Sombras
Concha Buika and Chucho Valdes Lyrics
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When you have gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes my love and see
All the lovely things you are to me
It was far, too high
A teardrop kissed your lips
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joys that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile
The lyrics of "Sombras" sympathize with the pain of losing a loved one. It is about the lasting effect that someone has on our lives. The opening line "The shadow of your smile when you have gone" highlights how the memory of a lost love lingers with us long after they have left our lives. The phrase "will color all my dreams and light the dawn" suggests how memories of that love can shape our future hopes and philosophies. The song urges the listener to remember the positive aspects of that love.
In the chorus, Buika asks her love to "look into my eyes my love and see all the lovely things you are to me." This line is different than the opening one because it signifies the present. The singer is telling her love to focus on the good things they bring into her life right now, rather than mourn them when they're gone. Further, the line "our wistful little star it was far too high" refers to a lost opportunity to make things work between the two of them. The fact that they were left with only a tear drop and a memory of a kiss.
Line by Line Meaning
The shadow of your smile
The memory of your smile, once you're gone.
When you have gone
After you depart.
Will color all my dreams
Will taint my dreams with sadness.
And light the dawn
And make the morning seem brighter and hopeful.
Look into my eyes my love and see
Gaze into my eyes and understand what you mean to me.
All the lovely things you are to me
All the wonderful qualities you possess and the happiness you bring me.
Our wistful little star
Our fleeting and melancholic shooting star.
It was far, too high
It was unattainable and out of reach.
A teardrop kissed your lips
A tear streamed down your face and touched your lips.
And so did I
I too shed tears for our unfulfilled hopes and dreams.
Now when I remember spring
Now when I reminisce about better times.
All the joys that love can bring
All the happiness and positive emotions that come with being in love.
I will be remembering
I will fondly recall.
The shadow of your smile
The memory of your smile, even when everything else fades away.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Paul Webster, Johnny Mardel
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@Marcosmar28
Nada es mejor que tomarse un café por la tarde escuchando a nuestra querida perla negra y en especial si es junto al gran maestro cubano Chucho, gran talento al igual que su padre que en paz descanse.
@williamruy9350
Esta es una Diosa total!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@camilocorea
Bella interpretación de Concha Buika. Y exquisito piano del maestro Chucho Valdes.
@johannasanchez624
Te buscarán mis manos, te besará mi boca, yo aspiraré en el aire aquel olor a rosas, cuando tú te hayas ido, me envolverán las sombras 🎶💔 conchita, la mejor!
@elvimedina48
Hermosa Interpretacion de Concha Buika!! Dulcísima!! Una melodía de Ángeles!! Gracias!!
@nubia6660
Maravilloso! Excelente! Buika- Chucho Valdés, Chucho Valdés-Buika. Los dos son buenísimos. La más hermosa interpretación que he escuchado a éste muy sentido poema de la gran Rosario Sansores. Gracias por postarlo
@rjalon1
y musica del ecuatoriano Carlos Brito, originalmente en ritmo de "pasillo"
@dandyroll7610
Qué absoluta obra maestra.
@antoniom2037
Buika sei favolosa, magnifica voce e testo !!
@arturomoralesromo
En la voz inigualable de Julio Jaramillo -quien hoy cumpliría 76 años- es que Sombras fue más conocido en el extranjero. Según Alfredo Enderica, coleccionista de las canciones de JJ, este grabó tres versiones del emblemático pasillo -en 1959, 1965 y 1969-,