Fonsi and his family moved to Orlando, Florida, during Fonsi's early childhood. Fonsi's childhood was relatively average for kids his age, beginning to dream about becoming a member of Menudo, arguably Latin America's most famous boy band in history, around the time he was ten years old.
Because of the air distance between his home in Orlando and Menudo's base back in Puerto Rico in particular, Fonsi was not able to achieve that particular childhood dream. He did, however, participate in many local boy bands, including one, Big Guys, where he met, and befriended, future *NSYNC member Joey Fatone. On April of that year, Fonsi had a brief return to the singing stage, when former Menudo Ray Reyes invited him and Lopez to a concert which was held at San Juan's Roberto Clemente coliseum. The press widely covered what El Vocero titled as Fonsi's moment as a Menudo, when he took the stage and joined the members of El Reencuentro to sing some of their old hits.
Fonsi's popularity has transcended ages and genres in Puerto Rico: industrialist Salvador Vassallo, for example, has told El Vocero that Fonsi is among his favorite singers.
Instead of choosing to keep a pattern of trying to find stardom in the United States with a boy band, Fonsi chose to better prepare himself for a future, stable career inside show business. He went to Florida State University to study vocal techniques. Meanwhile, he began to record demo tapes in Miami. While he was at FSU, he was overheard singing by a university music department president, who offered him a contract with a large recording company.
In 1999, Fonsi recorded his first CD, Comenzare (I Will Begin). Comenzare became an instant hit in Puerto Rico and across Latin America, with Fonsi conquering such markets as Colombia, the Dominican Republic,El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela. His 2000 follow-up, Eterno, was equally successful. By then, Fonsi's fame had reached Europe, as he became a celebrity in Spain as well.
During 2001, a re-mix of Comenzare and Eterno was launched, while Fonsi worked on his next album, 2002's Amor Secreto. At about the same time, some media outlets such as newspapers and magazines began to comment about an allegued, adulterous romance between him and an also very famous married Puerto Rican singer, who had just happened to separate from her husband recently and bought a home near Fonsi's Orlando property. The scandal did not last too long, however, and Fonsi soon released an album in English, Fight the Feeling, also released in 2002.
Fight the Feeling did not sell well among Americans. It is expected, however, that Fonsi will sometime in the future make a second attempt at a crossover: because of the fact he has lived most of his life in Orlando, he is fluent in English as well as in Spanish.
His Fourth CD sold very well which opened new markets in Europe. "Quien te Dijo eso?" reached high positions on music charts. His fifth CD "Paso a Paso" could be said to be his disc that launched him into international markets. "Nada es Para Siempre" reached Number one on the music chart beating famous, Shakira.
By 2003, Fonsi began to fall in love with actress Adamari Lopez, who, as an Univision artist and fellow Puerto Rican, constantly found herself near Fonsi. That same year, Fonsi released the song Abrazar la Vida (Holding on to Life), of the album also named Abrazar la Vida. The song, perhaps ironically and because of a particular circumstance, would later become one of Lopez's favorite songs. While Fight the Feeling was released by the MCA label, Abrazar la Vida was released by Universal's Spanish music label. Fonsi also recorded Amazing in 2003, a duet with Emma Bunton for her 2004 album Free Me.
Fonsi took off 2004, a year when rumors were reported by magazines, television news shows and newspapers that he and Lopez had committed to marry each other. During 2005, Fonsi was in the middle of an international tour that would have had him away from home for many months; the tour was abruptly cancelled when Lopez was diagnosed with cancer. Fonsi promised her to stay by her side, and has travelled with her back and forth between Mexico, Miami and Puerto Rico for various treatment and work related trips.
On June 3, 2006, Fonsi and Adamari Lopez were married in a religious ceremony in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico attended by many celebrities including Joey Fatone, Charytin, Ednita Nazario, and Carlos Ponce and his brother, aspiring Spanish-language singer Jean Rodriguez, who goes simply by Jean as his professional name.
Dime Que No
Luis Fonsi Lyrics
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Dime que no te irás
Aunque te deje un poco sola
Dime que no te irás
Cuando caiga la lluvia
Cuando el cielo se duerma
Dime que no te irás ahora
Quédate conmigo
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Si es que aún respiro
Ayúdame a seguir
Quédate conmigo
Abrázame demasiado
Que me perderé sin ti
No sé lo que haré sin ti
Dime que no te irás ahora
Dime que no te irás
Aunque te deje un poco sola
Dime que no te irás
Cuando sólo hay cenizas
Cuando el viento me quema
Dime que no te irás ahora
Dime que no te irás
Quédate conmigo
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Si es que aún respiro
Ayúdame a seguir
Quédate conmigo
Abrázame demasiado
Que me perderé sin ti
No sé lo que haré sin ti
En tus brazos nadaré
A salvo del miedo, a salvo de todo
Y jamas te soltaré
Mientras me quede un suspiro
Dime que no te irás
Quédate conmigo
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Si es que aún respiro
Ayúdame a seguir
Quédate conmigo
Abrázame demasiado
Que me perderé sin ti
No sé lo que haré sin ti
Cuando duele tanto así
The lyrics of Luis Fonsi's "Dime Que No" depict a plea from someone to their lover to not leave them. The repeated phrase "Dime que no te irás ahora" (Tell me you won't leave now) emphasizes the urgency and desperation in the singer's voice. The singer is aware of the possibility of their lover leaving them, and they ask for reassurance that they will not be left alone. The lines "Cuando caiga la lluvia" (When the rain falls) and "Cuando sólo hay cenizas" (When there's only ashes) paint a picture of difficult times, but the singer still asks their lover to stay with them through it all. They profess their dependence on their lover with lines like "Que me perderé sin ti" (I'll lose myself without you) and "No sé lo que haré sin ti" (I don't know what I'll do without you).
The chorus of the song is repetitive but powerful, with the singer pleading for their lover to stay with them and help them through the hard times. The bridge takes a slightly more positive turn with images of safety and security in the arms of the lover, but the plea to stay remains just as strong. The final line, "Cuando duele tanto así" (When it hurts so much like this), conveys the emotional pain and heartache the singer is feeling.
Line by Line Meaning
Dime que no te irás ahora
Tell me that you won't leave now
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Aunque te deje un poco sola
Even if I leave you alone for a little while
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Cuando caiga la lluvia
When the rain falls
Cuando el cielo se duerma
When the sky goes to sleep
Dime que no te irás ahora
Tell me that you won't leave now
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Stay here by my side
Si es que aún respiro
If I'm still breathing
Ayúdame a seguir
Help me keep going
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Abrázame demasiado
Hug me too tightly
Que me perderé sin ti
Because I'll lose myself without you
No sé lo que haré sin ti
I don't know what I'll do without you
Dime que no te irás ahora
Tell me that you won't leave now
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Aunque te deje un poco sola
Even if I leave you alone for a little while
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Cuando sólo hay cenizas
When there's only ashes
Cuando el viento me quema
When the wind burns me
Dime que no te irás ahora
Tell me that you won't leave now
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Stay here by my side
Si es que aún respiro
If I'm still breathing
Ayúdame a seguir
Help me keep going
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Abrázame demasiado
Hug me too tightly
Que me perderé sin ti
Because I'll lose myself without you
No sé lo que haré sin ti
I don't know what I'll do without you
En tus brazos nadaré
I'll swim in your arms
A salvo del miedo, a salvo de todo
Safe from fear, safe from everything
Y jamas te soltaré
And I'll never let you go
Mientras me quede un suspiro
As long as I have a breath left
Dime que no te irás
Tell me that you won't go away
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Quédate aquí a mi lado
Stay here by my side
Si es que aún respiro
If I'm still breathing
Ayúdame a seguir
Help me keep going
Quédate conmigo
Stay with me
Abrázame demasiado
Hug me too tightly
Que me perderé sin ti
Because I'll lose myself without you
No sé lo que haré sin ti
I don't know what I'll do without you
Cuando duele tanto así
When it hurts so much like this
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CLAUDIA BRANT, LUIS FONSI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@danusol1744
Fonsi y este su trabajo,Me dierón mucha fuerza aquel 2013. Un año donde la vida me pego bajo. Pero sus letras siempre me acompañarón desde Abril del 2013 hasta Diciembre del 2014. Mi viejo me decía la musica sana. El amaba al Nano y sus letras. Te voy amar fuerte hasta los huesos HHB siempre me enseñaste a calmarme, tranquilizarme y pelearla. Los que perdierón a alguien que amaban por culpa del Cancer me entenderán. Abrazo 4444
@rominagonzalez2839
Fonsi pero que hermosas letras, letras que marcan y matan cada ves que se escuchan.. chile CHILOÉ
@beagodonearth508
Un de las mejores que he escuchado ☺
@wendy19deabril
Hermosísima letra...que más allá de ser un buen tema de amor...también habla de los desafíos, los obstáculos que la vida nos pone y como el ser humano es ser capaz de pasar por todo ...si se lo propone.
@soledadetevenaux4904
Qué recuerdos estos temas me hacían llorar. 😭😭😭
@VanessaBriz
TIERRA FIRME 100*100 DE LAS CANCIONES,SON
HERMOSAS
@yaneisiaguilar2223
Hmm nj. Mm njnnjn nnjn
@natalyledzma2045
uno de mis CD favoritos d fonsi tierra firme,todos los temas buenisimos grand fonsito!!:)
@koterivas
Mi cancion favorita de fonsi eternamente ♡
@mariaaliaga1
Una de las mejores canciones de este disco.