Olimpo Cardenas, an orphan since the age of 3 years, from an early age bega… Read Full Bio ↴Olimpo Cardenas, an orphan since the age of 3 years, from an early age began to express their concerns through music was his mother who raised him and whom he cultivated a taste for music. It was a great interpreter of boleros, waltzes and corridors.

Later he went to Guayaquil where participating in the radio program "The Supreme Court of Art" began his career that led him to become a popular singer in the 50s.

In 1951, he traveled to Colombia with Plutarch Uquillas Pepe Jaramillo and integrating the "Trío Emperor." When the trio broke up, he settled permanently in Colombia where he developed into the most important stage of his career. His popularity transcended borders not only from Ecuador and Colombia, reaching Mexico where he recorded several albums and broke sales records with the bolero "Tears of Love." Then came other hits like Playita Mía, Tu Duda and mine, Our Pledge, fate, Five Centavitos, Licor Bendito and many more that would be interpreted by Julio Jaramillo.

In the seventies, in Colombia, would record several items next to Julio Jaramillo

Olimpo Cardenas remained active in singing popular until the July 28, 1991 death caught him in the town of Tulua, in Colombia, while serving in a public square.

Amor Te Sigo Queriendo
Olimpo Cárdenas Lyrics

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Amor te sigo queriendo
Aunque ha pasado ya el tiempo
Aunque debía olvidarte
Con todo te sigo viendo
Amor te sigo queriendo
Y yo no sé la razón
Más se me ha hecho imposible
Borrarte del corazón

Dónde tú estás
Dónde te has ido
Quiero saber
Si me has hechado al olvido
Amor te sigo queriendo
Y ya debía olvidar
Más pasará mucho tiempo
Y te seguiré quieriendo
Dónde tú estás
Dónde te has ido
Quiero saber
Si me has echado al olvido
Amor te sigo queriendo
Y ya debía olvidar

Más pasará mucho tiempo
Y te seguiré queriendo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Olimpo Cárdenas's song Amor Te Sigo Queriendo express a deep sense of longing for a lost love. The singer admits that they should have forgotten about the person they love, but they still see them everywhere they go. Despite the passage of time, their feelings for this person have not waned, and they can't seem to erase them from their heart. They don't know why they continue to love this person, but they can't help themselves. The song's verses, specifically the repetition of the line "Amor te sigo queriendo," emphasizes the strength of the singer's feelings despite their attempts to move on.

The chorus, which repeats the lines "Dónde tú estás/ Dónde te has ido/ Quiero saber/ Si me has hechado al olvido" (Where are you/ Where have you gone/ I want to know/ If you have forgotten me) highlights the singer's desperation to know where this loved one is and whether they have been forgotten. Despite their efforts to forget, they still want to know if they are being thought of by the person they love. The final verse resigns to the idea that maybe they will never be able to forget this person, even though they knew they should, and that it may take a lot more time to let go.

Line by Line Meaning

Amor te sigo queriendo
Despite the passing of time, I still hold onto my love for you

Aunque ha pasado ya el tiempo
Although time has passed

Aunque debía olvidarte
Although I should forget you

Con todo te sigo viendo
But I still see you in everything

Y yo no sé la razón
And I don't know the reason

Más se me ha hecho imposible
But it has become impossible for me

Borrarte del corazón
To erase you from my heart

Dónde tú estás
Where are you

Dónde te has ido
Where have you gone

Quiero saber
I want to know

Si me has hechado al olvido
If you have forgotten me