María Dolores Fernández Pradera, María Dolores Pradera (born August 29, 192… Read Full Bio ↴María Dolores Fernández Pradera, María Dolores Pradera (born August 29, 1924 in Madrid) is a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most prestigious voices in Spain and Latin America. She's also known as "María Dolores" or "La Pradera".

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.

Nube Gris
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics

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Si me alejo de ti
Es porque he comprendido
Que soy la nube gris
Que nubla tu camino

Me voy para dejar
Que cambie tu destino
Que seas muy feliz

Mientras yo busco olvido

Y otra vez volveré a ser
El errante trovador
Que va en busca de un amor
Del amor de una mujer

Se perdió el celaje azul
Donde brillaba la ilusión
Vuelve la desolación
Vivo sin luz

Si me alejo de ti
Es por que yo quisiera
Que seas muy feliz
Aunque mi amor se muera

Me voy sin perturbar
Tus sueños tan queridos
Me voy con el pesar
De no ser comprendido

Si me alejo de ti
Es porque he comprendido
Que soy la nube gris
Que nubla tu camino

Me voy para dejar
Que cambie tu destino
Que seas muy feliz
Mientras yo busco olvido

Y otra vez volveré a ser
El errante trovador
Que va en busca de un amor
Del amor de una mujer

Se perdió el celaje azul
Donde brillaba la ilusión

Vuelve la desolación
Vivo sin luz

Overall Meaning

The song Nube Gris by Maria Dolores Pradera depicts a bittersweet farewell from the singer to their lover, acknowledging that their presence only brings a dark cloud over their partner's path. The singer has come to the realization that they are not the source of happiness and seeks to leave to allow their lover to find true joy while they search for a way to forget their love. Throughout the song, the singer wishes for their lover's happiness, even if it means sacrificing their own love and desires. The song's message is one of selfless love and the acceptance of heartbreak as a necessary step towards closure and acceptance.

The chorus of the song highlights the singer's desire to become an "errante trovador," a wandering troubadour, searching for love and fulfillment elsewhere. This symbolizes an internal journey towards self-discovery and healing, one that the singer hopes will bring them peace and closure. The mention of the lost "celaje azul," or blue sky, speaks to the loss of hope and optimism that once shone brightly in their relationship. The line "vivo sin luz," or "living without light," conveys the depths of the singer's despair and their willingness to endure pain for the sake of their lover's happiness.

Line by Line Meaning

Si me alejo de ti
If I distance myself from you

Es porque he comprendido
It's because I have understood

Que soy la nube gris
That I am the gray cloud

Que nubla tu camino
That clouds your path

Me voy para dejar
I am leaving to

Que cambie tu destino
let your destiny change

Que seas muy feliz
that you be very happy

Mientras yo busco olvido
While I search for forgetfulness

Y otra vez volveré a ser
And once again I will be

El errante trovador
The wandering troubadour

Que va en busca de un amor
Who goes in search of a love