El Compa Ray
Gerardo Ortiz Lyrics


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El momento se ha llegado y no miento
Lo estaba esperando
Los segundos se acercaron
Y la muerte me estaba rondando
Deje a mi familia también mis hermanos
No puedo negarlo disfrute mis años
Se agota mi tiempo no estoy respirando
Escucho a mi madre sudorar en llanto

Una tarde como todas
Me llego la noticia ya es hora
Resultados que acabaron
La esperanza de seguir junto a mis hermanos

Pasaron los meses los días
No había Resultados
Saque la cuenta de tanto doctor que miramos
Me mire al espejo y ya todo estaba cambiando
Mi cara mi pelo el tiempo se estaba agotando

Y hay le va compa Ray y a toda su familia hasta
El cielo viejon!

Era cáncer ya nimodos
Hacia es la vida hay que entrarle al toro
Y en sus manos yo me pongo
Usted sabe si quiere tenerme en su trono

Respeto su tiempo para mi es sagrado
Es su desicion aquí estoy para escucharlo
Sudor es dolor por lo que yo he dejado
Como agradecer si ya estoy de otro lado

Que difícil despedida
Es difícil dejar mi familia
Que bonito lo pasado
Los recuerdos del viejo y su lucha
A mi lado

Del campo del soccer siempre
Fui muy apasionado
Escuchar corridos alegre y muy enamorado
Me toco mirarlo en momentos
Esta confirmado




Que en el tiempo que lo conocí
Fue un hermano

Overall Meaning

In the song El Compa Ray by Gerardo Ortiz, the lyrics speak about a man, Ray, who has received news of his impending death. He reflects on his life and the time he spent with his family and siblings. Ray enjoyed his life and did not deny that aspect, although now he is left with little time to live. Ray reflects on his mother's cries of sorrow as he slowly starts to lose his breath. Although he has come to terms with his fate, Ray finds it hard to leave behind his family and the memories of his past, including his passion for soccer and love for music such as corridos.


The lyrics showcase the acceptance of death and how Ray viewed his life as a good one that was enjoyed, but not without mentioning the difficult feelings of saying goodbye to his loved ones. Throughout the song, there is a sense of nostalgia for the memories that Ray has made up until his final days. The song concludes with a message of respect towards Ray’s decision and the understanding that he is now in a better place.


Line by Line Meaning

El momento se ha llegado y no miento
The moment has arrived and I do not lie


Lo estaba esperando
I was waiting for it


Los segundos se acercaron
Seconds passed by


Y la muerte me estaba rondando
And death was hovering over me


Deje a mi familia también mis hermanos
I left my family and also my siblings


No puedo negarlo disfrute mis años
I cannot deny I enjoyed my years


Se agota mi tiempo no estoy respirando
My time is running out, I am barely breathing


Escucho a mi madre sudorar en llanto
I hear my mother sweating in tears


Una tarde como todas
One afternoon like any other


Me llego la noticia ya es hora
I received the news, it's time


Resultados que acabaron
Results that ended


La esperanza de seguir junto a mis hermanos
The hope of staying with my brothers was lost


Pasaron los meses los días
Months and days passed by


No había Resultados
There were no results


Saque la cuenta de tanto doctor que miramos
I counted the amount of doctors we have seen


Me mire al espejo y ya todo estaba cambiando
I looked at myself in the mirror and everything was changing


Mi cara mi pelo el tiempo se estaba agotando
My face, my hair, time was running out


Y hay le va compa Ray y a toda su familia hasta El cielo viejon!
Here goes compa Ray and his whole family, up to heaven, old man!


Era cáncer ya nimodos
It was cancer, there was nothing to be done about it


Hacia es la vida hay que entrarle al toro
That's life, you have to face it head-on


Y en sus manos yo me pongo
And I put myself in his hands


Usted sabe si quiere tenerme en su trono
You know if He wants me on His throne


Respeto su tiempo para mi es sagrado
I respect His time, it's sacred to me


Es su desicion aquí estoy para escucharlo
It's His decision, I'm here to listen


Sudor es dolor por lo que yo he dejado
Sweat is pain for what I have left behind


Como agradecer si ya estoy de otro lado
How can I thank them if I am already on the other side


Que difícil despedida
What a difficult farewell


Es difícil dejar mi familia
It's hard to leave my family


Que bonito lo pasado
How beautiful the past was


Los recuerdos del viejo y su lucha
Memories of the old man and his struggle


A mi lado
Beside me


Del campo del soccer siempre
From soccer fields, always


Fui muy apasionado
I was very passionate about it


Escuchar corridos alegre y muy enamorado
Listening to corridos, happy and in love


Me toco mirarlo en momentos Esta confirmado
I had to face it at times, it's confirmed


Que en el tiempo que lo conocí Fue un hermano
That during the time I knew him, he was a brother




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Written by: GERARDO ORTIZ

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