Ana Gabriel (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican singer and composer was b… Read Full Bio ↴Ana Gabriel (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican singer and composer was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting. At age 21, in 1977, she recorded her first song, titled "Compréndeme". During her long career, she has hits in three different genres of music: rock en español, Latin Pop, and rancheras.
As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three Gabriel albums reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums, and seven singles reached number one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú". Her work earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; in 2006, she received the Excellence Award at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1987, Ana Gabriel won third place at the OTI Festival in 1987, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she performed an orchestral version of the pop-power ballad song "Ay Amor", which later was released as a single in its album version; it climbed to the top position in Mexico, all-over Ibero-America and on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tú made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor" in 1991, which she sang with Vikki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year. In 1993, Gabriel was awarded Best Pop Female Performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazón in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three Gabriel albums reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums, and seven singles reached number one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú". Her work earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; in 2006, she received the Excellence Award at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1987, Ana Gabriel won third place at the OTI Festival in 1987, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she performed an orchestral version of the pop-power ballad song "Ay Amor", which later was released as a single in its album version; it climbed to the top position in Mexico, all-over Ibero-America and on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tú made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor" in 1991, which she sang with Vikki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year. In 1993, Gabriel was awarded Best Pop Female Performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazón in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
La Barca de Oro
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Yo ya me voy
Al puerto donde se halla
La barca de oro
Que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy
Solo vengo a despedirme
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Al puerto donde se halla
La barca de oro
Que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy
Solo vengo a despedirme
Adiós mujer
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
The lyrics of the song "La Barca de Oro" by Ana Gabriel describe a farewell to a loved one. The singer of the song is leaving on a golden boat to what seems to be a final voyage, as he bids farewell to the woman he loves. He sings about how he will no longer be able to see her or hear her, and how he will increase the seas with his tears. The words express sadness and finality, but also determination and acceptance of fate.
The metaphor of the golden boat represents the journey that everyone must take in life. It signifies that the singer is ready to set sail and embark on a new phase, away from the woman he loves. His tears express his deep sorrow and disappointment at leaving her behind, but also his hope for a brighter future. The song is a powerful portrayal of the human condition, as it explores themes of love, loss, and the inevitability of death.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo ya me voy
I am leaving now
Al puerto donde se halla
To the harbor where the boat is located
La barca de oro
The golden boat
Que debe conducirme
That must take me
Solo vengo a despedirme
I just came to say goodbye
Adiós mujer
Goodbye woman
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Goodbye forever, goodbye
No volverán
My eyes will not return
Mis ojos a mirarte
To look at you
Ni tus oídos
Nor your ears
Escucharán mi canto
Will hear my song
Voy a aumentar
I will increase
Los mares con mi llanto
The seas with my tears
Adiós mujer
Goodbye woman
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Goodbye forever, goodbye
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARIA TERESA FLORES ALTAMIRANO
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LA BARCA DE ORO
Yo ya me voy al puerto donde se halla
La barca de oro que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy solo vengo a despedirme
Adiós mujer adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer adiós para siempre, adiós
Adiós mujer, adiós para siempre, adiós
Amalia Velázquez
Yo ya me voy
al puerto donde se halla
la barca de Oro
que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy
solo vengo a despedirme
adiós mujer
adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
mis ojos a mirarte
ni tus oidos
escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
los mares con mi llanto
adiós mujer
adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
mis ojos a mirarte
ni tus oidos
escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
los mares con mi llanto
adiós mujer
adiós para siempre, adiós
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, Adiós...
Blunted Dreams
Yo ya me voy
Al puerto donde se halla
La barca de oro
Que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy
Solo vengo a despedirme
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
No volverán
Mis ojos a mirarte
Ni tus oídos
Escucharán mi canto
Voy a aumentar
Los mares con mi llanto
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Adiós mujer
Adiós para siempre, adiós
Norma Angélica Morales Sánchez
Yo ya me voy
al puerto donde se halla
la barca de oro
que debe conducirme
Yo ya me voy
solo vengo a despedirme
adiós mujer
adiós Lara siempre adiós
No volverán
mis ojos a mirarte
ni tus oídos escucharán
mi canto
Voy a aumentar
los mares con mi llanto
adiós mujer
adiós para siempre
adiós
No volverán mis ojos
a mirarte
ni tus oídos escucharán
mi canto
voy a aumentar los antes
con I llanto
adiós mujer adiós
para siempre adiós
Adió
A mujer adiós para siempre adiós
Jose Luis Rodriguez
La canción "La Barca de Oro" fue escrita por Arcadio Zuñiga y Tejeda nacido en Atoyac Jalisco México, en el año de 1858 y falleció a los 34 años en la ciudad de Colima. Poeta, escritor, periodista y compositor. Busquen su obra. Saludos desde Atoyac Jalisco
Er I
Muchas gracias José Luis por tu valiosa información. Qué interesante!
Alejandro Haraiz
Gracias por el dato
L R
Esta canción me hace pensar en mi abuela que fallecio hace un año en navidad se me pone un nudo en la garganta con solo escucharla.
Maria Angelica Ferreira
Muy buena compañía me encanta Escuchar a la Diva de AMÉRICA@AnaGabriel sus bellas canciones saludos❤🇦🇷
Queta Vázquez
Esa canción es hermosa y con esa voz tan desgarradora llega hasta lo más profundo de tu ser y bella voz de Ana Gabriel
david ramirez
Ana Gabriel tiene una voz fuera de este mundo, nadie transmite tanto como ella.
Fidel Noyola
david ramirez es sierto
Antelmo Alaguero Sandoval
Magnífica voz y preciosa canción sentimental, como todas las mejicanas.
Creo muchos hispanohablantes nos hubiese gustado nacer en esa nación, tan nuestra
Julia Chavez
Está canción me duele mucho, Recuerdo ami papá q le gustaba y dijo un día que con esta canción lo Recordaremos, RIP mi biejito, lo recuerdo siempre a cada instante :(