Llegó a ser un popular compositor e intérprete, muy conocido entre los amantes de la música cubana. Comenzó tocando la guitarra, el clarinete y el bongó. Fue el inventor del armónico, un instrumento de siete cuerdas, entre la guitarra española y el tres cubano. También tocó la tumbadora.
Comenzó su carrera musical muy joven cuando compuso sus primeras canciones y tocaba en grupos de Santiago con su conocido armónico. Pero su fama internacional le llegó en 1997 con su participación en el disco Buena Vista Social Club, el cual ganó varios premios Grammy. Compay Segundo apareció también en la película del mismo nombre realizada posteriormente por Wim Wenders.
En los últimos años actuó ante millones de espectadores y grabó nueve discos. No pudo cumplir su sueño de llegar a la edad de 116 años, en la cual murió su abuela. Falleció en La Habana debido a una insuficiencia renal con 95 años.
La canción más importante de Compay Segundo es "Chan Chan".
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Compay Segundo (November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003), was a Cuban musician and songwriter.
Segundo was born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz and brought up in the city of Santiago de Cuba. He became a songwriter and performer, well-known to fans of Cuban music. He was also the inventor of the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument.
In his early years he played the guitar, the clarinet and the bongos. He also played the congas.
His curious stage name derives from the fact that he played second voice in a popular duet of the 1950s called Los Compadres (compadre, or compay for short, in Cuba means "baptism brother", but as a colloquialism is used also to designate a good friend).
However, international fame only came in 1997 with the release of the Buena Vista Social Club album, a hugely successful recording which won several Grammy awards. Compay Segundo appeared in the film of the same title, made subsequently by Wim Wenders.
His most famous composition is "Chan Chan", the opening track on the Buena Vista Social Club album, whose four opening chords are instantly recognizable all over the world. "Chan Chan" was recorded by Segundo himself various times as well as by countless other Latin artists.
At a fiesta he sang to Presidente Fidel Castro, who took his pulse and joked about his vitality despite his 90-plus years. "Who could have imagined that?" he asked when he found himself at the Vatican City, performing "Chan Chan" before Pope John Paul II. He explained his longevity simply: mutton consommé and a drink of rum.
He predicted that he would live to be 115, but died of kidney failure in Havana, twenty years short of his ambition, and three days before Celia Cruz.
Anita
Compay Segundo Lyrics
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Eso si es verdad
Ay, que no te vengan con cuentos
Ni casualidad
Y anoche me dijeron
Que ibas del brazo
Muy encantado
Ay, es puro cuento
Yo a ti te quiero
Y lo que dicen
Es para hacerte sufrir
No tengas miedo
Que mi cariño
Es no mas de ti
La ra ra
La ra ra
La ra ra
La ra ra
La ra ra
La ra ra
Y como pasé trabajos
Para conseguir tu amor
Tanto como yo te quiero
Y tú no me das tu amor, mujer
No te lo niego, chinita
Tu eres dueña de mi amor, mujer
No tengas miedo, cariño
Y dame tu corazón, mujer
Tanto como yo te quiero
Y tu no me das tu amor, mujer
Y como pasé trabajos
Para conseguir tu amor.
The song "Anita" by Compay Segundo is a love song where the singer addresses Anita and confesses his love and loyalty towards her. The first stanza talks about how the singer truly loves Anita, and no one should tell her otherwise. He dismisses any rumors or stories about Anita being with someone else, saying they are only trying to make her suffer. The second verse is a plea to Anita to not be afraid to give him her love because his love for her is real. He acknowledges that he had to work hard to get her love, but he still loves her despite the challenge.
The song's repetition of "la ra ra" creates a happy and lively rhythm, which contrasts with the serious tone of the lyrics. The singer's passion for Anita is evident through his lyrics and the energy of the song. The use of Spanish colloquial language also adds to the authenticity of the song.
Overall, "Anita" is a heartfelt and expressive song about unconditional love and loyalty.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo a ti te quiero, cariño
I love you, dear, and that is the truth.
Eso si es verdad
That is, indeed, the truth.
Ay, que no te vengan con cuentos
Don't let anyone deceive you.
Ni casualidad
Not even by chance.
Y anoche me dijeron
And last night, I was told
Que ibas del brazo
That you were walking arm in arm
Muy encantado
Very charmed
Sin mirar pa atrás
Without looking back.
Ay, es puro cuento
It's all a lie.
Yo a ti te quiero
I love you
Y lo que dicen
And what others say
Es para hacerte sufrir
Is meant to make you suffer.
No tengas miedo
Don't be afraid
Que mi cariño
My love for you
Es no mas de ti
Is only for you.
La ra ra
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Y como pasé trabajos
And how hard I worked
Para conseguir tu amor
To win your love.
Tanto como yo te quiero
As much as I love you
Y tú no me das tu amor, mujer
And you don't give me your love, my dear.
No te lo niego, chinita
I won't deny it, my little Chinese girl.
Tu eres dueña de mi amor, mujer
You own my love, my dear.
No tengas miedo, cariño
Don't be afraid, my love
Y dame tu corazón, mujer
And give me your heart, my dear.
Contributed by Addison J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Amon Morris
Compay Segundo - Anita
Yo a ti te quiero cariño eso si es verdad
Ay que no te vengan con cuentos ni casualidad
La noche me vieron, que iba de brazo
Muy encantado sin mirar pa' atras
Es puro cuento, yo a ti te quiero
Y lo que te dicen, es para hacerte sufrir
No tengas miedo de mi cariño
Es lo mas de mi
No tengas miedo de mi cariño
Es lo mas de mi
La la la (x6)
Yo a ti te quiero cariño eso si es verdad
Ay que no te vengan con cuentos ni casualidad
La noche me vieron, que iba de brazo
Muy encantado sin mirar pa' atras
Es puro cuento, yo a ti te quiero
Y lo que te dicen, es para hacerte sufrir
No tengas miedo de mi cariño
Es lo mas de mi
No tengas miedo de mi cariño
Es lo mas de mi
Vaya!
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
No me lo niegues cariño, que me muero por tu amor mujer
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
Tampoco como yo te quiero y tu no me quieres ya mama
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
(Cómo pasé trabajo para conseguir tu amor)
Jorge Icaza
Excelente musica cubana, excelente...