Ana Barbara would become a beauty queen before she reached stardom as a singer: in 1988, she became "Miss San Luis Potosí", going on to represent her state in the Miss Universe-sponsored Miss Mexico beauty contest. She lost in her bid to become Miss Mexico, however.
In 1993, Ana Bárbara was proclaimed the "Ambassador of Ranchera Music", and she also earned the Rostro Bonito de El Heraldo ("El Heraldo's Beautiful Face") award. In 1994, she signed with Televisa's musical company, Fonovisa. Under the Fonovisa label, she launched her first CD, the self-titled "Ana Bárbara". Her song, "Sacúdeme" ("Shake Me"), became a hit in Mexico.
Ana Bárbara reached international fame after the death of Mexican-American singer Selena in 1995. When Ana Bárbara's self-titled CD was released to Hispanic listeners in the United States, it was advertised on television as a dedicatory to Selena. A song also named "Selena" was added to the CD prior to its American release.
On November 3 of 2005, Ana Bárbara was awarded a Latin Grammy Award.
La Copa Y El Vino
Ana Bárbara Lyrics
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este amor tan divino
el sabor de tu boca besar
que cambio mi destino.
Tu y yo somos la noche y el mar
mi secreto prohibido
navegando en el fuego de amar
Llename de besos
que mis ancias le ganan al tiempo
salvame del miedo que no quiero sentir
el vacio en mi cuerpo
Juro que esta historia de amor
nunca va a terminar ni mis sueños contigo
que yo no puedo amar a otra piel
y en mis brazos tendre para ti siempre un nido
juro que en mi vida sera el principio y final
del camino contigo que nada nos podra separar
y de ti quiero ser yo la copa y tu el vino
Llename de besos
(llename de amor)
que mis ancias le ganan al tiempo
salvame del miedo que no quiero sentir
el vacio en mi cuerpo
Juro que esta historia de amor
nunca va a terminar ni mis sueños contigo
que yo no puedo amar a otra piel
y en mis brazos tendre para ti siempre un nido
juro que en mi vida sera el principio y final
que nada nos podra separar
y de ti quiero ser yo la copa y tu el vino
The lyrics of Ana Bárbara's song "La Copa Y El Vino" talk about a love so divine that it is impossible for the singer to forget. The taste of the lover's mouth changed the destiny of the singer, and now she cannot imagine being with anyone else. The singer compares herself and her lover to the night and the sea, two things that are perfectly meant to be together. Their love story is a secret that they both cherish, and they both feel that they are sailing in the fire of love. The singer asks her lover to fill her with kisses and not to let the fear that she may feel overshadow their love. She does not want to feel empty without her lover, and she promises that she will not love anyone else.
The singer promises that their love story will never end, and she will always dream of being with her lover. She will always hold her lover in her arms and create a nest that is only theirs. She promises that their love will be the beginning and the end of her life, and nothing will ever separate them. The song ends with the singer saying that she wants to be the cup, and her lover the wine, which means they are meant to be together forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Como cres que yo pueda olvidar
How can you think that I can forget
este amor tan divino
this divine love
el sabor de tu boca besar
the taste of your kisses
que cambio mi destino.
that changed my destiny.
Tu y yo somos la noche y el mar
You and I are the night and the sea
mi secreto prohibido
my forbidden secret
navegando en el fuego de amar
sailing in the flame of love
gracias a lo vivido
thanks to what we've lived
Llename de besos
Fill me with kisses
que mis ancias le ganan al tiempo
my cravings win over time
salvame del miedo que no quiero sentir
save me from the fear I don't want to feel
el vacio en mi cuerpo
the emptiness in my body
Juro que esta historia de amor
I swear that this love story
nunca va a terminar ni mis sueños contigo
will never end, nor my dreams with you
que yo no puedo amar a otra piel
that I can't love another skin
y en mis brazos tendre para ti siempre un nido
and in my arms, I will always have a nest for you
juro que en mi vida sera el principio y final
I swear that in my life, it will be the beginning and end
del camino contigo que nada nos podra separar
of the path with you that nothing can separate us from
y de ti quiero ser yo la copa y tu el vino
and with you, I want to be the cup, and you the wine
Contributed by Cooper A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.