Amor y romanticismo 4

Amor y romanticismo 4

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Another oldie but goodie for Cristina. Immortalized by the unforgettable Javier Solis. I miss hearing this on the radio.

No sé que tienen tus ojos,
no sé que tiene tu boca
que domina mis antojos
y a mi sangre vuelve loca.

No sé como fui a quererte,
ni como te fui adorando,
Me siento morir mil veces
cuando no te estoy mirando.

De noche cuando me acuesto
a Dios le pido olvidarte
y al amanecer despierto
tan sólo para adorarte.

Qué influencia tienen tus labios
que cuando me besan tiemblo
y hacen que me sienta esclavo
y amo del universo.

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Oct 6, 2008, 5:05 PM

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thank you Olivia for the beautiful song
Pat in san pancho

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Oct 6, 2008, 5:52 PM

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Hello:

For those of us who are learning Spanish I will translate (meaning only, I'm not a poet) the first stanza.

No sé que tienen tus ojos,
no sé que tiene tu boca
que domina mis antojos
y a mi sangre vuelve loca.

I don't know what it is about your eyes,
nor do I know what it is about your mouth
that is more appealing to me than any craving
and makes my blood run hot (crazily).

An interesting translation of >She can twist her boyfriend around her little finger< would be> Ella puede manejar al novio a su antojo.< (antojo means whim, desire, craving etc). Here in Zacatecas it can also mean appetizer or botana.

If somebody else can come up with a better translation let's see it please, and please try the other stanzas for practice and for those of us that can't yet do translations.
jerezano.

Oct 7, 2008, 12:19 AM

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Yo siento vergüenza pero no puedo resistir la tentación. I’ll give the second and third verse a go.

No sé como fui a quererte,
ni como te fui adorando,
Me siento morir mil veces
cuando no te estoy mirando.

I don’t know how I came to love
and adore you but not seeing you again
would feel like I’ve died a thousand times over.

De noche cuando me acuesto
a Dios le pido olvidarte
y al amanecer despierto
tan sólo para adorarte.

When I go to bed at night
I pray too god to let me forget you
but when I awake at dawn alone
I can’t help but want to adore you even more.

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Oct 8, 2008, 11:54 AM

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Ay, Oscarcito, no hay que sentir vergüenza! I liked both your translation and Jerezano's. Now for the last stanza. I have to admit this is on the fly. Nor is it a literal translation, but everyone knows I don't do those, right?

Qué influencia tienen tus labios
que cuando me besan tiemblo
y hacen que me sienta esclavo
y amo del universo.

What power is in your lips
to make me tremble. When you kiss me,
I feel like the ruler of the universe
and your slave.

Oct 8, 2008, 1:19 PM

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Gracias Olivia,

Su entrada me dejó ciego con envidia. Siempre eres mejor en la palabra.

Honestly, this next entry is supposed to be a love song, but reading it over and over, the drama and tragedy sounds like a Mexican combo love/rap song or a Mexican corrido. The drama is heavy and the coarse of its passages dwell-in a mix of tragedy and love. It’s a toughy.

It also sounds like a Ranchera, but I’m not the one who can make that call. I know some of my MC'ers know better. For what its worth, here it is and I hope someone can bring its drama its meaning:

Se le apagó la luz

Yo no siento nada
pero presiento que a chorro se escapa
la magia de mi alma gastada
ella en la calle tirada
algunas sirenas lejanas
resuenan en la noche olvidadas.
Veloz caballo de acero
tu gasolina mi sangre y su cuerpo
se mezclaron en el suelo.

El gris de la carretera dibujando su melena
Entre la vida y la muerte se piensa tan diferente.

Y la luz se le apagó.

Se le apagó la luz, tembló
y no llega la camilla, luché buscando una salida
para ir a escuchar su corazón
con las manos confundidas no me mantengo en pie
no llego hasta la niña de mi vida.

Porque no habla no entiendo
hace un momento me iba diciendo
no corras yanto que tengo miedo.
La ambulancia volaba
entre la vida y la muerte, pensaba
que echaba tanto de menos su casa.
Amarga risa en la cama
imagina que es una diana
con todas esas agujas clavadas.

Bromea sobre su suerte, le hace sentirse más fuerte
entre la vida y la muerte se piensa tan diferente.

Y la luz se le apagó, y su voz se le apagó.

Se le apagó la luz tembló
se cerraron las cortinas
y escuchó pasar la vida y el
suave latir de un corazón
la indirecta comprendida
una torpe despedida de
la niña de su vida ....

I’m editing the closing of this post because I just heard the song for the first time and yes, it definitely is a very moving love song. The lyrics presided its hearing and now my appreciation is much more. Enjoy! Se le apagó la luz, Alejandro Sanz

(This post was edited by Oscar2 on Oct 8, 2008, 1:44 PM)

Oct 9, 2008, 7:01 AM

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Reminds me of the old Marty Robbins' song ... "Out in the west Texas town of el Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl ... " etc.

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Oct 9, 2008, 8:47 AM

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Reminds me of a similar song called "El Último Beso." Beautiful and sad. It seems like Mexican guys have a penchant for driving too fast and killing their girlfriends! Translations later, I have to run to class.

Por qué se fue, por qué murió
por qué el Señor me la quitó
se ha ido al cielo
y para poder ir yo
debo tambien ser bueno
para estar con mi amor.

Íbamos los dos al anochecer
oscurecía y no podía ver
yo manejaba, iba a más de cien
prendí las luces para leer
Había un letrero de desviación
el cual pasamos sin precaución
muy tarde fue que al enfrenar
el carro volcó y hasta el fondo
fue a dar.

Por qué se fue, por qué murió
por qué el Señor me la quitó
se ha ido al cielo
y para poder ir yo
debo tambien ser bueno
para estar con mi amor.

Al vueltas dar yo me salí
por un momento no supe de mi.
Al despertar hacia el carro corrí
y aún con vida la pude hallar.
Al verme lloró, me dijo amor
allá te espero donde está Dios
Él ha querido separarnos hoy
abrázame fuerte porque me voy.
Al fin la abracé
y al besarla se sonrió
después de un suspiro
en mis brazos quedó.

Por qué se fue, por qué murió...

Oct 9, 2008, 10:06 AM

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Back in the 50s or 60s there was a similar pop song in the US: part of it went "oh where, oh where could my baby be? God has taken her away from me." also about a guy losing his love in a car crash. Eternal themes. Mexicans do it better, though.

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Oct 9, 2008, 11:39 AM

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Georgia, I don’t know how old you are and at my age, its really not important anymore. The reason I mention this is your lucidity and recall at however young you are is really very good. I Googled Marty Robbins song, El Paso and yes, your memorable comparison brings out a language very much akin to tragedy, love and emotions found in Rancheras, country westerns and tragic love songs found in Mexico and more. It was spot on.

Artistry when voiced or at the end of a quill, is meant to summons the inexpressible feeling and emotions, which touch home deep inside where we live. Lyrics are symbolic of who we feel we are and at times brings with it tears, joy and sometimes a deep sense of who we are.

I re-heard ol’Marty Robbins song and to say I wasn’t touched would be a mistake. I was very much touched and would like to share. The hyperlink which follows will get you there:

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/...y/el-paso-11889.html

esperanza

Oct 9, 2008, 12:13 PM

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In Reply To

Remember "Tell Laura I Love Her"? Same deal.

'Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her
Will never die.'

And then there was "Teen Angel":

Teen angel, teen angel, teen angel, ooh, ooh

That fateful night the car was stalled
Upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe
But you went running back

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love

What was it you were looking for
That took your life that night
They said they found my high school ring
Clutched in your fingers tight

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love

Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone
They've taken you away.
I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today

Teen angel, can you hear me
Teen angel, can you see me
Are you somewhere up above
And am I still your own true love
Teen angel, teen angel, answer me, please

It's a whole genre of dead teen songs, from the 50s-60s and beyond.

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Oct 11, 2008, 10:53 AM

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Great job, Esperanza! We must both be musical omnivores. "Teen Angel" was one of the songs I had in mind - just couldn't remember the title at the time. Thank you.

Oct 11, 2008, 1:29 PM

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¿Que paso, onde se fueron todo los románticos? Me dejaron aquí solo mirando el cielo sin las estrellas que brillan con palabras que cantan de las flores. ¡Aquí siempre! Laugh

(Sp?)

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Oct 12, 2008, 11:00 PM

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Aquí estoy todavía. Lo que pasa es que me fui por el fin de semana y no llevé mi computadora. Pa la siguiente, si no estamos, le pides una romántica a los mariachis, ¿ok? (How did you get the emoticon in? I haven't figured that out yet.) I don't suppose we could coax another quote out of you? I like them better even than a Deepak Chopra calendar...hehe.

Rolly

Oct 13, 2008, 7:55 AM

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Look here for a list of emoticons: http://www.mexconnected.com/...kup_help;guest=87827

Rolly Pirate

esperanza

Oct 13, 2008, 8:49 AM

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Here's an oldie but goodie for you romantics:

El Reloj, por Armando Manzanero

Reloj no marques las horas
porque voy a enloquecer
ella se irá para siempre
cuando amanezca otra vez

Nomás nos queda esta noche
para vivir nuestro amor
y tu tic-tac me recuerda
mi irremediable dolor

Reloj detén tu camino
porque mi vida se apaga
ella es la estrella
que alumbra mi ser
yo sin su amor no soy nada

Detén el tiempo en tus manos
haz esta noche perpetua
para que nunca se vaya de mí
para que nunca amanezca

La quieren oír? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOSX4mY4KdE

*sigh*

Qué canción más hermosa, y más triste a la vez.

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Oct 13, 2008, 2:56 PM

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Edye Gorme and el Trio los Panchos have such a collection of these romantic songs. But my favorite still is "Sabor a Mi."

The funniest is "Matala" - a Vicente Fernandez favorite.

esperanza

Oct 13, 2008, 4:08 PM

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Sabor a Mi by Álvaro Carrillo, the sexiest song in the world:

Tanto tiempo disfrutamos de este amor,
nuestras almas se acercaron tanto asi...
que yo guardo tu sabor,
pero tu llevas tambien...sabor a mi.

Si negaras mi presencia en tu existir,
bastaria con abrazarte y conversar...
cuanto dicha yo te di...
que, por fuerza, llevas ya...sabor a mi.

No pretendo ser tu dueño,
no soy nada... yo no tengo vanidad...
de mi vida doy lo bueno,
soy tan pobre... que otra cosa puedo dar?

Pasaran mas de mil años, muchos mas,
yo no se si tendra amor la eternidad,
pero alla... tal como aqui...
en la boca llevaras...sabor a mi...

As sung by Eydie Gorme and Los Panchos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adgNcdcuoBE

And as sung by Luis Miguel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IexQjTx4oRc

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Oct 13, 2008, 6:41 PM

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Those are great songs, folks.

Recently I discovered that José Feliciano put Spanish lyrics to Carlos Santana's instrumental "Samba pa tí", which has been a favorite of mine for decades:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLJOzHDx72c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQHrpLxrJpI

Soy la sombra de una pena,
soy el eco de un dolor.
Triste soledad, que me queda hoy.
El recuerdo de que te amé
y una extraña desolación, eyy, eyyy.
Soy la sombra de una pena,
soy el eco de un dolor.
Quiero olvidar, quiero encontrar perdón.
Ten piedad de mi corazón
yo te imploro mi Señor.
Borraré las tinieblas y esconderé mi llanto
el recuerdo que sufro se volverá un canto.
Volveré a la vida, volveré a cantar, ya verá,
volveré a la vida, volveré a cantar, ya verá .

Kate

Oct 13, 2008, 8:16 PM

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Olivia, Georgia and Cristina, Ay, selecciones tan lindos me dice tanto de las mujeres que casi nunca miras este lado tan simpático. Siempre buen venido, gracias. The songs, U-tube, and the soloist were great, as well as dancing a bolero is indeed muy romántico.

I find myself piecing versus together in ways where the charm of their meaning is found between the utterances of the words. It’s a universal language enjoyed since who knows when…

Quotes:

· El amor es invisible y entra y sale por donde quiere, sin que nadie le pida cuenta de sus hechos.
(Miguel de Cervantes)

I like this one:

· El amor es el único tesoro que no se saca con pico y pala.
(Pedro Cruz López)

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