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.
El Balajú / Huapango
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Y no me quiso llevar
Y no me quiso llevar
Balajú se fue a la guerra
Le dijo a su compañera
Vámonos a navegar
A ver quién llega primero
Al otro lado del mar
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles del carrizal
Me picaron las abejas
Pero me comí el panal
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles del carrizal
Me picaron las abejas
Pero me comí el panal
A mi Mexico querido le dedico esta canción
Le dedico esta canción, a mi México querido
Cantando fuerte lo grito con todo mi corazón
Aunque esté lejos lo digo, como México no hay dos
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles sigo cantando
A todita mi región
A la que yo quiero tanto
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles que fuerte digo
Que viva mi Veracruz
Y mi México querido, sí señor
Mujer de canela fina
Negrita María Belén
Tu mirada me fascina
Y tus encantos también
Tu boquita coralina
Perfumada con desdén
La quiero de medicina
Para quererte después
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles del que vendrá
Ariles del que ya viene
Del que al fin regresará
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles del carrizal
Me picaron las abejas
Pero me comí el panal, ay ay
The song "El Balajú/Huapango" by Luis Miguel is a traditional Mexican folk song that tells the story of a man named Balajú who goes to war and leaves behind his companion. The singer of the song is his companion who sings about her sadness that Balajú did not take her with him to the war. Instead, he suggests they go sailing to see who can reach the other side of the sea first. The rest of the song is a series of verses about various topics, including the singer's love for Mexico, their hometown, and a woman named María Belén.
The song captures the essence of Mexican culture, with the use of the huapango rhythm and the incorporation of traditional instruments like the guitarra huapanguera, a harp, and a jarana. The lyrics, while simple, are filled with rich imagery, with references to ariles, carrizal, and abejas (bees), which are all symbolic of traditional Mexican life. The song also celebrates the love of Mexico and the longing for home.
Overall, "El Balajú/Huapango" represents the richness and depth of Mexican folk music, with its combination of rhythmic complexity, emotional depth, and cultural significance.
Line by Line Meaning
Balajú se fue a la guerra
Balajú went to war
Y no me quiso llevar
And he didn't want to take me
Y no me quiso llevar
And he didn't want to take me
Le dijo a su compañera
He told his companion
Vámonos a navegar
Let's go sailing
A ver quién llega primero
Let's see who gets there first
Al otro lado del mar
To the other side of the sea
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles and more ariles
Ariles del carrizal
Ariles from the carrizal (a type of tree)
Me picaron las abejas
The bees stung me
Pero me comí el panal
But I ate the honeycomb
A mi Mexico querido le dedico esta canción
I dedicate this song to my beloved Mexico
Le dedico esta canción, a mi México querido
I dedicate this song to my beloved Mexico
Cantando fuerte lo grito con todo mi corazon
I shout it out loud with all my heart
Aunque esté lejos lo digo, como México no hay dos
Even though I'm far away, there's no place like Mexico
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles and more ariles
Ariles sigo cantando
I keep singing ariles
A todita mi región
To my whole region
A la que yo quiero tanto
To the one I love so much
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles and more ariles
Ariles que fuerte digo
I shout out ariles so loudly
Que viva mi Veracruz
Long live my Veracruz
Y mi México querido, si señor
And my beloved Mexico, yes sir
Mujer de canela fina
Woman with fine cinnamon
Negrita María Belén
Little black Maria Belén
Tu mirada me fascina
Your gaze fascinates me
Y tus encantos también
And your charms too
Tu boquita coralina
Your coral-colored little mouth
Perfumada con desdén
Perfumed with disdain
La quiero de medicina
I want it for medicine
Para quererte después
To love you later
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles and more ariles
Ariles del que vendra
Ariles of what's to come
Ariles del que ya viene
Ariles of what's already here
Del que al fin regresara
Of the one who will finally return
Ariles y más ariles
Ariles and more ariles
Ariles del carrizal
Ariles from the carrizal (a type of tree)
Me picaron las abejas
The bees stung me
Pero me comí el panal, ay ay
But I ate the honeycomb, oh oh
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jose Pablo Garcia Moncayo
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Luis Aguilar
Soy de Ecuador, pero Méxicano de corazón, amante de la cultura y música mexicana. tube la oportunidad de ir a México el año pasado fue la mejor experiencia de mi vida y eso que tengo 16 años. Que viva México, SI SEÑOR.
fabiogermanico
Los mexicanos nacen donde se les da su gana. Ojalá vuelvas pronto a México.
Sergio Cruz
Saludos desde mi veracruz y mi mexico querido y mi luismi lo maximo
Blanca Estela Hdz Campos
Pues aquí en Guadalajara Jalisco México hay un encuentro del mariachi el 2020 fue a puerta cerrada y este año vibra positiva aquel si se hará todos estamos haciendo el esfuerzo en esta psndemia
Reni Henry
México es tu casa hemano
Laura Salazar
Amigo Luis Aguilar, decía Cavela Vargas :los mexicanos nacemos donde se nos da nuestra regalada gana y amigo eres mexicano aún que naciste en otra vella tierra
RROVIC ROBLERO
DAMAS Y CABALLEROS SEAN USTEDES BIENVENIDOS AL PAÍS MAS FELIZ Y HERMOSO DEL MUNDO....MEXICO....
Sabino Olivo
Es un orgullo ser mexicano solo la gente mediocre critica sin saber cómo es este gran País
Popeye
Que música más linda dios mio. Saludos desde la República Dominicana. Que viva México y Luis Miguel! 🇲🇽
PERRA DE MAR
Gracias viva La República Dominicana y México . Pueblos hermanos , como toda America Latina ❤️