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.
La Vida A Veces
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics
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y tan completa que un minuto
cuando me dejo y tú te dejas
va más aprisa y dura mucho
La vida a veces es más rica
y nos convida a los dos juntos
a su palacio, entre semana
La vida, entonces ya se cuenta
por unidades de amor tuyo
tan diminutas que se olvidan
en lo feliz, en lo confuso
La vida a veces es tan poco
y tan intensa, si es tu gusto
Hasta el dolor que tú me haces
da otro sentido a ser del mundo
La vida, luego, ya es nosotros
hasta el extremo más inmundo
Porque quererse es un castigo
y es un abismo vivir juntos
La vida a veces es tan breve
y tan completa que un minuto
cuando me dejo y tú te dejas
va más aprisa y dura mucho
La vida a veces es más rica
y nos convida a los dos juntos
a su palacio, entre semana
o los domingos a dar tumbos
La vida, entonces ya se cuenta
por unidades de amor tuyo
tan diminutas que se olvidan
en lo feliz, en lo confuso
La vida a veces es tan poco
y tan intensa, si es tu gusto
Hasta el dolor que tú me haces
da otro sentido a ser del mundo
La vida, luego, ya es nosotros
hasta el extremo más inmundo
Porque quererse es un castigo
y es un abismo vivir juntos
In this song, María Dolores Pradera reflects on the complex nature of life and love. She describes how life can sometimes feel short yet complete, as if a single minute can pass by quickly but leave a lasting impact. She acknowledges the richness of life when shared with a loved one, whether it be during the weekdays or on Sundays filled with adventures and uncertainties.
María Dolores Pradera suggests that life should be measured by the moments of love shared, even though they may be so small that they can easily be forgotten amidst happiness and confusion. She recognizes that life can be both fleeting and intense, and even the pain inflicted by a loved one can give a different meaning to existence. Despite the challenges, she believes that life becomes "us" to a point where they become inseparable, even in the darkest and most unpleasant conditions. She acknowledges that love can be a burden and that living together can feel like an abyss, but it is still an essential part of life that should be embraced.
Overall, the lyrics of "La Vida A Veces" capture the paradoxical nature of life and love, combining moments of brevity and completeness, richness and confusion, intensity and contentment, and happiness and suffering. It reflects on the complexities and contradictions of human relationships and the significance they bring to our existence.
Line by Line Meaning
La vida a veces es tan breve
Life is sometimes so short
y tan completa que un minuto
yet so complete that a minute
cuando me dejo y tú te dejas
when I let go and you let go
va más aprisa y dura mucho
runs faster and lasts longer
La vida a veces es más rica
Life is sometimes richer
y nos convida a los dos juntos
and invites both of us together
a su palacio, entre semana
to its palace, during the week
o los domingos a dar tumbos
or on Sundays, stumbling
La vida, entonces ya se cuenta
Life, then, is already counted
por unidades de amor tuyo
in units of your love
tan diminutas que se olvidan
so small that they fade away
en lo feliz, en lo confuso
into happiness, into confusion
La vida a veces es tan poco
Life is sometimes so little
y tan intensa, si es tu gusto
yet so intense, if it's your desire
Hasta el dolor que tú me haces
Even the pain you inflict upon me
da otro sentido a ser del mundo
gives another meaning to being in the world
La vida, luego, ya es nosotros
Life, then, is already us
hasta el extremo más inmundo
to the most vile extreme
Porque quererse es un castigo
Because loving each other is a punishment
y es un abismo vivir juntos
and living together is an abyss
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jose Carreras
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