Isabel Pantoja (María Isabel Pantoja Martín b. Seville, 1956) is a popular … Read Full Bio ↴Isabel Pantoja (María Isabel Pantoja Martín b. Seville, 1956) is a popular contemporary Spanish singer, born on August 2, 1956, in the famous Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released in excess of a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades. She is known for her distinctive Andalusian style.

She was married to the famous Spanish bullfighter "Paquirri" (Francisco Rivera), who died September 26, 1984, at the horns of the now infamous bull Avispado in Pozoblanco, Córdoba.

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Pobre Mi Esperanza
Isabel Pantoja Lyrics

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Pobre corazón viviendo de recuerdos
Pobre mi esperanza de esperar por él
Grande la soledad que dejó su ausencia
Tristes pasan los días sin su querer

Lágrimas por él mis ojos derramaron
Lágrimas de amor corrieron por mi piel
Él se fue una mañana y al despedirse

Me dijo que esperara que iba a volver

Pasa la primavera
Pasa el verano,se va el otoño
Va llegando el invierno
Y sigo sola pensando en él

Pasa la primavera
Pasa el verano, se va el otoño
Y no lo he vuelto a ver
Y no lo he vuelto a ver

El amor que yo quiero sigo esperando
Y no lo he vuelto a ver

Y no lo he vuelto a ver
El amor que yo quiero me está matando

Overall Meaning

Isabel Pantoja's "Pobre Mi Esperanza" is a heart-wrenching lamentation of love and loss. The lyrics talk about a heart that survives on memories, while hope is the only thing left to cling on to. The singer's loneliness is profound, with her yearning for her partner's return. It has been long since he left, yet the pain of his loss is as fresh as if it were yesterday. The singer weeps tears of love and often wonders if her lover will ever return. Strangely, the seasons keep changing, but nothing seems to break the monotony of her existence. The bitterness of her precious memories keeps her company while she awaits her lover's return.

The lyrics of "Pobre Mi Esperanza" talks about the unfathomable pain that accompanies an unrequited, lost, or absent love. The mournful ballad draws inspiration from the tradition of "Cantaoras" and "Café Cantantes" in Andalusia, Spain. The song's strong Flamenco influence is evidenced by the use of the guitar, and traditional rhythms borrowed from the Flamenco genre.

Line by Line Meaning

Pobre corazón viviendo de recuerdos
My heart is poor, surviving on memories

Pobre mi esperanza de esperar por él
My hope for him is poor, waiting for him

Grande la soledad que dejó su ausencia
The solitude he left behind is great

Tristes pasan los días sin su querer
Sad days go by without his love

Lágrimas por él mis ojos derramaron
Tears for him have fallen from my eyes

Lágrimas de amor corrieron por mi piel
Tears of love have run down my skin

Él se fue una mañana y al despedirse
He left one morning and when he said goodbye

Me dijo que esperara que iba a volver
He told me to wait for him, that he would return

Pasa la primavera
Spring passes

Pasa el verano,se va el otoño
Summer passes, autumn leaves

Va llegando el invierno
Winter is coming