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.
Si Te Vas
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Siento en el alma una ansiedad
De escuchar tu voz
De sentir tus besos
Aunque te quiera olvidar
Te deseo tanto
Que ya no puedo más
Sin tu amor
(Si te vas)
No habrá aventura en mi mirar
(Solo, si te vas)
Caigo al abismo sin final, ey
Aunque lo quiera ocultar
Nadie podría igualar
Lo que somos tú y yo
Cuando es cuerpo a cuerpo
Con cada noche que me das
Y tu forma de entregarte
Hasta el final
Me haces suplicar
Por tu amor
(Si te vas)
No habrá aventura en mi mirar
(Solo, si te vas)
Caigo al abismo sin final, ey
Si te vas
Ya nada me quedará
Ya nada será igual
Si te vas
Me dejas sin tu mirar
La vida se acabará
Si te vas
Ya nada me quedará
Ya nada será igual
Si te vas
Me dejas sin tu mirar
La vida se acabará
Si te vas nada me quedará
Sin tus besos
(Si te vas) eh, ey
Me muero sin tus besos
Si te vas
Ya nada me quedará
Ya nada será igual
Si te vas
Me dejas sin tu mirar
La vida se acabará
(Si te vas nada me quedará)
Y me muero
Si te vas
The lyrics above are from Luis Miguel's song "Si Te Vas", which translates to "If You Go". The song discusses the feeling of anxiety and longing that the artist experiences every morning upon waking up, as he desires to hear his loved one's voice and feel their kisses. The artist admits to wanting to forget about his loved one, but he cannot resist the intense desire he has for them. These feelings are further exemplified as the artist describes the passionate experiences that he shares with this person and the emptiness he would feel if they were to leave. The artist ultimately pleads with his loved one to stay with him.
The lyrics of this song were written by the late Argentinean songwriter and musician Alejandro Lerner. The song was sung by Luis Miguel, a Mexican singer and actor who is often referred to as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico). "Si Te Vas" was included in Luis Miguel's album "Aries", which was released in 1993. The song has become one of his most well-known and beloved ballads.
Line by Line Meaning
Cada mañana al despertar
Siento en el alma una ansiedad
De escuchar tu voz
De sentir tus besos
Every morning when I wake up, I feel a deep longing in my soul to hear your voice and feel your kisses.
Aunque te quiera olvidar
Te deseo tanto
Que ya no puedo más
Resistir así
Sin tu amor
Even though I try to forget you, I desire you so much that I cannot resist living without your love.
Si te vas
No habrá aventura en mi mirar
Si te vas
Caigo al abismo sin final
If you leave, my gaze will lack adventure and I will fall into an endless abyss.
Aunque lo quiera ocultar
Nadie podría igualar
Lo que somos tú y yo
Cuando es cuerpo a cuerpo
Although I may try to hide it, nobody could ever match the intensity of what we are when we are entwined together.
Con cada noche que me das
Y tu forma de entregarte
Hasta el final
Me haces suplicar por tu amor
With every night you give me, and your way of surrendering yourself fully, you make me beg for your love.
Si te vas ya nada me quedará
Ya nada será igual
Si te vas
Me dejas sin tu mirar
La vida se acabará
If you leave, nothing will remain for me. Everything will change, and without your gaze, my life will come to an end.
Si te vas nada me quedará
Sin tus besos
Me muero sin tus besos
Y me muero si te vas
If you leave, nothing will remain for me. Without your kisses, I will perish, and if you go, I will die.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Orlando Castro, Kiko Cibrian, Salvador Tercero
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