, musical saw). ...... Listen to the opening track, "De Cara a la Pared" as she hauntingly invites you into her own cabaret, joining in as though her voice is a violin, softly, seductively enticing the listener entry into her world. The comparisons to the two above mentioned artists stop there and really do no justice to her brand of music created with Yves Desprosiers. This is really a collaboration as Desprosiers pens many of the songs with her and plays no less than eight instruments! He also is the producer (from critics).

Llorando
De cara a la pared
Se para la ciudad
Llorando
Y no hay más,
Muero quizás
Ha! Dónde estás

Soñando
De cara a la pared
Se quema la ciudad

Soñando
Sin respirar
Te quiero amor
Te quiero amor

Rezando
De cara a la pared
Se hunde la ciudad

Rezando
Santa María
Santa María
Santa María
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(English)

Crying
Face to the wall
The city turns off

Crying
And there is no more
Maybe I die
Where are you?

Dreaming
Face to the wall
The city burns down

Dreaming
Without breathing
I want to love you
I want to love you

Praying
Face to the wall
The city sinks

Praying
Saint Mary

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(French)

Je pleure
la face contre le mur
la ville s' eteint

Je pleure
et rien de plus
je meurs, qui sait
où es-tu

Je rêve
la face contre le mur
la ville brûle

Je rêve
sans respirer
je veux t' aimer
je veux t' aimer

Je prie
la face contre le mur
la ville se noie

Je prie
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Santa Maria

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Lhasa de Sela (September 27, 1972 -- January 1, 2010), also known by the mononym Lhasa, was an American-born singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States, and divided her adult life between Canada and France. Her first album, La Llorona, went platinum in Canada and brought Lhasa a Félix Award and a Juno Award.
She lived in Marseilles and began to write more songs, then moved back to Montreal and produced a second album, The Living Road.
Lhasa recorded a third album, titled Lhasa, but she was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 around the time it was released. She endured severe treatments but these did not halt the illness. She died on New Year's Day 2010 (Wikipidea).

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