Pequeño Gorrión
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"

Pequeño Gorrión
José Luis Perales Lyrics


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Márchate de la ciudad, pequeño gorrión
Porque aquí tu cielo no es azul
Márchate, adonde el sol
Brille más, gorrión

Y al volar
Vio que una nube gris cubría la cuidad
Se marchó en busca de las flores
Y voló, y voló, un amanecer
Y voló, y voló, para no volver

Desde el cielo pudo ver a gentes sin amor
Gentes que miraban sin hablar
Y lloró una canción
El gorrión, el gorrión

Márchate
Porque la gente aquí no escucha tu canción
Márchate en busca de las flores
Y voló, y voló, un amanecer




Y voló, y voló
Para no volver

Overall Meaning

The song 'Pequeño Gorrión' by José Luis Perales creates an image of a small bird who is trying to fly away from a city where there is no love or happiness left for him. The song urges the little sparrow to leave the city and head to the place where the sun shines brighter, and the sky is bluer. The bird took flight and flew away. From above, it saw a city covered in gray clouds that reflected the mood there. The bird then mournfully sang a song as it noticed that the people on the land were too caught up in their own lives to appreciate the beauty of nature.


The lyrics of 'Pequeño Gorrión' urge listeners to find their place in the world where the sun shines bright and the surroundings that make them feel alive. In the company of beauty and love, there is a real sense of freedom. In contrast, urban life can be full of obstacles and troubles that obstruct our path to happiness. The emotional delivery of the song reminds us of the need to escape the challenges that urban life presents and find our place in the scenic beauty of nature.


Line by Line Meaning

Márchate de la ciudad, pequeño gorrión
Leave the city, little sparrow


Porque aquí tu cielo no es azul
Your sky isn't blue here


Márchate, adonde el sol
Go where the sun shines brighter


Brille más, gorrión
Shine brighter, sparrow


Y al volar
And as he flew


Vio que una nube gris cubría la cuidad
He saw a gray cloud covering the city


Se marchó en busca de las flores
He left in search of flowers


Y voló, y voló, un amanecer
He flew and flew until dawn


Y voló, y voló, para no volver
He flew and flew and never looked back


Desde el cielo pudo ver a gentes sin amor
From the sky, he saw people without love


Gentes que miraban sin hablar
People who looked without speaking


Y lloró una canción
And he cried a song


El gorrión, el gorrión
The sparrow, the sparrow


Porque la gente aquí no escucha tu canción
Because people here don't listen to your song


Márchate en busca de las flores
Leave in search of flowers


Y voló, y voló, un amanecer
He flew and flew until dawn


Y voló, y voló
He flew and flew


Para no volver
Never to return




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jose Luis Perales Morillas

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Comments from YouTube:

Wendy González 🌻

Tengo 24 años y escucho esta canción desde niña🎶🌻, me da mucha paz escucharla, a veces es necesario dejar cosas atrás, cosas que te hacen daño🥺, tratar de sanar y buscar a Dios💙, por que hay veces que lo único que quieres es ser libre🍃🕊, soñar💕, conocer personas que no te juzguen por tus errores🥀 y buscar la felicidad y Dios es el único que puede dar tranquilidad🙏❤

Carol04 carol

Siento que me escribió esta canción a mí! Me siento tan identificada😪

David Gamez

La ternura es fundamental para llegar al corazòn y Josè Luis Perales lo hace con la maestrìa del poeta que sabe lo que quiere decir cuando canta. Debemos desear que aparezcan muchos poetas de la talla de tal desafìo y entonces tendrìamos un cambio verdadero en todo el mundo.

anduriña giron

Se la dedico a mi bebe que perdí , lloro cada vez que la escucho

Gabriela Alvarez Muñoz

Esta canción llega justo en un momento de cierre de ciclo en mi vida ..recién este año la encontré, como siempre Perales tiene una canción para mí.💞

Javier Arancibia Pastén

Desde mi infancia que me acompaña esa cansión en mis momentos tristes.. emprender el vuelo para salir de la maldad que hay en éste mundo.. como el vuelo de mi gorrión al paraiso.. te amo tika tika

Carol04 carol

Jose Luis Perales casi siempre hace alusion a los gorriones en sus canciones! Esta cancion a mi parecer es un poema a los deseos de libertad... cuando nos sentimos ahogados... o presos de alguna situacion y solo queremos salir corriendo!

Yolanda Flores

Exacto

Maria Tepaz

Si no hay duda hose Luis perales forever no Habra nadie mas como el.

German Vazquez

bella canción. ...Perales tiene esa magia para crear una historia en cada cancion...Perales lo maximo

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