She started her career as an actress, working in the theatre and in some of the most famous Spanish movies from the 1940 decade.
During the 1950s, she started singing professionaly, eventually abandoning her career as an actress in the 1960s. Since then, she has recorded more than 35 albums.
As a singer, she is specialized in traditional Spanish and Latin American music: bolero, copla, ballad, ronda, vals, and folk music (Peruvian, Argentinian, Mexican, and Venezuelan). Her voice tone is clear and slightly low, and she has an extremely proper Spanish pronunciation. She typically sings with the only company of guitars, requintos, and drums.
She singed for close to 30 years with the same group, Los Gemelos, formed by two twin brothers, Santiago López Hernández and Julián López Hernández, until the death of Santiago in the early 1990s.
Hace un Año
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics
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Hace un año que hoy se cumple en éste día
Recordando que en tus brazos me dormía
Y yo inocente, muy confiado te entregué mi corazón.
Ese tiempo tan feliz no volverá
Mi cariño lo pagaste con traiciones
Me has dejado sólo crueles decepciones
Pero anda ingrata, como pagas otro así te pagará.
El recuerdo de tu amor quiero olvidar
Te quisiera yo borrar del pensamiento
Me quisiera emborrachar de sentimiento
Pero es inútil, que borracho más y más me he de acordar.
Hace un año que yo tuve una ilisïón
These lyrics are from the song "Hace Un Año" by María Dolores Pradera. In the first verse, the singer reflects on a past experience where they had a dream or illusion that started a year ago. Today, on this day, that illusion has come to fruition. They reminisce about how they used to fall asleep in the arms of their loved one, feeling innocent and confident as they gave their heart to this person.
However, as the song continues, it becomes apparent that this happy time will never return. The singer's affection and love were met with betrayal and treachery. The person they once trusted has left them with cruel disappointments. The lyrics have a bitter tone, as the singer addresses the person who hurt them, telling them that they will be paid back in the same way they have treated others.
In the third verse, the singer expresses their desire to forget the memories of this love. They long to erase this person from their thoughts and drown their emotions in alcohol. However, they acknowledge the futility of this attempt, as becoming intoxicated will only make them remember this painful love even more.
Overall, these lyrics depict a story of a love that started full of hope and trust, but ended in betrayal and disappointment. The singer yearns to move on from this heartbreak, but understands that the memories will continue to haunt them.
Line by Line Meaning
Hace un año que yo tuve una ilisïón
It has been a year since I had a dream
Hace un año que hoy se cumple en éste día
It has been a year since today, on this day
Recordando que en tus brazos me dormía
Remembering when I used to fall asleep in your arms
Y yo inocente, muy confiado te entregué mi corazón
And I, innocent and trusting, gave you my heart
Ese tiempo tan feliz no volverá
That happy time will not come back
Mi cariño lo pagaste con traiciones
You repaid my affection with betrayals
Me has dejado sólo crueles decepciones
You have left me with only cruel disappointments
Pero anda ingrata, como pagas otro así te pagará
But, ungrateful one, as you pay others, you will be paid
El recuerdo de tu amor quiero olvidar
I want to forget the memory of your love
Te quisiera yo borrar del pensamiento
I wish I could erase you from my thoughts
Me quisiera emborrachar de sentimiento
I would like to drown myself in emotions
Pero es inútil, que borracho más y más me he de acordar
But it is useless, for drunker I become, the more I remember
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: FELIPE VALDES LEAL
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