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.
Sombra Loca
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Laralalaralala, laralarlarala
Ralaralara
Cada vez que llega un nuevo amanecer
Me levanto triste sin saber por que
Siento una agonia que me da alegria
Why dolor depuees
Si al menos supiera que fuera que fuera por ti
O fuera por alguien que me haga sentir
Este sentimiento why ese amor inmenso
Que antes no vivi
Esa sombra loca que llegua a mi cama
Siento que me toca, siento que me llama
Why al tratar de verla, se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maas
Pienso en tus caricias, pienso en tu mirada
Why ese amor inmenso que antes tu me dabas
Why me siento alegre por tener tu cuerpo
Pero ya no estaaas
Laralaralala, laralalara, laralalaraaa
Ando por las calles como un loco mas
Buscando un detalle para recordar
Para hablar con alguien
Why esperar que pase otro dia igual
Al volver a casa why al pensar en ti
No se que me pasa que vuelvo a sufrir
Why no tengo duda que esa cara tuya
Me hare muuy feliz
Esa sombra loca que llegua a mi cama
Siento que me toca, siento que me llama
Why al tratar de verla, se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maas
Esa sombra loca sigue alli en la cama
Siento que me toca siento que me llama
Why al tratar de verla se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maas
Pienso en tus caricias, pienso en tu mirada
Why ese amor inmenso que antes tu me dabas
Why me siento alegre por tener tu cuerpo
Pero ya no estaaas
Esa misma sombra que llega a mi cama
Esa que me toca, esa que me llama
Esa sombra muerta que me quita el sueñooo
Esa eres tu
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Es la misma sombra que a mi se me esconde
Tiene tu silueta, why lleva tu nombre
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Why se me aparece al lado de la cama
Why desvanece, me roba la calma
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Siiiento que esta presente por toda la casa
Se me aparece como un fantasma
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Yoo Piiienso en este amor inmensoo
Why tus caricias tu mirada
(Esa sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
La sombra de tu cariño, esta en todos los rincones
De esta casa, why no se puede borrar, ni olvidar
(La sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
Tu me hare falta el recuerdome asalta
Mi trsiteza es tanta, why no te puedo encontraar
(La sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
Todas las noches tu recuerdo me quita el sueño
Me llaga puntuaal
(Que me viene a buscar)
Tu imagen que me persigue
Why no me deja vivir en paz
(Que me viene a buscar)
Teengo miedo de volver a casa
A pasar otro dia igual
(Que me viene a buscar)
Esa sombra loca que llega why me toca
Me alborota why me hare pensar
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Why al tratar de verla se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maaas
The lyrics of Gilberto Santa Rosa's song Sombra Loca describe the lingering pain of lost love. The singer wakes up every morning feeling a sense of agony that brings him both joy and pain. He doesn't know why he feels this way, but he suspects it's because of a past lover who has left him. He remembers the love and affection he once had, and he longs to feel it again. However, every time he tries to look for the source of his pain, a mysterious shadow appears and disappears, leaving him confused and helpless. The sense of loss is so overwhelming that he feels like a crazy person wandering aimlessly on the streets, desperately searching for a memory that will keep him connected to his past.
The chorus of the song describes the shadow that haunts the singer every night. Though he never sees a clear form, he feels that it comes to his bed and touches him, as if trying to comfort him. He wants to see the shadow and know where it's coming from, but every time he tries to catch a glimpse, it disappears. Despite the pain and confusion, he still remembers the happy times he once shared with his lover. He fantasizes about her touch, recalls her gaze, and wants to feel the love that once filled his heart. However, she's gone, and all he's left with is the shadow that reminds him of what he's lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Cada vez que llega un nuevo amanecer
Every time a new dawn arrives
Me levanto triste sin saber por que
I wake up sad without knowing why
Siento una agonia que me da alegria
Why dolor depuees
I feel an agony that gives me joy
And pain afterward
Si al menos supiera que fuera que fuera por ti
O fuera por alguien que me haga sentir
Este sentimiento why ese amor inmenso
Que antes no vivi
If only I knew if it was because of you
Or someone who makes me feel
This feeling and immense love
That I never felt before
Esa sombra loca que llegua a mi cama
Siento que me toca, siento que me llama
Why al tratar de verla, se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maas
That crazy shadow that comes to my bed
I feel it touches me, I feel it calls me
And when I try to see it, it disappears at the door
And never appears again
Pienso en tus caricias, pienso en tu mirada
Why ese amor inmenso que antes tu me dabas
Why me siento alegre por tener tu cuerpo
Pero ya no estaaas
I think of your caresses, I think of your gaze
And that immense love you used to give me
And I feel happy to have your body
But you are no longer here
Ando por las calles como un loco mas
Buscando un detalle para recordar
Para hablar con alguien
Why esperar que pase otro dia igual
I walk the streets like any other crazy person
Looking for something to remember
To talk to someone
And waiting for another day to pass
Al volver a casa why al pensar en ti
No se que me pasa que vuelvo a sufrir
Why no tengo duda que esa cara tuya
Me hare muuy feliz
Upon returning home and thinking of you
I don't know what happens to me, but I start to suffer again
And I have no doubt that your face
Would make me very happy
Esa misma sombra que llega a mi cama
Esa que me toca, esa que me llama
Esa sombra muerta que me quita el sueñooo
Esa eres tu
That same shadow that comes to my bed
That touches me, that calls me
That dead shadow that takes away my sleep
That's you
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Es la misma sombra que a mi se me esconde
Tiene tu silueta, why lleva tu nombre
(That crazy shadow that comes to my bed)
(I feel it touches me, I feel it calls me)
It is the same shadow that hides from me
It has your silhouette and bears your name
(Yo Pienso en este amor inmenso)
(Y tus caricias tu mirada)
(I think of this immense love)
(And your caresses, your gaze)
(Esa sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
La sombra de tu cariño, esta en todos los rincones
De esta casa, why no se puede borrar, ni olvidar
(The shadow of your love)
(That comes to find me)
The shadow of your love is in every corner
Of this house, and cannot be erased or forgotten
(La sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
Tu me hare falta el recuerdome asalta
Mi trsiteza es tanta, why no te puedo encontraar
(The shadow of your love)
(That comes to find me)
I miss you and your memory assaults me
My sadness is so deep, and I can't find you
(La sombra de tu amor)
(Que me viene a buscar)
Todas las noches tu recuerdo me quita el sueño
Me llaga puntuaal
(The shadow of your love)
(That comes to find me)
Every night, your memory takes away my sleep
And it hurts me so much
(Que me viene a buscar)
Tu imagen que me persigue
Why no me deja vivir en paz
(Que me viene a buscar)
(That comes to find me)
Your image that follows me
And doesn't let me live in peace
(That comes to find me)
Teengo miedo de volver a casa
A pasar otro dia igual
(Que me viene a buscar)
Esa sombra loca que llega why me toca
Me alborota why me hare pensar
I'm afraid of going back home
To spend another identical day
(That comes to find me)
That crazy shadow that comes and touches me
It disturbs me and makes me think
(Esa sombra loca que llega a mi cama)
(Siento que me toca, siento que me llama)
Why al tratar de verla se pierde en la puerta
Why no aparece maaas
(That crazy shadow that comes to my bed)
(I feel it touches me, I feel it calls me)
And when I try to see it, it disappears at the door
And never appears again
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: FERNANDO BORREGO LINARES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Kevs Stewart
AMOO
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Bro...
Axel Ulibarri.
Canciones que nunca pasan, ni pasarán de moda. 🎷🎺🎶🎤
Luis Espinal Gomez
si