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.
señora maria rosa
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics
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señora Maria Rosa,
me vine madrugando,
el alba está lluviosa.
La india me ha dejado,
no volverá a la choza,
vaya dándome un trago,
señora María Rosa.
No más me fue diciendo,
que se iba a la ciudad,
yo no le fui creyendo,
y había sido en verdad.
Maldigo yo la hora,
en que la creí buena,
acérqueme otra copa,
Quiero matar mi pena.
Pensar que ya llegaba, el día de la boda,
y que lindo que estaba, mi rancho allá en la loma.
Por ella yo he dejado, mis viejos tan queridos,
mis bueyes y mi arado, mi cafetal florido.
Yo la he de ver mañana, muriéndose de hastío,
su vida destrozada y sin el amor mío,
la dicha es flor de un día, rebóceme la copa,
por estas penas mía, Señora María Rosa
The lyrics to the song "Señora Maria Rosa" by Maria Dolores Pradera tells the story of a man who has just arrived at the home of Señora Maria Rosa. He tells her that he came early in the morning after his wife, who happens to be an Indian, left him for the city. He curses himself for believing that she was good and asks for another drink from Señora Maria Rosa to drown his sorrow. The man thinks about his upcoming wedding day and how he left everything he loved for his wife, including his parents, his cattle, and his coffee farm. He is filled with regret for the choices he made and predicts that his wife will soon be unhappy and his life will be filled with sadness.
The song's plot provides insight into the challenges of relationships and the complex decisions one makes in the name of love. The lyrics of the song also highlight the pain and anguish that comes with unrequited love and the regrets that come with making the wrong choice. Additionally, the song points out how dangerous it can be to judge people based on their external appearances without having a clear understanding of their true character.
Line by Line Meaning
Por aquí voy llegando, señora Maria Rosa, me vine madrugando, el alba está lluviosa.
I'm arriving here, Señora Maria Rosa, waking up early and arriving in the rain.
La india me ha dejado, no volverá a la choza, vaya dándome un trago, señora María Rosa.
My lover has left me and won't come back, please give me a drink, Señora Maria Rosa.
No más me fue diciendo, que se iba a la ciudad, yo no le fui creyendo, y había sido en verdad.
She said she was going to the city, but I didn't believe her and it turned out to be the truth.
Maldigo yo la hora, en que la creí buena, acérqueme otra copa, Quiero matar mi pena.
I curse the moment I thought she was good, bring me another drink, I want to drown my sorrows.
Pensar que ya llegaba, el día de la boda, y que lindo que estaba, mi rancho allá en la loma.
The wedding day was almost here, and how beautiful my ranch was up on the hill.
Por ella yo he dejado, mis viejos tan queridos, mis bueyes y mi arado, mi cafetal florido.
For her, I left my beloved parents, my oxen and plow, my blooming coffee plantation.
Yo la he de ver mañana, muriéndose de hastío, su vida destrozada y sin el amor mío.
Tomorrow I'll see her, dying of boredom, her life destroyed without my love.
La dicha es flor de un día, rebóceme la copa, por estas penas mía, Señora María Rosa.
Happiness is a fleeting thing, refill my glass, Señora Maria Rosa, for my sorrows.
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Written by: EFRAIN OROZCO
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