Flor Lyrics in English by Los Rivera Destino, Benito Martínez
Siembra is the verb for "to sow" or "to plant" a seed. It's a word you'd typically hear in the context of farming or gardening, not a pop song.
In this tribute to fathers, the artists use siembra metaphorically to make a powerful point. They sing, "No es quien siembra una semilla / Es quien la conserva y la cuida" (It's not who plants a seed / It's who preserves and cares for it), suggesting that being a true parent is about the nurturing and love you provide, not just the biological act of creation. It's a beautiful use of the word that connects perfectly to the song's title, "Flor" (Flower).
Who says songs honoring father figures have to be stiff or overly formal? Puerto Rican group Los Rivera Destino teamed up with Benito Martínez to hand out roses to fatherhood, but they do it with a mix of tender honesty and laugh-out-loud bluntness. The track calls dads delicate flowers who sometimes hide their feelings with "Eres una flor delicada que a veces se esconde" [You are a delicate flower that sometimes hides]. They even joke that their dad might be the reason they gain weight later in life ("tal vez seas la razón / De que en el algún momento yo engorde" [maybe you're the reason that at some point I get fat]). It tosses out the idea of perfection: "No existen tutoriales en YouTube / Donde enseñen a ser más como tú" [There are no YouTube tutorials that teach how to be more like you].
Things get hilariously literal when they thank their father for creating them, bluntly singing "Yo no soy más que una reacción / De una eyaculación que soltaste un día" [I am nothing more than a reaction to an ejaculation you let out one day]. But right after that shocker, they drop a genuine pearl of wisdom about parenting: "No es quien siembra una semilla / Es quien la conserva y la cuida" [It is not about who plants a seed, it is about who preserves and cares for it]. That line expands the definition of family beyond just biology. By the end, they send love to stepdads, grandpas, and uncles ("Pa' los padrastros, abuelos, tíos" [For stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles]) across Puerto Rico and the world, signing off with a pun on Benito's name: "Qué Benito quedó esto" [How pretty / How Benito this turned out], playing on the word bonito [pretty].
