Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970) is a successful Mexican singer and… Read Full Bio ↴Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970) is a successful Mexican singer and songwriter of Latin music. She was born in Long Beach, California, but raised in Tijuana, Baja California and has a twin sister Yvonne who is a photographer. She was a former member of the band "Tijuana No". Julieta plays numerous instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She won the 2004 Latin Grammy for Best Vocal Rock Album (Sí).
Albums. She is radicated in Mexico City
1997: "Aquí", 2000: "Bueninvento", 2003: "Sí", 2006: "Limón y Sal", 2007: "Realmente Lo Mejor", 2008: "Mtv Unplugged", 2010: "Otra Cosa", 2013: “Los Momentos”, 2015: “Algo Sucede”, 2019: “La Enamorada”.

El Triste
Julieta Venegas Lyrics

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Que triste fue decirnos adios
cuando nos adorabamos mas
hasta la golondrina emigro
presageando el final

Que triste luce todo sin ti
los mares las playas se van
se tiñen los colores de gris

hoy todo es soledad

No se, si vuelva a verte despues
no se que, de mi vida sera
sin el cero azul de tu ser
que no me alumbra ya

Hoy quiero saborear mi dolor
no pido compasion ni piedad
la historia de este amor
se escribio para la eternidad

Que triste todos dicen que estoy
que siempre estoy hablando de ti
no saben que pensando en tu amor
en tu amor he podido ayudarme a vivir

Hoy quiero saborear mi dolor
no pido compasion ni piedad
la historia de este amor
se escrbio para la eternidad

Que triste dicen que estoy
que siempre estoy hablando de ti
no saben que pensando en tu amor
en tu amor, he podido ayudarme a vivir

he podido ayudarme a vivir (a vivir)...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Julieta Venegas's song El Triste describe the sadness and heartbreak that comes with the end of a relationship that once thrived. The singer laments over the pain of saying goodbye to someone she adored and loved deeply. She compares the suffering of her heart to the departure of a swallow, a symbol of love, as it flies away, foretelling the end of their relationship.

Everything feels gloomy and hopeless without her partner as even the colorful beaches and oceans seem to lose their vibrancy and turn gray. She wonders if she will ever see her loved one again or if she will spend the rest of her life without the blue essence of her companion that once brightened up her world.

Nevertheless, the singer accentuates that she does not want anyone's pity, nor does she need their compassion, she only wants to savor her pain, and the story of their love will be written forever. Despite what others might think, it is her love that keeps her going and helps her overcome her pain as she has learned to live with the memories he left behind.

Line by Line Meaning

Que triste fue decirnos adios
It was so sad to say goodbye when we loved each other the most.

cuando nos adorabamos mas
When we adored each other the most.

hasta la golondrina emigro
Even the swallow flew away, a sign of the ending.

presageando el final
Foreshadowing the end.

Que triste luce todo sin ti
Everything looks sad and gloomy without you.

los mares las playas se van
Even the oceans and beaches fade away.

se tiñen los colores de gris
Colors become gray.

hoy todo es soledad
Today everything is loneliness.

No se, si vuelva a verte despues
I don't know if I'll see you again.

no se que, de mi vida sera
I don't know what will happen to my life.

sin el cero azul de tu ser
Without the blue zero of your being.