Katia Cardenal became famous as a Nueva Cancion singer in Nicaragua, workin… Read Full Bio ↴Katia Cardenal became famous as a Nueva Cancion singer in Nicaragua, working with her brother Salvador as "Guardabarranco". They gained worldwide fame with the release of an album on Redwood Records. She later married and moved to Norway, where she issued an album of songs by the Norwegian songwriter Alf Prøysen, sung in Spanish and backed by an amazing array of Cuban Musicians "Fragancia".

Creciendo
Katia Cardenal Lyrics

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Creciendo como cualquier planta
fue reverdeciendo, en el tiempo de los aguaceros
crecio el amor espontaneamente,
creciendo.
Habia un mar de estellas blancas en tus ojos negros
y el deseo tiritaba ciego mientras
tu y yo trepamos al cielo, creciendo.
Volaban esas horas lindas llenas de palabras

y el latir se hacia mas intenso en libertad
nos enamoramos creciendo.

El amor llega alguna vez
pero no abunda como el hambre,
la violencia o el desierto
si te toco con la punta de la mano
tuyo es el pan, la vida y la sal.

Creciendo nos llegó el momento de
vivir contactos hermanamos la piel y los labios
de modo que se incendio la sangre, creciendo.
Y como paradoja loca se perdio el encanto y de pronto
el enamoramiento se nos vació,
se quedo sin alma, muriendo.
Es una anecdota curiosa que no se explicarla
en lo simple de todo este cuento se hace patente
el misterio humano creciendo

El amor llega alguna vez
pero no abunda como el hambre,
la violencia o el desierto

si te toco con la punta de la mano
tuyo es el pan, la vida y la sal

Overall Meaning

"Creciendo" by Katia Cardenal is a song about the growth and development of love over time. The lyrics describe how love can spring up spontaneously, like a plant growing during the rainy season. The imagery of the stars in the other person's eyes emphasizes the intense emotions felt during the early stages of a relationship. As the song progresses, the lyrics also touch on the fragility and unpredictability of love. Despite the ups and downs, the singer acknowledges that love, when it comes, is a precious and irreplaceable thing.

The chorus is a reflection on the nature of love itself. The comparison to hunger, violence, and the desert highlights the scarcity and value of love. When one does find love, it becomes a source of sustenance and meaning in life. The final line, "tuyo es el pan, la vida y la sal" (yours is the bread, life, and salt), reinforces the idea that love is all-encompassing and necessary.

Overall, "Creciendo" is a thoughtful exploration of the highs and lows of love. The lyrics capture the joy and intensity of early infatuation, as well as the sadness and confusion that can come with the end of a relationship. Through it all, the song suggests that love is a fundamental part of being human, and something that should be cherished and appreciated.

Line by Line Meaning

Creciendo como cualquier planta
Growing like any plant

fue reverdeciendo, en el tiempo de los aguaceros
It was turning green, during the rainy season

crecio el amor espontaneamente,
Love grew spontaneously

creciendo.
Growing

Habia un mar de estellas blancas en tus ojos negros
There was a sea of white stars in your black eyes

y el deseo tiritaba ciego mientras
And desire trembled blindly while

tu y yo trepamos al cielo, creciendo.
You and I climbed to the sky, growing

Volaban esas horas lindas llenas de palabras
Those beautiful hours full of words flew by

y el latir se hacia mas intenso en libertad
And the heartbeat became more intense in freedom

nos enamoramos creciendo.
We fell in love while growing

El amor llega alguna vez
Love comes sometime