He was gifted with an innate musicality and fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of all the genres of Cuban music, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, afro, canción, guaguancó, and bolero.
The eldest of eighteen children, Moré was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas in the former province of Las Villas, in central Cuba. In 1936, at age seventeen, he left Las Lajas for Havana. His first breakthrough was winning a radio competition. He then joined Trío Matamoros (later known as Conjunto Matamoros), with which he remained several years, making a number of recordings.
In 1945 Moré went with Conjunto Matamoros to Mexico, where he performed in two of the most famous cabarets of the age, the Montparnasse and the Río Rosa. He made several recordings. Conjunto Matamoros returned to Havana, while Moré remained in Mexico, where he made several recordings for RCA Victor, together with the orchestra of Mariano Mercerón: "Me voy pal pueblo" y "Desdichado". He also recorded with Pérez Prado: "Bonito y sabroso", "Mucho corazón", "Pachito el ché", and "Ensalada de mambo". He also recorded "Dolor carabalí", which Moré considered his best composition recorded with Pérez Prado, and one he never wanted to re-record.
At the end of 1950, Moré returned to Cuba. He was a star in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Puerto Rico, but virtually unknown on the island. His first Cuban recording was "Bonito y Sabroso". Moré eventually decided to start his own orchestra, which he called Banda Gigante. In the years 1954 and 1955, Moré's group became immensely popular. In 1956 and 1957, it toured Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and the United States, where the group played at the Oscar ceremonies.
He died in 1963 at age 43 of cirrhosis. An estimated 100,000 fans attended his funeral.
Mi Amor Fugaz
Beny Moré Lyrics
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Para que volvernos locos
Si tu sabes que nosotros
No nos comprendemos ya
Temgo fe en que tu comprendas
Como yo lo he comprendido
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz.
Con el dolor que sufrido
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón partido.
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
Como yo lo he comprendido
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz.
Con el dolor que sufrido
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón partido
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
Como yo lo he comprendido
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz.
Con el dolor que sufrido
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón partido.
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
Como yo lo he comprendido
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz.
Con el dolor que sufrido
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón partido
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
Como yo lo he comprendido
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz.
The lyrics to Beny Moré's song "Mi Amor Fugaz" express the pain and confusion that comes with the end of a relationship. The singer is questioning why they should waste their time and sanity trying to hold on to something that is clearly no longer working. There is a sense of resignation and acceptance that their love has been lost like a shooting star. The pain they have endured has left them feeling broken and numb, yet they still hold on to the hope that their former partner will understand the situation.
The repetition of the verses and choruses emphasize the feeling of being stuck in a cycle of hurt and confusion. The use of the metaphor of a shooting star to describe their love is also significant. A shooting star is a fleeting and temporary event, much like their love. It was beautiful while it lasted, but ultimately it was not meant to be. The final line of the chorus, "como una estrella fugaz," is a poignant reminder of the transience and fragility of all things.
Line by Line Meaning
Para que perder el tiempo
Why waste our time?
Para que volvernos locos
Why drive ourselves crazy?
Si tu sabes que nosotros
If you know that we
No nos comprendemos ya
Don't understand each other anymore
Tengo fe en que tu comprendas
I have faith that you understand
Como yo lo he comprendido
As I have understood it
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
That our love has been lost
Como una estrella fugaz.
Like a shooting star.
Con el dolor que sufrido
With the pain I have suffered
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
My life has become crazy
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
I have a heart of stone
Y mi corazón partido.
And my heart is broken.
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
And I have faith that you understand
Como yo lo he comprendido
As I have understood it
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
That our love has been lost
Como una estrella fugaz.
Like a shooting star.
Con el dolor que sufrido
With the pain I have suffered
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
My life has become crazy
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
I have a heart of stone
Y mi corazón partido
And my heart is broken
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
And I have faith that you understand
Como yo lo he comprendido
As I have understood it
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
That our love has been lost
Como una estrella fugaz.
Like a shooting star.
Con el dolor que sufrido
With the pain I have suffered
Mi vida se ha vuelto loca
My life has become crazy
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
I have a heart of stone
Y mi corazón partido
And my heart is broken
Y tengo fe en que tú comprendas
And I have faith that you understand
Como yo lo he comprendido
As I have understood it
Que nuestro amor se ha perdido
That our love has been lost
Como una estrella fugaz.
Like a shooting star.
Writer(s): Benny More
Contributed by Savannah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Para que
Perder el tiempo
Para que volvernos locos
Si tú sabes que nosotros
No nos comprendemos ya
Tengo fe que tú comprendas
Como yo le he comprendido
Que nuestro amor
Se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz
Con el dolor que he sufrido
Mi vida se vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón pAartido
Tengo fe que tú comprendas
Como yo le he comprendido
Que nuestro a amor
Se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz
Con el dolor que he sufrido
Mi vida se vuelto loca
Tengo el alma hecha una roca
Y mi corazón partido
Tengo fe que tú comprendas
Como yo le he comprendido
Que nuestro a amor
Se ha perdido
Como una estrella fugaz
@luciarosette8112
El Benny More..nadieee lo puede ni podrá superar aunque pasen mil años..siempre estará en los primeros lugares de la música romántica del bolero...
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@CelesteG.-yx6yk
Bello bello tema.. enamorada a primera audición ❤ grande Beni More
@fercostarica
Por algo le decían EL BÁRBARO DEL RITMO!!!!! Saludos desde COSTA RICA a ti, CUBA HERMOSA, CUBA LIBRE!!!!!!!
@josemolina6336
beny,sin duda el mejor cantante de todos los tiempos,por eso no canto porque no puedo competir mejor vivi sus canciones ,beny more el único.
@gonzalohincapie9564
Pasado 100 años y más, para que salga un cantante similar a Bartolome Beny Moré.
@tomasfantauzzi7880
Definitivamente, Benny Morè es la perfección salsera musical hecha voz! Luego de èl, entonces vienen los demas!!
@lourdeslacera-aguirre8476
Inolvidable voz, letra, musica, interprete y recuerdos!!! Pocas palabras y todo un tema!
@Hermes2561
Toda una portentosa y conmovesora interpretación del gran maestro del bolero y ritmos caribeños por excelencia.
@antonio175066
No existe alguien que puedas imitarlo
@juanemiliogonzabay3907
desde muy pequeño vengo escuchando música de excelentes cantantes pero hasta hoy casi todos los días escucho Benny Moré ,inigualable.