She's been worthy of innumerable recognitions, awards and special mentions from the critics. Guadalupe Pineda has proved through 30 years of career that quality and purity of music are not opposed to the popular approval.
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Guadalupe moved to Mexico City where she got her roots since early age. After studying Sociology at the faculty of Politic Sciences (UNAM), started a career as singer in samll forums and coffee shops.
Not too many people knows that before starting to sing, Guadalupe had experience at different jobs as a real estate seller, apprentice to a mechanic and as a guitar teacher. Her first opportunity came in 1974 singing Latin America and Jewish folkloric songs. In that period she formed 2 groups: "La Propuesta" and "Sanampay", with this second one she recorded 3 discs and showcased herself for first time in the United States.
In 1980 recorded an album with Carlos Diaz "Caito" and in 1981 she formally started a solo artist career.
She took her voice to many civic squares, correctional buildings, mental health institutions, reformatories, offices and parks until in 1984, after 10 years of hard work, she recorded the track "Yolanda", also know as "Te Amo" (duet with Pablo Milanes), which conquered the hearts of all Mexico. Just in our country, the sales of the album reached million and a half copies.
Now-a-days, Guadalupe Pineda has a discography of 22 albums, with at least the latest 4 produced by herself as an independent artist. She has received Gold and Platinum certifications with some of her albums due to high sales, including a Double Platinum certification for her album "Arias de Opera" (2004).
Her voice has transcended Mexican frontiers, she has been included in national and foreign movies and also has been part of important collections such as "Buddha-bar" of France, or the "Monte Carlo" Italian collection, that have been edited and released all over the world.
Her albums have been released in countries as far as Japan and she has performed on stage around the world (United States, Ireland, Spain, Italy, France, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Central and South America). Her most recent shows took place at Paris in 2005, and at the historic Argentinian opera house, "Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires" in November of 2006.
There have been also shows at some of the more important and recognized forums in Mexico, like "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", "Sala Nezahualcoyotl", "Teatro de la Ciudad de Mexico" (which was restored in 1985), "El Teatro Degollado", "El Teatro Juarez", and forums of the "Cervantino" festival, as well in the most representative and famous civic square of the country, the "Zocalo de la Ciudad de Mexico". All these places have been witness to the art of Guadalupe and the great love from her public.
Cuando Ya No Me Quieras
Guadalupe Pineda Lyrics
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No me finjas cariño,
No me tengas piedad
Compasión, ni temor
Si me diste tu olvido
No te culpo, ni riño
Ni te doy el disgusto
De mirar mi dolor
Mi poema más triste
Le dire a todo el mundo
Lo que tú me quisiste
Y cuando nadie escuche
Mis canciones ya viejas
Detendré mi camino,
En un pueblo lejano, y allí moriré
Se que ya no me quieres
Me lo han dicho tus ojos
Partiré por las rutas
Que no tienen final
Vagaré, siempre, siempre
Partiré sin enojos
Y mis labios, sin besos
Cantarán un madrigal
Partiré canturreando
Mi poema más triste
Le dire a todo el mundo
Lo que tú, lo que tú me quisiste
Y cuando nadie escuche
Mis canciones ya viejas
Detendré mi camino
En un pueblo lejano, y allí moriré
y allí morire
y allí morire
y allí morire
The lyrics to Guadalupe Pineda's song "Cuando Ya No Me Quieras" express the pain and acceptance of a love lost. The singer is pleading with their former lover to not fake their affection or show them pity, as they have already received the ultimate rejection of being forgotten. The singer is not angry, however, and does not blame their former lover; they simply accept the situation and prepare to move on.
The singer talks about leaving behind their sadness and pain by singing their saddest poem and declaring to the world the depth of the former lover's affections. The singer then describes their plans to wander without anger or bitterness, but with a heart that knows the love they once had. The singer will continue to sing their songs, even when nobody is listening, until they reach a distant village where they will ultimately die.
Overall, the lyrics of "Cuando Ya No Me Quieras" are an honest and emotional expression of pain, acceptance and ultimately moving on from a lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando ya no me quieras
When you no longer love me
No me finjas cariño
Don't pretend to love me
No me tengas piedad
Don't have pity on me
Compasión, ni temor
No compassion or fear
Si me diste tu olvido
If you forget me
No te culpo, ni riño
I don't blame or scold you
Ni te doy el disgusto
I won't give you the displeasure
De mirar mi dolor
Of seeing my pain
Partiré canturreando
I'll leave singing
Mi poema más triste
My saddest poem
Le dire a todo el mundo
I'll tell everyone
Lo que tú me quisiste
How much you loved me
Y cuando nadie escuche
And when nobody listens
Mis canciones ya viejas
My old songs
Detendré mi camino
I'll stop my journey
En un pueblo lejano, y allí moriré
In a faraway town, that's where I'll die
Writer(s): Cuates Castilla
Contributed by Colton I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.