Revienta is the Spanish word for 'bursts' or 'explodes'. It's a dramatic and forceful word that you don't often hear in a love song.
Julieta Venegas uses it to create a vivid metaphor: "El corazón es un músculo, si no late revienta" (The heart is a muscle, if it doesn't beat, it bursts). This intense imagery suggests that love is a feeling so powerful it can't be contained, making it a very memorable and exciting word to learn.
Mexican pop artist Julieta Venegas teams up with Anita Tijoux for a track that is totally stubborn about romance. The singer is fully convinced that two people belong together because she literally hears it everywhere—in passing shadows, everyday street noise, and especially the breeze ("Me lo ha dicho el viento, eres para mí" [The wind has told me, you are for me]). Even when the other person pulls back, feels overwhelmed, or asks for more time, she refuses to back down from what she feels is pure destiny.
Anita Tijoux steps in to call out that hesitation with some delightfully blunt imagery. She warns that holding back is dangerous because "El corazón es un músculo si no late revienta" (The heart is a muscle, if it doesn't beat it bursts). She points out the absurdity of pretending nothing is happening ("hacernos los tontos" [playing dumb]) and acting like cautious old folks. It is a sweet, direct pop song that treats love not as a complicated riddle, but as an undeniable fact whispered by a soft breeze.
Julieta Venegas Percevault is a celebrated Mexican-American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer known for her unique blend of pop rock, indie pop, and folk influences. Born in Long Beach, California, and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, she began her musical journey at a young age and is proficient in 17 instruments including the accordion and guitar.
Rising to fame with her platinum-selling album Limón y Sal (2006), Julieta has become one of the most influential voices in Latin music, earning multiple Latin Grammy Awards and Billboard chart-topping hits such as "Me Voy" and "Andar Conmigo." Throughout her extensive career since 1992, she has evolved artistically, seamlessly blending heartfelt lyricism with a modern alternative sound, captivating audiences across Latin America, Spain, and beyond.