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.
Te Apartas De Mi
Compay Segundo Lyrics
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Dime porqué tú me tratas así
Dime si ya se acabó aquel amor
Que aquella vez me juraste tener
Dime si es que hay otro amante
A quién quieras más que a mí
Si sabes que te quiero
Que tuyo es mi cariño
Que mi vida es para tí, mi bien
Porqué me martirizas, negándose tus besos
Devuélveme la calma que un día le robaste
A mi fiel corazón
In Compay Segundo's song "Te apartas de mi," the lyrics speak of a love that seems to be slipping away. The singer is questioning why his lover is pulling away from him, treating him differently, and if their love has truly ended, despite previously swearing their love for each other. The lyrics also suggest the possibility of another lover, which adds to the confusion and heartache the singer is feeling. The chorus shows the singer's deep love for his partner, pleading for their affection once more, and asking them to return the calmness and peace that they once brought to his heart.
While the lyrics may seem straightforward, they convey a depth of emotions that many can relate to. The questions and doubts faced by the singer are universal, and the yearning for love is palpable. Compay Segundo's smooth voice adds to the complexity of the song, infusing it with a sense of nostalgia and melancholy. "Te apartas de mi" is a beautiful and heartfelt depiction of love, loss, and the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Dime porqué hoy te apartas de mí
Tell me why today you're moving away from me
Dime porqué tú me tratas así
Tell me why you're treating me this way
Dime si ya se acabó aquel amor
Tell me if that love is already over
Que aquella vez me juraste tener
That time you swore to have
Dime si es que hay otro amante
Tell me if there's another lover
A quién quieras más que a mí
Whom you want more than me
Si sabes que te quiero
If you know that I love you
Con toda mi alma
With all my soul
Que tuyo es mi cariño
That my love is yours
Que mi vida es para tí, mi bien
That my life is for you, my love
Porqué me martirizas, negándose tus besos
Why do you torture me, denying your kisses
Devuélveme la calma que un día le robaste
Return to me the peace that one day you stole
A mi fiel corazón
To my faithful heart
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MAXIMO FRANCISCO REPILADO MUNOZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Yesled Raw TUM
No es posible que esta tremenda sabrosura solo dure 2:22! Alguien que la loopee para que dure minimo 10 min! Grande COMPAY!
Juan José Benítez Noboa
Te agradezco de todo corazón por compartir estos temas maravillosos de Compay. Te agradezco porque este era el disco favorito de mi padre y mi persona cuando estaba vivo. Gracias a esta música puedo revivir buenos momentos junto a él.
Matias Gibbs
Este tema es impresionante. Gracias por subirlo amigo.
Maria
Great singer!!
maria muñoz
Lo más hermoso de Cuba...
Nico1908
👏👏👏👏
VALERIA OLVEGAR
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