Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and ic… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and icon in Latin America, often referred to as El Sol de México (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child- "mi sol". He is widely regarded as the most successful artist in Latin American history, having successfully performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, ballads, boleros, tangos, jazz, big band and mariachi. Luis Miguel is also recognized as the only Latin singer of his generation to not crossover to the Anglo market during the "Latin Explosion" in the 1990s.

Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.

Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.

Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.

Como yo te ame
Luis Miguel Lyrics

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Cómo yo te amé
Jamás te lo podrás imaginar
Pues fue una hermosa forma de sentir
De vivir, de morir
Y a tu sombra seguir
Así yo te amé

Cómo yo te amé

Ni en sueños lo podrás imaginar
Pues todo el tiempo te pertenecí
Ilusión no sentí
Que no fuera por ti
Así es cómo te amé

Cómo yo te amé
Por poco o mucho tiempo que me quede por vivir
Es verbo que jamás podré volver a repetir
Comprendo que fue una exageración
Lo que yo te amé

Cómo yo te amé
No creo que algún día
Me lo quieras entender
Tendrías que enamorarte como lo hice yo de ti
Para así saber
Cuánto yo te amé

Cómo yo te amé
Por poco o mucho tiempo que me quede por vivir
Es verbo que jamás podré volver a repetir
Comprendo que fue una exageración
Lo que yo te amé

Cómo yo te amé
No creo que algún día
Me lo quieras entender
Tendrías que enamorarte como lo hice yo de ti

Para así saber
Cuánto yo te amé

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Como yo te amé” by Luis Miguel are a reflection of love and the intensity of the feelings that come with it. The song talks about the love that the singer had for someone and how it was a beautiful way of feeling that cannot be imagined. The intensity of this love is portrayed through the repetition of the phrase “Cómo yo te amé”, emphasizing the strength of the feeling.

The singer explains that he belonged to the person he loved and he did not feel any illusion other than the one he had for this person. He continues to express that this love was not something that can be achieved quickly, but rather required following the shadow of the one he loved, thereby highlighting the extent to which the singer has gone in the name of love.

Furthermore, the singer acknowledges that he will never be able to express love in such a way again. The word “Amar” (love) is a verb, and just as it can be conjugated in different ways, the intensity of love can also be expressed in different ways. It is perhaps an exaggeration, but this is how true love can be expressed, where the feeling of being together results in a way of life and even death will not separate them as their love would live on.

In conclusion, the song portrays the message of how love can be a beautiful yet intense feeling that cannot be explained in words, and how true love cannot be restricted to a particular time, but can be a way of life that lasts even after death.

Line by Line Meaning

Cómo yo te amé
I loved you in a way that you can't even imagine

Jamás te lo podrás imaginar
You will never be able to imagine it

Pues fue una hermosa forma de sentir
It was a beautiful way to feel

De vivir, de morir
To live, to die

Y a tu sombra seguir
And to follow in your shadow

Así yo te amé
That's how I loved you

Ni en sueños lo podrás imaginar
You can't even imagine it in your dreams

Pues todo el tiempo te pertenecí
Because I belonged to you all the time

Ilusión no sentí
I didn't feel any illusions

Que no fuera por ti
That weren't because of you

Así es cómo te amé
That's how I loved you