Mexican singer Manuel Mijares had his first experience in music while parti… Read Full Bio ↴Mexican singer Manuel Mijares had his first experience in music while participating in his school chorus at a very young age, making his professional debut in 1981 in a local festival called Valores Juveniles. After living in Japan, singing in a night club, Manuel Mijares joined Latin pop star Emmanuel, starting his solo carer after signing up to EMI, issuing a self-titled album in 1985, climbing charts around Latin America with his first international hit "No Se Murió El Amor," debuting as an actor while playing a role in Escápate Conmigo, working along with singer/actress Lucero, who became his wife in January, 1997.

Canto por ti
Mijares Lyrics

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Sé que en secreto ella esconde una historia de amor, lo sé
Pero lo qué ella no sabe és que mi corazón también
Siempre estuvo una puerta abierta
Tu mirada de cielo azul
Nunca he soñado con alguien más linda que tu

Y yo canto
Canto por ti

Nace dentro de un beso una historia escrita por mí
Es tan simple como amanecer
Solo sé que no quiero perder
Lo más bello que he visto en la vida
Contigo mujer

Guardo en el alma un suspiro
Que vive de tu poesía
Todo lo triste se borra
Si tú me das tu alegría
Un castillo junto a la luna,
Mi guitarra que toca un blues
Tú me iluminas la noche
Prendiendo tu luz

Y yo canto
Canto por ti
Nace dentro de un beso una historia escrita por mí
Es tan simple como amanecer
Solo sé que no quiero perder
Lo más lindo que he visto en la vida
Contigo mujer

Y yo canto
Canto por ti
Nace dentro de un beso una historia escrita por mí
Es tan simple como amanecer
Solo sé que no quiero perder
Lo más bello que he visto en la vida
Contigo mujer
No hay suspiro que me alcance

Y vivir lo más lindo en la vida
Contigo mujer

Overall Meaning

In "Canto por ti" by Mijares, the singer is acknowledging the existence of a secret love story that the woman he is singing to, whom he is deeply smitten with, is keeping hidden. Despite that, he mentions that he has always kept an open door in his heart for her. He describes her beautiful blue eyes that he has never seen in anyone else and confesses that he sings for her, his inspiration, who has helped him create a story of love that comes alive every time they kiss. He compares it to something as simple and beautiful as the sunrise, and admits that he never wants to lose the most beautiful thing he has seen in life - this woman.

The singer continues to express his love for her, mentioning how her poetry has left a lasting impression on him, one that is so deep that it erases all the sadness in his life. He dreams of a fairy tale-like life with her where he builds a castle close to the moon and plays the blues on his guitar while she lights up and brightens his lonely nights. The song highlights the beauty of love without mentioning any specific gestures or actions, but rather the way a person makes one feel.

Overall, "Canto por ti" is a melodious ode to love that expresses the singer's profound affection for a woman who has captured his heart.

Line by Line Meaning

Sé que en secreto ella esconde una historia de amor, lo sé
I know that she secretly hides a love story, I know it

Pero lo qué ella no sabe és que mi corazón también
But what she doesn't know is that my heart too

Siempre estuvo una puerta abierta
Always had an open door

Tu mirada de cielo azul
Your blue-sky gaze

Nunca he soñado con alguien más linda que tu
I have never dreamed of anyone more beautiful than you

Nace dentro de un beso una historia escrita por mí
A story written by me is born within a kiss

Es tan simple como amanecer
It's as simple as dawn

Solo sé que no quiero perder
I just know I don't want to lose

Lo más bello que he visto en la vida
The most beautiful thing I have seen in life

Contigo mujer
With you, woman