Santiago's career took off in 1986 in Puerto Rico and Latin America as a soloist, formimg his own band, and recording songs including: "Tú me quemas" (You Burn Me), "Qué Locura Enamorarme de Ti" (What Madness To Fall in Love With You), "Me Fallaste" (You Failed Me), Antidoto y Veneno (Antidote and Venom), "Tu Me Haces Falta" (I Need You) and his best known hit "Lluvia" (Rain, not to be confused with Menudo's hit of the same name), and many others with his fame eventually spreading to Europe and the United States making him one of the most popular Salsa singer in the late 80's and early 90's. He was one of the main singers singing what was called "Salsa Romantica", romantic salsa, due to the romanticism present in the lyrics.
His first major recording on an international label was with Sony Music in 1999. He also recorded for the TH, EMI Latin, and Polygram labels, including the well regarded production inspired by the music of Rafael Hernández, entitled "Enamorado".
Tú Me Haces Falta
Eddie Santiago Lyrics
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(Na-na-na)
Yo no te prometí nunca te prometí serte fiel
Pero no, no confundas cuando dije amar te amé
Yo no te prometí nunca te prometí por temor
A fallar de dejar de cumplir con tu corazón
Y te extrañé lo admito
Y regrese
Tú me haces falta
Sin ti las noches
Son un fantasma son un castigo
Tú me haces falta
Si tengo amores que sean contigo
Tú me haces falta
Tú me haces falta
Por eso vuelvo
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido
Tú me haces falta
Desde el momento
En que di contigo
Tú me haces tanta falta amor
(Na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
(Na-na-na)
(Na-na-na)
Yo no te prometí nunca te prometí el edén
Pero sí la aventura de amarte y sentirnos bien
Yo no te prometí nunca te prometí eternidad
Pero que si volvía sería amor de verdad
Y te extrañé lo admito
Y regrese
Tú me haces falta
Sin ti las noches
Son un fantasma son un castigo
Tú me haces falta
Si tengo amores que sean contigo
Tú me haces falta
Tú me haces falta
Por eso vuelvo
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido
Tú me haces falta
Desde de el momento
En que di contigo
Tú me haces falta
Tú me haces falta
Sin ti las noches
Son un fantasma son un castigo
Tú me haces falta
Si tengo amores que sean contigo
Tú me haces falta
Tú me haces falta
Por eso vuelvo
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido
Tú me haces falta
Desde de el momento
En que di contigo
Tú me haces tanta falta amor
(Na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
(Tú me haces falta
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido)
Y esa nostalgia
Es la que me hace
Mami, volver contigo
(Tú me haces falta
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido)
Porque me haces falta regresé
Y esta vez por tiempo indefinido
(Te dije que regresaba, te quiero chica)
(Tú me haces falta
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido)
Es que sin ti
Las noches son un fantasma
Sí, son un castigo
(Tú me haces falta
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido)
En mi pensamiento siempre estás tú
Solo tú, solo tú, pues por eso vuelvo
(Tú me haces falta
Por el recuerdo de lo vivido)
Sí, tú me haces falta
Si tengo amores que sean contigo
Tú me haces tanta falta amor
The lyrics to Eddie Santiago's song Tu Me Haces Falta express a longing for a lost love. The singer starts by clarifying that he never promised his lover anything, except to be faithful. He admits that he still loves her, despite any confusion about his feelings that may have arisen when he said he loved her. He acknowledges that he was afraid of failing her and not fulfilling her heart's desires, and that's why he promised to be loyal. He confesses that he missed her and returned to her. The chorus of the song conveys the intense feeling of a void in the singer's life without his lover. He says that the nights are like ghosts without her and that he needs her to feel complete.
The second verse of the song starts with the same line as the first, where the singer reiterates that he never promised everything to his lover. He clarifies that he never promised her the paradise, but only the adventure of loving and being happy together. He confesses that he never promised her forever, but always said that he would come back if he did. The chorus breaks in again with the declaration of how much the singer needs his lover. The second verse further emphasizes the feeling of nostalgia and the need to relive the past. The song concludes with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing how much the singer misses his lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no te prometí nunca
I never promised you anything
Te prometí serte fiel pero no, no
I promised to be faithful to you, but that's all
Confundas cuando
Don't misunderstand when
Dije amar te ame
I said I loved you, I did love you
Te prometí por temor
I promised out of fear
A fallar de dejar
To avoid failing you, leaving you
De cumplir con tu corazón
To fulfill your heart's desires
Y te extrañe lo admito y regrese
I missed you, I admit it and I came back
Tú me haces falta
I need you
Sin ti las noches son
Without you, my nights are
Un fantasma son un castigo
A phantom, a punishment
Sí tengo amores que sean contigo
Yes, I have love for you
Por eso vuelvo por
That's why I come back for
El recuerdo de lo vivido
The memory of what we shared
Desde de el momento
From the moment
En que di contigo
I met you
Tú me haces tanta falta amor
I need you so much, my love
(Tu me haces falta por
(I need you because of
(El recuerdo de lo vivido)
(The memories we've shared)
Y esa nostalgia es la
And that nostalgia is what
Que me hace mami volver contigo
Makes me come back to you, baby
Porque me haces falta regrese
I came back because I need you
Y esta vez por tiempo indefinido
And this time, for an indefinite period
(Tu me haces falta por)
(I need you because of)
(El recuerdo de lo vivido)
(The memories we've shared)
Es que sin ti las noches
Because without you, my nights
Son un fantasma sí, son un castigo
Are a phantom, yes, they're punishment
En mi pensamiento siempre estas tu
You're always on my mind
Solo tú, solo tú pues por eso vuelvo
Only you, that's why I come back
Si, tú me haces falta sí tengo
Yes, I need you, I have
Amores que cena contigo
Love to share with you
Tú me haces tanta falta amor
I need you so much, my love
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Luis Angel Marquez
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ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION
I didn't promise you I never promised to be faithful to you
But no, don't confuse when I said love I loved you
I didn't promise you I never promised you out of fear
Of failing to fulfill your heart
And I missed you I admit it and I came back
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you so much love
I didn't promise you, I never promised you Eden
But yes the adventure of loving you and feeling good
I didn't promise you, I never promised you eternity
But that if I returned it would be true love
And I missed you I admit it and I came back
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you so much love
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
And that nostalgia is what makes me baby return to you
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
Because I miss you
I came back and this time indefinitely
I told you that I was coming back, I love you girl
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
It's that without you the nights are a ghost yes
They're a punishment
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
You are always in my thoughts
Only you, only you
So that's why I come back
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
Yes, I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you so much love
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ENGLISH LYRICS TRANSLATION
I didn't promise you I never promised to be faithful to you
But no, don't confuse when I said love I loved you
I didn't promise you I never promised you out of fear
Of failing to fulfill your heart
And I missed you I admit it and I came back
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you so much love
I didn't promise you, I never promised you Eden
But yes the adventure of loving you and feeling good
I didn't promise you, I never promised you eternity
But that if I returned it would be true love
And I missed you I admit it and I came back
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you
I miss you
Without you, the nights are a ghost they're a punishment
I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you
I miss you
That's why I come back
Because of the memory of what we lived
I miss you
From the moment that I met you
I miss you so much love
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
And that nostalgia is what makes me baby return to you
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
Because I miss you
I came back and this time indefinitely
I told you that I was coming back, I love you girl
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
It's that without you the nights are a ghost yes
They're a punishment
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
You are always in my thoughts
Only you, only you
So that's why I come back
I miss you because of the memory of what we lived
Yes, I miss you
If I have love that is with you
I miss you so much love
If you read this far, then please like :)
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