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.
Si No Lo Digo Ahora
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Reviento, no paso otro minuto sin hablar
Si no descargo lo que llevo dentro
Tal vez otra ocacion no volvera
Tengo el pecho apretado de ansiedad
Tengo las manos frias
Tengo que hablarte amiga
Contigo mi rutina se alteró
Why me fuiste robando el corazón
Si no fueras mi amiga
Para mi seria mejor
No sabes cuantas veces te besé
No sabes que me amaste tu también
Si nunca te enteraste
Fue porque me lo soñé
No se de donde saco este valor
Para contarte
Pero no aguanto mas
No aguanto mas
Si no lo digo ahora
Reviento, no se como lo vayas a tomar
Tal vez tu lo sabias hare tiempo
O ahora es q te acabas de enterar
Tengo el pecho apretado de ansiedad
Tengo las manos frias
Tengo que hablarte amiga
Me tienes q escuchar
Contigo mi rutina se alteró
Why me fuiste robando el corazón
Si no fueras mi amiga
Para mi seria mejor
No sabes cuantas veces te besé
No sabes que me amaste tu también
Si nunca te enteraste
Fue porque me lo soñé
No se de donde saco este valor
Para contarte
Pero no aguanto mas
No aguanto mas
Te como las manos te miro a los ojos
Para confesarte ésto que yo siento
Quizas tu te acabas de enteras
Quizas lo sabias de hare tiempo
Eres mas que amiga mia
Entraste en mis sentimientos
Why quiero q seas tu
El destino de mis besos
Esperaba esta ocacion de abrirme de corazon
Why explicartelo
Why confesartelo
Why contartelo
Poquitito a poco sin planearlo
Me fuiste atrayendo
Me fuiste llevando
Me fuiste acercando a tu corazon
Me imaginaba que tu lo sabias
Pues en mi mirada un brillo habia
Why algo de amor te decia
Me fuiste atrayendo como iman
Tienes una fuerza que me hare estar cerca
Why si no lo digo voy a reventar
The lyrics to Gilberto Santa Rosa's song "Si No Lo Digo Ahora" (If I Don't Say It Now) describe the overwhelming desire to confess one's feelings to a close friend. The singer is consumed with anxiety and feels a sense of urgency to share what's on their mind, fearing that another opportunity may not present itself. The singer acknowledges the risk that comes with this confession, but ultimately cannot contain their emotions any longer.
Throughout the song, the singer oscillates between expressing their love and their regret that their friend may not feel the same way. While the singer wishes that their friend wasn't a friend in some ways (knowing that this would make confessing their feelings easier), they also appreciate how much their friendship has meant to them. Ultimately, the singer takes a deep breath and confesses their love, hoping that their friend may reciprocate.
The song captures the complex and often conflicting emotions that come with expressing one's emotions to a close friend. While the lyrics are focused on romantic love, the themes can be applied more broadly to any type of intense emotion that a person may be wrestling with.
Line by Line Meaning
Si no lo digo ahora
If I don't say it now
Reviento, no paso otro minuto sin hablar
I'll explode, I can't go another minute without speaking up
Si no descargo lo que llevo dentro
If I don't unload what I'm carrying inside
Tal vez otra ocacion no volvera
Maybe another chance won't come again
Tengo el pecho apretado de ansiedad
I have anxiety with a tight chest
Tengo las manos frias
My hands are cold
Tengo que hablarte amiga
I have to talk to you, friend
Me tienes q escuchar
You have to listen to me
Contigo mi rutina se alteró
My routine was disrupted by you
Why me fuiste robando el corazón
And you were stealing my heart
Si no fueras mi amiga
If you weren't my friend
Para mi seria mejor
It would be better for me
No sabes cuantas veces te besé
You don't know how many times I kissed you
No sabes que me amaste tu también
You don't know that you loved me too
Si nunca te enteraste
If you never found out
Fue porque me lo soñé
It's because I dreamed it
No se de donde saco este valor
I don't know where I get this courage
Para contarte
To tell you
Pero no aguanto mas
But I can't take it anymore
Te como las manos te miro a los ojos
I hold your hands and look into your eyes
Para confesarte ésto que yo siento
To confess what I feel to you
Quizas tu te acabas de enterar
Maybe you're just finding out
Quizas lo sabias de hare tiempo
Maybe you knew for a long time
Eres mas que amiga mia
You're more than just my friend
Entraste en mis sentimientos
You got into my feelings
Why quiero q seas tu
And I want you to be
El destino de mis besos
The destiny of my kisses
Esperaba esta ocacion de abrirme de corazon
I was waiting for this moment to open my heart
Why explicartelo
And explain it to you
Why confesartelo
And confess it to you
Why contartelo
And tell you
Poquitito a poco sin planearlo
Little by little, without planning it
Me fuiste atrayendo
You started to attract me
Me fuiste llevando
You were leading me
Me fuiste acercando a tu corazon
You were bringing me closer to your heart
Me imaginaba que tu lo sabias
I imagined that you knew
Pues en mi mirada un brillo habia
Because my eyes had a twinkle
Why algo de amor te decia
And something was telling you about my love
Me fuiste atrayendo como iman
You were attracting me like a magnet
Tienes una fuerza que me hare estar cerca
You have a force that keeps me close
Why si no lo digo voy a reventar
And if I don't say it, I'll explode
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JORGE LUIS PILOTO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Anderson Alexander
Si no cantas este tema con sentimiento, pues no los tienes. ES UN SEÑOR TEMA.
Manuel Steven
Santa rosa no tiene ni un tema malo todos son 100% buenos y vale la pena escucharlos por eso es el caballero de la salsa.
Domingo Rodriguez
esta cancion tiene un contenido romantico, apartando la salsa de contenido erotico, esta letra es para enamorados y mucho sentimiento. todo un poema y caballerosidad de gilberto santa rosa. hermosa cancion
VeroV82
no hay mejor forma para que te digan que te aman!!!!❤ y lo mejor así me lo hicieron saber 💋💋💞💞
Rosa Mena zamora
Muy bella canción ❤️❤️❤️
Vilerqui Rodriguez
Amo esta canción ❤️😍😍
Verónica GODOY SEGURA
Mi salsero favorito,sus canciones me facinan.
Isidora Escobar
me encanta todo lo que gilberto canta por eso es el caballero
Jerjes Makensy Aguilar
Música que llega al alma!!!!!
Carlos Lopez
Muy buen disco!!!. Al igual que Oreth26 lo dedique pero lastimosamente esa nena se alejo de mi vida, hubiese preferido "no haber dicho nada".. Saludos!