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.
Mar y Arena
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Y digo que te amo, que no se vivir sin ti
Porque somos dos en uno enlazados parte a parte
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo vano
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
A darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Dicen que el amor es ciego, que te pone a diario en peligro
Y otros dicen que no existe, que sentido amarse entre dos
Pero en realidad que saben no conocen nuestro amor
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo amarnos,
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
A darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo amarnos,
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
The lyrics to Ana Gabriel's song, "Mar y Arena" (Sea and Sand), describe the passionate and inseparable love between two individuals. The first two lines illustrate the intense love and dependence they have on each other. They are portrayed as two halves of a whole, an inseparable union. They are connected in such a way that they cannot live without one another. The chorus reveals that their love is more than a mere desire or an aspiration, it is a necessity. They are compared to sea and sand, two elements that need each other to exist. Without the sea, the sand wouldn't have enough moisture, and without the sand, the sea would not have a beach to reach. They need each other to quench the thirst of this love, which is not just a passing emotion.
The song goes on to describe how their love is doubted and criticized by others who claim that love can be dangerous and is not worth the risk. The singer then declares that those who criticize their love do not understand it. Despite the naysayers, this couple believes their love is special and unique, not just a fleeting desire but a deep and enduring affection. The song ends with a plea for their love to continue so that they may face the sun without fear, and live together in harmony.
Line by Line Meaning
Dices que me amas, que no vives si no estas conmigo
You say you love me, that you cannot live without me.
Y digo que te amo, que no se vivir sin ti
And I say that I love you, that I don't know how to live without you.
Porque somos dos en uno enlazados parte a parte
Because we are two in one, linked part by part.
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
We are like sea and sand, we need each other to drink this love.
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo vano
We are more than a simple desire or a vain wish.
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
Our love is much more than that.
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
I pray that we continue together like this, my love.
A darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
To face the sun without fear, my dear.
Dicen que el amor es ciego, que te pone a diario en peligro
They say that love is blind, that it puts you in danger every day.
Y otros dicen que no existe, que sentido amarse entre dos
And others say that it doesn't exist, that there is no point in loving each other.
Pero en realidad que saben no conocen nuestro amor
But in reality, they don't know our love.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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leticia contreras
MAR Y ARENA
Dices que me amas, que no vives si no estás conmigo
Digo que te amo que no se vivir sin ti
Porque somos dos en uno, enlazados parte a parte
Somos, como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anhelo
O un deseo vano, es mucho más nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
Darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Dicen que el amor es ciego, que te pone a diario en peligro
Y otros dicen que no existe, que es antiguo amarse entre dos
Pero en realidad que saben, no conocen nuestro amor
Somos, como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anheló
Oh un deseo vano, es mucho más nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos
Como hasta ahora mi amor
Darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Somos como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anheló
Oh un deseo vano es mucho más nuestro amor
@scrwz
Dices que me amas??, que no vives si no estas conmigo
Y digo que te amo, que no se vivir sin ti!
Porque somos dos en uno enlazados parte a parte
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo vano
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
A darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Dicen que el amor es ciego, que te pone a diario en peligro
Y otros dicen que no existe, que sentido amarse entre dos
Pero en realidad que saben no conocen nuestro amor
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo amarnos,
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
A darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Somos como mar y arena, nos necesitamos para beber este amor
Somos mas que un simple anhelo, un deseo amarnos,
Es mucho mas nuestro amor
es meramente una canción, pero.... vaya que canción!, sin ser romántico cursi, señora me pongo sin rodilleras a sus pies para lo que guste y mande!!
KARINA ZUÑIGA RUIZ
Simplemente hermosa, un himno al amor verdadero., de aquellas épocas! 💓
Susana Cardona
De ahora también
Niurkaly Mata
Lo mejor de lo mejor está música ❤
leticia contreras
MAR Y ARENA
Dices que me amas, que no vives si no estás conmigo
Digo que te amo que no se vivir sin ti
Porque somos dos en uno, enlazados parte a parte
Somos, como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anhelo
O un deseo vano, es mucho más nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos como hasta ahora mi amor
Darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Dicen que el amor es ciego, que te pone a diario en peligro
Y otros dicen que no existe, que es antiguo amarse entre dos
Pero en realidad que saben, no conocen nuestro amor
Somos, como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anheló
Oh un deseo vano, es mucho más nuestro amor
Ruega que sigamos juntos
Como hasta ahora mi amor
Darnos cara al sol sin miedo, cariño
Somos como mar y arena
Nos necesitamos, para beber este amor
Somos, más que un simple anheló
Oh un deseo vano es mucho más nuestro amor
El Gato Remendado
Una de las canciones en Español mas poderosas de los años 80’s
Phellipe Tuyz
Qué maravillosa canción toda una joya musical la percusión, cada instrumento bien sincronizado y lo lo mejor ese sonido del saxofón en la parte final, simplemente majestuasa y deslumbrante. Una de las mejores baladas de los 80's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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UNA DE LAS CANCIONES MAS BELLAS DE ESTA GRAN ARTISTA
Classic Record 🌐
soy colombiano y como canta esta belleza de mujer .....su voz estan tan limpia llena de sentimiento esto si es 1 artista de verdad ....mexico gran pais de artistas
Paula Jasso
Época de oro con nuestra querida Ana Gabriel qué canta hermoso está canción mar y arena .❤️ Para los que amamos de verdad .😍
Maria Marquez
Yo la escucho por q me trai hermosos recuerdos lo Maximo Ana Gabriel ♥️