Isabel Vargas Lizano was born in San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica. She goes by Chavela, which is a nickname for Isabel. At only 14, she fled her native country due to lack of musical career opportunities, seeking refuge in Mexico, where an entertainment industry was burgeoning. For many years she sang on the streets but in her thirties she became a professional singer. In her youth, she dressed as a man, smoked cigars, drank heavily, carried a gun and was known for her characteristic red jorongo, which she still dons in performances.
Her first album, Noche de Bohemia (Bohemian Night), was released in 1961 with the professional support of José Alfredo Jiménez, one of the foremost singer/songwriters of the Mexican cancion ranchera. Vargas has recorded over eighty albums thereafter. She was hugely successful during the 1950s, 1960s and the first half of the 70s, touring in Mexico, the United States, France and Spain and was close to many prominent artists and intellectuals of the time, including Juan Rulfo, Agustín Lara, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Dolores Olmedo and José Alfredo Jiménez. She partly retired in the late 1970s due to a 15 year-long battle with alcoholism, which she has described in her autobiography (Y si quieres saber de mi pasado [And if you want to know about my past], published in 2002) as "my 15 years in hell" At 81 years old, she publicly declared that she was a lesbian.
Vargas returned to the stage in 1991, performing at the venue "El Habito" in Coyoacan, Mexico City.She debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2003 at the age of 83 at the behest and promotion of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, a long-time admirer and personal friend of Vargas.
In April 2012 she released her latest album "Luna Grande" a tribute to Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
Piensa en Mi
Chavela Vargas Lyrics
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Piensa en mí;
Si tienes ganas de llorar
Piensa en mí
Ya ves que venero
Tu imagen divina,
Tu párvula boca
Que siendo tan niña,
Piensa en mí
Cuando beses,
Cuando llores
También piensa en mí
Cuando quieras
Quitarme la vida,
No la quiero para nada,
Para nada me sirve sin ti
"Piensa en Mí" is a beautiful and romantic song by Chavela Vargas that conveys a message of longing and love. The lyrics suggest that if someone is experiencing a deep sorrow or has the urge to cry, they should think of the singer. Additionally, the song mentions the singer's admiration and respect for the person's "divine" image and childlike mouth that taught her how to kiss. The chorus repeats the idea of thinking of the singer during moments of passion and vulnerability, whether it be kissing or crying.
Furthermore, the song speaks about how the singer does not want to live without the person in question. Even if the individual intends to take the singer's life, she is condemning the act as it is useless without them. The song's overall theme is based on love and affection, urging the listener to reminisce and ponder on the singer's memories and emotions.
Overall, "Piensa en Mí" is a romantic and heartfelt song that conveys the powerful message of longing and love. The lyrics reiterate the idea of the singer hoping to be in their lover's thoughts during both good and bad times.
Line by Line Meaning
Si tienes un hondo penar
If you feel a deep pain
Piensa en mí;
Think of me;
Si tienes ganas de llorar
If you feel like crying
Piensa en mí
Think of me
Ya ves que venero
You see that I revere
Tu imagen divina,
Your divine image
Tu párvula boca
Your innocent mouth
Que siendo tan niña,
That even when you were so young
Me enseñó a besar
It taught me how to kiss
Piensa en mí
Think of me
Cuando beses,
When you kiss
Cuando llores
When you cry
También piensa en mí
Also think of me
Cuando quieras
When you want
Quitarme la vida,
To take my life away
No la quiero para nada,
I don't want it for anything
Para nada me sirve sin ti
It doesn't serve me anything without you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Maria Teresa Lara Aguirre
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@arturoescobedo1585
Para mi, la mejor interpretación. En muchas partes me puso la piel de gallina.
@adrianivantd5936
Cierto muy de acuerdo 👌
@wenvqz.56
Cuando estoy triste vengo a escuchar a Chabela Vargas y el sentimiento de su voz me libera el alma...
@adrianivantd5936
La mejor versión sin duda alguna 👌 pura calidad chingaooo chavelita linda
@duskom3277
Pocivaj u miru velika damo ranchero muzike!!!
Jedinstveni promukli glas, sa toliko mnogu tuge u sjete!!!
@amandaandrearamirezrodrigu9838
Una de las mejores interpretaciones con un sentimiento inigualable ...
@lyliancorrales9146
¡Qué intérprete! Admiro a Chavela.
@RobertoMartinez-eb1bd
Chavela. Unica. No hace falta una gran voz, para derrochar ese inmenso sentimiento . por eso la Adoraban en muchos paises y sobre todo en España
Viviras Siempre! 💝
@JesusCastillo-xy9xc
Como decia la gran Chavela Vargas "los mexicanos nacemos donde nos da nuestra chingada gana "
@symonespinoza8313
Llegué aquí buscando esta canción por la Gilbertona ,la canta mucho !menciona bastante a Chavela Vergas,Rocío Durcal,los Churumbeles de España 😄