Eva Ayllón (born February 6, 1956 as María Angélica Ayllón Urbina) is one o… Read Full Bio ↴Eva Ayllón (born February 6, 1956 as María Angélica Ayllón Urbina) is one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians and one of the country's most enduring stars.
Ayllón adopted the stage "Eva" from her maternal grandmother, Eva, who began teaching the young María music at an early age. As a child and teen, Eva Ayllón sang in school competitions and later on television and radio. Throughout the early 1970s, Eva appeared in many música criolla musical groups such as Rinconcito Monsefuano, La peña de los Ugarte, Los Mundialistas o Callejón and Los Kipus. By 1975, Eva began to pursue a solo singing career, touring internationally by 1979. In 1989, Eva formed Los Hijos del Sol (Children of the Sun), a supergroup made up of Peruvian musical stars in an effort to promote Peruvian music through performance and recording.
To date, Eva has produced over 20 records. Her latest release is Kimba Fa, an exploration of the musical styles that she has performed over the last three decades[1]. In 2004 she released Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Eva! Peruvian Legend), which was her first album produced in the United States. Today, Eva continues to tour and lives in New Jersey with her Peruvian-American husband and childrenIn her music, Ayllón blends indigenous Peruvian, African and Spanish influences into a style known as musica criolla.
Typically, Ayllón focuses on the musical genres of Peru's capital city along the Pacific coast, Lima. Ayllón is particularly known for the Peruvian music genres of the lando, the festejo, and the vals, and is known as "The Queen of Lando".

Huellas
Eva Ayllón Lyrics

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No me pidas que te olvide
porque es imposible
porque todavía mi alma está
plagada de tus huellas
huellas que humedecen éstos labios secos
que se enrojecían con tus besos
huellas de tu cuerpo
ardiendo en deseo

huellas que hoy tan sólo son recuerdos
sabes que aún hasta hoy
disfruto de tus huellas
aunque me has negado el fruto
de tus primaveras

Sigues siendo mío
sigo siendo tuya
porque has impregnado en mi
tus huellas Sabes que aún hasta hoy
disfruto de tus huellas
aunque me has negado el fruto
de tus primaveras

Sigues siendo mío
sigo siendo tuya

porque has impregnado en mi
tus huellas

Overall Meaning

The song "Huellas" by Eva Ayllón is an emotional ballad that tells the story of a person who is unable to forget their former lover, despite their best efforts. In the opening lines of the song, the lyrics state "No me pidas que te olvide, porque es imposible" which translates to "Don't ask me to forget you, because it's impossible". The author then takes us into a journey of their memories, filled with the "huellas" or footprints that their former lover has left in their life.

The verses describe these "huellas" or traces of their former lover that are still very present in their current life, even though they are no longer together. The singer recalls the passion they shared, as the "huellas de tu cuerpo ardiendo en deseo" (the traces of your body burning with desire) are still etched in their memory. The lyrics are filled with strong emotional imagery, such as "huellas que humedecen éstos labios secos" (traces that moisten these dry lips) and "huellas que hoy tan sólo son recuerdos" (traces that today are only memories).

Overall, the song captures the lingering feelings of love that can linger long after a relationship has ended. It speaks to the pain and pleasure of memories, and how the traces of someone we once loved can continue to shape our lives long after they are gone.

Line by Line Meaning

No me pidas que te olvide
Don't ask me to forget you

porque es imposible
because it's impossible

porque todavía mi alma está
because my soul is still

plagada de tus huellas
filled with your footprints

huellas que humedecen éstos labios secos
footprints that wet these dry lips

que se enrojecían con tus besos
that turned red with your kisses

huellas de tu cuerpo
footprints of your body

ardiendo en deseo
burning with desire

huellas que hoy tan sólo son recuerdos
footprints that are now only memories

sabes que aún hasta hoy
you know that even today

disfruto de tus huellas
I still enjoy your footprints