The restaurant where he worked as a young man, "La Sirena" was frequented by Andres Huesca, who heard some of his compositions of the then young singer, among which was "Cuando el Destino" and "Yo". Huesca immediately decided to record this and following this in 1948 for the first time on the radio station XEX-AM and months after the XEW-AM, which was catapulted to fame. He married Paloma Gálvez and had two children, José Alfredo and Paloma.
He had no musical training—according to the singer Miguel Aceves Mejía, Jiménez didn't play an instrument and didn't even know the Spanish terms for "waltz" and "key". Nonetheless he composed more than 1000 songs. Among the most famous are "Ella", "Media Vuelta", "El Rey", "El Jinete", "Si Nos Dejan", "Amanecí Entre Tus Brazos", "Cuando el Destino", "El Caballo Blanco", "Llegó Borracho el Borracho" and "Que Te Vaya Bonito", as well as "Camino de Guanajuato", where he sang about his home State of Guanajuato as well as his home town of Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato.
In addition to his own hit recordings, many of his songs have been recorded successfully by recording artists around the Spanish-speaking world, most notably by Pedro Infante, Rocío Durcal, Javier Solís, Pedro Fernández, Jorge Negrete, Vikki Carr, Luis Miguel, Lola Beltrán, Lucha Villa, Vicente Fernández and by Spaniards Julio Iglesias, Joaquín Sabina and Manolo García.
Jiménez passed at a young age, like others of his contemporaries: Negrete, Infante and Solís, the so-called "Three Mexican Roosters", or Tres Gallos Mexicanos all died young. He was struck-down by hepatitis at age 47 and is regarded, along with Agustín Lara and Juan Gabriel, as one of the best songwriters that Mexico has ever produced. He was certainly one of the most prolific composers in the history of popular music, world-wide.
Shortly before his death, he wrote and recorded his last song, "Gracias", thanking the public for all of the affection they had shown him. His tomb has become a place of pilgrimage for serious music fans from around the Spanish-speaking world.
Alma de Acero
José Alfredo Jiménez Lyrics
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Podrás andar por el mundo destrozando corazones
Podrás hacer lo que quieras
Podrás tener mil amores.
Pero este que estas dejando… aunque quisieras… no lo repones
Tú sabes que soy parejo
Si yo no te causo penas
No quiero que me las des.
Tú ya conoces mi vida
A veces me ando cayendo … why el orgullo me levanta
Nací con alma de acero
why aunque deberás te quiero
Te dejo que me abandones… nomás no llores…. si alguien te canta
Tú sabes que soy parejo
Ya te lo dije una vez
Si yo no te causo penas
No quiero que me las des.
RV
The song Alma de Acero by José Alfredo Jiménez is a powerful ballad about the resilience of the human spirit. The lyrics speak of the singer’s ability to withstand heartbreak and move on from it, in contrast to the person who has hurt them. The opening lines describe how the person responsible for causing the pain may have many flings and adventures in their life, but the love they are leaving behind will remain irreplaceable.
The singer acknowledges that he may also make mistakes and experience lows in his life, but it is his unwavering spirit that keeps him going. He also reminds his former love interest that he has always been fair to her, treating her with respect despite their differences. He accepts that she may leave him but requests her not to cry, implying that he has the strength to move on. The song concludes with a message of self-love and compassion, as the singer asserts that he was born with an “alma de acero” or a soul of steel, indicating his resilience and fortitude.
Overall, the song’s lyrics capture the universal theme of emotional resilience and the importance of self-love and acceptance. The metaphor of having an “alma de acero” is particularly powerful, as it conveys the idea that one’s soul has the strength to endure even the toughest of trials.
Line by Line Meaning
Podrás tener mucha suerte
You may have lots of luck
Podrás andar por el mundo destrozando corazones
You may go around the world destroying hearts
Podrás hacer lo que quieras
You may do whatever you want
Podrás tener mil amores.
You may have a thousand loves
Pero este que estas dejando… aunque quisieras… no lo repones
But the one you're leaving behind... even if you wanted to... you can't replace
Tú sabes que soy parejo
You know that I'm fair
Ya te lo dije una vez
I already told you once
Si yo no te causo penas
If I don't cause you any sadness
No quiero que me las des.
I don't want you to give me any
Tú ya conoces mi vida
You already know my life
A veces me ando cayendo … why el orgullo me levanta
Sometimes I fall... but my pride lifts me up
Nací con alma de acero
I was born with a steel soul
why aunque deberás te quiero
And even though I must, I still love you
Te dejo que me abandones… nomás no llores…. si alguien te canta
I'll let you abandon me... just don't cry... if someone sings to you
Tú sabes que soy parejo
You know that I'm fair
Ya te lo dije una vez
I already told you once
Si yo no te causo penas
If I don't cause you any sadness
No quiero que me las des.
I don't want you to give me any
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@mr.arreola1078
Te pueden gustar estas canciones sin ser borracho, pero no se puede ser borracho sin que te gusten estas canciones
@RositaSalinas-lj9ww
Jijijijiji
@arsenioviveros3138
No soy borracho pero con varías de estás si quisiera ser de esos borrachos que las piernas se les doblan y que no se pueden parar. Gracias a la que me traicionó. Si ése desamor no pudiera saborear estas cancionzonas.
@luismanuelcotagomez4545
Quien escucha a este señorón Febrero 2020 !!!!!!!!!!! Puras canciones de verdad chingonas arriba SINALOA
@antoniomeneses8737
Debería y de darle el Premio Nobel de Literatura, por sus magníficas composiciónes y sentimientos
@juancarloszavalareyna5123
Esos premios no s los merese jose alfredo esta mal usted S MERESE ESOS Y MAS
@higiniojuarez5207
No le hacen falta, tiene y vive en el corazón d millones d mexicanos en México y en el Mundo, xq como dijo Chavela Vargas, los Mexicanos nacemos donde nos da la rechingada gana jajajajaja
@higiniojuarez5207
Asi es, toda la razón del mundo, nadie como él, eterno, inmortal, x los Siglos d los Siglos....
@juancarlos7423
Antonio Meneses eran unos poetas ya se acabaron esos compositores
@juanatorresaldaco.2733
Eso es todo Paisano,eso es inspirasion