María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a S… Read Full Bio ↴María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a Spanish singer and actress, one of the most prestigious voices in Spain and Latin America. She started her career as an actress, working in the theatre and in some of the most famous Spanish movies from the 1940s: ¡A mí la legión! (1942), La Lola se va a los puertos (1947), or Agustina de Aragón (1950). During the 1950s, she started singing professionally, eventually abandoning her career as an actress in the 1960s. She recorded more than 35 discs.

As a singer, she specialized in traditional Spanish and Latin American music: bolero, copla, ballad, ronda, vals, and folk music (Peruvian, Argentinian, Mexican, and Venezuelan). Her contralto voice had a deep resonance and sure melodic footing which must stem from classical training. Her pronunciation was pure Castilian, and her music pure Latin American. Her repertoire encompassed some of the most memorable melodies from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and Chile and her interpretations close to genuine. She typically sang accompanied by guitars, requintos, and drums. She sang for close to 30 years with the same group, Los Gemelos, formed by twin brothers, Santiago López Hernández and Julián López Hernández, until the death of Santiago in the early 1990s.

María Dolores Pradera died on 28 May 2018 at the age of 93.

Honours

Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 27 April 2001).
Dame Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise (Kingdom of Spain, 7 October 2016).

Amanecí en tus brazos
María Dolores Pradera Lyrics

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Amanecí otra vez
Entre tus brazos
Y desperté llorando
De alegría

Me cobijé la cara
Con tus manos
Para seguirte amando

Todavía

Te despertaste tu
Casi dormido
Tú me querías decir
No sé que cosa

Pero calle tu boca
Con mis besos
Y así pasaron muchas
Muchas horas

Cuando llego la noche
Apareció la luna
Y entro por la ventana
Que cosa más bonita
Cuando la luz del cielo
Iluminó tu cara

Yo me volví a esconder
Entre tus brazos
Tú me querías decir
No sé que cosa

Pero calle tu boca
Con mis besos
Y así pasaron muchas
Muchas horas

Cuando llego la noche
Apareció la luna
Y entro por la ventana
Que cosa más bonita
Cuando la luz del cielo
Iluminó tu cara

Yo me volví a esconder
Entre tus brazos
Tú me querías decir
No sé que cosa

Pero calle tu boca
Con mis besos

Y así pasaron muchas
Muchas horas

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Amanecí En Tus Brazos" reflect the happiness and joy that the singer feels waking up in the arms of their loved one. The beginning of the song is full of tears of joy and happiness as they wake up in their lover's embrace again. The singer covers their face with their hands, and their loved one's hands to continue loving them even further.

As the day progresses, the two continue their affection by exchanging kisses and quiet conversation. When the night comes, the moon appears and the light coming through the window illuminates the loved one's face. The singer feels the need to hide again in the safety of their arms. Even though the loved one tries to say something, they are silenced by more kisses and many hours pass.

The song portrays the intense love and affection between two people who could not bear being separated from each other. The lyrics and melody are simple yet poignant, and Maria Dolores Pradera’s voice has captured the sensation of these raw emotions perfectly.

Line by Line Meaning

Amanecí otra vez
I woke up again

Entre tus brazos
In your arms

Y desperté llorando
And woke up crying

De alegría
With joy

Me cobijé la cara
I covered my face

Con tus manos
With your hands

Para seguirte amando
To keep loving you

Todavía
Still

Te despertaste tu
You woke up

Casi dormido
Almost sleeping

Tú me querías decir
You wanted to tell me

No sé que cosa
I don't know what thing

Pero calle tu boca
But I silenced your mouth

Con mis besos
With my kisses

Y así pasaron muchas
And so passed many

Muchas horas
Many hours

Cuando llego la noche
When night arrived

Apareció la luna
The moon appeared

Y entro por la ventana
And entered through the window

Que cosa más bonita
What a beautiful thing

Cuando la luz del cielo
When the light from the sky

Iluminó tu cara
Illuminated your face

Yo me volví a esconder
I hid again

Entre tus brazos
In your arms

Tú me querías decir
You wanted to tell me

Pero calle tu boca
But I silenced your mouth

Con mis besos
With my kisses

Y así pasaron muchas
And so passed many

Muchas horas
Many hours

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval

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