From a very young age, Ramon sang at family gatherings and parties. His musical creativity was nurtured in a very “bohemian” environment. His father, Manuel de Jesus Galvez, a well-known bachatero from the 60s and 70s, was a great influence to Ramon.
Ramon later moved to New York where he had the opportunity to record his first album. He was able to gain some interest among the local “Nuyorican” community, but his dream was to become a well-known musician in his own country.
His album, Paz En La Cama, helped him achieve his dream. He was an instant star in The Dominican Republic as well as in Panama, Puerto Rico, and St. Martin.
He went on to produce several other hits, including “Un Poquito De Amor,” “Como Te Voy a Ovidar,” “Quiereme,” and “El Osito Dormillon” which brought him even more fame in his home country and all around the world.
“El Gringo” is considered one of the best representatives of “La Sangre nueva de la Bachata”, that is, a new generation of musicians who have brought the genre to the forefront of Latin music.
Loco Por Ella
El Gringo de la Bachata Lyrics
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Hay va la que me tiene
Destrozada el alma
Ella sabe que sin ella
No puedo vivir
Me tiene vuelto loco
Que sera de mi
Cada ves que ella me mira
Se me agota el aire
Y si me habla muy de cerca
Pierdo la razon
Estoy como un tonto
Enamarodo
Es dueña abosulta de mi corazon
Pero lo malo es que ella
Sabe que la quiero tanto
Sabe que su cuerpo
Lo deseo tanto
Y por mas que trato
De buscarle el lado
Ella me desprecia no me hace caso
Estoy sufriendo por la
Forma que me trata
Con este amor tragado
Que me mata
Hasta he perdido el control
De mi vida
Y aun no me decido todavia
Hay dios
Coro
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
Su amooorr ...
Cada ves que ella me mira
Se me agota el aire
Y si me habla muy de cerca
Pierdo la razon
Estoy como un tonto
Enamarodo
Es dueña abosulta de mi corazon
Pero lo malo es que ella
Sabe que la quiero tanto
Sabe que su cuerpo
Lo deseo tanto
Y por mas que trato
De buscarle el lado
Ella me desprecia no me hace caso
Estoy sufriendo por la
Forma que me trata
Con este amor tragado
Que me mata
Hasta he perdido el control
De mi vida
Y aun no me decido todavia
Hay dios
Coro
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
Su amooorr ...
Coro
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
A decirle que yo
Me quiero morir
Que se compadesca
Que se apiade de mi
Que entienada
Que no tengo
Ni motivos ni razon
De seguir viviendo
Si no tengo su amor
Su amooorr ...
In El Gringo de la Bachata's song "Loco Por Ella," the singer is consumed by his love for a woman who knows that she has his heart and takes him for granted. He laments that he cannot live without her and feels like a fool for being so enamored with her, even though she treats him poorly. Every time she looks at him or speaks to him, he loses his sense of reason and feels like he is suffocating. Despite his feelings for her, he is aware of the fact that she knows how much power she has over him and takes advantage of it. The singer is at a loss as he can't decide whether he should continue to suffer for the woman he loves or try to move on.
The song captures the essence of an unrequited love story, where the singer is deeply in love with someone who doesn't reciprocate his feelings. He is consumed by the hopelessness of his situation and can't find the strength to give up on his love for her. The lines "Que entiendaaa, que no tengo, ni motivos ni razón, de seguir viviendo si no tengo su amor," translate to "She should understand that I have no reasons or purpose to keep living without her love." These lyrics cry out for help from someone who deeply desires to be loved back.
Line by Line Meaning
Hay va la que me tiene
There she goes, the one who has destroyed my soul
Destrozada el alma
My soul is shattered
Ella sabe que sin ella
She knows that without her
No puedo vivir
I cannot live
Me tiene vuelto loco
She has driven me crazy
Y sin ideas y si no acepta
I am out of ideas and if she doesn't accept
Que sera de mi
What will happen to me?
Cada ves que ella me mira
Every time she looks at me
Se me agota el aire
I run out of breath
Y si me habla muy de cerca
And if she talks to me up close
Pierdo la razon
I lose my mind
Estoy como un tonto
I am like a fool
Enamarado
In love
Es dueña abosulta de mi corazon
She is the absolute owner of my heart
Pero lo malo es que ella
But the bad thing is that she
Sabe que la quiero tanto
Knows that I love her so much
Sabe que su cuerpo
Knows that her body
Lo deseo tanto
I desire so much
Y por mas que trato
And no matter how hard I try
De buscarle el lado
To find a way around it
Ella me desprecia no me hace caso
She despises me and ignores me
Estoy sufriendo por la
I am suffering because of
Forma que me trata
The way she treats me
Con este amor tragado
With this unrequited love
Que me mata
That is killing me
Hasta he perdido el control
I have even lost control
De mi vida
Of my life
Y aun no me decido todavia
And I still haven't decided
Hay dios
Oh God
A decirle que yo
To tell her that I
Me quiero morir
Want to die
Que se compadesca
That she takes pity on me
Que se apiade de mi
That she has mercy on me
Que entienada
That she understands
Que no tengo
That I don't have
Ni motivos ni razon
Neither reasons nor logic
De seguir viviendo
To keep on living
Si no tengo su amor
If I don't have her love
Su amooorr ...
Her love...
Writer(s): PENA ROBERT FELIZ
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