Joe Veras was born on May 1, in Cevicos, a municipality of Cotui in the Dom… Read Full Bio ↴Joe Veras was born on May 1, in Cevicos, a municipality of Cotui in the Dominican Republic. He is the fourth of thirteen children born to Mr. Soto Veras and Mrs. Maria del Carmen Batista. He involved himself in music at an early age starting in ecclesiastic choirs in his village - Cotui. He pursued a university degree in Santo Domingo, then chose to pursue an artistic career. A music project led to a contract with Darlenis Records Company. He recorded his first production, Con Amor, in 1993. His debut was well received by bachata afficionados.

Joe Veras signed a contract with Hipolito Records in 1995 and recorded Con Mas Amor and Asi es la Vida. These productions spread throughout the country and internationally and won him the Casandra Award in 1997. In New York he received a platinum award for selling more than 300,000 copies of Con Mas Amor. He gained further notoriety in the Dominican Republic, winning local awards called premios globos.

Joe Veras then signed a contract with J&N Records. and the hit song Por Tu Amor became one of the leaders in popularity followed by Carta de Verano. Throughout his artistic career Joe Veras is continuously grateful to the media for their incomparable support.

For over a decade, Joe Veras has exercised leadership as a composer, musical arranger and bachata artist. Thus far in his career he has managed to record seven soulful productions for his fans: Con Amor, Con Mas Amor, Asi es la Vida, Aceptame como Soy, Reencuentro, Simplemente and Desde mi Alma.

With the launch of his tenth musical production, La Travesia, has become a trend, setting milestone in the evolution of bachata. Tonto Corazon, a production to admire, his lively guitar and romantic voice are sure to bring much enjoyment to old and new fans alike. Carta de Verano, the popular singer earned further acceptance both on a national and international level, and became one of the most popular Bachata singers of our country. Carta de Verano has eleven songs; Intentalo Tu is the song that is being promoted both nationally and internationally. Currently, Carta de Verano is one of the highest selling CDs under the tropical music category "bachata" and one of the highest selling bachata albums in Latin America.

In 2003, Joe Veras performed at the Miss Canada Pageant in Toronto and opened the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. He went on to win his second Casandra Award for Bachatero of the Year.

Joe Veras has shared his love for music and romance in the form of bachata in Belgium, Holland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Tortola Island, St. Croix, St.Thomas, St. Martin, Aruba, Curacao, Martinique, Canada and the United States.

Joe Veras won the prestigious Tropical Airplay Track Of The Year, "Intentalo Tu," (J&N) 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards handed out on April 29 in Miami.

Joe Veras is greatly admired and respected by his fans all over the world. He is a man with a soft voice and a unique style, a poet of grand emotion.

Asi Es La Vida
Joe Veras Lyrics

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Aveces las cosas
No salen, como uno quiere
Yo sufriendo por ella
Y ella por otro se muere
Yo tras ella, y ella tras el
Ella no se fija en mi
Y el no le hace a ella caso
Ayy dios...

A veces la veo llorar
Y dice que llora por el
Al pensar que su llanto
No es por mi, sino por el
Ya no aguanto este dolor
Que me tortura la vida
Y entre copas de licor
Ya no habra otra salida
Ayy dios...

Coro: La vida es asi
Asi es la vida (2X)
Si el no te quiere a ti

Y tu de mi ni te fijas
Ayy dios. ayy dios.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Joe Veras's song Así Es la Vida speak of heartbreak and unrequited love. The singer laments that sometimes things do not work out the way one wants them to – he is suffering for a woman who is pining for another man. He is chasing after her while she is chasing after the other man who does not seem interested in her. The singer describes his pain as he watches her cry and realizes her tears are not for him, but for the other man. He can no longer stand the torture of his unreturned love and turns to drink to numb the pain.

Throughout the song, the singer repeats the phrase "Así Es la Vida" (that's life) which suggests that sometimes we cannot change the way things are and must accept them. He acknowledges that the woman he loves does not feel the same way as he does, and he cannot force her to love him. The song speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak and unrequited love, and the realization that sometimes things are out of our control.

Line by Line Meaning

Aveces las cosas
Sometimes things

No salen, como uno quiere
Don't turn out the way one wants

Yo sufriendo por ella
I suffer for her

Y ella por otro se muere
And she dies for another

Yo tras ella, y ella tras el
I pursue her, and she pursues him

Ella no se fija en mi
She doesn't notice me

Y el no le hace a ella caso
And he doesn't pay attention to her

Ayy dios...
Oh, God...

A veces la veo llorar
Sometimes I see her crying

Y dice que llora por el
And she says she cries for him

Al pensar que su llanto
Thinking that her tears