With the help of his uncle, it wasn't long before Stuart was singing back-up to the likes of Johnny Rivera and Marc Anthony. In 1996, Stuart recorded his first CD, Cuento de la Vecinidad (Tale of the Neighborhood), which included a remake of Michael Jackson's "The Lady in My Life". His debut CD was a hit in the Hispanic community. In 1998, Stuart recorded his second CD, Retratos (Pictures). Among the awards that he won for this recording were the "New Salsa Artist Award" and the Paoli Award. In 2000, Stuart released his third album, Subeme el Volumen (Bring up the Volume). In 2002, Stuart released his fourth CD, Michael Stuart. In 2004, Stuart released the Latin Pop album Sin Miedo, which was nominated for 2005 Latin Grammy for Best Tropical-Contemporary Album of the Year. Stuart's latest release is a salsa album entitled Sentimiento de un Rumbero, released on Machete Records in 2007. He is active in the music business and participates on stage productions in Puerto Rico.
El Secreto
Michael Stuart Lyrics
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Y te tengo una historia pa′ que no te pase a ti
Déjame contarte
Amigo mío
Lo que está pasando
En mi pobre hogar
Y me amenaza
Que un día de estos
Me va a dejar
Todo sucede
Como Dios lo manda
Ya todo estaba escrito
Así debía de pasar
No tuve la culpa
De enamorarme
De una chiquitita
Que me va a matar
Ja, ja, ja, la cosa está mala en mi casa
Ella me tira y me hala de lado a lado
Y yo que le pregunto
Que rayos es lo que te pasa
Ja, ja, ja, oye, la cosa está mal en mi casa
Ten cuidado con lo que haces
Que no te pase como a mí
Que después te boten de tú casa
Oye tienes que saber escoger mi hermano
No sé por qué de ella me enamoré
Qué clase de lío se formó
(No sé por qué de ella me enamoré)
Pero es que esa chiquitita me enamoró
Y mi negrita ya se enteró
No pude disimularlo
Y ahora por charlatán, voy a tener que aceptarlo
Las cosas están escritas en la viña del Señor
El que la hace la paga
Ay mi mujer me votó
In Michael Stuart's song El Secreto, he tells a story about the problems he is facing in his household due to his affair with a younger woman. He begins by telling the listener that he has a story to share so that they do not go through the same experience. He then proceeds to explain that his wife is complaining and threatening to leave him due to his infidelity. He explains that everything that has happened was predestined and he cannot be blamed for falling in love with the young woman. He jokes about the situation by stating that his wife is pulling him from side to side and he continues to ask her what is wrong. He then advises the listener to be careful when making choices in their relationships to avoid ending up like him. Ultimately, he reveals that his wife has left him because of his affair.
The lyrics of the song convey the idea that choices have consequences and that people should be careful with their actions to avoid hurting themselves and others. Michael Stuart is using his own experiences to advise the listener to make wise decisions and avoid making the same mistakes he made. The song is an honest and frank admission of his personal struggles and accountability for his mistakes.
Line by Line Meaning
Oye, este es Michael Stuart
Introducing myself as Michael Stuart
Y te tengo una historia pa′ que no te pase a ti
Sharing a story to prevent you from experiencing the same
Déjame contarte
Allow me to tell you
Amigo mío
My friend
Lo que está pasando
What is happening to me
En mi pobre hogar
In my poor home
Mi mujer se queja
My wife complains
Y me amenaza
And threatens me
Que un día de estos
That one of these days
Me va a dejar
She will leave me
Todo sucede
Everything happens
Como Dios lo manda
As God commands
Ya todo estaba escrito
It was all already written
Así debía de pasar
That's how it was meant to be
No tuve la culpa
It's not my fault
De enamorarme
To fall in love
De una chiquitita
With a young woman
Que me va a matar
Who will be the death of me
Ja, ja, ja, la cosa está mala en mi casa
Laughing at my bad situation at home
Ella me tira y me hala de lado a lado
She pulls me in different directions
Y yo que le pregunto
And me, asking her
Que rayos es lo que te pasa
What the hell is going on with you
Ja, ja, ja, oye, la cosa está mal en mi casa
Laughing again at my bad situation at home
Ten cuidado con lo que haces
Be careful with what you do
Que no te pase como a mí
So you don't end up like me
Que después te boten de tú casa
That you get kicked out of your own home
Oye tienes que saber escoger mi hermano
Hey, you have to know how to choose, my brother
No sé por qué de ella me enamoré
I don't know why I fell in love with her
Qué clase de lío se formó
What kind of mess was created
(No sé por qué de ella me enamoré)
(I don't know why I fell in love with her)
Pero es que esa chiquitita me enamoró
But that young woman made me fall in love
Y mi negrita ya se enteró
And my darling already found out
No pude disimularlo
I couldn't hide it
Y ahora por charlatán, voy a tener que aceptarlo
And now, being a chatterbox, I have to accept it
Las cosas están escritas en la viña del Señor
Things are written in the vineyard of the Lord
El que la hace la paga
You reap what you sow
Ay mi mujer me votó
Oh, my wife kicked me out
Writer(s): Jorge Garcia
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