As a boy Joan received little formal education. The seventh of 15 children, Joan left school to help his father farm the family's land. But Joan’s destiny was for something else. Forming a band with his young brothers and sisters, he began to perform at neighborhood events. Nicknamed “Los Candes” (after their father Candelario) the band became a local sensation. At age 13 Joan hitched a ride to Santo Domingo and went on to nurture his talent working with some of the island’s greatest bachata stars.
Bachata is essential to Dominican culture and draws upon a variety of influences from Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. A practitioner of palo and gaga, Joan blends Afro-Dominican sacred traditions with bachata, imparting his music with down to earth spirit and dance-ability. Joan preserves bachata’s roots and expands on them. He is a rare combination of new and authentic.
Joan is the star of Adam Taub’s documentary, The Duke of Bachata. He also was featured in Alex Wolfe’s documentary, Santo Domingo Blues, and is on The Rough Guide’s Bachata compilation. Joan has performed throughout North America and Europe. In September 2010 he celebrated his first international release.
Joan's new album, El Duque de la Bachata, was recorded live in a Santo Domingo studio by iASO producer, Benjamin de Menil.
Su lado de cama
Joan Soriano Lyrics
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tengo el amor en vela
y el corazón guardado
hastiado por la espera
tengo un millón de besos
y un huracán dormido
para cuando tú vuelvas
a quedarte conmigo
que estoy contando las horas
no puedo vivir tan solo
ni tú tan sola
ay amor,
del beso que tu me diste
la marquita que me hiciste
no se me borra.
Cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrugada
tengo guardado su lado en cama
para cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrguada
tengo guardado su lado en cama
de aquella despedida
tengo el sabor de un beso
un beso no es el todo
castigo de la auscencia
cuando recuerdo todo
se hace la noche larga
como la dulce herida
clavada en la memoria
vuelve...
que estoy contando las horas
no puedo vivir tan solo
ni tú tan sola
ay amor,
del beso que tu me diste
la marquita que me hiciste
no se me borra.
Cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrugada
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
Para cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrguada
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
Para cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrguada
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
Para cuando vuelvas
tengo la tarde y la mañana
tengo la noche su madrguada
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
The lyrics of Joan Soriano's song "Su Lado de Cama" depict a person waiting for their loved one to come back to them. The singer expresses their longing for the return of their partner, who they have been waiting for a long time. The lyrics communicate the singer's feelings of frustration and loneliness due to their partner's absence. They have a million kisses and a suppressed hurricane waiting for their partner's return, seeking to shower them with love and passion. The singer also remembers the mark left by their partner's kiss, a tender memory that they cherish even in their absence.
The lyrics also offer a glimpse into the singer's perspective on time - they are counting the hours until their loved one comes back to them. The sense of time passing slowly is emphasized in the lyric "se hace la noche larga," which means the night feels long due to the singer's yearning for their partner. They express that they cannot live alone, nor can their partner be alone, emphasizing the importance of companionship in their relationship. The song ends with the singer proclaiming that they will be there, waiting with their love, and their partner's side of the bed already reserved for them.
Line by Line Meaning
Para cuando regrese
When you return
tengo el amor en vela
My love for you is keeping me awake
y el corazón guardado
My heart is guarded and tired of waiting
hastiado por la espera
Frustrated by the long wait
tengo un millón de besos
I have a million kisses
y un huracán dormido
And a dormant hurricane of passion
para cuando tú vuelvas
For when you come back
a quedarte conmigo
To stay with me
vuelve...
Come back...
que estoy contando las horas
I'm counting the hours
no puedo vivir tan solo
I can't live alone
ni tú tan sola
Nor can you live alone
ay amor,
Oh my love,
del beso que tu me diste
From the kiss you gave me
la marquita que me hiciste
The little mark you left on me
no se me borra.
I can't erase it.
Cuando vuelvas
When you return
tengo la tarde y la mañana
I have the afternoon and the morning
tengo la noche su madrugada
I have the night and its dawn
tengo guardado su lado en cama
I have your side of the bed saved
de aquella despedida
From that goodbye
tengo el sabor de un beso
I have the taste of a kiss
un beso no es el todo
But a kiss is not everything
castigo de la auscencia
Punishment of your absence
cuando recuerdo todo
When I remember everything
se hace la noche larga
The night feels longer
como la dulce herida
Like a sweet wound
clavada en la memoria
Etched in my memory
Para cuando vuelvas
For when you come back
tengo la tarde y la mañana
I have the afternoon and the morning
tengo la noche su madrugada
I have the night and its dawn
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
I have your side of the bed saved.
Para cuando vuelvas
For when you come back
tengo la tarde y la mañana
I have the afternoon and the morning
tengo la noche su madrguada
I have the night and its dawn
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
I have your side of the bed saved.
Para cuando vuelvas
For when you come back
tengo la tarde y la mañana
I have the afternoon and the morning
tengo la noche su madrguada
I have the night and its dawn
tengo guardado su lado en cama.
I have your side of the bed saved.
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