Tu Recuerdo y Yo
Miguel Aceves Mejía Lyrics


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Estoy en el rincón de una cantina
Oyendo una canción que yo pedí
Me están sirviendo ahorita mi tequila
Ya va mi pensamiento rumbo a ti.

Yo se que tu recuerdo se mi desgracia
Y vengo aquí nomas pa' recordar
Que amargas son las cosas que nos pasan
Cuando hay una mujer que paga mal.

Quien no sabe en esta vida
La traición tan conocida
Que nos deja un mal amor
Quien no llega a la cantina
Exigiendo su tequila
Y exigiendo su canción.

Me están sirviendo ya la del estribo
Ahorita ya no se si tengo fe




Ahorita solamente yo les pido
Que toquen otra vez la que se fue.

Overall Meaning

Miguel Aceves Mejía's song "Tu Recuerdo y Yo" is a poignant reflection on the power of memories and the feelings they evoke. The singer finds himself sitting alone in a cantina, listening to a song that he requested. As he sips on his tequila, his thoughts turn to the person whose memory has been haunting him. He acknowledges that this memory is his "desgracia," or misfortune, but he has come to the cantina to remember and reflect on the bitter experiences of love.


The lyrics capture the sadness and heartache of lost love, particularly the pain of being betrayed by a woman who doesn't treat him well. The singer appeals to anyone who has experienced the same emotions, imploring them to join him at the cantina where they can commiserate over a glass of tequila and listen to the music that speaks to their shared experience. The final verse expresses the singer's ambiguous feelings - he no longer has faith in anything, but all he wants is to hear the song that reminds him of the one who got away.


In summary, "Tu Recuerdo y Yo" is a deeply emotional song that uses music and words to articulate the pain and sorrow of a failed love affair.


Line by Line Meaning

Estoy en el rincón de una cantina
I'm sitting alone in the corner of a bar


Oyendo una canción que yo pedí
Listening to a song I requested


Me están sirviendo ahorita mi tequila
I'm being served my tequila right now


Ya va mi pensamiento rumbo a ti
My thoughts are already heading towards you


Yo se que tu recuerdo se mi desgracia
I know that remembering you is my misfortune


Y vengo aquí nomas pa' recordar
And I just come here to remember


Que amargas son las cosas que nos pasan
How bitter are the things that happen to us


Cuando hay una mujer que paga mal
When there's a woman who is unkind


Quien no sabe en esta vida
Who doesn't know in this life


La traición tan conocida
The well-known betrayal


Que nos deja un mal amor
That a bad love leaves us with


Quien no llega a la cantina
Who doesn't arrive at the bar


Exigiendo su tequila
Demanding their tequila


Y exigiendo su canción
And demanding their song


Me están sirviendo ya la del estribo
They're already serving me the last drink


Ahorita ya no se si tengo fe
Now I don't know if I have faith anymore


Ahorita solamente yo les pido
Now I only ask them


Que toquen otra vez la que se fue
To play again the song that's gone




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Comments from YouTube:

Luis González

De muy joven, yo la cantaba siempre al fondo de los bares. Hoy tengo 82 años

mari zamorachacon

Este es mi desayuno, la escucho diariamente, yo no tomo ni consejos,, desde que tenía ocho años, es mi favorita

Fernando Mejía

Para recordarte abuelo QEPD abuelito Pancuncio todo logro te lo dedico, a ti más que mi abuelo, mi padre, mi ejemplo, el jefe de jefes

Victor Sachun

Que toquen otra vez LA QUE SE FUE.

Chano Almanzar

El gringo de la bachata

Jaime Fernández Rocha

Dios del olvidó

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