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.
No La He Vuelto A Ver
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Era tibia como la brisa cuando ya es primavera
Y quemaba como quema el fuego cuando daba su amor
Y sabia lo que hay que saber sin preguntarlo siquiera
No me dijo donde iba pero se marchó
Un día traté de abrazar su cuerpo y sus brazos ya no estaban
Para mi bien o mi mal
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
Pero la oigo cantando al amanecer
Pero la sigo soñando en mis noches de luna
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
Entre la arena y la espuma del mar se fue
No dejó dicho hacia donde y desapareció
Pues yo no se si se esconde porque el amor se murió
La traté como se trata un diamante de un valor especial
La cuidé como se cuida a ese alguien que se quiere de veras
Y le di lo mejor que mi alma tenia para dar
Y ni aun así pude lograr que mi amor entendiera
Ni siquiera puedo decir que ya me engaño
Sencillamente recogió sus cosas y se fue sin que la vieran
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
Para mi bien o mi mal
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
Pero la oigo cantando al amanecer
Pero la sigo soñando en mis noches de luna
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
Entre la arena y la espuma del mar se fue
No dejó dicho hacia donde y desapareció
Pues yo no se si se esconde porque el amor se murió
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
No dejo dicho y desapareció y se llevo en sus manos mi querer
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
De la noche a la mañana cuando menos lo esperaba se fue para no volver
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
Y sin razón aparente se ha marchado por siempre yo no sé por que
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
Si la ven por ahí díganle que me muero si su querer
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
Oh, oh, Lo mejor de mi querer no la pudo retener
Sin idea de volver se marcho al amanecer
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
Ay le di lo mejor que mi alma tenia y ni aun así la pude convencer
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh
No la he vuelto a ver
Donde esta yo no se eso quisiera saber
Tata Tata
Tata Tata
Tata ta
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh tatata
The lyrics of Gilberto Santa Rosa's song "No La He Vuelto A Ver" (I Haven't Seen Her Again) are packed with nostalgia and sadness over a lost love. The song opens with a description of the lover who has now disappeared. She was as beautiful as the morning sky, warm like the breeze during spring, and passionate like fire. She was also wise and perceptive, knowing what needed to be known without asking any questions. The singer's affection for her is evident as he recounts how he treated her like a precious diamond and loved her with all his heart.
The song becomes melancholic when the singer reveals that the lover left one day without saying where she was going. He tried to embrace her but found that her arms were no longer there. The repetition of "yo no la he vuelto a ver" (I haven't seen her again) highlights the singer's sense of loss and confusion. He is unsure if he will ever see her again or if she is hiding from him because their love has died. The lyrics convey a sense of incompleteness and regret as the singer admits that his love and care couldn't convince her to stay.
Overall, "No La He Vuelto A Ver" is a heartbreaking song about lost love and the pain that comes with it. The poetic lyrics and Gilberto Santa Rosa's soulful voice make it a timeless classic that continues to resonate with listeners today.
Line by Line Meaning
Era linda como el cielo en las mañanas de sol
She was beautiful like a sunny morning sky
Era tibia como la brisa cuando ya es primavera
She was warm like the breeze of spring
Y quemaba como quema el fuego cuando daba su amor
And she burned like fire when she loved
Y sabia lo que hay que saber sin preguntarlo siquiera
And she knew what to know without being asked
No me dijo donde iba pero se marchó
She didn't tell me where she was going, but she left
Un día traté de abrazar su cuerpo y sus brazos ya no estaban
One day, I tried to hug her, but her arms weren't there
Yo no la he vuelto a ver
I haven't seen her again
Para mi bien o mi mal
For better or for worse
Pero la oigo cantando al amanecer
But I hear her singing at dawn
Pero la sigo soñando en mis noches de luna
But I still dream of her in my moonlit nights
Entre la arena y la espuma del mar se fue
She left amidst the sand and the sea foam
No dejó dicho hacia donde y desapareció
She didn't say where she was going and disappeared
Pues yo no se si se esconde porque el amor se murió
Because I don't know if she's hiding since love died
La traté como se trata un diamante de un valor especial
I treated her like a special diamond of value
La cuidé como se cuida a ese alguien que se quiere de veras
I cared for her like someone you truly love
Y le di lo mejor que mi alma tenia para dar
And I gave her the best of what my soul had to offer
Y ni aun así pude lograr que mi amor entendiera
And yet I couldn't make my love understand
Ni siquiera puedo decir que ya me engaño
I can't even say she cheated on me
Sencillamente recogió sus cosas y se fue sin que la vieran
She simply gathered her things and left without being seen
No dejo dicho y desapareció y se llevo en sus manos mi querer
She disappeared without a word, taking my love with her
De la noche a la mañana cuando menos lo esperaba se fue para no volver
She left overnight when I least expected it and never returned
Y sin razón aparente se ha marchado por siempre yo no sé por que
She left forever without an apparent reason, and I don't know why
Si la ven por ahí díganle que me muero si su querer
If you see her, tell her that I'm dying for her love
Lo mejor de mi querer no la pudo retener
The best of my love couldn't keep her
Sin idea de volver se marcho al amanecer
She left at dawn without any plans to come back
Ay le di lo mejor que mi alma tenia y ni aun así la pude convencer
I gave her the best of what my soul had to offer, and yet I couldn't convince her
Donde esta yo no se eso quisiera saber
I don't know where she is, but I wish I knew
Tata Tata
Tata Tata
Tata Tata
Tata Tata
Tata ta
Tata Ta
Yo no la he vuelto a ver oh tatata
I haven't seen her again, oh tatata
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Andres Vidal
Super Tema !!!!
Debería tocarla en vivo, nunca hasta ahora la he escuchado en vivo.
Geovany Josue Hernandez Alvarado
La traté como se trata un diamante
De un valor especial ✨💎 grande Gilberto
El caballero del sentir
Marja Juliza
Esta canción me la dedico mi primer amor cuando tenía 15 años y a marcado mi vida como nunca que no la puedo escuchar porque la repito mil veces y recuerdo lo poquito que vivimos juntos.💔😭
persiano13
Hermoso y romántico tema
Ingrid V Hurtado
Yo no lo he vuelto a ver, para mi bien o mi mal; no lo he vuelto a ver.😢🎶🎵🎵🎵
jaider mancilla
Hasta el solde hoy y no la eh vuelto a ver dos exelentes interpretes musicales
Luz Moreno Moreno
Sencillamente espectacular. Gracias caballero
Ramiro Baca
Estos temas lo marcan a los que hemos vivido el amor de alguna manera es muy hermoso recorder es vivir asi es el amor
Aaron Andrade Navarro
Con el Caballero 😚🍻 pasando la cuarentena 😷🔥🎶👏🇵🇪
Rosiris Tua
aaaaay que recuerdos tan bonitos cuando bailaba en las fiestas estas canciones hermosas...