El Lugar - José Cabrera (Original) (Vibes Week 28)

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I've wrote this song a couple of years back, and for this week entry i started to think what song i can share for this week that can connect with the non-spanish readers/listeners on my blog?

what's that thing that connects us beyond languages in music?

it's not lyrics for sure, as theres a barrier,and might be rythm... but the fundamental sound of the emotion we feel when we decide to communicate each word is what i received as a response after meditating at least for this week, and i've decided to perform El Lugar wich is a song that I enjoy because of the lyrics and it's story, it's a song that i've made in around 20 minutes, but besides the content inside the song in terms of lyric concept, there's an underlying emotion that is having fun between an organic exploration on the guitar, i was fascinated by the chords that the song was asking me to do, it was a moment of great connection with the instrument and the present.

Lyrics

Antes de perder
la guerra a la locura
pase noches en vela describiendo al animal
que vive en mis entrañas
cuando llega la luna
la luna que se observa en mi ventana y tu cristal,
y se te haces la dura,
lo se por tu mirar,
el cuerpo no me pide mas que estar en tu lugar,
y vivo por las vias, tranquilo al caminar,
recuerdo que tu ausencia es el recuerdo de que estas
pululando por ahi, tomandote un café,
y seguro pensandote tambien en el lugar,
el sitio de los sueños, el de la realidad
alli donde tu ausencia es mas tu habla que el andar
Antes de perder
el miedo a la soltura,
pase dias creyendo que vivia en libertad,
tambien creia en fantasmas,
esos que ya no están,
antes eran de carne y hueso y ahora son de cal,
el cielo esta nublado, pero no importa ya
yo llevo mi paraguas aunque no lo vaya a usar,
amo el agua de lluvia, amo tu caminar,
y no hablemos de la mixtura de eso y la ciudad,
esa que nos miraba, de recelo al andar,
en algun lado seguimos de noche en el lugar,
el de las travesuras, el del frio infernal
ese que nos quitamos con tan solo tocar,
el cielo con los dedos,
el agua con la sed,
tus besos con mis labios y tu espalda con mi ser,
cariño, yo no sé, seguro fue tu aroma,
no me preguntes como, donde, el cuando ni el porque,
tenía un par de letras, solo las ordene,
sin saber que entre figuras ibas a aparecer,
tergiversando versos, que te piensan sin querer
y claro que es contigo con quien mas podria ser.

english translation:

Before losing
the war to madness,
I spent sleepless nights describing the beast
that lives inside my gut.
When the moon arrives,
the moon that I see through my window and your glass,
you pretend to be hard,
I know it from your gaze.
My body asks for nothing but to be in the place,
and I walk the streets, calm in my stride,
I remember that your absence is reminder that you are,
wandering around, sipping some coffee,
pretty sure you’re thinking too about the place,
the realm of dreams, the one of reality,
where your absence speaks louder than your steps.

Before losing
the fear of letting go,
I spent days believing I lived in freedom,
I believed in ghosts too,
those who no longer walk,
once they were made of flesh and bone,and now are made of lime,
looks like it's going to rain, it doesn't matter now,
I carry my umbrella, though I won’t pull it out.
I love the rain, I love your walk,
and let’s not talk about the mix of that and the city,
that looked at us, eyeing our steps,
somewhere, we still roam by night in that place,
the one of mischief, the one of winter winds,
the one that we took off only with just a touch,
the sky with our fingers,
the water with our thirst,
your kisses with my lips, and your back with my soul.
Darling, I don’t know, surely it was your scent,
don’t ask me how, where, why, or , when.
I had a couple of verses, I just ordered them,
not knowing that among the shapes you’d appear,
twisting this verses, about you without meaning to,
and of course, it’s with you, who else is going to be?

Updates on my web3 journey:

Impact Concert: Giveth 2nd Edition.

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this is an open invite to the Impact Concert Giveth Edition

we have been working night and day to bring you a great event on this Friday 7th 3pm EST on the Tokensmart Discord and Metaverse Experience with NftMusicHall! ! omg i should make a blog about what this adventure had been like.

i've found myself some time to make this crazy experiments on free live music events thanks to support coming from firends and tech on web3 like Flows, can you see the noggles on the picture? i'm so happy with the final result of this flyer, so many great projects on the upcoming Giveth QF round will be there to be highlighted.

Flows Proposal is UP and RUNNING!

that's right! we're on the flows.wtf ecosystem!

wich means we're receiving some daily flow to support the Digital Street Music experiment come and tune in each monday at 8pm EST so as we have been doing for five years in Tokensmart.

Promo Material

https://x.com/joseacabrerav/status/1882624147475575094



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@Jose,this is a fantastic post!You've created a beautiful and evocative song that captures the essence of longing and connection.I love the way you describe the creative process,from the initial inspiration to the final arrangement.Your description of the emotion that flows through the music is incredibly powerful.I'm particularly drawn to the lyrics,which are both poetic and relatable.The English translation is a great addition,making your song accessible to a wider audience.Your story about finding inspiration in the present moment,connecting with your guitar,and allowing the music to guide you is inspiring.Thank you for sharing your musical journey and for creating such a beautiful piece. I'm excited about your upcoming Giveth Impact Concert and the continued development of your Digital Street Music experiment.I'm sure it will be a great event!

Keep up the amazing work!

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Me gusta mucho el sentimiento que le pones a la interpretación tanto en la voz como en la guitarra, además la letra y melodía de esta canción están muy bien compuestas. Ha sido un placer escuchar tu entrada semanal.

I really like the feeling you put into the interpretation both in the voice and the guitar, also the lyrics and melody of this song are very well composed. It has been a pleasure to listen to your weekly entry.

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Wow, this is so beautiful and lovely to listen to. Here I am moving and vibing to the song. Welldone.🥰

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