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.
Mentira
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Que me digas que el sol va dejar de alumbrar
Es querer renunciar
A los sueños de ayer
Es mirar la montaña y decir,no podre
Superar esta prueba
Que puede matar
Cuando estas justo ahí
Yo si creo que mal
Nos podría caer
Olvidarnos que aun este amor puede ser
Mentira
Que el amor se nos fue de la piel
Es mentira
Que los besos no saben a miel
Es mentira
Que que mi cuerpo te enfría
Que la magia termina
Me sabe a mentira
Mentira
Que lo bueno algún día se acaba
Es mentira
Que el adiós es volver a nacer
Es mentira
Que tus ojos se olvidan
Que la fe es como un barco
Tirado en la orilla
Juro que es, mentira
Que me digas que ahora es cuestión de olvidar
Y que por una vez lo podemos pensar
Es querer renunciar
A los sueños de ayer
Es abrir en el alma una herida sin fin
Es caer a un abismo
Mirarte partir es nadar contra el mar
Esta vida sin ti
Yo si creo que mal
Nos podría caer
Olvidarnos que aun este amor puede ser
Mentira
Que el amor se nos fue de la piel
Es mentira
Que los besos no saben a miel
Es mentira
Que que mi cuerpo te enfría
Que la magia termina
Me sabe a mentira
Mentira
Que lo bueno algún día se acaba
Es mentira
Que el adiós es volver a nacer
Es mentira
Que tus ojos se olvidan
Que la fe es como un barco
Tirado en la orilla
Juro que es, mentira
The lyrics of “Mentira” by Gilberto Santa Rosa are a plea to a lover not to give up on their love. The verses begin with the lover expressing their doubts about the relationship - that love doesn’t taste as sweet, that the sun won’t shine as bright, and that it’s time to move on. The chorus responds, listing all of the reasons why these doubts are lies. Love still exists, and it’s still just as powerful and meaningful. Santa Rosa sings that it would be a mistake to forget that, as giving up on love is giving up on the dreams and hopes they shared when the relationship started.
The verses continue to describe the pain of leaving someone behind, and how it can feel like being thrown into an endless abyss - something impossible to overcome. But Santa Rosa remains resolute in seeing these thoughts and fears as mere whispers of darkness. Love still has the power to heal and shine light in even the darkest moments. The song ends with the singer reaffirming his conviction that the doubts are just that - lies - and that love is the strongest force in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Que me digas que ahora el amor sabe mal
If you tell me that love tastes bad now
Que me digas que el sol va dejar de alumbrar
If you tell me that the sun will stop shining
Es querer renunciar
It's like giving up
A los sueños de ayer
On the dreams of yesterday
Es mirar la montaña y decir, no podre
It's looking at the mountain and saying, I can't do it
Superar esta prueba
To overcome this trial
Que puede matar
That can kill
Cuando estas justo ahí
When you're right there
De poderla alcanzar
About to achieve it
Yo si creo que mal
I do believe that
Nos podría caer
It could fall on us
Olvidarnos que aun este amor puede ser
To forget that this love can still be
Mentira
Lie
Que el amor se nos fue de la piel
That love left our skin
Es mentira
It's a lie
Que los besos no saben a miel
That kisses don't taste like honey
Que mi cuerpo te enfría
That my body cools you down
Que la magia termina
That the magic ends
Me sabe a mentira
It tastes like a lie to me
Mentira
Lie
Que lo bueno algún día se acaba
That the good things will end someday
Que el adiós es volver a nacer
That goodbye is like being born again
Que tus ojos se olvidan
That your eyes forget
Que la fe es como un barco
That faith is like a boat
Tirado en la orilla
Stranded on the shore
Juro que es, mentira
I swear it's a lie
Que me digas que ahora es cuestión de olvidar
If you tell me that now it's a matter of forgetting
Y que por una vez lo podemos pensar
And that for once we can think about it
Es abrir en el alma una herida sin fin
It's opening a never-ending wound in the soul
Es caer a un abismo
It's falling into an abyss
Mirarte partir es nadar contra el mar
Watching you leave is like swimming against the sea
Esta vida sin ti
This life without you
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GUSTAVO (OSCAR DOMINGO DERUDI) MARQUEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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