Born and raised in Medellín, Giraldo launched her career as a teenager, appearing on the Colombian version of The X Factor at age 14 in 2004. She moved to New York City in 2014 to learn more about the music industry and signed to Universal Music Latino. Her collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny "Ahora Me Llama" became her breakthrough hit, and was the lead single for her debut album Unstoppable, released in 2017. In late 2018, her song "Secreto" became a hit in Latin America as she and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA publicly confirmed their relationship in the music video.
In July 2019, she released "China" in collaboration with Anuel AA, J Balvin, Daddy Yankee and Ozuna, which became her first music video with over one billion views on YouTube. In May 2019, she released the album Ocean, which served as a stylistic departure from Unstoppable, incorporating a more relaxed atmosphere in her work. Her song "Tusa" with Nicki Minaj also charted internationally and was certified 28× Latin Platinum by the RIAA, staying on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for 25 weeks. In 2020, Karol G received four nominations at the Latin Grammys. Karol G achieved her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 with the top 20 song "Mamiii", a collaboration with Becky G.
EL BARCO
Karol G Lyrics
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Como un perro realengo
Tratando de llenar ese vacío
Desde que no te tengo
Un día me querías, al otro no
Te juro que no entiendo
Intentando no perder la cordura
Pero aquí me mantengo oh, oh
Caminando en una cuerda y viendo el precipicio
Tú eres la causa de todos mis delirios
Y a esa que te toca dile que no la envidio
Porque ya no me duele, lo que quemaba ahora es tibio
Recuerdo que le hablaba a la luna
Y le pedía al sol
Que por favor me devolviera
Mi primer amor
Aquellas noches sin sueño
Me hice amiga del alcohol
Pero no era pa' olvidarte
Era pa' evitar el dolor
Y viraste pero se fue el barco
Y tus fotos las boté con todo y el marco
Desde que lo hice lo que era negro y blanco
Fue cogiendo color y por eso te recalco
Que se te hizo tarde, hace rato se fue el barco
Y tus fotos las boté con todo y el marco
Ahora son noches de jangueo, ya no son de llanto
Y si fácil me caí, más fácil me levanto
Y pajarito vuela
Vete y vuela muy alto
Porque ya no te quiero ver ni en pintura
Y hasta borré tu contacto oh, oh
Y no quiero que me llames, no
Por algo fue que cambié de teléfono
No quiero escucharte llorando, pidiendo perdón
Cuando fuiste tú quien tomó la decisión
Y viraste pero se fue el barco
Y tus fotos las boté con todo y el marco
Desde que lo hice lo que era negro y blanco
Fue cogiendo color y por eso te recalco
Que se te hizo tarde, hace rato se fue el barco
Y tus fotos las boté con todo y el marco
Ahora son noches de jangueo, ya no son de llanto
Y si fácil me caí, más fácil me levanto
Porque en mi mundo
No existen los finales tristes ni los finales felices
Pero sí creo en los nuevos comienzos
Y tú no estás ahí, bebé
Lo que se va, se fue
Tú lo perdiste, bebé
Tú lo perdiste, bebé
O-O-Ovy On The Drums
The lyrics of Karol G's song "El Barco" describe the emotional journey of a person who has gone through heartbreak and is struggling to cope with the pain of losing someone they love. The song takes us through the various stages of grief and how the singer deals with feelings of loneliness and despair.
At the beginning of the song, the singer is depicted as a lost dog wandering alone, trying to fill the void left by their lost love. They express confusion over the mixed signals their ex-partner sent them - one day they were loved, and the next day they were not. The next verse shows the singer struggling to keep their sanity intact as they battle the temptation to give up and fall into the abyss of despair.
The chorus of the song talks about the singer's decision to move on from their past love. They remember the sleepless nights they had spent talking to the moon and asking the sun to bring back their first love. They admit to using alcohol as a crutch to numb their pain and escape from the memories. However, they realize that throwing away their ex-partner's pictures was the turning point that helped them move past their former love. The chorus emphasizes that they have moved on, and their nights are no longer filled with tears; instead, they are now filled with partying and enjoyment.
The song reflects the common theme of heartbreak in many relationships, and how people deal with it in their own unique ways. Karol G's soulful singing of the lyrics brings out the raw emotion of the singer's situation and makes the song relatable to anyone who has gone through heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Andaba en soledad
I wandered in solitude
Como un perro realengo
Like a stray dog
Tratando de llenar ese vacío
Trying to fill that emptiness
Desde que no te tengo
Since I don't have you
Un día me querías, al otro no
One day you loved me, the next you didn't
Te juro que no entiendo
I swear I don't understand
Intentando no perder la cordura
Trying not to lose my mind
Pero aquí me mantengo oh, oh
But I'm still here, oh, oh
Caminando en una cuerda y viendo el precipicio
Walking on a tightrope and seeing the precipice
Tú eres la causa de todos mis delirios
You are the cause of all my delusions
Y a esa que te toca dile que no la envidio
And tell the one who has you now that I don't envy her
Porque ya no me duele, lo que quemaba ahora es tibio
Because it doesn't hurt anymore, what used to burn is now lukewarm
Recuerdo que le hablaba a la luna
I remember talking to the moon
Y le pedía al sol
And asking the sun
Que por favor me devolviera
To please give me back
Mi primer amor
My first love
Aquellas noches sin sueño
Those sleepless nights
Me hice amiga del alcohol
I became friends with alcohol
Pero no era pa' olvidarte
But it wasn't to forget you
Era pa' evitar el dolor
It was to avoid the pain
Y viraste pero se fue el barco
And you turned around, but the ship had already sailed
Y tus fotos las boté con todo y el marco
And I threw away your pictures, frame and all
Desde que lo hice lo que era negro y blanco
Since I did that, what was black and white
Fue cogiendo color y por eso te recalco
Started to get color and that's why I emphasize
Que se te hizo tarde, hace rato se fue el barco
That it's late for you, the ship sailed a long time ago
Ahora son noches de jangueo, ya no son de llanto
Now they're nights of partying, not crying
Y si fácil me caí, más fácil me levanto
And if I fell easily, I'll get up even easier
Y pajarito vuela
And birdie flies
Vete y vuela muy alto
Go and fly very high
Porque ya no te quiero ver ni en pintura
Because I don't want to see you, not even in a painting
Y hasta borré tu contacto oh, oh
And I even deleted your contact, oh, oh
Y no quiero que me llames, no
And I don't want you to call me, no
Por algo fue que cambié de teléfono
There was a reason I changed my phone number
No quiero escucharte llorando, pidiendo perdón
I don't want to hear you crying, begging for forgiveness
Cuando fuiste tú quien tomó la decisión
When it was you who made the decision
Porque en mi mundo
Because in my world
No existen los finales tristes ni los finales felices
There are no sad or happy endings
Pero sí creo en los nuevos comienzos
But I do believe in new beginnings
Y tú no estás ahí, bebé
And you're not there, baby
Lo que se va, se fue
What's gone, is gone
Tú lo perdiste, bebé
You lost it, baby
O-O-Ovy On The Drums
O-O-Ovy On The Drums
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, Jorge J. Muniz Ortiz
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