Throughout the mid '80s to mid '90s, the band had a number of Billboard chart hit albums such as 1986's De Guanajuato...Para America! with hit song, "Amor Sin Palabras" ("Love Without Words"). Then tragedy occurred when younger brother Martín was killed in a bus accident and in the same year a tribute album, 1987's Gracias Martin, was dedicated to him. They earned a movie, 1989's Caminantes...Si Hay Caminos.
Caminantes are also known for their playing of variety Regional Mexican styles, e.g., Ranchera, Corrido, Balada, Cumbia, Banda and Mariachi. They have recorded over 30 albums throughout their career span and had numerous song collaborations with high profile Regional Mexican acts (Diana Reyes, Patrulla 81, Polo Urías y su Maquina Norteña, Banda Pachuco, etc.).
To this day, Agustín is the remaining original member of Los Caminantes after the departure of Horacio and the passings of Martín, Brígido and Humberto. The band continues to record and tour throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
Cielo
Los Caminantes Lyrics
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Cuando mas quiero mirarla
Cielo porque me la escondes
Entre relámpagos y agua
Si ando por ella en las nubes
Y a ti no te importa nada
Cielo joyería de estrellas
Por no perder a quien quiero
Ando contando mentiras
Bajándole las estrellas
Sabiendo que no son mías
Cielo tu que estas tan alto
Que estas mas cerquita
De nuestro señor
Ruégale a dios que las nubes
Muy lejos se vayan, lloviendo dolor
Y que la dueña de mi alma
Escoja la estrella con mas resplandor
Cielo joyería de estrellas
Que a nuestro suelo iluminas
Por no perder a quien quiero
Ando contando mentiras
Bajándole las estrellas
Sabiendo que no son mías
Cielo tu que estas tan alto
Que estas mas cerquita
De nuestro señor
Ruégale a dios que las nubes
Muy lejos se vayan, lloviendo dolor
Y que la dueña de mi alma
Escoja la estrella con mas resplandor
The song "Cielo" by Los Caminantes is a sorrowful lament to the sky, pleading with it to reveal the singer's beloved, who is hidden behind flashes of lightning and rain. The singer is willing to tell lies and steal stars in order to keep their love close. The sky, meanwhile, is described as a "jewel of stars" that illuminates the earth below. The singer asks the sky, located so close to God, to intervene and keep the pain of distant clouds and rain away so that the object of their affection can choose the brightest star to be with.
The lyrics contain a profound sense of longing and desperation. The singer is willing to do anything to be with the one they love, even if they have to resort to dishonesty. The repeated entreaty to the sky to reveal the beloved is a poignant expression of hopelessness and helplessness. The use of star imagery suggests that the singer sees their love as something rare and precious, worth sacrificing everything for.
Overall, "Cielo" is a powerful love song that explores the depths of emotion and the willingness to go to great lengths to keep love alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Cielo porque te me nublas
Sky, why do you cloud yourself when I want to gaze at her?
Cuando mas quiero mirarla
Especially when I want to look at her more.
Cielo porque me la escondes
Sky, why do you hide her from me?
Entre relámpagos y agua
Between lightning and water.
Si ando por ella en las nubes
If I am walking for her in the clouds,
Y a ti no te importa nada
And you don't care about anything.
Cielo joyería de estrellas
Sky, jewelry of stars.
Que a nuestro suelo iluminas
That illuminates our ground.
Por no perder a quien quiero
To not lose the one I love,
Ando contando mentiras
I am telling lies.
Bajándole las estrellas
Bringing down the stars.
Sabiendo que no son mías
Knowing that they are not mine.
Cielo tu que estas tan alto
Sky, you who are so high up.
Que estas mas cerquita
That are closer.
De nuestro señor
To our Lord.
Ruégale a dios que las nubes
Pray to God that the clouds,
Muy lejos se vayan, lloviendo dolor
Go far away while raining sorrow.
Y que la dueña de mi alma
And that the owner of my soul,
Escoja la estrella con mas resplandor
Chooses the star with the most radiance.
Writer(s): CORNELIO REYNA
Contributed by Brooklyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.