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.
Locura de amor
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es
Si pudiera pasar junto a ti una noche completa
Por ejemplo sentados los dos a la orilla del mar
Y entregarnos con loca pasíón sin que nadie lo sepa
Que no pueda haber mas testigos que la oscuridad
Como locos perdidos en la noche hasta que salga el sol
Contemplar el amanecer con el alma repleta
Si pudiéramos tener esa noche solitos los dos
Seria vivir lo lindo y lo bello
Seria sentir lo dulce de un beso
Seriacomo alcanzar el cielo
Seria alimentar lo nuestro
Y así eternamente feliz
Tu para mi y yo para ti en el mas dulce momento
Oye, ayo
Seria vivir lo lindo y lo bello
Seria sentir lo dulce de un beso
Seria como alcanzar el cielo
Seria alimentar lo nuestro
Y así eternamente feliz
Tu para mi yo para ti en el mas dulce momento
Dile que me cargue
No tenemos que mirarnos
No tenemos que tocarnos
Sin solo con imaginarnos
Perdemos la conciencia y la razón
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es oye locura de amor
A mi me gusta esta locura y mientras viva que siga ah
Pero yo loco loco y tu tranquila porque tienes mi vida y mi amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es oye locura de amor
Este amor de locos que me esta matando
Que me esta llevando poquitito a poco
Si yo se que yo estoy loco
Pero tu no tas muy cuerda tampoco
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es oye locura de amor
Ahí quien dice que es locura pero yo se que es amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Esa locura que no tiene cura oye nos vuelve loco a los dos
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Que no se toca nos trastoca y nos provoca el alma y el corazón
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Y si no estamos juntos nos volvemos locos
Lo tuyo y lo mio es amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo lo tuyo y lo mio seguro es una locura
Amor de locos locura de amor que puede ser dulzura
Puede ser tortura y hasta amargura
Amor de locos locura de amor voy a perder la cabeza
Por tu amor amor de locos locura de amor amor de locos
Estamos locos tu y yo amor de locos locura de amor
Lo tuyo y lo mio es oye
The lyrics of Gilberto Santa Rosa's song "Locura De Amor" talk about a love that is so intense and passionate that it's like a madness. The singer imagines spending a whole night by the sea with his beloved, kissing and making love, without anyone knowing about it. He describes the beauty of being lost in each other's arms, watching the sunrise with a full heart, and feeling eternal happiness. He acknowledges that this kind of love may seem crazy to some, but to him, it's worth everything. He even says that he's willing to lose his mind for this love, and he hopes his partner feels the same way.
The song's message is that true love can make us lose our sense of reason and logic, but it's worth it because it brings us joy and fulfillment. The lyrics also suggest that this love is secret and forbidden, adding to its intensity and excitement. Overall, the song celebrates the power of love to make us feel alive and inspired, even if it defies logic and reason.
Line by Line Meaning
Lo tuyo y lo mio es
The love between us is
Amor de locos locura de amor
A crazy love, a madness of love
Si pudiera pasar junto a ti una noche completa
If I could spend a full night with you
Por ejemplo sentados los dos a la orilla del mar
For instance, sitting together by the sea
Y entregarnos con loca pasíón sin que nadie lo sepa
And give ourselves with crazy passion without anyone knowing
Que no pueda haber mas testigos que la oscuridad
That there can be no witnesses but the darkness
Para darnos besito a besito el amor que nos quepa
To give each other kiss by kiss all the love that fits us
Como locos perdidos en la noche hasta que salga el sol
Like crazy people lost in the night until the sun rises
Contemplar el amanecer con el alma repleta
To contemplate the sunrise with our souls full
Si pudiéramos tener esa noche solitos los dos
If we could have that night just the two of us
Seria vivir lo lindo y lo bello
It would be to live the beautiful and the lovely
Seria sentir lo dulce de un beso
It would be to feel the sweetness of a kiss
Seria como alcanzar el cielo
It would be like reaching the sky
Seria alimentar lo nuestro
It would be to nourish what is ours
Y así eternamente feliz
And thus, eternally happy
Tu para mi y yo para ti en el mas dulce momento
You for me and me for you in the sweetest moment
Oye, ayo
Hey, oh
No tenemos que mirarnos
We don't have to look at each other
No tenemos que tocarnos
We don't have to touch each other
Sin solo con imaginarnos
Just by imagining ourselves
Perdemos la conciencia y la razón
We lose consciousness and reason
Este amor de locos que me esta matando
This crazy love that is killing me
Que me esta llevando poquitito a poco
That is taking me little by little
Si yo se que yo estoy loco
I know I am crazy
Pero tu no tas muy cuerda tampoco
But you are not very sane either
Ahí quien dice que es locura pero yo se que es amor
There are those who say it's madness but I know it's love
Esa locura que no tiene cura oye nos vuelve loco a los dos
That madness which has no cure, hey, drives us both crazy
Que no se toca nos trastoca y nos provoca el alma y el corazón
It doesn't touch us, it disturbs us and provokes our soul and heart
Y si no estamos juntos nos volvemos locos
And if we are not together, we go crazy
Lo tuyo lo tuyo y lo mio seguro es una locura
Yours and mine is definitely a madness
Amor de locos locura de amor que puede ser dulzura
A crazy love, a madness of love that can be sweetness
Puede ser tortura y hasta amargura
It can be torture and even bitterness
Voy a perder la cabeza
I'm going to lose my mind
Por tu amor amor de locos locura de amor amor de locos
For your love, a crazy love, a madness of love, a crazy love
Estamos locos tu y yo amor de locos locura de amor
We are crazy, you and me, a crazy love, a madness of love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JUVENTINO RUIZ LINARES
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