Bola de Nieve is the stagename for Ignacio Jacinto Villa (September 11, 191… Read Full Bio ↴Bola de Nieve is the stagename for Ignacio Jacinto Villa (September 11, 1911, Guanabacoa, Havana City, Cuba – October 2, 1971, Mexico City, Mexico), a Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter. His nickname means "snowball."[1]

Raised in Cuba, Villa studied at the Mateu Conservatoire of Havana. He started his artistic life as Rita Montaner's pianist in 1933.[2] After Montaner returned to Cuba, Villa remained in Mexico and developed an original performance style as a pianist and singer. His friends included Andres Segovia and Pablo Neruda. He was openly gay despite discrimination at the time.[2]

He sang mostly in Spanish, but also in English, Catalan, French, Italian and Portuguese. He was the subject of a 2003 documentary which includes interviews with fellow musicians, friends, relatives, and experts.[1]

Pero tú nunca comprenderás
Bola De Nieve Lyrics

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Me dices loco porque me río cuando debiera, tal vez, llorar
Me dices loco porque he llorado cuando era todo felicidad
No me comprendes me dices loco, solo te inspiro curiosidad
Y si supieras que hay una inmensa sed de ternura dentro de mí
Si comprendieras que hay un secreto que ha nadie he dicho
Porque yo a nadie le hablo de ti
Si tu supieras, si comprendieras pero tú nunca comprenderás
Y mi secreto, ni tú ni nadie, ha de saberlo nunca jamás

Overall Meaning

In the opening lines of Bola De Nieve's song Pero tú nunca comprenderás, the singer is being called "crazy" for his behavior. He is laughed at when he should have cried and cried when he was supposed to be happy. The singer is being judged, even though nobody understands what's going on in his head. The second verse goes on to explain more about the singer's inner thoughts and feelings. He wishes that someone could see past the surface of his behavior and understand what's really going on inside. The singer has a deep need for tenderness and holds a secret that he hasn't shared with anyone.

The lyrics of Pero tú nunca comprenderás deal with themes of loneliness, isolation, and the desire for understanding. The singer is struggling to find someone who can relate to him and understands him, but no one seems to do so. He is judged by others who do not see what's going on inside of him, and therefore the singer feels misunderstood. The song seems to suggest that sometimes people can be so focused on the surface that they fail to see and appreciate what is beneath.

Line by Line Meaning

Me dices loco porque me río cuando debiera, tal vez, llorar
You call me crazy because I laugh when I should maybe cry

Me dices loco porque he llorado cuando era todo felicidad
You call me crazy because I cried despite being happy

No me comprendes me dices loco, solo te inspiro curiosidad
You call me crazy because you don't understand me, I only inspire curiosity in you

Y si supieras que hay una inmensa sed de ternura dentro de mí
And if you knew that there's an immense thirst for tenderness within me

Si comprendieras que hay un secreto que ha nadie he dicho
If you understood that there's a secret I haven't told anyone

Porque yo a nadie le hablo de ti
Because I don't speak of you to anyone

Si tu supieras, si comprendieras pero tú nunca comprenderás
If you knew, if you understood but you will never understand

Y mi secreto, ni tú ni nadie, ha de saberlo nunca jamás
And my secret, neither you nor anyone else, will never be known

Writer(s): Fernandez Ignacio Jacint Villa

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