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"This song… this band… where can I start? Café Tacvba has had an enourmous influence on me as a person and as a musician. The singer legally changes his name every record. All of their albums sound different from one another. They never get old to me. And they are seemingly terrific human beings to boot.

The first concert I ever went to was to see Café Tacvba in Querétaro’s main bull-ring after they had release their album “Cuatro Caminos” and finally added a drummer. I had a few Kahuamas (40oz) and a couple porros – and my tolerance was not what it is now, so I was wasted. I got really drunk that night, but danced so much that by the end of the show I sobered up, and felt great the next day. Boy those were the days…

Anyway, "La Muerte Chiquita" is a song off of their long out of print “Yo Soy/Reves”. The whole record is worth listening to a thousand times over, but this song, is one that’s in my opinion a modern classic, not unlike the rest of the selections on this album. As for the song’s meaning, you can Google the lyrics- basically a murder or suicide ballad. The whole vibe of this song seems fitting of María Sabina’s story. It’s a sad love story, of longing, and willing to give up anything for one more moment of bliss."

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Dame la muerte chiquita
Dame la muerte pequeña
Y así tal vez en tus brazos
Alcanzaré gracia plena

Su esencia de alta marea
Sus besos de tamarindo
Sus pestañas dos palmeras a cuyo vaivén me rindo
Dicen que usted trae las sombras
Y por dentro está toda herida
Dame la muerte chiquita
Antes del último sueño
Una cosa a dios yo pido
Un segundo ser su dueño
La venganza es cosa dulce
Y este machete que tengo
Es por si alguien le hizo daño
Que yo por usted me muero
Dicen que usted trae las sombras
Y por dentro está toda herida
Por una noche en su lecho
Soy capaz de dar la vida

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from El Desencantamiento De Mar​í​a Sabina, released November 3, 2014

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