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.
Yo No Te Pido
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics
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Solo te pido que salgas conmigo
Yo no te pido apuestes, a la suerte,
Solo te pido tiempo y conocerme
Yo no te pido que no sientas miedo,
Solo te pido fe para vencerlo
Yo no te pido amor, si no lo sientes de verdad
Solo te pido espacio para compartir contigo,
Solo te pido escuches tu conciencia, tus instintos
Solo te pido ser, buenos amigos,
Y ya veremos que dice el destino
A na, na, nay, na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Yo no pido hacer una locura,
Solo te pido sepas, que me gustas
Yo no te pido besos ni promesas,
Solo te pido hablar mientras lo piensas
Yo no te pido nada imposible,
Solo te pido que salgas conmigo y me conozcas
No te invito a hacer una locura,
Ni te invito a una aventura peligrosa
Conversar, caminar, que nos conozcamos mejor,
Eso es lo que me provoca
Yo no quiero que me quieras obligao', obligao'
Tranquila, tranquila, que todavía lo que estamos
Es conociéndonos nada ha pasao'
Yo no quiero que me quieras obligao'
Que no se puede obligao'
Ojala que tu no entiendas lo que no es,
Que eso me tiene preocupao'
Yo no te pido un salto en el vacío
Ni nada arriesgao' obligao'
Solo te pido, obligao'
Solo te pido que salgas conmigo y me conozcas,
Porque estoy enamorao, enamorao', ilusionao'obligao'
Y si tu quieres, obligao'
Convencerme de que me quieres,
Entonces todo esta arreglao'
In this song, Gilberto Santa Rosa expresses his desire to get to know someone without any pressure or expectation. He tells the person that he doesn't expect them to take risks or make promises, but just wants to spend time with them to get to know them better. He reassures this person that he doesn't want to force them to love him or feel any specific way, but he is willing to explore a potential relationship if the feelings are mutual. The singer acknowledges that there may be fear and uncertainty about this prospect, but he encourages the other person to have faith and trust in themselves and in fate. Overall, the lyrics convey a message of patience, respect, and open-mindedness in matters of the heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo no te pido un salto en el vacío,
I don't want you to do anything crazy or risky. I just want you to go out with me and get to know me.
Solo te pido que salgas conmigo
All I'm asking is that you give me a chance by going out on a date with me.
Yo no te pido apuestes, a la suerte,
I don't want you to take any chances. All I want is for you to take some time to get to know me.
Solo te pido tiempo y conocerme
All I'm asking for is some time and the chance to get to know each other.
Yo no te pido que no sientas miedo,
I don't expect you to be fearless. It's okay to feel scared, but you need to have faith in us to overcome it.
Solo te pido fe para vencerlo
All I ask is for you to have confidence and trust in us to overcome any challenges we face.
Yo no te pido cosas imposibles de alcanzar,
I'm not asking for anything impossible. I don't expect you to love me if you don't feel it.
Yo no te pido amor, si no lo sientes de verdad
I'm not asking for love if you don't truly feel it. I just want to share some space with you.
Solo te pido espacio para compartir contigo,
I only ask for a chance to get to know you better and spend some quality time together.
Solo te pido escuches tu conciencia, tus instintos
I only ask that you listen to your conscience and instincts when deciding what you really want.
Solo te pido ser, buenos amigos,
I only ask that we become good friends and see where life takes us.
Y ya veremos que dice el destino
We will leave our future in the hands of destiny.
Yo no pido hacer una locura,
I don't want you to do anything crazy or dangerous. I just want you to know that I like you.
Solo te pido sepas, que me gustas
All I'm asking is that you know that I have feelings for you.
Yo no te pido besos ni promesas,
I'm not asking for kisses or promises. All I want is a chance to talk and get to know each other better.
Solo te pido hablar mientras lo piensas
I just want to talk and let you think about whether or not you want to give us a chance.
No te invito a hacer una locura,
I'm not inviting you to do anything crazy or dangerous.
Ni te invito a una aventura peligrosa
I'm not inviting you on a risky adventure.
Conversar, caminar, que nos conozcamos mejor,
All I'm asking is that we talk and walk to get to know each other better.
Eso es lo que me provoca
That's what I want to do.
Yo no quiero que me quieras obligao', obligao'
I don't want you to feel obligated to like me in any way.
Tranquila, tranquila, que todavía lo que estamos
Take it easy, nothing has happened yet.
Es conociéndonos nada ha pasao'
We're just getting to know each other. There's no reason to rush things.
Que no se puede obligao'
You can't force someone to like you.
Ojala que tu no entiendas lo que no es,
I hope you don't misunderstand my intentions.
Que eso me tiene preocupao'
It worries me that you might not fully understand how I feel.
Y si tu quieres, obligao'
And if you want to, then we'll take it from there.
Convencerme de que me quieres,
Convince me that you want to give us a chance.
Entonces todo esta arreglao'
If we both want it, then everything will work out.
A na, na, nay, na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JORGE LUIS PILOTO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@huilacomsaude3983
Yo te pido
un salto en el vacio
solo te pido que salgas conmigo
yo no te pido apuestes a la suerte
solo te pido tiempo y conocerme
yo no te pido que no sientas miedo
solo te pido fe para vencerlo
yo no te pido cosas imposibles de alcanzar
yo no te pido amor si no lo sientes de verdad
solo te pido espacio para conmpartir contigo
solo te pido escuches tu cosciencia tus instintos
solo te pido ser buenos amigos
y ya veremos que dice el destino
yo no te pido hacer una locura
solo te pido sepas que me gustas
yo no te pido besos y promesas
solo te pido hablar mientras lo piensas
yo no te pido que no sientas miedo
solo te pido fe para vencerlo
yo no te pido cosas imposibles de alcanzar
yo no te pido amor si no lo sientes de verdad
solo te pido espacio para conmpartir contigo
solo te pido escuches tu cosciencia tus instintos
solo te pido ser buenos amigos
y ya veremos que dice el destino
@huilacomsaude3983
Yo te pido
un salto en el vacio
solo te pido que salgas conmigo
yo no te pido apuestes a la suerte
solo te pido tiempo y conocerme
yo no te pido que no sientas miedo
solo te pido fe para vencerlo
yo no te pido cosas imposibles de alcanzar
yo no te pido amor si no lo sientes de verdad
solo te pido espacio para conmpartir contigo
solo te pido escuches tu cosciencia tus instintos
solo te pido ser buenos amigos
y ya veremos que dice el destino
yo no te pido hacer una locura
solo te pido sepas que me gustas
yo no te pido besos y promesas
solo te pido hablar mientras lo piensas
yo no te pido que no sientas miedo
solo te pido fe para vencerlo
yo no te pido cosas imposibles de alcanzar
yo no te pido amor si no lo sientes de verdad
solo te pido espacio para conmpartir contigo
solo te pido escuches tu cosciencia tus instintos
solo te pido ser buenos amigos
y ya veremos que dice el destino
@judithherrera6223
Me fascina esa canción. Amo a Gilberto Santa Rosa.👏👏👏👍👍
@salsaromanticamix6116
Cuando dices estar muy feliz, pero escuchas está canción y automáticamente se te hace un nudo horrible en la garganta y comienzan a caer lágrimas de tus ojos, ahí es donde te das cuenta que no has olvidado 😭😭
@arbelbermudez7594
Suele pasar
@mileidissaraycuismangutier2022
Total
@rosalizrivera76
Se la acabo de dedicar al amor de mi vida después de 19 años…. Sabes que todavía Te Amo como el primer día aunque estemos físicamente separados….❤️
@SuperXaviiii
Wow
@rafaelpalominocaro3233
Siempre la he escuchado pero hasta hoy pienso dedicarla. Llego alguien especial 🌹😉
@fabianjimenezhincapie3316
Que melodía, Cuanta carga de Nostalgia, Amores idos que NO volverán , Gilberto Ídolo mis respetos..
@DianaGarcia-zw3tu
Solo te pido espacio para compartir con tigo.. 🎶