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.
Que Te Vaya Bonito
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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ojala que se acaben tus penas
que te digan que yo ya no existo
y conozcas personas mas buenas
que te den lo que no pude darte
aunque yo te allá dado de todo
nunca mas volveré a molestarte
te adore te perdí ya ni modo
cuantas cosas quedaron prendidas
hasta adentro del fondo de mi alma
cuantas luces dejaste encendidas
yo no se como voy a apagarlas
y como duele amar!!
Ojala que mi amor no te duela
Y te olvides de mi para siempre
Que se llenen de sangre tus venas
Y te vistan la vida de suerte
Yo no se si tu ausencia me mate
Aunque tengo mi pecho de acero
Pero nadie me llame cobarde
Sin saber hasta donde la quiero
cuantas cosas quedaron prendidas
hasta adentro del fondo de mi alma
cuantas luces dejaste encendidas
yo no se como voy a apagarlas
ojala
que te vaya bonito
The lyrics of Ana Gabriel's "Que Te Vaya Bonito" express a bittersweet sentiment of hoping for the best for the person she used to love, while acknowledging the pain and heartbreak that came with the end of the relationship. The first verse wishes for the person to be happy and free of any troubles, even to the point of forgetting her existence and finding someone better. She also acknowledges that there may have been things she couldn't give to the person, but she will no longer bother him and has accepted that she lost him.
The chorus then reflects on how many things were left behind and how much pain it brings to love someone who is no longer there. The second verse follows the same train of thought, wishing for the person to forget her and be lucky in life, while she is unsure if she could handle the pain of his absence, even though she tries to be brave.
Overall, the lyrics are a raw and honest depiction of the emotions and thoughts that come with the end of a relationship. Gabriel expresses both hope and pain, acceptance and resignation, in a way that feels authentic and relatable.
Line by Line Meaning
ojala que te vaya bonito
I hope that everything goes well for you
ojala que se acaben tus penas
I hope that your sorrows come to an end
que te digan que yo ya no existo
May they tell you that I no longer exist
y conozcas personas mas buenas
And that you meet better people
que te den lo que no pude darte
That they give you what I couldn't
aunque yo te allá dado de todo
Even though I gave you everything
nunca mas volveré a molestarte
I will never bother you again
te adore te perdí ya ni modo
I adored you and lost you, there's nothing to do about it
cuantas cosas quedaron prendidas
So many things remained attached
hasta adentro del fondo de mi alma
Deep inside my soul
cuantas luces dejaste encendidas
So many lights you left on
yo no se como voy a apagarlas
I don't know how I'm going to turn them off
ojala que mi amor no te duela
I hope my love doesn't hurt you
y te olvides de mi para siempre
And you forget about me forever
que se llenen de sangre tus venas
May your veins be filled with blood
y te vistan la vida de suerte
And may luck dress your life
yo no se si tu ausencia me mate
I don't know if your absence will kill me
aunque tengo mi pecho de acero
Even though I have a heart of steel
pero nadie me llame cobarde
But nobody call me a coward
sin saber hasta donde la quiero
Without knowing how much I love her
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Norma Angélica Morales Sánchez
Ojalá
que te vaya bonito
ojalá que se acaben
tus penas
que te digan
que Yo ya no existo
que conozcas
personas más buenas
Cuántas cosas
quedaron prendidas
hasta adentro
del fundo de mi alma
Ojalá
que mi amor 💕
no te duela
Yo no se si
tu ausencia
me mate aunque
tengo mi pecho
de acero
hasta dentro
del fondo de mi alma
MÚSICA BALADAS
El tiempo pasa y seguirá pasando. talvez en algún momento dejemos este mundo, pero esta música, la buena música nunca pasara de moda. Grandes cantantes, grandes interpretes...simplemente incomparables 💖
Daniela Perea
Es sorprendente, como se mueren tus sentimientos, tus ilusiones, tu motivación al terminar una relación con alguien a quien de verdad amaste.
Geraldine Rojas
Isaias Espinola
Sarah Rivera
Isaias Espinola totalmente de acuerdo
Isaias Espinola
No x q tuviste una mala experiencia renunciará.no todos los hombre son iguales ni la mujeres
Cuaquehua Cruz
Daniela Perea sierto
MA CRUZ AGUILAR JARAMILLO
Daniela Perea muy sierto
Richar 92
Gracias a mi abuelo conoci lo bonitas que son las rancheras mexicanas , en mi recuerdo siempre estaran aquellos momentos en los que el cantaba con esa misma pasion .
Vidente Pablo Avila
Bella canción,se aprende y valora lo que va.
yomera
lloro demasiado con esta canción por el sentimiento con el que canta se siente y enchina la piel al escucharla