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.
Luna Nueva
Carlos Vives Lyrics
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Cuando pareces dormida
Que enciendas con tu mirada
La luz de la vida mía
Que el corazón se me estalle
Cuando me toques el alma
Y la piel se me derrita
Con tu piel enamorada
Que un beso nos lleve al cielo
Volando en tus sentimientos
Que se expanda una caricia
Gritando a los cuatro vientos
Que te amo con desespero
Como loco en luna nueva
Que cuando no estás conmigo
La tierra se me acelera
Que tus manos y tus besos
Me lleven a lo que siento
Que un rayo que alumbre el sueño
Destelle este sentimiento
Que me arrulles con tus cuentos
Que me robes las cobijas
Que volvamos a ser niños
Jugando a las escondidas
Que bailemos en las calles
Que me regreses la calma
Que la piel se me derrita
Con tu piel enamorada
Que un beso nos lleve al cielo
Volando en tus sentimientos
Que se expanda una caricia
Gritando a los cuatro vientos
Que te amo con desespero
Como loco en luna nueva
Que cuando no estas conmigo
La tierra se me acelera
Que tus manos y tus besos
Me lleven a lo que siento
Que un rayo que alumbre el sueño
Destelle este sentimiento
Te quiero cariño santo
Te adoro mujer divina
Tú eres la cosa más bella
La que me alegra la vida
Y decirte a la mañana
Cuando se aparece el día
Por la tarde, por la noche
Que eres la única en mi vida
Y que te amo con desespero…
Yo vine a buscarte
Para que salieras
Y que me llevaras
A donde tú quieras
Yo salí a buscarte
Y llueva que llueva
Pero voy cantando
Por la carretera
Digan lo que digan
Yo no tengo pena
Que yo voy contento
Pa´la luna
The song "Luna Nueva" by Carlos Vives speaks of a love so deep that it is all-consuming. The lyrics express the desire for a kiss to take away the beloved's slumber, and to be able to ignite the light of the singer's life with a simple gaze. The love between the two is so intense that it makes the singer's heart burst when the beloved touches their soul. The skin melting with love is a beautiful way of expressing the deep connection and attraction shared between the two.
The song expresses the desire for the love shared between the two to take them to the sky, flying on their emotions. The love shared between the two is so strong that they want the whole world to know. The lyrics express the longing of the singer to be with the beloved all the time. The song insists on the need for the two to be together, and without the beloved, the singer's world is incomplete. The desire to be with the beloved is so strong that the singer will weather any storm to be with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Que un beso te quite el sueño
That a kiss takes away your sleep
Cuando pareces dormida
when you seem asleep
Que enciendas con tu mirada
That you light up with your gaze
La luz de la vida mía
my life's light
Que el corazón se me estalle
That my heart explodes
Cuando me toques el alma
when you touch my soul
Y la piel se me derrita
And my skin melts
Con tu piel enamorada
With your enchanted skin
Que un beso nos lleve al cielo
That a kiss takes us to heaven
Volando en tus sentimientos
Flying in your feelings
Que se expanda una caricia
That a caress spreads
Gritando a los cuatro vientos
Screaming to the four winds
Que te amo con desespero
That I love you with despair
Como loco en luna nueva
Like crazy in a new moon
Que cuando no estás conmigo
That when you're not with me
La tierra se me acelera
The earth speeds up for me
Que tus manos y tus besos
That your hands and kisses
Me lleven a lo que siento
Take me to what I feel
Que un rayo que alumbre el sueño
That a ray illuminates the dream
Destelle este sentimiento
This feeling sparkles
Que me arrulles con tus cuentos
That you soothe me with your stories
Que me robes las cobijas
That you steal my blankets
Que volvamos a ser niños
That we become children again
Jugando a las escondidas
Playing hide and seek
Que bailemos en las calles
That we dance in the streets
Que me regreses la calma
That you bring me calmness
Te quiero cariño santo
I love you holy darling
Te adoro mujer divina
I adore you divine woman
Tú eres la cosa más bella
You are the most beautiful thing
La que me alegra la vida
That which brings joy to my life
Y decirte a la mañana
And telling you in the morning
Cuando se aparece el día
When the day appears
Que eres la única en mi vida
That you are the only one in my life
Yo vine a buscarte
I came to find you
Para que salieras
So that you would come out
Y que me llevaras
And that you would take me
A donde tú quieras
Wherever you want
Yo salí a buscarte
I went out to find you
Y llueva que llueva
And rain or shine
Pero voy cantando
But I'm singing
Por la carretera
On the road
Digan lo que digan
Say what they may
Yo no tengo pena
I have no shame
Que yo voy contento
Because I'm going happily
Pa´la luna
To the moon
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CARLOS VIVES, MARTIN MADERA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Luycn
on Tu Amor Eterno
I love you
Luycn
on Tu Amor Eterno
Lunch and then I