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.
No Me Amenaces
José Alfredo Jiménez Lyrics
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Cuando estés decidida a buscar otra vida
Pues agarra tu rumbo y vete
Pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces
Ya estás grandecita, ya entiendes la vida
Ya sabes lo que haces
Porque estás que te vas
Y te vas, y te vas, y no te has ido
Y yo estoy esperando tu amor
Esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor
O esperando tu olvido
No me amenaces, no me amenaces
Si ya fue tu destino olvidar mi cariño
Pues agarra tu rumbo y vete
Pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces
Ya juega tu suerte, ahí traes la baraja
Yo tengo los ases
Porque estás que te vas
Y te vas, y te vas, y te vas
Y te vas, y te vas, y no te has ido
Y yo estoy esperando tu amor
Esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor
O esperando tu olvido
The song "No Me Amenaces" by José Alfredo Jiménez is a heartbreaking plea from a man to his love not to threaten him with leaving when she has already made the decision to seek a new life. He wants her to take her own direction and go find her happiness in a new place, but he doesn't want her to use threats against him. He acknowledges that she is mature enough to understand life and make her own choices, but her threats are only causing him pain. The chorus repeats the phrase "esperando tu amor" or "esperando tu olvido," which translates to "waiting for your love" or "waiting for your forgetfulness."
As the song progresses, the man becomes increasingly frustrated with his love's indecision. She keeps saying she's leaving but never actually goes. He begs her not to threaten him anymore and to just make up her mind. The repetition in the chorus shows the conflicting emotions the man feels: he wants her to stay and love him, but he also wants her to leave and forget about him so he can move on.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of love and heartbreak. It captures the pain of being in a situation where you desperately want someone to stay, but you know that they need to leave to find their own happiness. The lyrics and melody work together beautifully to convey the raw emotions of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
No me amenaces, no me amenaces
Don't threaten me, please don't threaten me
Cuando estés decidida a buscar otra vida
When you've made your mind up to search for a different life
Pues agarra tu rumbo y vete
Then choose your own path and go
Ya estás grandecita, ya entiendes la vida
You're all grown up, you understand life
Ya sabes lo que haces
You already know what you're doing
Porque estás que te vas
Because you feel like leaving
Y te vas, y te vas, y te vas
And you keep leaving, and leaving, and leaving
Y te vas, y te vas, y no te has ido
And you keep leaving, and leaving, but you haven't left yet
Y yo estoy esperando tu amor
And I'm waiting for your love
Esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor
Waiting for your love, waiting for your love
O esperando tu olvido
Or waiting for you to forget
Si ya fue tu destino olvidar mi cariño
If it was your fate to forget my love
Ya juega tu suerte, ahí traes la baraja
Your luck is now at play, you hold the deck
Yo tengo los ases
But I hold the aces
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mariahernandez5884
No me amenaces, no me amenaces;
Cuando estés decidida a buscar otra vida,
Pues agarra tu rumbo y vete;
Pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces;
Ya estás grandecita, ya entiendes la vida
Ya sabes lo que haces.
Porque estás que te vas,
Y te vas, y te vas, y te vas
Y te vas, y te vas, y no te has ido
Y yo estoy esperando tu amor,
Esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor
O esperando tu olvido.
No me amenaces, no me amenaces,
Si ya fue tu destino olvidar mi cariño
Pues agarra tu rumbo y vete;
Pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces
Ya juega tu suerte, ahí traes la baraja
Pero yo tengo los aces
Porque estás que te vas y te vas
@edgarcavazos8833
La música de este grandioso caballero es muchísimo mejor que los grupos como Invasores, Cardenales, etcétera. 21 años y amo este tipo de música, con todas mis entrañas, nunca más volverá a nacer otro como este maravilloso hombre, si tengo un hijo lo llamaré José Alfredo, y nomás faltará que su madre sea de apellido Jimenez, así nuestro hijo seria José Alfredo Cavazos Jimenez
@bernardocarlosblanco
Con tan solo 47 años creó todas estas maravillas, como pudo ser tan genial?
@moisesgarcia461
Ya estás grandecita , ya entiendes la vida y sabes lo que haces,saludos para todos los panas desde ciudad Juárez Chihuahua México.
@fisherbear7584
Ni para cuando Chentito...Este maestro, escribía, componía y cantaba.. grande entre los grandes.
@javierescajadillo4937
Lo mejor de lo mejor Alfredo , y tienes razón , la gente se conformo con Chente , pues ya no salieron cantantes de esta talla ,compositores de este género menos 🤔
@manuelcarranza6954
Compares a Vicente Fernández
@manuelcarranza6954
Oye Vicente Fernández era mejor que José Alfredo cuándo empieza porque todos sabían que Vicente Fernández era mejor que José Alfredo
@fisherbear7584
@@manuelcarranza6954 cuántas canciones compuso Chente?.
Mejor en qué, como intérprete tampoco.
@JoseGonzalezEstevez-bm1kt
Lo mejor que Hoy el 2023
@MiguelArriaga-ie3mc
Saludos desde el estado de hidalgo México 2023 escuchando al maestro José Alfredo Jimenez