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.
Llegando a ti
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics
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Me voy acercando a ti
Poco a poco
La distancia se va haciendo menos
Yo no sé si tú vives pensando en mí
Porque yo sólo pienso en tu amor y tus besos
Qué bonito es querer
Como quiero yo
Entregarse todito completo
Yo no sé ni pregunto cómo es tu amor
Porque a ti como a mí no nos cabe en el cuerpo
No me digas que no sufriste
Que no extrañaste todos mis besos
No me digas que no lloraste
Algunas noches que estuve lejos
Poco a poco
Me voy acercando a ti
Poco a poco
Se me llenan los ojos de llanto
Qué bonito es llorar cuando lloro así
Por tu amor, junto a ti y adorándote tanto
Poco a poco
Me voy acercando a ti
Poco a poco
Se me llenan los ojos de llanto
Qué bonito es llorar cuando lloro así
Por tu amor, junto a ti y adorándote tanto
The lyrics of "Llegando a Ti" by María Dolores Pradera express the gradual approach and love of the singer towards the person she loves. The opening line, "Poco a poco, me voy acercando a ti" translates to "Little by little, I'm getting closer to you." The distance between them is reducing, and although she is uncertain if the person she loves thinks of her, she thinks only of their love and affection. She admires the beauty of loving someone wholly and completely, without reservation or hesitation. She does not ask or probe to learn about the other person's love because she already feels it enough, and it is substantial.
The singer directly addresses the person she loves in the song, asking them not to deny themselves of the sadness and longing they feel when they are apart. She urges them not to hide their emotions, to reveal their vulnerability, and to acknowledge their love. The closing lines repeat the first four, illustrating that her love grows with every step she takes in their relationship, and it makes her emotional. The song expresses the power and beauty of love that brings people together, overcoming obstacles and distance with its strong energy and passion.
Line by Line Meaning
Poco a poco
Gradually
Me voy acercando a ti
I am getting closer to you
La distancia se va haciendo menos
The distance is getting smaller
Yo no sé si tú vives pensando en mí
I don't know if you think about me
Porque yo sólo pienso en tu amor y tus besos
Because I only think about your love and kisses
Qué bonito es querer
How beautiful it is to love
Como quiero yo
Like I do
Entregarse todito completo
To give oneself completely
Yo no sé ni pregunto cómo es tu amor
I don't know or ask what your love is like
Porque a ti como a mí no nos cabe en el cuerpo
Because it doesn't fit in our bodies, both for you and me
No me digas que no sufriste
Don't tell me you didn't suffer
Que no extrañaste todos mis besos
That you didn't miss all my kisses
No me digas que no lloraste
Don't tell me you didn't cry
Algunas noches que estuve lejos
Some nights when I was far away
Se me llenan los ojos de llanto
My eyes fill with tears
Qué bonito es llorar cuando lloro así
How beautiful it is to cry when I cry like this
Por tu amor, junto a ti y adorándote tanto
For your love, next to you and adoring you so much
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval
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