Education
After studying philosophy and literature for a year at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Guerra switched to the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. Guerra was a great admirer, at this time, of the Beatles music.
After finishing his studies at the Santo Domingo conservatory, Guerra went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study composition and arranging in 1979.
Career
After his return to the Dominican Republic, he released his first album, Soplando (1984) with a group of local musicians which subsequently became known as Juan Luis Guerra y 440. Note that the band's name in Spanish is officially publicized as Cuatro Cuarenta (Four Forty), a shortening of the normally strict reading of number four hundred and forty. The 440 part of the band's name refers to the standard tuning "A=440." Reportedly the name for the band came from a practice session where Juan Luis's brother suggested the name, because the name would reflect how "in-tune and precise they were."
Two albums followed, Mudanza y Acarreo and Mientras más lo pienso ... tú. The band garnered some fame in their country.
Their next album, in 1989, brought them international fame. Ojalá que Llueva Cafe (If only it would rain coffee), a slow melodic number with superfast background tracks, became a number one hit in many Latin American countries, with the hit song of the same name. Subsequently, a video of the hit song was filmed and Juan Luis Guerra and his 440 band began touring. (The song's fame was revived in 1996 with a cover by Café Tacuba). In 1990, they released their next album, Bachata Rosa, which also became a major hit and earned him his first Grammy award. The album, having sold more than 5 million copies at that time, allowed Guerra to keep touring Latin America, USA and Europe. This album contains memorable love songs such as "Burbujas de amor" (Bubbles of Love), the self-hit "Bachaata Rosa", "Rosalia", "Como Abeja al Panal" ("Like a Bee to the Beehive"), "A Pedir Su Mano" ("To Ask For Your Hand"), "Carta De Amor", and "Estrellitas y Duendes" ("Little stars and elves").
Guerra became a controversial figure in the Dominican Republic after he released his next album, Areito. "Areito" (1992), featured the hit single "El costo de la vida," ("The Cost of Living/Cost of Life") but the video version was banned in several countries.
He protested against the poor conditions in many Latin American countries, the celebration of the discovery of the Americas "(1492)", and the double standard policies of first world nations. ('Areito' is a Taino word for song and dance).
That situation might have had something to do with his next album, Fogaraté (1995), where he stayed away from recording any protest songs.
One of his most recent albums, Ni es lo Mismo ni es Igual (It's not the Same nor is it Equal) (1998), garnered much critical acclaim. It won three Latin Grammys in 2000. It's hits include "Mi PC" (My PC), "Quisiera" (I Would Like To), and "El Niagara En Bicicleta".
In 2004, Guerra released his first new album in six years. Entitled "Para Ti" (For you), the album's songs are mostly religious in nature, reflecting Guerra's conversion to Evangelical Christianity. With this album the singer won two awards at the 2005 Billboards in the categories of Gospel-Pop and Tropical-Merengue, for the hit single Las Avispas, being this the first time ever that the same song wins these two categories at the same time. Other hits included "Para Ti" and "Soldado" (Soldier). In the same time, Guerra was honored with the Latino Special Award for the Music Academy of Spain for his contributions to the music of his country and the Caribbean in the last 20 years.
Guerra is the uncle-in-law of Miss Universe 2003, Amelia Vega. In January 2006, Juan Luis performed at Berklee's 60th anniversary along with other artist such as Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Michel Camilo and Chiara Chivello.
In 2006, he recorded with famous artists Diego Torres in "Abriendo Caminos" and with Maná in "Bendita luz". He has also opened the concert of The Rolling Stones in Puerto Rico and was invited by Sting to sing with him in a concert at Altos de Chavón, La Romana in Domincan Republic. At the Premio Lo Nuestro awards in 2007, he was given the honorary lifetime achievement award. He also performed the lead single of his new album, "La Llave De Mi Corazon." 2007.
La llave de mi corazón has been #1 song In Billboard charts for four consecutive weeks, #1 selling album in Colombia and it keeps climbing the charts in other countries.
He has recorded in English, the song "July 14th" in Fogaraté(1995), and more recently "Medicine for my soul" and" Something good" with Italian singer Chiara Chivello. Some of his songs are both in English and Spanish such as "Woman Del Callao" and "Guavaberry".
Discography
* Soplando — 1983
* Mudanza y Acarreo — 1984–1985
* Mientras más lo pienso tú — 1986
* Ojalá que llueva Café — 1988
* Bachata Rosa — 1990
* Areíto — 1992
* Fogarate — 1994
* Grandes Exitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440
* No Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual — 1998
* Para Ti — 2004
* La Llave de mi Corazón — March 19, 2007
Source: Wikipedia®
Que Me Des Tu Cariño
Juan Luis Guerra Lyrics
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El ungüento de tus labios es mi cura
Tu me domas con el circo de tus besos
Y milito en la frontera de tus huesos
Es mejor vivir un día contigo
Que vivir mil años sin tu abrigo
Es por eso que hoy te pido
Que me des tu cariño
Para yo quedarme
Un minuto me basta vida
Para enamorarte
Que me des tu cariño
Como el mar las olas
Como luna en la noche, vida
Que se entrega toda
Escalar el cielo abierto de tu boca
Y orbitar en tus galaxias se me antoja
Es mejor vivir un día contigo
Que vivir mil años sin tu abrigo
Es por eso que hoy te pido
Que me des tu cariño
Para yo quedarme
Un minuto me basta vida
Para enamorarte
Que me des tu cariño
Como el mar las olas
Como luna en la noche, vida
Que se entrega toda
Estrellita de la noche
Dime cómo, cuándo y dónde (cuándo y dónde)
Muéstrale que el horizonte
Se vistió de azul y se hizo cielo
Que me des tu cariño
Para yo quedarme
Un minuto me basta vida
Para enamorarte
Que me des tu cariño
Como el mar a las olas
Como luna en la noche, vida
Que se entrega toda
The song "Que Me des Tu Cariño" by Juan Luis Guerra is a romantic love song that expresses the strong emotions and passion of the singer. The lyrics describe the intensity of the singer's love and desire towards the person they are addressing. The opening line "Cada día que pasa crece esta locura" translates to "Every passing day, this madness grows," indicating the growing intensity of the singer's emotions.
The singer describes the person they are addressing as having the power to calm them with the "ungüento de tus labios," meaning "ointment of your lips," and taming them with the "circo de tus besos," meaning "circus of your kisses." The line "Y milito en la frontera de tus huesos" translates to "And I militate on the border of your bones," which can be interpreted to mean that the singer is deeply intertwined with the person they love.
The chorus of the song repeats the statement that it is better to live one day with the person they love rather than a thousand years without them. The singer then requests the person's love and affection, comparing it to the vastness of the sea, the brightness of the moon, and the open sky.
Overall, the song's lyrics describe a deep, overwhelming love and desire that the singer has for another person.
Line by Line Meaning
Cada día que pasa crece esta locura
My love for you keeps growing each day and driving me mad
El ungüento de tus labios es mi cura
Your lips are like a healing ointment to my soul
Tu me domas con el circo de tus besos
Your kisses have the power to tame me and leave me breathless
Y milito en la frontera de tus huesos
I proudly serve on the front lines of defending the borders of your love
Es mejor vivir un día contigo
Spending one day with you is worth more than a thousand days alone
Que vivir mil años sin tu abrigo
I'd rather spend a thousand years wrapped in your embrace than a single moment without it
Es por eso que hoy te pido
That's why I'm asking you now
Que me des tu cariño
Please give me your love
Para yo quedarme
So I can stay by your side
Un minuto me basta vida
Even just one minute with you is enough to make my life complete
Para enamorarte
To show you how much I love you
Como el mar las olas
I need your love like the waves need the sea
Como luna en la noche, vida
Your love brings light to my darkness
Que se entrega toda
You completely give yourself to me
Escalar el cielo abierto de tu boca
Kissing you is like climbing to the highest heavens and touching the sky
Y orbitar en tus galaxias se me antoja
Being with you is like orbiting around your beautiful universe
Estrellita de la noche
My shining star in the night
Dime cómo, cuándo y dónde (cuándo y dónde)
Tell me when and where I can have you
Muéstrale que el horizonte
Show everyone that the horizon
Se vistió de azul y se hizo cielo
Is now blue and became the sky
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JUAN LUIS GUERRA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gustavohoracioguillen4312
A mí me gusta el rock y el metal pero este señor es mi gusto culposo, es un maestro; un poeta y muchos de esta nueva generación deberían escucharlo
@mun5784
Igualmente solo que me gusta el rock
@ragelopez8828
Me pasa igual
@anamariaaracenamorales1117
A mi igual me pasa me gusta el rock y el
@goldenlands4607
Yo tambien oigo otras cosas gringas y eso, pero esto de alguna manera toca el nervio latino de nosotros😂
@KevinSolano
No hay gustos culposos, solamente gustos, no te cierres jamás!
@cuonghaphu108
Soy vietnamito pero me encanto la música de Juan Luis Guerra. Artistas como Juan son las razones de que sigo aprender español
@charlseiseias4615
🔥🎶¡REY DE LA BACHATA!🎶🔥
0%Groserías👎
0%plagio 👎
0%ofensa👎
100%talento👌
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Buen consejo