Morir por Tí
José Luis Perales (born January 28, 1945 in Castejón-Cuenca, Spain) is a ta… Read Full Bio ↴José Luis Perales (born January 28, 1945 in Castejón-Cuenca, Spain) is a talented singer and composer who has presented part of his extensive work in Carnegie Hall, New York. Since tender age, he showed his pasion for music, and at age 6, he learned how to play the lute. At 16, Perales studied to be an Electrical Engineer at the Universidad Laboral of Sevilla as scholarship student. He joined the university tuna and learned how to play the guitar. And it was then when he knew that music was going to be a big part of his life. After university, Perales went to Madrid where he finished his studies and continued with his music. His first opportunity was as a composer because he did not like to sing and did not want problems with his girlfriend, Manuela. Encouraged by her mother, Mariana, Perales sang in his hometown and some local festivals. However, it is not until he met Rafael Trabucchelli (main Spanish music producer of the time) in 1970 that his career changed totally. Trabucchelli tried to convince Perales to sing but did not succeed. Perales composed "Porque Te Vas" ("Because You're Leaving") performed by Jeanette, which sold 4 million copies worldwide in 1972, and this is how Trabucchelli finally persuaded him to sing. Perales humbly admitted that it was luck what allowed him to succeed. As a home-loving family man, he had trouble adaping himself to his new life and leaving his current job to dedicate himself to his new career. Despite of his success, Perales is still a humble family man who still lives in Castejon with his now wife, Manuela, which whom he has a son and a daughter, Pablo and Maria. Perales has recorded 27 record productions with more than 50 million copies sold worldwide. His compositions have been recorded by singers such as Raphael, Rocio Jurado, Jeanette, Miguel Bose, Isabel Pantoja, Julio Iglesias, Paloma San Basilio, Mocedades, and La Oreja de Van Gogh among others. His concert tours have included countries such as Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the USA, Brazil, Italy, France, Portugal. He just recently had a concert in the famous Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and will be moving eastward across the USA on his tour. He does not come to America very often but when he does, the seats are full. He has also created a wonderful song called "Que canten los niños"

Morir por Tí
José Luis Perales Lyrics


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Yo la noche
Tú luna
Yo la arena
Tú mar
Yo la sombra de ti
Tú el sol
Yo tu amante más fiel
Y la sed de tu fuente de amor

Y tú y tú y tú y tú y siempre tú
Y yo de ti de ti de ti sólo de ti

Y tu vivir, vivir, vivir siempre vivir
Y yo morir, morir, morir, morir por ti

Tú la copa de vino
Yo borracho por ti
Yo guitarra
Y tú mi canción
Tú distancia
Y yo ya lo ves
Siempre cerca de ti

Y tú y tú y tú y tú y siempre tú
Y yo de ti de ti de ti sólo de ti

Y tú vivir, vivir, vivir, siempre vivir
Y yo morir, morir, morir, morir por ti

Y tú y tú y tú y tú y siempre tú
Y yo de ti de ti de ti sólo de ti

Y tú vivir, vivir, vivir siempre vivir
Y yo morir, morir, morir, morir por ti

Morir por ti




Morir por ti
Morir por ti

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of José Luis Perales's song "Morir Por Ti" depict a love that is all-encompassing and unrequited. The song begins with the assertion that the singer is the night, while their lover is the moon. Similarly, the singer is the sand, and their lover is the sea. The singer's shadow is their lover's sun, and they are their lover's most faithful lover, but they are consumed by thirst for their lover's love. The repetition of the phrase "y tú y tú y tú y tú y siempre tú" (and you, and you, and you, and you, always you) emphasises the all-encompassing nature of the singer's love.


The chorus highlights the intensity of the singer's feelings. They declare that they would live for their lover, while they would die for their lover. The second verse highlights the mismatch between the singer and their lover, who is "the cup of wine" while the singer is "drunk" from their love. The singer is also compared to a guitar, while their lover is the song that they make. Despite the distances between them, the singer remains close to their lover. The repetition of "morir por ti" (die for you) throughout the song highlights the extent to which the singer's love is all-consuming and potentially destructive.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo la noche
I am the night, the darkness


Tú luna
You are the moon, the source of light in my darkness


Yo la arena
I am the sand, uncertain, constantly shifting


Tú mar
You are the sea, vast, stable and constant


Yo la sombra de ti
I am the shadow cast by your light


Tú el sol
You are the sun, the source of light, warmth and life


Yo tu amante más fiel
I am your most faithful lover


Y la sed de tu fuente de amor
And I thirst for the source of your love


Y tú y tú y tú y tú y siempre tú
And you, you, you, always you


Y yo de ti de ti de ti sólo de ti
And me, of you, only you


Y tu vivir, vivir, vivir siempre vivir
And you, live, live, always live


Y yo morir, morir, morir, morir por ti
And me, die, die, die, die for you


Tú la copa de vino
You are the cup of wine, the joy and pleasure of life


Yo borracho por ti
I am drunk on you, on your love and passion


Yo guitarra
I am the guitar, the instrument of emotion and expression


Y tú mi canción
And you, my song, the melody and harmony of my life


Tú distancia
You are the distance, the challenge and separation between us


Y yo ya lo ves
And me, you see it already


Siempre cerca de ti
Always close to you, in heart and spirit


Morir por ti
To die for you, to show my ultimate devotion and sacrifice


Morir por ti
To die for you, to show my ultimate devotion and sacrifice


Morir por ti
To die for you, to show my ultimate devotion and sacrifice




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Comments from YouTube:

Eris Sire

Todo lo que hace es perfecto...no me canso de escucharlo.

Mayo Basme

Yo igual. Lo disfruto muchísimo! Lo bueno siempre es bueno!

Jazmin breco Rios

El mejor regalo de cumpleaños que me pude dar ,escuchar una vez más estas canciones ,las canciones de jose luis perales reconfortan mi alma .

JOLU GLEZ

que buenísima canción otro exitoso más de gran Jose Luis Perales

jaime humberto higuita david

Morir por ti es una canción hecha con amor y sentimiento que llega hasta lo mas profundo del alma jose luis perales es único en este mundo gracias

Ricardo Bastidas

Tuve la suerte de nacer en el tiempo en que este señor de la canción romántica tuvo sus grandes exitos, cuando las canciones tenían letras hermosas y llenas de contenido, larga vida para este Grande de la canción!

Carlos Caballero

La 1 vez que escuché esta linda canción fue en el Concierto de Perales en Panamá del 2012 y quedé fascinado, y hasta hoy la encontré, que maravilla.

Alto Diseño

Que hermosa canción maestro! que Dios te siga iluminando!

Gloria Salas

Inigualable, como músico, como poeta , como cantante, como ser humano

Fernanda Victorio

no me canso de escucharlos😍

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