Biography
Milly Quezada was born in Santo Domingo, the daughter of two Cibao naturals and sister of four musician brothers. Growing up in such a musical family, Quezada became interested in music as a toddler—she would sing along with her brothers for family, friends and small gatherings near her home.
She expressed an interest in developing her singing talents as a young girl, and, partly for this reason the Quezada family moved to New York City when she was still a child.
Milly spent her pre-teen and teen years in New York, a city that is well known as a school for Merengue and Salsa singers from its Latino barrios, e.g. Spanish Harlem. In New York, Quezada developed an in-depth knowledge of her favorite musical genre, the fastest of the Latin American popular dance music styles, sung in Spanish and native to the Dominican Republic (see also Son Cubano, Rumba, Salsa, Cha-Cha-Cha, and Punta for comparison, as well as Kompa, the style sung in French in neighboring Haiti). Merengue has been comically referred to as "the Latino weight-loss program" since it is an infectious rhythm, and the songs tend to inspire adherents to enthusiastic dancing. After graduating from high school in New York, she attended New York City College, graduating with a university degree in Communications.
During the 1980s, Quezada was the lead singer of a group named Milly y los Vecinos. The group enjoyed wild international success, producing 20 records, some of which were released in both vinyl and CD format, others only as CD's (as vinyl record album sales declined substantially by the end of the decade).
Quezada later decided to embark on a solo career, moving to Puerto Rico where she also married and became a mother, enjoying even more success as a solo artist. Since the 1990s, Quezada has been either on tour or in recording studios almost constantly, earning several prestigious awards and public recognition such as keys to cities (see below).
On May of 2005, she had a Dominican Republic tour that included one concert with the famed Conjunto Quisqueya.
Quezada has publicly proclaimed her love for the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the United States.
Para Olvidarte
Milly Quezada Lyrics
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he pintado en el cielo tantas lunas
Y he buscado en otros brazos el amor
Para olvidarte
(para olvidarte)
He colgado rosas rojas en mi calle
Y he cruzado en mis sueños tantas calles
Para olvidarte
Y no pensar que todavia yo te quiero
hago lavados cada dia de cerebro
pero sigo enamorada de ti
Para olvidarme de ti
voy desnudando la piel y el alma
Y me abandono en las madrugadas
En otros besos para morir
Para olvidarme de ti
yo voy huyendo como un fantasma
porque no encuentro sin ti la calma
Y es que sin ti ya no se vivir
Paa olvidarme de ti
(Para olvidarme de ti)
Para olvidarme de ti
(Para olvidarte)
Para olvidarme de ti
The lyrics of Milly Quezada's Para Olvidarte speak of a narrator who is trying to forget about someone they love deeply. The singer describes how they have tried various methods to forget about this person, such as going out and partying, painting moons in the sky, and trying to find love in other people's arms. They have even gone as far as to sell their heart just to forget about this person.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "para olvidarte" which means "to forget about you" in Spanish. The singer goes on to explain how they try to cleanse their mind of thoughts about this person every day but are still in love with them. The singer then describes how they try to forget about this person by becoming intimate with others and losing themselves in those moments. They go on to describe how they feel like a ghost without this person and cannot find peace without them.
Overall, the song explores the pain of heartbreak and the lengths that one may go to try and forget about someone they love deeply.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo Inventaba muchas noches de locura
I used to create many wild nights in my mind
he pintado en el cielo tantas lunas
I've painted so many moons in the sky
Y he buscado en otros brazos el amor
And I've searched for love in other arms
Para olvidarte
To forget you
(para olvidarte)
(to forget you)
He colgado rosas rojas en mi calle
I've hung red roses on my street
Y he cruzado en mis sueños tantas calles
And in my dreams, I've walked so many streets
Y hasta he puesto hoy en venta el corazon
And I've even put my heart up for sale
Y no pensar que todavia yo te quiero
To not think that I still love you
hago lavados cada dia de cerebro
I wash my brain every day
pero sigo enamorada de ti
But I'm still in love with you
voy desnudando la piel y el alma
I'm stripping off my skin and soul
Y me abandono en las madrugadas
And I abandon myself in the early hours
En otros besos para morir
In other kisses to die
yo voy huyendo como un fantasma
I'm running away like a ghost
porque no encuentro sin ti la calma
Because I can't find peace without you
Y es que sin ti ya no se vivir
And it's because I can't live without you
Para olvidarme de ti
To forget you
yo voy desnudando la piel y el alma
I'm stripping off my skin and soul
Y me abandono en las madrugadas
And I abandon myself in the early hours
En otros besos para morir
In other kisses to die
Para olvidarme de ti
To forget you
yo voy huyendo como un fantasma
I'm running away like a ghost
porque no encuentro sin ti la calma
Because I can't find peace without you
Y es que sin ti ya no se vivir
And it's because I can't live without you
Paa olvidarme de ti
To forget you
(Para olvidarme de ti)
(To forget you)
Para olvidarme de ti
To forget you
Writer(s): Alejandro Jaen Palacios, Guillermo Rafael Paz
Contributed by Isabelle B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.