Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976 in Irun, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish… Read Full Bio ↴Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976 in Irun, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish singer and song writer.

She was the vocalist of the group La Oreja de Van Gogh, which obtained great hits and has earned fame at the Iberoamerican level.

She started studying Chemistry in the UPV/EHU where she met the rest of the members of the band, but when the band became famous she started studying Psychology at the UNED. Just like the rest of the group, she later stopped studying.

On November 19th, 2007, Amaia announced her departure from the group and the start of her new solo career. Her first solo album, Amaia Montero is due nearly a year after that hard decision to leave the group, November 18th, 2008. The new album contains 11 never before released tracks, one of which has been dedicated to her ex-group members of La Oreja de Van Gogh.

On October 4th, the 1st single Quiero Ser was released.

Her second solo album was released on November 8th, 2011

Ni Puedo Ni Quiero
Amaia Montero Lyrics

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Algunas veces te veo
Why pienso en mi boca why tu intencion
Algunas veces intento
Borrar de mi memoria tu traicion

Algunas veces mi cabecita
Crea con nuestros recuerdos
A las cinco en el salon

why cuando te abrá nunca se olvida
Te guardarse sus cenizas
En mi pobre corazon

No puedo olvidarte no quiero esperarte
No vuelvo a pedirme perdon
No voy a negar que sigo adelante
No quiero verte mi amor

No puedo olvidar no quiero esperarte
Ya no pretendes por mi
Solo quiero olvidar que un dia de conoci
Pero que hay dias que toda la noche
La paso llorando por ti

Algunas veces recuerdo
Que vivo a plazos por sobrevivir
Algunas veces me cuento
Que necesito un final feliz

Algunas veces why aun todavia
Se recogen las cenizas
De este pobre corazon

No puedo olviarte no quiero esperarte
No vuelvo a pedirme perdon
No voy negar que sigo adelante
No quiero verte mi amor

No puedo puedo olvidar no quiero esperarte
Ya no pretendes por mi
No voy a negar que sigo adelante
No quiero verte mi amor

No puedo puedo olvidar no quiero esperarte
Ya no pretendes por mi
Solo quiero olvidar que un dia te conoci

Pero que hay dias que toda
La noche la paso llorando por ti

Pero que hay dias que toda
La noche la paso llorando por ti

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Amaia Montero's Ni Puedo Ni Quiero describe the struggles of letting go of a past love. Montero sings about the conflict between her desire to erase the memories of the person who betrayed her and the difficulty of forgetting someone who was once a significant part of her life. The lyrics convey the internal struggle that many people face when trying to move on from a past relationship.

Montero's lyrics also express the feelings of sadness and loneliness that come with the process of moving on. She describes how at times she is consumed by her memories of the past and finds herself crying all night. Montero acknowledges that while she doesn't want to hold onto the pain and the memories any longer, letting go is easier said than done.

Overall, the lyrics of Ni Puedo Ni Quiero are a raw and honest reflection of the universal experience of letting go of someone you once cared for deeply. The song's emotional melody and Montero's powerful vocals add an extra layer of depth to the message of the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Algunas veces te veo
Sometimes I see you

Why pienso en mi boca why tu intencion
And I think about my mouth and your intention

Algunas veces intento
Sometimes I try

Borrar de mi memoria tu traicion
To erase your betrayal from my memory

Algunas veces mi cabecita
Sometimes my little head

Crea con nuestros recuerdos
Creates with our memories

A las cinco en el salon
At five in the living room

why cuando te abrá nunca se olvida
And when I open up to you, I never forget

Te guardarse sus cenizas
I keep your ashes

En mi pobre corazon
In my poor heart

No puedo olvidarte no quiero esperarte
I can't forget you, I don't want to wait