In 1976 he started with a group of amateurs in Puerto Rico, and his first recording was with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra. He then moved on to Orquesta La Grande, and during the two years Gilberto was with them, he met Mr. Elias Lopés who later helped mold and polish the promising young singer, releasing three recordings.
In 1980, he got an important opportunity recording "Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri" with the Puerto Rico All Stars. He then went on to record with Tommy Olivencia. From 1981 through 1986 he was with the Willie Rosario Orchestra where he recorded six albums.
Santa Rosa then signed with Ralph Cartagena's Combo Records. In 1986, he debuted on Good Vibrations fronting his own salsa orquesta. After releasing three more albums on Combo, including "De Amor y Salsa", he switched to CBS Records and issued the chart-topping salsa romantica set Punto De Vista in 1990, which went platinum and spawned the smash hits "Vivir Sin Ella" and "Perdoname". Santa Rosa's 1991 CBS/Sony follow-up, Perspectiva, was another monster hit.
Since the mid-80s, the mainstream salsa recording industry in Puerto Rico and the USA has been largely preoccupied with developing and marketing the images of "good looking" young male vocalists, rather than producing solid, stimulating music performed by swinging soneros (improvising salsa singers). Santa Rosa, however, who was one of the first of this new crop of solo singers, is regarded as being amongst the small number who deserve to be called a sonero.
In 1990, Santa Rosa was in the illustrious company of Andy Montañez and Pedro Brull (from Mulenze ), as one of the contemporary soneros assembled by bandleader Don Perignon for his all-star La Puertorriqueña project. In 1990, he won the Billboard Lo Nuestro award for Best Male Singer. He has also performed at New York's prestigious annual salsa festival. But 1990 was an important year in other respects. Santa Rosa made acting debut in the play "La pareja dispareja", where he was joined by Rafo Muñiz and Luis Vigoreaux.
He visited Japan in 1995 as Puerto Rico's musical ambassador and sang one of his songs, "De cara al viento" in Japanese in his effort to bridge the cultural barriers. Since then Santa Rosa's fame reached across borders and continents; commanding recognition as salsa artist in most demand. In 1996 he released yet another smash album Esencia which included hit songs such as No Quiero Nada Regala'o.
Santa Rosa's recent work has not been limited to soloist recordings. He joined other artists in the First President's Festival in the Dominican Republic; Andy Montañez in New York's Lincoln Center, in 1997; and Olga Tañon in the Universal Studios Amphitheater in Holloywood, in 1997.
In 1999, he released Expresión, which reinforced his international fame. The album included the hit song "Que alguien me diga", written by Omar Alfanno, which was at the top of Billboard‘s latin chart for various weeks. The album also included the song Fulana, unlike his well known salsa, demonstrating his wide range of interests and ability. The album was selected as one of the 20 best recordings of the year by the National Foundation Popular Culture of Puerto Rico.
En La Soledad
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Que te fuiste ella entro a mi vida,
No te mintieron llego a la casa
Justo en el momento de tu despedida
No la esperaba sin pregunta abrió la puerta
Y entro en mi alma se aprovecho de mi tristeza,
De mi nostagia y hoy me acompaña,
Si te dijeron que esta conmigo
A cada instante a todas hora
No te mintieron pues como sombra
Me persigue no me deja a solas
Te conocía sabia todo fuiste tú
Quien le contaste y al verme solo
No dudo en aprovecharse vino a buscarme
Y se sienta en la mesa y me acompaña en el café
Y contempla en silencio tu retrato en la pared
Luego pregunta por ti si te deje de pensar
Y me sigue y me lleva hasta el cuarto
Y me dice que tengo que olvidar
Y se mete en la cama y siento su respiración
Que recorre mi cuerpo siento que me hace el amor
Luego la veo sonreír creo que se burla de mi
Y se acerca y me dice al oído que me olvide de ti
Y se sienta en la mesa y me acompaña en el café
Y contempla en silencio tu retrato en la pared
Luego pregunta por ti si te deje de pensar
Y me sigue me lleva hasta el cuarto y me dice
Que tengo que olvidar y se mete en la cama
Y siento su respiración que recorre mi cuerpo
Siento que me hace el amor
Y hoy que te encuentro y me confiesas que me quieres
Y aun me extrañas y me preguntas quien es esa
Que hoy me acompaña tu la conoces ella es la soledad
In Gilberto Santa Rosa's song “En La Soledad”, the lyrics describe the emotional turmoil of a man who has lost his love to someone else, and has now replaced her with the constant presence of loneliness in his life. The song is about the loneliness that haunts the singer since his love left him. The first verse describes how his love left and how another woman entered his life almost immediately after. The second verse describes how this new woman took advantage of his sadness and made herself a presence in his life, in a way that is both comforting and suffocating.
Throughout the song, the singer describes how the new woman is always present, always following him, and how he can’t escape her. She is like a shadow that he can’t shake off. He also talks about how he knows that his ex-girlfriend is aware of this new woman’s presence in his life. The lyrics describe how the new woman tries to make him forget his ex-girlfriend and how she makes him feel like he is being loved, but also used at the same time.
In general, the song describes the struggle between love and loneliness, and how difficult it is to let go of the memory of someone who was such an important part of your life. The lyrics are full of emotion, heartache, and the sense of being lost in the wake of a failed relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Si te dijeron que desde el mismo día Que te fuiste ella entro a mi vida, No te mintieron llego a la casa Justo en el momento de tu despedida
They told you that from the very day you left, she came into my life, and they were not lying. She arrived home just at the time of your farewell.
No la esperaba sin pregunta abrió la puerta Y entro en mi alma se aprovecho de mi tristeza, De mi nostagia y hoy me acompaña,
I didn't expect her, but she opened the door without a question and entered my soul. She took advantage of my sadness and nostalgia, and now she accompanies me.
Si te dijeron que esta conmigo A cada instante a todas hora No te mintieron pues como sombra Me persigue no me deja a solas
If they told you she is with me at every moment, all the time, they were not lying because like a shadow, she follows me and never leaves me alone.
Te conocía sabia todo fuiste tú Quien le contaste y al verme solo No dudo en aprovecharse vino a buscarme Y se sienta en la mesa y me acompaña en el café Y contempla en silencio tu retrato en la pared
She knew you, she knew everything, and it was you who told her about me. When she saw me alone, she didn't hesitate to take advantage and came to find me. She sits at the table with me and accompanies me for coffee while silently gazing at your picture on the wall.
Luego pregunta por ti si te deje de pensar Y me sigue y me lleva hasta el cuarto Y me dice que tengo que olvidar Y se mete en la cama y siento su respiración Que recorre mi cuerpo siento que me hace el amor Luego la veo sonreír creo que se burla de mi Y se acerca y me dice al oído que me olvide de ti
Later, she asks me if I stopped thinking about you and follows me to the bedroom. She tells me that I have to forget you and gets into bed with me, and I feel her breathing that travels through my body, making me feel like she's making love to me. Then, I see her smiling, and I think she's mocking me, and she comes closer, whispering in my ear to forget you.
Y hoy que te encuentro y me confiesas que me quieres Y aun me extrañas y me preguntas quien es esa Que hoy me acompaña tu la conoces ella es la soledad
And now that I encounter you and you confess that you love me and miss me, and ask me who it is that accompanies me now, you know her. She is the loneliness.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: KIKE SANTANDER
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HERNANDEZ LUNA CÉSAR
Caray......
Es muy difícil asimilar que el amor duele, llora y peor aún te ciega
Desearle lo mejor aún no estando a tu lado es amor....
Por siempre estaré para ti
Dónde quiera que estés mi amor hermoso....
Por siempre y para siempre!!!!!
Karen Suarez L
A mi padre que es salsero le encanta esta canción y ahora que le puse atención, sé que se refiere a su soledad, pues mi madre murió hace 10 años ahora entiendo que aún la extraña!
Wanda Torres
Que Hermosa historia.
Jova .moran
Que triste lo de tu mamá, pero con seguridad que si la extraña mucho. Hermosa canción quizás en ella encuentra el desahogo que no ha podido hacer. Quiere lo mucho y está siempre con el. Saludos desde Uruguay.
Pedro Alcaraz
Saludos 😢
miguel ceballo
Es sin dudas el caballero de la salsa... y si la soledad cuando toca a tu puerta sientes que tiene identidad... y ahí está la soledad.... 😢
Julia Eliza Jimenez
A mi padre también le gustaba y era eso ,extrañaba mi madre que había partido primero que él 😢
Alina Leclercq
Si hubo amor, después hay Soledad... mi amor partió al universo hace 2 años y aún estoy sola... 🤔💖😥
Royer Díaz
Que hermosa canción, el interprete la música, todo es perfecto al escucharla.
rizkunisnator
My dad showed me this song when I was 15. Now that I'm 30, it really hits different
Carlos Durango Arcia
Tremendo poema esta canción. Es añoranza, es riqueza literaria; pura magia.