Cenizas
Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdés Lyrics
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Soportar la pena
De sentir tu olvido,
Después que todo
Te lo dio mi pobre
Corazón herido,
Has vuelto a verme
Para que yo sepa
Por la amargura
De un amor igual
Al que me diste tu.
Ya no podre,
Ni perdonar ni darte
Lo que tu me diste,
Has de saber
Que en un cariño muerto
No existe el rencor
Y si pretendes
Remover las ruinas
Que tu mismo hiciste,
Solo cenizas hallaras de todo
Lo que fue mi amor.
Después de tanto
Soportar la pena
De sentir tu olvido,
Después que todo
Te lo dio mi pobre
Corazón herido,
Has vuelto a verme
Para que yo sepa
De tu desventura,
Por la amargura
De un amor igual
Al que me diste tu.
Ya no podre,
Ni perdonar ni darte
Lo que tu me diste,
Has de saber
Que en un cariño muerto
No existe el rencor
Y si pretendes
Remover las ruinas
Que tu mismo hiciste,
Solo cenizas hallaras de todo
Lo que fue mi amor.
Solo cenizas hallaras de todo
Lo que fue mi amor.
The song Cenizas by Omara Portuondo and Chucho Valdés speaks about the aftermath of a relationship that has left one person heartbroken and forgotten. The lyrics talk about the pain that was endured due to the other person's neglect and how the broken-hearted individual has moved on. After all the suffering that was inflicted, the singer has been visited again by the same person who caused them pain. The person has returned to share their own sense of misfortune, causing the singer further bitterness and reminiscence of the now-dead romance.
The singer is unable to either forgive or give another chance to the person who caused their heartache. In a dead relationship, there is no room for resentment. If the other person tries to revive what they destroyed, they will only find ashes of what once was. The song concludes on this note, that what was once a passionate love has now ended and transformed into nothing but ashes, never to be reignited.
Line by Line Meaning
Después de tanto
After enduring so much
Soportar la pena
Bearing the pain
De sentir tu olvido,
Of feeling forgotten by you
Después que todo
After everything
Te lo dio mi pobre
My poor heart gave you everything
Corazón herido,
Wounded heart,
Has vuelto a verme
You have returned to see me
Para que yo sepa
So that I know
De tu desventura,
About your misfortune,
Por la amargura
Due to the bitterness
De un amor igual
Of a love the same
Al que me diste tu.
To the love you gave me.
Ya no podre,
I can no longer
Ni perdonar ni darte
Forgive or give you
Lo que tu me diste,
What you gave me
Has de saber
You must know
Que en un cariño muerto
That in a dead affection
No existe el rencor
There is no bitterness
Y si pretendes
And if you try
Remover las ruinas
To remove the ruins
Que tu mismo hiciste,
That you made yourself
Solo cenizas hallaras de todo
You will only find ashes of everything
Lo que fue mi amor.
That was once my love.
Solo cenizas hallaras de todo
You will only find ashes of everything
Lo que fue mi amor.
That was once my love.
Writer(s): Wello Rivas
Contributed by Oliver W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Elhojalatero1
Qué maestros los dos!!! Omara con su voz y Chucho Valdés con su maestría en el piano, arte que le heredó su padre
Dixie Pena
Linda cancion!