History
Ricardo was born in the village of Jocotenango, near Antigua, Guatemala to Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Guatemala City.
He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school, where he reputedly said he spent three hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing football. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona's pupils. The representative found that the students' level of education was actually above average.
Ricardo Arjona was a talented basketball player, and he played for the team Leones de Marte. He also toured Central America as a member of the Selección de básquetbol de Guatemala (Guatemala's National Basketball Team); until recently he held the record for the most points scored in a single game by a Guatemalan player.
Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).
At USAC there is a library hall that bears his name. There is also a street named for him in his birthplace, Jocotenango, Guatemala.
Te Conozco
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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Sé que roncas por las noches y que duermes de revés
Sé que dices que tienes veinte cuando tienes veintitrés
Te conozco cuando ríes y tus gestos al amar
Sé de aquella cirugía que a nadie le has de contar
Sé que odias la rutina un poco más que a la cocina
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Dime si él tiene la sensibilidad
De encontrar el punto exacto donde explotas al amar
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Dime si él te ama la mitad
De lo que te ama este loco que dejaste en libertad
Reconozco lo que piensas antes que empieces a hablar
Sé de tus ciento cincuenta dietas para adelgazar
Sé que padeces de insomnio y que fumas sin parar
Imagino esas charlas que en mi honor han de entablar
Y hasta sé lo que este viernes le has de hacer para cenar
Y es que tanto te conozco que hasta sé, me has de extrañar
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Dime si él tiene la sensibilidad
De encontrar el punto exacto donde explotas al amar
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Dime si él te ama la mitad
De lo que te ama este loco que dejaste en libertad
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Dime si él te ama la mitad
De lo que te ama este loco que dejaste en libertad
Y es que tanto te conozco que hasta podría jurar
Te mueres por regresar
The lyrics of Ricardo Arjona's Te Conozco are a passionate declaration of love from a man to a woman who has left him for someone else. The song speaks from the perspective of a lover who knows the woman he loves inside and out, from the way she sleeps to the way she loves. He taunts her new lover in the chorus, asking if he truly knows everything about her, if he loves her completely, as the singer claims to. The singer seems to have a deep connection with the woman, knowing her secrets and idiosyncrasies, which makes his claims to know her better than her new lover seem credible.
The lyrics also speak of the pain of heartbreak and the longing for the person who has gone. The verse where the singer says he knows what the woman is thinking before she speaks highlights this feeling. The use of specific examples to illustrate the singer's familiarity with the woman makes the song feel personal, and the passion in the singer's voice underscores the depth of feeling that the lyrics express.
Line by Line Meaning
Te conozco desde el pelo hasta la punta de los pies
I know you inside out, every little thing about you from head to toe.
Sé que roncas por las noches y que duermes de revés
I know that you snore at night and sleep in an unusual way.
Sé que dices que tienes veinte cuando tienes veintitrés
I know that you sometimes lie about your age, pretending to be younger.
Te conozco cuando ríes y tus gestos al amar
I know you intimately, even the way you show your emotions and love.
Sé de aquella cirugía que a nadie le has de contar
I know about the secret surgery that you have never told anyone else about.
Sé que odias la rutina un poco más que a la cocina
I know that you hate routine more than anything, even more than cooking.
Dime si él te conoce la mitad
Tell me if he knows even half of what I know about you.
Dime si él tiene la sensibilidad
Tell me if he has the sensitivity to understand you as I do.
De encontrar el punto exacto donde explotas al amar
To find the exact point where you explode with passion and love.
Reconozco lo que piensas antes que empieces a hablar
I can recognize what you are thinking even before you start speaking.
Sé de tus ciento cincuenta dietas para adelgazar
I know about the countless diets you have tried to lose weight.
Sé que padeces de insomnio y que fumas sin parar
I know that you suffer from insomnia and smoke constantly.
Imagino esas charlas que en mi honor han de entablar
I can imagine the conversations they will have about me in your honor.
Y hasta sé lo que este viernes le has de hacer para cenar
And I even know what you will cook for dinner this Friday.
Y es que tanto te conozco que hasta sé, me has de extrañar
I know you so well that I am certain you must miss me.
De lo que te ama este loco que dejaste en libertad
About how much this crazy person you set free loves you.
Y es que tanto te conozco que hasta podría jurar
I know you so well that I could swear that
Te mueres por regresar
you are dying to come back.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ricardo Arjona
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Mayra M.
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