A heartfelt lyrist whose smartly crafted pop tales have become a constant p… Read Full Bio ↴A heartfelt lyrist whose smartly crafted pop tales have become a constant presence on the Latin Music charts, Obie Bermúdez returns with the August 29th release of his fourth album, Lo Que Trajo El Barco (What The Ship Has Brought In). The album represents the eagerly awaited follow-up to Bermudez’ Latin GRAMMY winning album Todo El Año which further established the young artist as a leader among Latin Music’s new generation of singer-songwriters by garnering three nominations and taking home the award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album.

Born in the mountain town of Aibonito, Puerto Rico and named after his uncle, Obie’s family moved to the farmlands of Vineland, New Jersey just before his teens. Music actually wasn't his first passion -- it was poetry. He learned guitar from his father, a big Beatles fan, while also being influenced by his mother's lively salsa sounds. Soon, he brought his two loves of words and music together, recording a demo in 1996 that led to an international label deal and the release of his debut album Locales two years later.

Though he received some acclaim, that first album didn't make him an overnight star; Obie chose to step back from his career and took a job at a New York Laundromat in the South Bronx, where his life and that of customers and co-workers inspired the songs that would fill his second album, Confesiones, released by EMI International in 2004. The album’s lead single "Antes" topped Latin charts worldwide and lead to Confesiones receiving multiple Latin GRAMMY nominations.

Obie next followed with the award-winning Todo El Año, a rich collection touched by personal experience and reflection, offering further heartfelt and soulful tales as the vivid title track shot to #1, and the album’s Latin Grammy win followed.

Now, Obie Bermúdez returns to the Latin Pop landscape once again with Lo Que Trajo El Barco (“What The Ship Has Brought In”). Working with multiple-Grammy winning producers Sebastian Krys and Andres Castro, Obie describes the album as a musical growth that still maintains his distinctive style and sound and provides a reminder that "No matter how much we move ahead in our lives and modify ourselves, we still need life’s basic anchors of hope, faith, and charity towards others”.

On the new album, a host of accomplished players took part in the sessions, including Fania All-Stars bassist Sal Cuevas, Sergio George percussionist Luis Quintero, renowned drummer Lee Levin, and famed Brazilian percussionist Laercio Da Costa. Producer Krys says the music is combination of Puerto Rican rhythms and the rich landscape of New York, with a story behind every song. The first single “Sigo Con Ella” (I’m Still With Her), is a song of devotion and dreams derived from the one you love.

All Music Guide has praised Obie for his original arrangements and sheer musical integrity, "a sonic palette rich with acoustic flavor and a tasteful mix of his Latino and alt-rock influences, an artist not only willing to take risks, but delighting in them." As he said the historic night he won his Grammy, “Nothing is impossible." For Obie Bermudez." making music is all about seizing the day, in fact, the moment, to find creative vigor and purpose. He told the Times, "I've always said that opportunities come around again and again. The important thing is not to be caught sitting on your hands when it comes."

Ya Te Olvide
Obie Bermúdez Lyrics

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Ya te olvide te arrance de mi
Ya no pienso en ti, hoy no quiero mas de ti
Heriste a la persona, que mas te quiso en este mundo
Why para que por un segundo, de placer solo dura

Ya te olvide esa raiz queda en mi memoria
Aquellos besos de tu boca
Que alguna vez me supo a gloria

Pero hoy por hoy me castiga
Que llegue a mi otro dia

Se que el tiempo sabra juzgar
Yo te quise con locura
Why desechaste mi ternura
Tu solo quisiste volar
Mientras yo hechaba raices
Tu solo querias ser libre

Hoy como el agua, te dejo correr
Busca tu camino, pero no vuelvas al mio
Ya me libre de tus maneras why ese enigma
De tu mala filosofia, de que razon siempre tenias

Ya te olvide esa raiz queda en mi memoria
Aquellos besos de tu boca
Que alguna vez me supo a gloria
Pero hoy por hoy me castiga
Que llegue a mi otro dia

Se que el tiempo sabra juzgar
Yo te quise con locura
Why desechaste mi ternura
Tu solo quisiste volar
Mientras yo hechaba raices
Tu solo querias ser libre

Pero hoy por hoy me castiga
Que llegue a mi otro dia

Se que el tiempo sabra juzgar
Yo te quise con locura
Why desechaste mi ternura
Tu solo quisiste volar
Mientras yo hechaba raices
Tu solo querias ser libre

Se que el tiempo sabra juzgar
Yo te quise con locura
Why desechaste mi ternura
Tu solo quisiste volar

Mientras yo hechaba raices
Tu solo querias ser libre

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Obie Bermudez's song "Ya Te Olvidé" are about moving on from a failed relationship. The singer declares that he has forgotten about his former lover and doesn't want anything more to do with her. He notes that she hurt the person who loved her most in the world, and all for a fleeting moment of pleasure. He acknowledges that he still remembers some of the good times they shared, such as the kisses that once tasted like glory, but that he now feels burdened by them, as they only serve to remind him of what he lost.

The singer reflects on the differences between himself and his former lover. He loved her deeply but she rejected his tenderness and instead sought freedom. He implies that he was happy to settle down and build a life with her, while she preferred to keep moving and exploring. He acknowledges that time will judge their relationship and that he did his best to make it work, but ultimately it didn't succeed. The song ends with the singer saying that he has moved on with his life and wishes his former lover well, but he won't be going back to her.

Line by Line Meaning

Ya te olvide te arrance de mi
I have forgotten you, I tore you away from me

Ya no pienso en ti, hoy no quiero mas de ti
I don't think about you anymore, today I don't want anything more from you

Heriste a la persona, que mas te quiso en este mundo
You hurt the person who loved you the most in this world

Why para que por un segundo, de placer solo dura
And for what? For a second of pleasure that only lasts

Ya te olvide esa raiz queda en mi memoria
I have forgotten you, but the memory of our roots remains in me

Aquellos besos de tu boca
Those kisses from your mouth

Que alguna vez me supo a gloria
That once tasted like glory to me

Pero hoy por hoy me castiga
But today it tortures me

Que llegue a mi otro dia
That it has come to my other day

Se que el tiempo sabra juzgar
I know that time will judge

Yo te quise con locura
I loved you madly