Grupo Niche's first album: "Al Pasito" was released that same year, 1980, and placed their native Colombia in a modest position in the salsa world. "Querer Es Poder" was Grupo Niche's second album, released in 1981, one year immediately after the first. The group's success was growing larger.
"Trateno" became the group's third album, which featured "Atrato Viajero", one of Varela's compositions of his teen years. And, in 1984, Grupo Niche released "No Hay Quinto Malo", which featured their signature song, "Cali Pachanguero". But, perhaps Grupo Niche's best recording was their next release, "Se Paso!", produced in 1985 under the New York Latin Records label.
In 1986, the band incorporated Puerto Rican vocalist Tito Gomez, who had previously worked with the famous Puerto Rican salsa group, la Sonora Poncena, and Ray Barretto, the Godfather of Latin Jazz. Later that year, 1986, Grupo Niche released "Me Huele A Matrimonio". Afterward, yet another Puerto Rican joined, the pianist Israel Tanenbaum, who would eventually separate from the group and join a Niche spin-off band: Orquesta Guayacan.
Grupo Niche is known for both its vigorous, uptempo dance music as well as slower-paced romantic numbers. Among its best known hits are "Cali Pachanguero", "Del Puente Pa'llá", "Sin Sentimientos", "Una Aventura", "Etnia", "Gotas de Lluvia", "Han Cogido la Cosa", "Mi Pueblo", Hagamos Lo Que Diga Corazon, "Duele Mas", "Nuestro Sueño", and the famous cumbia "Canoa Rancha".
Some of the most famous singers from Niche throughout its changing history include Tito Gomez, Moncho Santana, Charlie Cardona as well as Willy Garcia and Javier Vasquez, now members of the group 'Son de Cali'. They have been very successful, and some of their songs are considered Classics of Salsa Music. The group still enjoys some of its past successes, and, as of 2006, is on tour, making worldwide presentations, and singing their most memorable songs.
Sin Sentimientos
Grupo Niche Lyrics
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Que sin ti todo lo perdería
No lloro solo por llorar
Diera la vida entera por reír
Que fácil es decir que sí
Que fácil te resultó decir que no
Sueño y me parece que estás
Porqué vuelves a meterte en mi pensamiento
A acabar con la poca fe que me queda para vivir
Es que tú no sabes para qué sirven
Los sentimientos de otra persona
Tú no sabes eso
Pa' que sirve eso
Tú no sabes querer
Siempre diciendo que sí
Con tu forma de ser diciéndome que no
Sé que hay una cara para mí
Sé que hay otra para los demás
Porqué vuelves a meterte en mi pensamiento
A acabar con la poca fé que me queda para vivir
Es que tú no sabes para qué sirven
Los sentimientos de otra persona
Tú no sabes de eso, pa' que sirve eso
Tú no sabes querer
Cuando el tiempo con su manto blanco
Nos pinte el cabello y se acabe lo bello
Y los años que no admiten engaños
Nos dejen sin piel
(Estoy pensando en amarte una vez más)
(Pero mi corazón dice que no, dice que no)
(Estoy pensando)
No, no
Y no mereces que lo piense siquiera de nuevo
(Estoy pensando)
Y con tu lloriqueo no, no, no que va
No me conmuevo no, no
(Estoy pensando)
Fallaste
Fuiste tú la que fallaste
(Estoy pensando)
Que mi corazón dijo que no
Y yo te repito que no, y no, no
(Estoy pensando en amarte una vez más
Pero mi corazón dice que no, dice que no
Sigo pensando)
(Estoy pensando)
Tú me enseñaste el truquito mamita
(Estoy pensando)
Mira el resultado, mira el resultado
Míralo, míralo, míralo, míralo
(Estoy pensando)
(En amarte una vez más)
(Pero mi corazón dice que no, dice que no)
(Oh oh y sigo)
The lyrics of Grupo Niche's song "Sin Sentimiento" speak of the pain and confusion caused by a past love. The singer conveys that he loved this person deeply and even though they may have ended things, he still thinks about them. The line "sabias que te quería" (you knew that I loved you) suggests that the person being addressed may have taken advantage of their knowledge of his feelings towards them. The singer makes it clear that his pain is not just for show, but a genuine expression of his emotions, stating "no lloro solo por llorar" (I don't cry just to cry).
Despite the pain caused by this person, the singer cannot help but think about them and feels like he cannot move on, as expressed in the line "por que vuelves a meterte en mi pensamiento" (why do you keep entering my thoughts). He also expresses frustration that the person does not understand the importance of respecting someone else's feelings and the impact their actions can have on another person.
The final verse seems to suggest that the singer has finally moved on and is no longer interested in reconciling with this person. He acknowledges that time will eventually take a toll on their beauty and youth, and that they will eventually grow old. He repeats that his heart says no, suggesting that he has made a decision to let go and move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Sabias que te quería
You already knew that I loved you
Que sin ti todo lo perdería
Without you, I would lose everything
No lloro solo por llorar
I'm not crying just to cry
Diera la vida entera por reír
I would give my whole life just to laugh
Que fácil es decir que sí
How easy it is to say yes
Que fácil te resultó decir que no
How easy it was for you to say no
Sueño y me parece que estás
I dream and it seems like you're there
Despierto y tú no me dejas en paz
I wake up and you don't leave me alone
Porqué vuelves a meterte en mi pensamiento
Why do you keep getting into my thoughts
A acabar con la poca fe que me queda para vivir
To finish off what little faith I have left to live
Es que tú no sabes para qué sirven
You don't know what others' feelings are good for
Los sentimientos de otra persona
Others' feelings
Tú no sabes eso
You don't know that
Pa' que sirve eso
What good is that
Tú no sabes querer
You don't know how to love
Siempre diciendo que sí
Always saying yes
Con tu forma de ser diciéndome que no
With your way of being, telling me no
Sé que hay una cara para mí
I know there's a face for me
Sé que hay otra para los demás
I know there's another for others
Cuando el tiempo con su manto blanco
When time with its white cloak
Nos pinte el cabello y se acabe lo bello
Paints our hair and beauty fades
Y los años que no admiten engaños
And the years that don't allow deceit
Nos dejen sin piel
Leave us without skin
(Estoy pensando en amarte una vez más)
(I'm thinking about loving you once again)
(Pero mi corazón dice que no, dice que no)
(But my heart says no, it says no)
(Estoy pensando)
(I'm thinking)
No, no
No, no
Y no mereces que lo piense siquiera de nuevo
And you don't even deserve me thinking about it again
Y con tu lloriqueo no, no, no que va
And with your whining, no, no, no way
No me conmuevo no, no
I'm not moved, no, no
Fallaste
You failed
Fuiste tú la que fallaste
You were the one that failed
Que mi corazón dijo que no
That my heart said no
Y yo te repito que no, y no, no
And I'm telling you again, no, no
(Oh oh y sigo)
(Oh oh and I keep going)
Tú me enseñaste el truquito mamita
Mommy, you taught me the little trick
Mira el resultado, mira el resultado
Look at the result, look at the result
Míralo, míralo, míralo, míralo
Look at it, look at it, look at it, look at it
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jairo Varela
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