After participating in some teen programs as a singer/actor, he got the main role in the telenovela (soap opera) "Gallito Ramírez," which made him a famous actor. Later, another telenovela, "Escalona" made him return to his "costeño" roots (he was born in Santa Marta, the same town of the famous soccer player "El Pibe" Valderrama, located in the north coast of Colombia) and mainly to sing classic vallenato songs of one of the most prestigious vallenato composers, Rafael Escalona. The soundtrack of "Escalona" quickly became a major hit in radio and CD sales and allowed vallenato to conquest other colombian cities outside the "costa" (north coast) that hadn´t previously accepted it.
After forming a band called La Provincia, the singer and guitarist began performing a local style known as Vallenato, successfully touring his native country, Colombia, and South America. In 1994, Carlos Vives' "La Gota Fria," became his first smash, climbing on the most important music charts around Latin America. In 1996, under the slogan of Unete A Los Locales (Join the Local Ones), the talented musician created his own label, called Gaira, to promote and give an incentive to local artists like "Bloque de Búsqueda" and "Distrito".
Carlos Vives also hosted an important show of the Colombian TV, "La Tele". With irreverent and sometimes escatologic humour this program promoted the figures of Martin De Francisco and Germán Moure, in a country where criticism has always been divorced of popular jokes. This program was then reborn as an animated version which turned to be the first weekly 25 minute animated series of Colombia and Latinamerica, called "El Siguiente Programa" ("The Next Show")
His style, which mixes vallenato, rock and champeta (an African-influenced music) was then used by several Colombian artists, giving birth to the "Tropipop" movement.
Fruta Fresca
Carlos Vives Lyrics
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Que me sabe a fruta fresca
Que se escapó de tus labios
Y se metió en mi cabeza
Ese beso con que sueño
Cuando las penas me acechan
Que me lleva al mismo cielo
Que reza, reza, que reza
Y aunque ya no tenga cura
El recuerdo de sus besos
Me lleve hasta la locura
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Que tú eres mi consentida
La niñita de mis ojos
La que me endulza la vida
La que calma mis enojos
La que se pone mis linda
Cuando la llevo a una fiesta
Esa que siempre en mi cama
Con los ángeles se acuesta
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Y que digan en la radio
Que yo te quiero de veras
Que lo digan en los diarios
Y despuiés de la novela
Y en un letrero que diga
Que como tú no hay ninguna
Que lo digan en la China
Que digan en la luna
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Guararé
Guararé
Guararé, guararé, guararé
Guararé
Guararé
No me olvides
Que yo no te olvidaré
Sí, sí, sí
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
Sí, sí, sí, fruta
Este amor es tan profundo
Que tu eres mi consentida
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
The lyrics of Carlos Vives's song "Fruta Fresca" are straightforward and romantic, expressing the singer's intense feelings for his lover. Vives's voice is soulful and passionate, carrying the weight of the lyrics with ease.
The central theme of the song is the power of romantic love, and the lyrics are filled with vivid imagery that conveys the intensity of that love. The opening lines describe the kiss of the beloved as tasting like fresh fruit, something that is sweet and refreshing but also fleeting and elusive. The singer remembers this kiss when he is troubled, and it transports him to a heavenly realm before returning him to the earth. The singer then repeats his declaration of love for his beloved, emphasizing the depth and intensity of his feelings.
The second half of the song is dedicated to praising the qualities of the beloved, and the singer lists all the ways in which she makes his life better. She is the apple of his eye, the one who sweetens his life and calms his temper. She is the one who dresses up nicely when they go out, and who shares his bed and dreams. The conclusion of the song has the singer fantasizing about proclaiming his love publicly, asking that it be declared on the radio, in the newspapers, and even on distant planets. It is a love that cannot be contained, and he wants the whole world to know.
Line by Line Meaning
Ese beso de tu boca
The kiss from your mouth
Que me sabe a Fruta Fresca,
That tastes like fresh fruit to me
Que se escapó de tus labios
That escaped from your lips
Y se metió en mi cabeza
And entered into my mind
Ese beso con que sueño
The kiss that I dream of
Cuando las penas me acechan,
When sorrows besiege me
Que me lleva al mismo cielo
That takes me to heaven
Y a la tierra me regresa
And returns me to earth
Que reza, reza, que reza
That prays, prays, that prays
Y aunque ya no tenga cura
And even though there may be no cure
El recuerdo de sus besos
The memory of your kisses
Me lleve hasta la locura
Drives me to madness
Si, si, si,
Yes, yes, yes,
Este amor es tan profundo,
This love is so deep
Que tu eres mi consentida,
That you are my favorite
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
And everyone should know it
Que tú eres mi consentida,
That you are my favorite
La niñita de mis ojos,
The apple of my eye
La que me endulza la vida
The one who sweetens my life
La que calma mis enojos
The one who calms me down
La que se pone mis linda
The one who makes me look good
Cuando la llevo a una fiesta
When I take her to a party
Esa que siempre en mi cama
The one who is always in my bed
Con los ángeles se acuesta
Who sleeps with the angels
Y que digan en la radio,
And let them say on the radio,
Que yo te quiero de veras,
That I love you truly,
Que lo digan en los diarios,
Let them say it in the newspapers,
Y despuiés de la novela
And after the soap opera
Y en un letrero que diga,
And on a sign that says,
Que como tú no hay ninguna,
That there is no one like you,
Que lo digan en la China,
Let them say it in China,
Que digan en la luna
Let them say it on the moon
Guararé
I will keep it safe
Guararé
I will keep it safe
Guararé, guararé, guararé
I will keep it safe, safe, safe
No me olvides
Don't forget me
Que yo no te olvidaré
Because I won't forget you
Si, si, si,
Yes, yes, yes,
Este amor es tan profundo,
This love is so deep
Que tu eres mi consentida,
That you are my favorite
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
And everyone should know it
Si, si, si, fruta
Yes, yes, yes, fruit
Este amor es tan profundo,
This love is so deep
Que tu eres mi consentida,
That you are my favorite
Y que lo sepa todo el mundo
And everyone should know it
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Carlos Alberto Vives
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on Tu Amor Eterno
I love you
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