According to the artist, the story behind this transition was unforgettable: “Between the age of 12 to about 15 and a half, more or less, I sang with a salsa band called Tempo Moderno. In 1973 we shared the stage with the orchestra of Eddie Palmieri. I summoned the courage to speak with the maestro and asked him to listen to me sing “Sabroso guaguancó”, a song that he had recorded in the 60’s. He listened and left. Six months passed and Palmieri returned to Puerto Rico to look for me. We made an agreement. I had a new audition and thus was born Lalo Rodriguez, although at that time I was known as Lolo. My name is Ubaldo. It was Palmieri, when he brought me into his orchestra, baptized me as Lalo”.
His first LP (long play) recording was in 1973 at age 16, with the Eddie Palmieri orchestra. That album was entitled The Sun of The Latin Music and won him his first Grammy. A year later, he recorded the song Un Puesto Vacante which appeared on his second album with Palmieri, Unfinished Masterpiece and is a good example of his style of salsa.
In 1980 Rodriguez decided to launch himself into the pop music world as a soloist. Simplemente Lalo, was his first LP album. Later, in 1982, he produced his album, Nuevamente Lalo and his string of hits continued with “Niño, el hombre que es soñador es loco”, in 1985, with a philosiphical theme that later inspired the production of his album, Punto y coma.
It was not until 1988 that Rodriguez realized his next album release, Un nuevo despertar, which marked his return to the artistic scene after four years without without a recording. His single, “Ven, devórame otra vez”, became a major hit, reaching the top of the charts in Panamá, Perú, Colombia, Venezuela and Spain. In that last country, his recording reached platinum and gold for sales of more 200,000 copies.
In Puerto Rico, Rodriguez realized the highest selling album in 1988 with “Un Nuevo Despertar”, reaching gold. In 1989 he received three important awards by the prestigeous Billboard magazine: Vocalist of the Year in the Tropical Music category; Song of the Year for “Ven, devórame otra vez”, and Best Record Production of the Year for his album, “Un nuevo despertar”.
At the very beginning of the 1990’s, Rodriguez performed several sold-out concerts in various venues throughout Spain; in La Coruña, Vigo, Bilbao and Madrid. It is notable that during those concerts he had the famous jazz musician, Quincy Jones, among his fans in the audience.
His discography in the 1990’s included such titles as Sexacional and Nací para cantar, with record labels such as TH Rodven y EMI Latin. In Spain he was the first “salsero” to reach gold and platinum for over 100,00o in unit sales in the Iberian peninsula.
Ven Devorame Otra Vez
Lalo Rodriguez Lyrics
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Y mi mente ha parido nostalgia por no verte ya
Y haciendo el amor te he nombrado sin quererlo yo
Porque en todas busco lo salvaje de tu sexo, amor
Hasta en sueño he creído tenerte devorándome
Y he mojado mis sabanas blancas recordándote
En mi cama nadie es como tú
Que dibuje mi cuerpo en cada rincón
Sin que sobre un pedazo de piel
Ay, ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven castígame con tus deseos más
Que el vigor lo guardé para ti
Ay, ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Que la boca me sabe a tu cuerpo
Desesperan mis ganas por ti
Hasta en sueño he creído tenerte devorándome
Y he mojado mis sabanas blancas llorándote
En mi cama nadie es como tú
No he podido encontrar la mujer
Que dibuje mi cuerpo en cada rincón
Sin que sobre un pedazo de piel
Ay, ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven castígame con tus deseos más
Que el vigor lo guardé para ti
Ay, ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Que la boca me sabe a tu cuerpo
Desesperan mis ganas por ti
Hasta en sueño he creído tenerte devorándome
Y he mojado mis sabanas blancas llorándote
En mi cama nadie es como tú
No he podido encontrar la mujer
Que dibuje mi cuerpo en cada rincón
Sin que sobre un pedazo de piel
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven castígame con tus deseos más
Que el vigor lo guardé para ti
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Que la boca me sabe a tu cuerpo
Desesperan mis ganas por ti
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Ven devórame otra vez
Devórame otra vez
Hace tiempo que mi cuerpo está reclamando en silencio
Tus momentos de placer
Ven devórame otra vez
Devórame otra vez
Son ansias de amarte, deseos de mi carne
Que hacen que te llame, ven devórame
Quiero esa sensualidad
Ven devórame otra vez
Devórame otra vez
Devórame suavecito y con calma hasta el amanecer
Ven devórame otra vez
Devórame otra vez
Ven castígame con tus deseos más
Que el vigor lo guardé para ti ven
In Lalo Rodriguez's song "Ven Devorame Otra Vez", the singer expresses his intense longing for his former lover. In the first verse, he notes that he has filled his time with various adventures and experiences since they parted ways, but he still feels nostalgic and misses her. Even during sexual encounters with other partners, he finds himself inadvertently thinking about her, craving the passion and intensity they shared.
Throughout the song, the singer reflects on the intensity of the physical and emotional connection he shared with this woman. He recalls dreaming about having her "devour" him, and even finds himself wetting his sheets in remembrance. He cannot find another woman who can draw his body and desire out in the same way. He begs his former lover to come back to him and consume him again, to punish him with her desire and to satisfy the longing that has been building inside of him.
The lyrics of "Ven Devorame Otra Vez" express a raw and intense desire for intimacy and connection. The singer is not just longing for sex, but for the powerful attraction and bond he shared with his previous partner. The use of language around being "devoured" and "consumed" highlights the intense, almost primal nature of the desire he feels. The repeated refrain of "ven devorame otra vez" (come devour me again) reinforces his desperation and desire for this woman to return to him.
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Written by: Palmer Hernandez
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