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.
La Bicicleta
Carlos Vives Lyrics
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Rebuscando en las heridas del pasado
No voy a perder
Yo no quiero ser un tipo de otro lado
A tu manera, es complicado
En una bici que te lleve a todos lados
Un vallenato desesperado
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
La que yo guardo donde te escribí
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
Puedo ser feliz
Caminando relajada entre la gente
Yo te quiero así
Y me gustas porque eres diferente
A mi manera, despelucado
En una bici que me lleva a todos lados
Un vallenato desesperado
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
La que yo guardo donde te escribí
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
Ella es la favorita, la que canta la zona
Se mueven sus caderas como un barco en las olas
Tiene los pies descalzos como un niño que adora
Y su cabello largo son un sol que te antoja
Le gusta que le digan que es la niña, la lola
Le gusta que la miren cuando ella baila sola
Le gusta más la casa, que no pasen las horas
Le gusta Barranquilla, le gusta Barcelona
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta
Quiero que recorramos juntos esa zona
Desde Santa Marta hasta La Arenosa
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Pa' que juguemos bola 'e trapo allá en Chancleta
Que si a Pique algún día le muestras el Tayrona
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona
A mi manera, de complicado
En una bici que me lleva a todos lados
Un vallenato desesperado
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
La que yo guardo donde te escribí
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
Que hace rato está mi corazón
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta
Que sí a Pique algún día le muestras el Tayrona
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta
Que si a mi Pique tú le muestras el Tayrona
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona
The lyrics of La Bicicleta, sung by Carlos Vives and Shakira, celebrate the joy of life and love. The song is about a couple who ride their bicycles through the singer's homeland of Colombia, from the northern coastal city of Santa Marta to the nearby town of La Arenosa. The song's mood is upbeat and carefree, as the couple frolics along the coast and through the streets, but its lyrics are also introspective and reflective, looking inward at past hurts and heartaches, and outward at the beauty and wonder of the world.
The first verse speaks of letting go of past pain, of not losing oneself in the wounds of the past. The singer declares his desire to be himself, not someone from another place. Shakira's verse is about being happy and comfortable in one's own skin, walking calmly through crowds of people. She loves the singer because he is different, and he is similarly unconventional, riding a bicycle instead of a car, and listening to vallenato (a Colombian folk music) instead of mainstream pop. Both singers express their love for each other with a "cartica" ("little note") they wrote, where they express their dreams and affections.
The chorus is a celebration of this love that keeps their hearts beating. They enjoy each other's company on the bike, listening to the vallenato, and feeling the wind in their hair. They dream of each other, and their love is like a heartbeat that never stops. The second verse is similar to the first, with Shakira singing about her own likes and dislikes. She likes to dance alone and feel the rhythm of the music. She loves her hometown of Barranquilla, but she also loves the excitement of Barcelona. The finale is a call to adventure, a desire to find joy and love together on this ride through Colombia, and hopefully, onwards to other places.
Line by Line Meaning
Nada voy a hacer
I won't do anything
Rebuscando en las heridas del pasado
Digging through past wounds
No voy a perder
I won't lose
Yo no quiero ser un tipo de otro lado
I don't want to be a person from somewhere else
A tu manera, es complicado
It's complicated your way
En una bici que te lleve a todos lados
Riding a bike that takes you everywhere
Un vallenato desesperado
A desperate vallenato
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí
A little note that I keep where I wrote to you
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
That I dream of you and love you so much
Que hace rato está mi corazón
That my heart has been beating for you
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
Beating for you, beating for you
Puedo ser feliz
I can be happy
Caminando relajada entre la gente
Walking relaxed among people
Yo te quiero así
I love you like this
Y me gustas porque eres diferente
And I like you because you're different
A mi manera, despelucado
My way, disheveled
En una bici que me lleva a todos lados
Riding a bike that takes me everywhere
Ella es la favorita, la que canta la zona
She is the favorite, the one who sings in the area
Se mueven sus caderas como un barco en las olas
Her hips move like a boat on the waves
Tiene los pies descalzos como un niño que adora
She has bare feet like a child who loves it
Y su cabello largo son un sol que te antoja
Her long hair is a sun that you long for
Le gusta que le digan que es la niña, la lola
She likes to be called the girl, the lola
Le gusta que la miren cuando ella baila sola
She likes to be watched when she dances alone
Le gusta más la casa, que no pasen las horas
She likes home more, where time doesn't pass quickly
Le gusta Barranquilla, le gusta Barcelona
She likes Barranquilla, she likes Barcelona
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Take me on your bike
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta
Listen to me, Carlos, take me on your bike
Quiero que recorramos juntos esa zona
I want us to explore that area together
Desde Santa Marta hasta La Arenosa
From Santa Marta to La Arenosa
Pa' que juguemos bola 'e trapo allá en Chancleta
So we can play rag ball there in Chancleta
Que si a Pique algún día le muestras el Tayrona
If you ever show Pique the Tayrona
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona
Then he won't want to leave for Barcelona
Que si a mi Pique tú le muestras el Tayrona
If you ever show my Pique the Tayrona
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta
Take me on your bike
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona
Then he won't want to leave for Barcelona
A mi manera, de complicado
My way, complicated
Un vallenato desesperado
A desperate vallenato
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí
A little note that I keep where I wrote to you
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto
That I dream of you and love you so much
Que hace rato está mi corazón
That my heart has been beating for you
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti
Beating for you, beating for you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Carlos Alberto Vives, Andres Eduardo Castro
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sandrainofuente5805
Alguien 2024 disfrutando este brutal remix?
@user-bx5jk1up5y
Yo
@Alex-nq9pi
Mi canción favorita pero que nostalgia la original
@ismaelsoberanopolicarpio723
Sí hubiesen sacado un vídeo, está canción tuviera millones de vistas son tres buenos artistas que cantan totalmente hermoso.
@CarlosCruz-zp6ec
Si hubiera Sido 🔥🔥🔥
@zambrota17
Tiene 6,6 millones de visualizaciones jajajajaj no les hizo falta video
@Sosita77
@@zambrota17Si hubiera tenido video, hubiera tenido mas de 100 millones si o si, Maluma le da el toque para q sea perfecta
@imraz3731
Maluma le da un toque especial me encanta y le da a la cancion un poco mas de ritmo
@Edward1stZK
Maluma baby
@lewangolski4200
Anuel brr