A La Orilla De Un Palmar
Genaro Salinas Lyrics


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A la orilla de un palmar
yo vi de una joven bella
su boquita de coral
sus ojitos dos estrellas

Al pasar le pregunte
que quien estaba con ella
y me respondió llorando
sola vivo en el palmar

Soy huerfanita ¡ah!
no tengo padre ni madre
ni un amigo ¡ah!
que me venga a consolar

Solita paso la vida
a la orilla de un palmar
y solita voy y vengo
como las olas olas del mar





Soy huerfanita ¡ah!
no tengo . . .

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Genaro Salinas's song "A La Orilla De Un Palmar" speak of a beautiful young woman whom the singer encounters while standing by a palm grove. The singer observes her coral-colored mouth and two starry eyes and approaches her to inquire who she is with. To his dismay, the woman reveals she is an orphan and has no one to turn to for comfort or support during her lonely existence. She spends her days wandering by the palm grove without a companion, never knowing the joy of being embraced by a friend or loved one.


The lyrics evoke a sense of melancholy and isolation experienced by those who have been left alone in the world. The woman's solitude resonates deeply, painting a poignant picture of the trials of modern life. The song speaks to everyone's heart with its message of empathy and compassion for those struggling with loneliness and isolation.


Line by Line Meaning

A la orilla de un palmar
I was next to a palm grove


yo vi de una joven bella
I saw a beautiful young lady


su boquita de coral
her little mouth of coral


sus ojitos dos estrellas
her two little eyes like stars


Al pasar le pregunte
I asked her as I passed by


que quien estaba con ella
who was with her


y me respondió llorando
she answered me weeping


sola vivo en el palmar
I live alone in the palm grove


Soy huerfanita ¡ah!
I'm an orphan, oh!


no tengo padre ni madre
I have no father or mother


ni un amigo ¡ah!
or any friends, oh!


que me venga a consolar
to come and comfort me


Solita paso la vida
I spend my life alone


a la orilla de un palmar
on the edge of a palm grove


y solita voy y vengo
and I go and come back alone


como las olas olas del mar
like the waves of the sea


Soy huerfanita ¡ah!
I'm an orphan, oh!


no tengo . . .
I have no one




Writer(s): Manuel M. Ponce

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