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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Quien Dijo Pena
Isabel Pantoja Lyrics
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Sabe a canela y limón
Mi nombre por las esquinas
Es una flor de pasión
Y entre la noche y la aurora
En el café del taranto
Mis glorias de cantadora
Son un alivio a mi llanto
Quién dijo pena
Con una copa de Jerez
Con la locura de un querer
Y mi persona en el tablao
Quién dijo pena,
Cuando al reloj le dan las dos
Y yo levanto el corazón
Con una copla traspasao
No se alegra quién no quiere
Quién quiere rompe cadenas
Y el que de pena se muere
Le digo, quién dijo pena
Quién dijo pena, quién dijo pena,
Quién dijo pena.
Mi vida llanto y delirio
Es copla de madruga
Y mi querer se ha partío
Que me dejó encadena
Pero al echar por un volante?
La pena que me devora
Quiero brindar con mi cante
Por que nací cantaora
The lyrics to Isabel Pantoja's song "Quien Dijo Pena" are a celebration of the power of music and passion to overcome pain and hardship. Pantoja sings about the dual nature of her art, which combines the sweetness of rose petals with the prick of thorns, and the bitterness of life with the zest of cinnamon and lemon. Her name is spoken in hushed tones around the corners, like a flower that blooms in secret and burns with a fiery passion. In the wee hours of the morning, at the Cafe del Taranto, she reveals her glory as a singer, a voice that soothes her own pain and speaks to the hearts of others.
The refrain, "Quien dijo pena," asks a rhetorical question: who said there is sadness in life? With a glass of Jerez (a type of Spanish sherry), the madness of a desire, and her own persona on the stage, Pantoja denies that life is only about pain and sorrow. Even as the clock strikes two, and most people would be going to bed, she lifts her heart with a song that pierces the soul. She invites others to join her in breaking free from the chains that bind them, and to embrace life with all its possibilities. Pantoja's music is a celebration of the human spirit and the resilience of the heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Mi copla rosa y espinas
My song is like a rose with thorns
Sabe a canela y limón
It tastes like cinnamon and lemon
Mi nombre por las esquinas
My name is known on the streets
Es una flor de pasión
It's a flower of passion
Y entre la noche y la aurora
And between night and dawn
En el café del taranto
At the Taranto café
Mis glorias de cantadora
My glories as a singer
Son un alivio a mi llanto
Are a relief from my crying
Quién dijo pena
Who said there's sorrow
Con una copa de Jerez
With a glass of sherry
Con la locura de un querer
With the madness of love
Y mi persona en el tabalo
And my presence on stage
Quién dijo pena
Who said there's sorrow
Cuando al reloj le dan las dos
When the clock strikes two
Y yo levanto el corazón
And I lift my heart
Con una copla traspasao
With an emotional song
No se alegra quién no quiere
One won't be happy if they don't want to
Quién quiere rompe cadenas
Those who want to break free
Y el que de pena se muere
And those who die of grief
Le digo, quién dijo pena
I tell them, who said there's sorrow
Quién dijo pena, quién dijo pena,
Who said there's sorrow, who said there's sorrow,
Quién dijo pena.
Who said there's sorrow.
Mi vida llanto y delirio
My life is crying and delirium
Es copla de madruga
It's the song of the early morning
Y mi querer se ha partío
And my love has left me
Que me dejó encadena
Leaving me chained
Pero al echar por un volante?
But when I dance a volante?
La pena que me devora
The sorrow that devours me
Quiero brindar con mi cante
I want to toast with my singing
Por que nací cantaora
Because I was born a singer
Contributed by Adeline N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DIAMELVA
LA REINA Y GRANDE DE LA COPLA, UNICAAA
Charo L
se puede salir con mas poderio a un escenario ,es que es unica
Marion Avellaneda
¡Bellísima, potente, de carácter, apabullante!
Vicente Pelaez Parra
La Única Isabel Pantoja
Fresisuisse
Como dice la copla.....
Nació cantaora y de las grandes
marlene10000
Quien sabe el año, Gracias de antemano
Rafael Martin Nuñez
No me cansaré de decir que está canción la canta y la interpreta 3000 veces mejor Marife de Triana