Lola Beltrán (born María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz, 1932-1996, was one of the gr… Read Full Bio ↴Lola Beltrán (born María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz, 1932-1996, was one of the greatest Mexican ranchera singers, nicknamed Lola la Grande ("Lola the Great").

In her native town of Rosario, Sinaloa, Beltrán completed her secretarial studies while she participated in many singing competitions. She then moved to Mexico City where she was discovered while working at the radio station XEW, and never went back to Rosario again.

She married Alfredo Leal, a matador and film actor, and with him had two children: María Elena Leal, who is also a singer, and José Leal. She entered the world of film in 1954 starring in El tesoro de la muerte. After participating in dozens of films, most of them musicals, she obtained a role in the telenovela Mi rival with Saby Kamalich. In 1976 and 1984 she hosted the musical shows Noches tapatías and El estudio de Lola Beltrán respectively.

Beltrán is still considered with Lucha Reyes the most successful ranchera-music singer of all time. She was the first ranchera singer to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. She also performed at the Olympia music hall in Paris, the Tchaikovsky Hall of Moscow and the Conservatory of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union.

Soon after recording Disco del Siglo with Lucha Villa and Amalia Mendoza "La Tariácuri" (produced by Juan Gabriel) she died of a massive pulmonary embolism at the Ángeles hospital of Mexico City.

Dejame Llorar
Lola Beltrán Lyrics

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Siento en el alma
Muchas ganas inmensas
De llorar
Tu me haces falta
Y juré no decirtelo, jamás
Yo quiero hacerte
Con mis lágrimas
Un collar de perlas

Déjame llorar
Porque hoy que te perdí
Queriéndote olvidar
Me acuerdo más de ti
Si es un delito amar
Un delicuente soy
Porque no he de pagar
La culpa de mi amor
Yo quiero hacerte
Con mis lágrimas
Un collar de perlas
Déjame llorar
Porque hoy que te perdí

Queriéndote olvidar
Me acuerdo más de ti

Overall Meaning

In Lola Beltrán's song, "Dejame Llorar" or "Let Me Cry," she begins with saying that she feels an immense desire to cry in her soul. She then reveals that the reason for her pain is the longing she feels for someone who is no longer with her. Lola had promised herself that she would never tell this person how she feels, but now all she wants to do is cry. She expresses her desire to make a necklace of pearls with her tears. In the chorus, Lola pleads with this person to allow her to cry because even though she is trying to forget them, all she can do is remember them. Lola also acknowledges that loving someone may be a crime, and in that case, she is willing to pay the price.

The song is essentially about the emotional pain of losing someone you love, and how the heartache can be so intense that all you want to do is cry. The pearls Lola references could represent the value of the tears she sheds - meaning that even though the pain is unbearable, it is nonetheless a precious and valuable part of her experience. Through her powerful vocals, Lola evokes a sense of desperation and sorrow that is palpable to anyone experiencing a similar pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Siento en el alma
I feel in my soul

Muchas ganas inmensas
immense desire

De llorar
to cry

Tu me haces falta
I miss you

Y juré no decirtelo, jamás
And I swore I would never tell you

Yo quiero hacerte
I want to make you

Con mis lágrimas
with my tears

Un collar de perlas
a necklace of pearls

Déjame llorar
Let me cry

Porque hoy que te perdí
Because today I lost you

Queriéndote olvidar
Wanting to forget you