"Amanece en la ruta" ("Sunrise on the route") is a

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

from the group of

Argentine rock Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentina, Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish. Argentine rock was the earliest inc ...

and new wave

Suéter Suéter (in English: Sweater), was an Argentine rock band, formed in mid-1981. The group has contributed to many classics in its country's popular songbook, such as "Amanece en la ruta", "Él anda diciendo", "Comiendo gefilte fish", "Vía Méxic ...

. It is the second song that is part of their second studio album ''Lluvia de gallinas''; released in 1984 by

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Interpretation of the lyrics

The lyrics of the song tell a fictional story about seeing

death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...

in a car accident and being told in first person. The text itself is a fallacy; because its author explained that the text is fictional, although he dedicated it to a cousin, who died in a traffic accident. Thus, the text is written from the place of the victim and the feelings they may have felt to experience death. It has become a classic of Argentine rock and was ranked #95 of the top 100 songs of Argentine rock. It has also been performed by artists as diverse as

Fabiana Cantilo Fabiana Cantilo (born March 3, 1959) is an Argentine singer-songwriter. She has sold more than 6 million records in her career. Biography She was born in Buenos Aires, on March 3, 1959, daughter of Silvina Luro Pueyrredón and Gabriel Cantilo ...

, Hilda Lizarazu, and Olivia Viggiano, among others.

References

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