In her native country (Peru), Betty began her career as a dancer, but she had to halt her career due to an injury. She continued pursuing a career in show business, more specifically, she was a host for a television program that brought her great popularity in her native Peru.
In 1969, she moved to Spain to pursue a singing career where she received Spanish citizenship in 1972. She currently holds dual citizenship in both Spain and Peru.
In 1972 she represented Peru in the first Festival de OTI, held in the Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones in Madrid (Spain) on November 25, with the song "Recuerdos de un adiós".
In 1979, she represented Spain in the 24th annual Eurovision competition held in Jerusalem (Israel) on March 31 with the song "Su canción". She ended up in 2nd place with 116 points, behind Israel's Gali Atari and Milk and Honey with the song "Hallelujah". She also participated in the World Popular Festival in Tokyo and the Music Olympics in Paris. In 1980 she submitted another song, Don Jose to the Spanish selection committee for Eurovision but it did not make it to the finals in The Hague.
SIN TI
Betty Missiego Lyrics
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No podré vivir jamás
Y pensar que nunca mas
Estarás junto a mi
Sin ti
Que me puede ya importar
Si lo que me hace llorar
Esta lejos de aquí
No hay clemencia en mi dolor
La esperanza de mi amor
Te la lleves por fin
Sin ti
Es inútil vivir
Como inútil será
El quererte olvidar
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Sin ti
No podré vivir jamás
Y pensar que nunca mas
Estarás junto a mi
Sin ti
Que me puede ya importar
Si lo que me hace llorar
Esta lejos de aquí
Sin ti
No hay clemencia en mi dolor
La esperanza de mi amor
Te la lleves por fin
Sin ti
Es inútil vivir
Como inútil será
El quererte olvidar
The lyrics to Betty Missiego's 'Sin Ti' express a deep sense of loss and heartbreak. The repeated refrain 'sin ti' ('without you') emphasizes the overwhelming feeling of emptiness and despair that the singer is experiencing. She laments the fact that she will never again be able to be with her loved one, and that this separation is causing her constant pain and tears.
The singer also acknowledges the futility of trying to move on from this loss, as the memories and emotions are so deeply ingrained within her. The final line, 'el quererte olvidar' ('trying to forget you') emphasizes the near-impossibility of moving on from such a devastating loss.
Overall, the lyrics to 'Sin Ti' are a poignant reflection on the pain of lost love, and the desperate struggle to come to terms with this loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Sin ti
Without you
No podré vivir jamás
I will never be able to live without you
Y pensar que nunca mas
And to think that never again
Estarás junto a mi
Will you be by my side
Sin ti
Without you
Que me puede ya importar
What can already matter to me
Si lo que me hace llorar
If what makes me cry
Esta lejos de aquí
Is far away from here
Sin ti
Without you
No hay clemencia en mi dolor
There is no mercy in my pain
La esperanza de mi amor
The hope of my love
Te la lleves por fin
You finally take it with you
Sin ti
Without you
Es inútil vivir
It's useless to live
Como inútil será
As useless it will be
El quererte olvidar
To try to forget about you
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Sin ti
Without you
No podré vivir jamás
I will never be able to live without you
Y pensar que nunca mas
And to think that never again
Estarás junto a mi
Will you be by my side
Sin ti
Without you
Que me puede ya importar
What can already matter to me
Si lo que me hace llorar
If what makes me cry
Esta lejos de aquí
Is far away from here
Sin ti
Without you
No hay clemencia en mi dolor
There is no mercy in my pain
La esperanza de mi amor
The hope of my love
Te la lleves por fin
You finally take it with you
Sin ti
Without you
Es inútil vivir
It's useless to live
Como inútil será
As useless it will be
El quererte olvidar
To try to forget about you
Contributed by Levi M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.