Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Mexico, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanitos Solís. In 1975 he co-founded Los Bukis, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band split up after nearly two decades of success, with Solís pursuing a solo career. Solís released his first solo album, En Pleno Vuelo in 1996 by Fonovisa Records.
Solís has been awarded five Latin Grammy Awards, two Lo Nuestro Awards, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has been inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Marco Antonio Solís began performing at age 6 as part of Los Hermanitos Solís, with a cousin, Joel Solís. In the mid-1970s he formed "Los Bukis" with whom he achieved success in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States. As lead singer and chief songwriter of Los Bukis, Solís became known in the industry for outside writing and producing for popular singers such as Marisela and Rocío Dúrcal. In 1995, after almost 20 years of working with the group, he decided to pursue a solo career.
As a solo artist, he has remained popular in his native Mexico as well throughout Latin America and Spain, and the United States with more than thirty entries on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart, including multiple number one hits. He has worked with Olga Tañón, Ana Bárbara, and most recently Enrique Iglesias and Anaís, among others. On August 5, 2010, Solís received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marco Antonio Solís appeared as a vocal coach in the third season of La Voz... México and won the competition. He went on tour to promote his album Gracias Por Estar Aqui a few weeks after. His album, "Gracias Por Estar Aquí", was released October 22, 2013 and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart.
En Mi Viejo San Juan
Marco Antonio Solís Lyrics
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Cuantos sueños forjé
En mis años de infancia
Mi primera ilusión
Y mis cuitas de amor
Son recuerdos del alma
Una tarde me fui
Pues lo quiso el destino
Pero mi corazón
Se quedó junto al mar
En mi viejo San Juan
Adiós, adiós, adiós,
Borigen querida
Tierra de mi amor
Adiós, adiós, adiós,
Mi diosa del mar
Reina del palmar
Me voy, ya me voy
Pero un día voveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan
Música
Pero el tiempo pasó
Y el destino nubló
Mi terrible nostalgia
Y no pude volver
Al San Juan que yo amé
Pedacito de patria
Mi cabello blanqueó
Hoy mi vida se va
Ya la muerte me llama
Y no quiero morir
Alejado de tí
Puerto rico del alma.
Adiós, adiós, adiós,
Borigen querida
Tierra de mi amor
Adiós, adiós, adiós,
Mi diosa del mar
Reina del palmar
Me voy, ya me voy
Pero un día voveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan
(Gracias a Fabrizio por esta letra)
The lyrics of En Mi Viejo San Juan by Marco Antonio Solis expresses a deep sense of nostalgia and longing for a place that holds a special place in the singer's heart. The song begins with the singer reminiscing about his childhood in San Juan, where he formed many dreams and illusions. He also mentions his first love and the memories he carries from that time in his life. The lyrics highlight a longing and deep attachment to this place, which he considers to be a significant part of his identity.
However, as he grew older, the singer had to leave San Juan and travel to a foreign country, following his fate. Although he left physically, his heart remained in San Juan, near the sea and the memories held there. The singer expresses his farewell to San Juan, his beloved land, the queen of the palm trees, and the goddess of the sea, hoping to return someday to fulfill his dreams once again.
As the song concludes, the singer shares a sense of heartbreak as he reveals he may not see San Juan again before he dies. He conveys a deep desire to return to San Juan, concluding the song with the idea of returning to the place where he can once again feel complete, love and dream once more.
Overall, En Mi Viejo San Juan is a powerful song that evokes feelings of nostalgia, longing, and attachment, providing a window to a time and place of significance to the songwriter.
Line by Line Meaning
En mi viejo San Juan
This song talks about the singer's love for his hometown, San Juan.
Cuantos sueños forjé
He had many dreams when he was a child in San Juan.
En mis años de infancia
These memories are from his childhood.
Mi primera ilusión
His first dream or aspiration was in San Juan.
Y mis cuitas de amor
He also remembers the joys and pains of his first love in San Juan.
Son recuerdos del alma
These memories are deeply ingrained in his soul.
Una tarde me fui
He left San Juan one afternoon.
A esa extraña nación
He went to a foreign land.
Pues lo quiso el destino
This was fate or destiny.
Pero mi corazón
Although his body was elsewhere, his heart remained in San Juan.
Se quedó junto al mar
His heart stayed by the sea in San Juan.
Adiós, adiós, adiós,
He says goodbye to his beloved hometown.
Borigen querida
He calls San Juan his beloved hometown again.
Tierra de mi amor
He loves the land where he was born.
Mi diosa del mar
He sees San Juan as a goddess of the sea, a powerful and beautiful place.
Reina del palmar
He also sees San Juan as a queen of the palm trees, a symbol of beauty and tropical paradise.
Me voy, ya me voy
He is leaving San Juan again, but with a promise to return.
Pero un día volveré
He will come back to San Juan someday.
A buscar mi querer
He will come back to find his love or his loved ones.
A soñar otra vez
He will come back to dream again in San Juan.
Pero el tiempo pasó
Time has passed since he first left San Juan.
Y el destino nubló
Fate has clouded his return to San Juan.
Mi terrible nostalgia
He feels a deep, painful longing for San Juan.
Y no pude volver
He couldn't return to San Juan.
Al San Juan que yo amé
He couldn't return to the San Juan he loved.
Pedacito de patria
San Juan is a small part of his homeland.
Mi cabello blanqueó
He has grown old.
Hoy mi vida se va
He is close to his death.
Ya la muerte me llama
Death is calling him.
Y no quiero morir
He doesn't want to die.
Alejado de ti
He doesn't want to die far away from San Juan.
Puerto rico del alma.
San Juan is a Puerto Rico that lives in his soul, a place that he deeply loves and cherishes.
Música
The music continues playing to provide emotional depth and context to the lyrics.
Contributed by Elizabeth N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mindy2215
Muy buena interpretación! Apreciamos mucho el que la haya cantado. Cuando entrenaba una niña para que la cantara, ella me decía, "Cuando empiezo a cantarla me dan ganas de llorar". Y sólo tenía 9 años y nunca estuvo en la isla. El que sea parte del repertorio de estos grandes artistas indica que saben lo mucho que las personas se identifican con la letra de esta canción por estar lejos de su patria.
@Latinsplaining
Esta cancion es la vida de todos nosotros los puertorriqueños viviendo en Tierra Lejana😢 gracias a El Buki por esto♥️♥️♥️
@jassyramiirez1421
No e tenido la dicha de conocer PR pero no pierdo las esperanzas de conocer esa isla tan hermosa..esta Mexicana algun día ira a soñar en ese viejo San Juan!!❤
@juancnunez2755
Esta bellisima la isla y el Viejo San Juan esta hermoso......
Si puedo regreso otra vez, no dudarlo...
@manuelruiz3607
@@juancnunez2755 algu día iré mi hermosa canción
@raulsoto6190
Te esperamos con los brazos abiertos ..
@karlosmuller2131
Un dia tendre la dicha de conocer ese hermoso pais Puerto Rico.
@richardmartinez8976
Me da recuerdos de mi padre. El falleseo en 1995 pero no pudo ir a ver su bella y queirido San Juan y Puerto Rico antes de falleser. Por eso yo a ido a la isla como 20 veces
@WEREWOLF1981FULLMON
ES INEVITABLE COMPARAR CUALQUIER INTERPRETACIÓN DE ESTA HERMOSA CANCIÓN CON LA DE JAVIER SOLIS, LA CUAL ESTA EN OTRA DIMENSIÓN!
@walterarielfernandez6070
Y la de los temerarios que??