She started singing at a very young age. Cristóbal Sansano became her first producer. After signing with Sony Music, she recorded her debut album Mónica Naranjo in 1994, resulting in the hit songs "Sola", "El amor coloca" and "Óyeme".
In April 1996, the artist received acclamations during a performance at Mexico City's Teatro Metropolitan (Metropolitan Theater). Taking advantage of her popularity, a second album, "Palabra de Mujer", was issued. The album was a hit, managing to sell more than 2.5 million copies in the United States and Spain, thanks to songs such as "Desátame", "Pantera en libertad", "Las campanas del amor", "Entender el amor" or "Empiezo a recordarte".
In 2000, she released her third album, Minage, a homage to the great Italian diva Mina, with songs from "Sobreviviré", "If you leave me now" and "Enamorada". They were a complete success and her native country became dedicated to Mónica. After having achieved big acceptance in Europe, she managed to sing with Pavarotti and Mina herself.
In 2001, she released Chicas Malas, an album with several collaborations, among them Diane Warren, Gregg Alexander, John Reid, and many more. It was an excessively commercial dance album that did not achieve the success hoped for. But, in this way the songs "No voy a llorar" and "Chicas malas" continue in the mind of millions of persons.
In 2003, as claimed by her fans, she recorded the English version of "Chicas Malas", "Bad Girls".
After a long musical rest, Mónica returned with a 'greatest hits' album ("Colección Privada"), a big success that only contains one new song, "Enamorada de ti". The single and the album were both smash hits. With this album, Mónica closes a stage in her life and her career. In December, she sang with Rocío Jurado "Punto de partida" in her TV homage Rocío... Siempre.
Mónica Naranjo returned a few months ago with her new smash single "Europa" in 2008, from the album Tarántula.
Ámame o Déjame
Mónica Naranjo Lyrics
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Why no volver la vista atrás de mí
Fueron momentos tan al límite
Que no quisiera mencionar.
Imaginando siempre el que dirán
De mí si ahora tú te vas
Aunque yo seguiré amándote
Ámame o déjame
Pero no me tortures
Hasta el amanecer
Átame o librame
De esta dulce condena
De carne why piel.
La vida es corta why yo sigo aquí,
Mirando al Cielo sin hablar,
Pues el silencio reina en el lugar
Donde me amaste sin parar.
Si piensas tú gaviota en libertad
Que pierdo el tiempo en esperar
Las esperanzas se me agotan ya
Why mi coraje muerto está.
Amame o dejame
Pero no me tortures
Hasta el amanecer
Amame o déjame
Atame o librame.
Amame o dejame
Pero no me tortures
Hasta el amanecer
Atame o librame
De esta dulce condena
De carne why piel.
The lyrics of Monica Naranjo's "Amame o Dejame" speak to a desperate plea for her lover to either love her or leave her, but to stop torturing her with uncertainty. Reflecting on past moments that were intense and difficult, she imagines the judgment of others if her lover were to leave her now. However, she vows to continue loving them even if they go, believing they will return one day. The chorus repeats the same message, pleading for her lover to either commit to her or let her go, to either tie her down or set her free from this sweet yet agonizing prison of flesh and skin. The song ends with a sense of resignation and sadness, with Naranjo alone, looking up at the sky in silence where she once loved without limits.
The lyrics of "Amame o Dejame" reflect a common theme in love songs of wanting and needing commitment from a partner. The use of imagery and figurative language, such as comparing her love to a sweet yet agonizing prison of flesh and skin, adds depth and emotional complexity to the song. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the sense of desperation and urgency in Naranjo's plea for clarity and decision from her lover.
Line by Line Meaning
A veces pienso que es mejor marchar
Sometimes I think it's better to leave and not look back on what we had before, as the memories are too painful to mention.
Fueron momentos tan al límite
Those were such extreme moments that it's hard to talk about them.
Que no quisiera mencionar.
In fact, I would rather not mention them at all because they still hurt me.
Imaginando siempre el que dirán
Whenever I think of leaving someone, I always worry about what people will say or think of me.
Aunque yo seguiré amándote
But I know that I will continue loving you, even if we are not together anymore, because I believe that one day you will come back to me.
Pues sé que un día volverás.
Because I have faith that you will return to me someday.
Ámame o déjame
Love me or leave me, but don't keep me hanging in the middle.
Pero no me tortures
Please don't torture me with uncertainty or false hope.
Hasta el amanecer
Until dawn, when the light will bring clarity and truth.
Átame o librame
Either tie me down and commit to me, or release me from this limbo of indecision.
De esta dulce condena
From this bittersweet sentence that we've created for ourselves.
De carne y piel.
Of flesh and skin, where we've been entangled in each other's arms and hearts.
La vida es corta y yo sigo aquí,
Life is too short, but I'm still here, waiting and hoping for your return.
Mirando al Cielo sin hablar,
Looking up at the sky in silence, wishing upon stars and praying for guidance.
Pues el silencio reina en el lugar
Because there's only silence where we used to love each other so passionately.
Donde me amaste sin parar.
Where you once loved me intensely, without any limits or conditions.
Si piensas tú gaviota en libertad
But if you think you're a seagull flying free, then why are you still hovering around me?
Que pierdo el tiempo en esperar
I feel like I'm wasting my time waiting for you to make up your mind.
Las esperanzas se me agotan ya
My hopes are running out, little by little, as days go by.
Y mi coraje muerto está.
And my courage is fading away, as I feel helpless and alone.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CRISTOBAL SANSANO, MONICA NARANJO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Kendra-yq5mu
Qué lástima qué España no la haya valorada como cantante, hasta que México la apoyó y catapultó la reconocieron Mónica es una gran artista en donde sea... es un diamante...
@deborahmesta9393
Monica Naranjo es una de nuestras cantantes favoritas en México, la queremos mucho !! 💕 💖 🥰
@Roberto-uk3ml
¡Eso es llenar un escenario! Q pedazo de artista
@gabrielagordillo7598
M transporta a mi adolescencia cuando yo la escuchaba todos los días...única...una cantante d lujo Monica Naranjo !!!👌👏👏👏👏
@rossrodriguez636
❤
@MariaTorres-nw2kt
Es verdad!
@Yteris
Hermosa voz.. unica
@AndresRodriguez-ef8uj
Son muy pocas las artistas que interpretan con intensidad los temas.
Una extraordinaria artista. A criterio personal, no hay nadie como Mónica Naranjo. Gracias. Para ella que siempre tenga el éxito. 🎵
@AndresRodriguez-ef8uj
Muchas gracias.
@AndresRodriguez-ef8uj
Muchas gracias. Un tema maravilloso y triste a la vez.