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.
perfidia
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Canto pues ya no puedo sollozar
Solo temblando de ansiedad estoy
Todos me miran y se van
Mujer
Si puedes tú con Dios hablar
Pregúntale si yo alguna vez
Y al mar
Espejo de mi corazón
Las veces que me ha visto llorar
La perfidia de tú amor
Te he buscado dondequiera que yo voy
Y no te puedo hallar
Para que quiero otros besos
Si tus labios no me quieren ya besar
Y tú
Quién sabe por dónde andarás
Quién sabe qué aventuras tendrás
Que lejos estás de mí
Te he buscado dondequiera que yo voy
Y no te puedo hallar
Para qué quiero otros besos
Si tus labios no me quieren ya besar
Y tú
Quién sabe por dónde andarás
Quién sabe qué aventuras tendrás
Que lejos estás de mí
De mí
De mi
The song Perfidia by Luis Miguel is a heartbreaking ballad of unrequited love and betrayal. The singer of the song is speaking of his desperation and heartache caused by the perfidy of a woman he loved deeply. He sings about his inner turmoil that nobody can understand, and how he can no longer cry, only sing. He is left alone with his anxiety, and as he looks around, everyone sees him trembling in fear and desperation.
The songwriter then appeals to the woman that he loved, asking her to speak to God on his behalf and inquire about whether he ever stopped loving her. He then looks inward to the sea, a reflection of his heart, and remembers how many times he has cried over her and her betrayal.
The song continues to explore his futile search for her, even though she seems to have moved on. He has searched high and low, but he cannot find her. He is left with a sense of despair, as he realizes he cannot find any other woman to kiss him, as no other lips compare to hers. The song ends with the realization that the woman he loved is gone, and he is left alone in his sadness.
Line by Line Meaning
Nadie comprende lo que sufro yo
No one understands the pain I feel
Canto pues ya no puedo sollozar
I sing because I can no longer cry
Solo temblando de ansiedad estoy
I am trembling with anxiety alone
Todos me miran y se van
Everyone looks at me and leaves
Mujer
Woman
Si puedes tu con Dios hablar
If you can talk to God
Pregúntale si yo alguna vez
Ask him if I ever
Te he dejado de adorar
Stopped loving you
Y al mar
And to the sea
Espejo de mi corazón
Mirror of my heart
Las veces que me ha visto llorar
The times it has seen me cry
La perfidia de tú amor
The treachery of your love
Te he buscado dondequiera que yo voy
I have looked for you everywhere I go
Y no te puedo hallar
And I cannot find you
Para que quiero otros besos
Why do I want other kisses
Si tus labios no me quieren ya besar
If your lips no longer want to kiss me
Y tú
And you
Quien sabe por donde andarás
Who knows where you are
Quien sabe que aventuras tendrás
What adventures you are having
Que lejos estas de mí
How far away you are from me
De mí
From me
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds
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