Zaa was a singer with two famous Colombian salsa orchestras: "Grupo Niche" and "Guayacán". When he launched his career as a solo artist, he decided to switch to the bolero rhythm. This career decision was made during the middle 1990s, and Zaa became an instant teen idol in Latin America. At that same time, he also became paparazzi fodder, with his photos coming out in a large number of magazines. Zaa was also featured on the covers of many of these magazines.
Since becoming a solo singer, Zaa has also received much television covering, being featured in a large number of important television shows.
On July 23, 2004, Zaa suffered a severe abdominal pain as he was about to begin a concert in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He could not perform that day, having to be taken to a local hospital. Zaa was then flown to Miami, Florida, where he remained hospitalized until he was diagnosed with having a kidney condition. Soon after, his personal doctor corrected the problem in a surgery performed in his native Colombia.
Charlie Zaa has recorded over 10 CDs since launching his career as a solo artist. His CD "Sentimientos", in which he sings some past hit songs, sold 500,000 copies in Colombia, and 50,000 copies in Ecuador. Those numbers made the CD be considered a hit in both countries, considering the size of their population.
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Lamparilla
Charlie Zaa Lyrics
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Cuando afligida el alma
No encuentra alivio
En su dolor profundo.
Son las lágrimas
El jugo misterioso
Para calmar
Para calmar
Las penas de este mundo
Con el profuso
Aceite de mis lágrimas
Ablandaré
El rigor del cruel destino
Lamparilla ardiente de mis ojos
No desmayes
Jamás en mi camino
Ay! no desmayes
Jamás en mi camino (BIS)
The lyrics to Charlie Zaa's song Lamparilla explore the cathartic nature of tears and their ability to provide comfort in times of deep sorrow. The opening stanza expresses the gratitude one can feel when they can finally allow themselves to cry after holding in their pain for so long. Tears become a mysterious elixir that can help soothe the pain of the world. The second stanza takes on a more active tone, depicting the singer using their tears as a powerful tool to soften the harshness of fate. The use of the metaphorical lamparilla, or oil lamp, burning in the singer's eyes symbolizes the unyielding determination to persevere through any obstacle.
Overall, the song speaks to the universal experience of emotional turmoil and the power that vulnerability can hold. The act of shedding tears becomes an act of bravery and resilience, and the singer finds strength in their tears.
Line by Line Meaning
Grato es llorar
Crying is pleasing
Cuando afligida el alma
When the soul is distressed
No encuentra alivio
And finds no relief
En su dolor profundo.
In its profound pain.
Son las lágrimas
Tears are
El jugo misterioso
The mysterious juice
Para calmar
To soothe
Las penas de este mundo
The sorrows of this world.
Para calmar
To soothe
Las penas de este mundo
The sorrows of this world.
Con el profuso
With the plentiful
Aceite de mis lágrimas
Oil of my tears,
Ablandaré
I will soften
El rigor del cruel destino
The harshness of cruel destiny
Lamparilla ardiente de mis ojos
My eyes' burning lamp
No desmayes
Do not falter
Jamás en mi camino
Ever on my path
Ay! no desmayes
Oh! Do not falter
Jamás en mi camino (BIS)
Ever on my path (repeat)
Writer(s): Miguel Angel Casares
Contributed by Taylor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
maria susana barrionuevo almeida
Hay que dar paso a las nuevas generaciones y a quien lo hace con altura, mucho mejor. Personalmente como ecuatoriana, saludo por esta bella interpretación del colombiano Charlie Zaa al cantar el pasillo Lamparilla ... diez sobre diez.
Montse Roldán Soberanes
Charlie Zaa es como el buen vino... ¡con los años se pone mejor! #fan
Contesina C.P.
maravilloso regreso... excelentes temas acompañado de grandes músicos, bienvenido de nuevo Charlie!
Giovanni Fonseca Duffó
Es un monstruo👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 que entrega y pasión👍🏼
Alberto Aguilera
de verdad Charlie zaa despierta mil emociones en mi, pero con esta canción toca muchas fibras de mi cuerpo hermosa voz único .
Mariana Sierra
OTRO ÉXITO DE MI COMPATRIOTA JULIO JARAMILLO.QUE LINDO QUE LA CANTA CHARLY ZAA.RICA VOZ
Leonardo Anatoa
Gracias por conmemorar nuestra música ecuatoriana.
Deiby Yobana Quintero Moreno
Que sonido y que sentimientos mi Charly 🥰🥰🥰
OSCAR IVAN HERRERA ERAZO
Charlie Zaa, lo haces maravilloso y ese acompañamiento de la Sonora Santanera, es indivisiblemente lo mejor. Desde Colombia, felicidades.
Javier Herrera
Por favor me gustaría den importancia a los autores de cada canción, en este caso "Lamparilla" Letra: Luz Elisa Borja Martínez (La Alondra del Chimborazo) Riobamba - Ecuador, fragmento tomado de su poema "Quiero Llorar" Música: Miguel Ángel Casares Viteri (El Cantor sin Luz) Quito - Ecuador, por lo demás excelente Charlie Zaa!
En sus escasos 24 años de vida escribió una extensa obra literaria que, luego de su muerte, su hermano Luis Alberto la publicó en dos libros denominados: “Cofre Romántico” y “La Bella Durmiente”. En el segundo de ellos consta el poema “Quiero Llorar”, cuya letra escribió en 1918, cuando apenas tenía 15 años, entristecida por el fallecimiento de la madre superiora de las Hermanas de la Caridad de Riobamba. El poema está compuesto de siete estrofas, de las cuales dos, en 1924, pasaron a constituirse en la letra del pasillo ecuatoriano conocido como “Lamparilla”; de la autoría del compositor Miguel Ángel Casares Viteri, quien compuso su música inspirado en dicho poema, apesadumbrado por los estragos que había causado una de la inundaciones del Río Chanchán.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz_Elisa_Borja