A Puerto Rican merengue group, La Makina was organized by entrepreneurs Fer… Read Full Bio ↴A Puerto Rican merengue group, La Makina was organized by entrepreneurs Fernan Colon (former bassist for Los Sabrosos del Merengue) and Orlando Santana (who played with Wilfredo Vargas and Toño Rosario). Santana's intensive help with the group -- writing nine of the ten tracks on La Makina's debut album, 1996's La Makina...A Mil, as well as arranging and producing -- resulted in the single "La Reina," a huge hit in merengue circles. The group released their second album, Los Reyes del Ritmo, in October 1997. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Enamorado De Un Fantasma
La Makina Lyrics

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La Mákina
Y es que te extraño mi amor

En una casa muy vieja
Dicen que vive un fantasma
Era el amor de mi vida
Y la muerte se la llevó

Vivo solo en esa casa
Y mis amigos la quieren quemar
Porque dicen que si vivo ahí
El recuerdo de ella me va a matar

En el jardín veo su cara
Junto a la casa, oigo su voz
Miro su fotografía
Y mi corazón se parte en dos

Enamorado de un fantasma
Noche tras noche veo pasar
Y que me dice que en el cielo
Por siempre me esperará

Me esperará

Ella era luz en la casa
La flor más bella del jardín
Siempre juramos amarnos
Sin saber que iba a morir

Vivo solo en esa casa
Y mis amigos la quieren quemar
Porque dicen que si vivo ahí
El recuerdo de ella me va a matar

En el jardín veo su cara
Junto a la casa oigo su voz
Miro su fotografía
Y mi corazón se parte en dos

Enamorado de un fantasma
Noche tras noche veo pasar
Y que me dice que en el cielo
Por siempre me esperará

Espérame en el cielo
La Mákina
Algún día estaremos juntos

En el jardín veo su cara
Junto a la casa oigo su voz
Miro su fotografía
Y mi corazón se parte en dos

Enamorado de un fantasma
Noche tras noche veo pasar
Y que me dice que en el cielo
Por siempre me esperará

Me esperará

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to La Makina's song "Enamorado De Un Fantasma" tell a story of a man who lives alone in an old house. It is said that a ghost, the love of his life, haunts the house after her death. The man is deeply in love with the ghost and sees her face in the garden and hears her voice in the house. He is desperately heartbroken and cannot shake his feelings for her, even though she is no longer physically present. He is so consumed by his love for the ghost that his friends worry it will drive him to his own demise.

The lyrics are haunting and beautifully describe the man’s desperate love for the ghost. It is as though he cannot let go of her and is consumed by his overwhelming emotions. The chorus repeats the line "enamorado de un fantasma" translated as "in love with a ghost", conveying the depth of his love for her despite her death.

The song is a poignant reminder of the enduring power of love and the pain of lost love. It is a rich and complex narrative that explores themes of love, loss, and grief. The melody and lyrics are captivating, making this a timeless classic in Latin music.

Line by Line Meaning

Y es que te extraño mi amor
I miss you, my love

En una casa muy vieja
In a very old house

Dicen que vive un fantasma
They say a ghost lives here

Era el amor de mi vida
She was the love of my life

Y la muerte se la llevó
And death took her away

Vivo solo en esa casa
I live alone in that house

Y mis amigos la quieren quemar
And my friends want to burn it down

Porque dicen que si vivo ahí
Because they say that if I live there

El recuerdo de ella me va a matar
The memory of her will kill me

En el jardín veo su cara
In the garden, I see her face

Junto a la casa, oigo su voz
Next to the house, I hear her voice