While fully supportive of the Cuban Revolution, Milanés was critical of some aspects of the Cuban regime. He took official positions but allegedly avoided participating in pro-government campaigns; on January 25, 2007, he signed a petition supporting Puerto Rico's independence from the United States of America.
A number of artists have performed with him; among them Silvio Rodríguez, Joaquín Sabina, Ana Belén, Lilia Vera, Joan Manuel Serrat, Víctor Manuel, etc. Among his songs, "Yolanda", "Yo me quedo", "Amo a esta isla", "Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente", "Para Vivir", and "El breve espacio en que no estás" are especially well-known.
Since his first recording ("Versos sencillos de José Martí" in 1973), he issued more than 40 solo records, and many more in collaboration with other artists from Cuba, elsewhere in Latin America, and Spain.
The heyday of his creativity occurred probably in the early 1980s, with his records "El guerrero", "Yo me quedo", and "Comienzo y final de una verde mañana".
Si Ella Me Faltara Alguna Vez
Pablo Milanés Lyrics
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Nadie ocuparía ese lugar que descubro en cada amanecer
Si me faltara alguna vez
Si ella me dejara de querer cuando la contemplo al despertar
Siento la pureza que me da, nunca la pureza que me da
Nunca la podré corresponder si me dejara de querer
Cómo volvería a predicar si fue su palabra mi verdad
Si se olvidara de cantar
Si ella no inundara esta ciudad todo cambiaría de color
Gozaría de otra claridad
Cuando miro y pienso con dolor si no inundara esta ciudad
Si ella me faltara alguna vez
Si ella me dejara de querer
Si ella se olvidara de cantar
Si ella no inundara esta ciudad
Yo no escribiría esta canción
The lyrics to Pablo Milanés's song Si Ella Me Faltara Alguna Vez (If She Were Ever to Leave Me) talks about the importance of a woman in the singer's life. It starts with the singer saying that if the woman ever left him, he would be alone, and no one would be able to take her place. He goes on to say that if she stopped loving him, he would never be able to return the same kind of pure love that she's given him. Similarly, if she ever stopped singing the beautiful world that she creates for him, he wouldn't be able to find that same truth anywhere else. Finally, if she didn't flood the city with her love, everything would change for the singer, and he wouldn't have these deep emotions that he feels.
Overall, this song is an ode to the woman's impact on the singer's life. The lyrics suggest that she's not only a source of love but also inspiration and creativity for him. The tone of the song is melancholic, and it's evident that the singer is afraid of losing her.
Line by Line Meaning
Si ella me faltara alguna vez nadie me podría acompañar
If she were to ever leave me, I would be all alone without anyone to accompany me
Nadie ocuparía ese lugar que descubro en cada amanecer
No one else could fill the place in my heart that I discover every morning when I wake up next to her
Si me faltara alguna vez
If she were to ever leave me
Si ella me dejara de querer cuando la contemplo al despertar
If she were to stop loving me when I see her every morning
Siento la pureza que me da, nunca la pureza que me da
I feel the purity that she gives me, a purity that I could never repay
Nunca la podré corresponder si me dejara de querer
I could never match the love that she gives me if she were to stop loving me
Si ella se olvidara de cantar ese hermoso mundo que me da
If she were to forget to sing, the beautiful world that she creates for me would disappear
Cómo volvería a predicar si fue su palabra mi verdad
How could I continue to speak if her words are the foundation of my truth
Si se olvidara de cantar
If she were to forget to sing
Si ella no inundara esta ciudad todo cambiaría de color
If she didn't fill this city with her presence, everything would lose its vibrancy
Gozaría de otra claridad
I would be surrounded by a different kind of clarity
Cuando miro y pienso con dolor si no inundara esta ciudad
Whenever I look around and think about how things would be if she weren't here, it fills me with sorrow
Si ella me faltara alguna vez
If she were to ever leave me
Si ella me dejara de querer
If she were to stop loving me
Si ella se olvidara de cantar
If she were to forget to sing
Si ella no inundara esta ciudad
If she didn't fill this city with her presence
Yo no escribiría esta canción
I wouldn't be writing this song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PABLO MILANES ARIAS
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Rosa Mata
Descanse en paz Pablo Milanés 🙏. Por siempre vivirá en nuestros corazones 🇲🇽
Pedro Alex Orrillo Tello
El amor es eterno .nunca muere.
Raúl Infante Castro
Grande entre los grandes....Por siempre Pablo!!
Adan Silva de la cruz
Yo no sé cómo los jóvenes de hoy no aprecian la buena música estos artistas son maravillosos componen y cantan con el alma " hermosa canción "
Juan plñablo Barragan
Jn ium ho
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Mi 8ñ junto
erik3243
No saben lo que se pierdan, Adan, y lo poco que ganan, quizás, con lo que escuhan. Saludos.
Messias Sousa
NO PUEDES GENERALIZAR... HAY MUCHOS JOVENES QUE AMAN LA MUSICA CUBANA DE CALIDAD
Mg. Orlando Cárcamo Berrío
No es culpa de los jóvenes no disfrutar de la poesía hecha música.
Los jóvenes y las masas siguen la música que difunden las grandes cadenas de la información. Y esas grades cadenas de la desinformación nunca han sido amigas de los revolucionarios como Pablo Milanés o Silvio Rodríguez. Aunque Pablo se distanció de la Revolución, tales cadenas informativas nunca lo perdonaron y lo silenciarion.
Gracias a las redes sociales podemos difundir la verdadera música.
Israel Mosqueda
Porque no saben de buena música ..se ha degradado y lamentablemente no les hemos enseñado o inculcado buenas costumbres.
No estamos al pendiente de llamarles la atención de no escuchar esa basura que ahora llaman musica.
Es más fácil dejarles hacer lo que quieran que dedicarles tiempo de calidad...
Cristina Salinas
Pablo, único e irrepetible, te amo por siempre!!! Descansa en Paz en el abrazo amoroso del Padre. 💜🙏🏼