José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most… Read Full Bio ↴José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete or singers like Javier Solís. He was born on November 18, 1917 at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was raised as a child in Guamúchil. He died on April 15, 1957 at Mérida, Yucatán, during a flight that he piloted himself to Mexico City.

Starting in 1939 he appeared in more than 60 films, and since 1943 he recorded about 350 songs. Thanks to his performance in the movie "Tizoc", he was awarded the Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Actor and the Golden Globe at Hollywood, for the Best Actor in a Leading Role, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at Hollywood.

Flor Sin RetoÃ±o
Pedro Infante Lyrics

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Sembré una flor
Sin querer
Yo la sembré
Para ver si era formal

A los tres días
Que la dejé de regar
Al volver ya estaba seca

Ya no quiso retoñar
Al volver ya estaba seca
Ya no quiso retoñar

Yo la regaba
Con agua que cae del cielo
Y la regaba
Con lágrimas de mis ojos

Mis amigos me dijeron
Ya no riegues esa flor
Esa flor ya no retoña
Tiene muerto el corazón
Esa flor ya no retoña
Tiene muerto el corazón

Yo la regaba
Con agua que cae del cielo
Y la regaba
Con lágrimas de mis ojos

Mis amigos me dijeron
Ya no riegues esa flor
Esa flor ya no retoña
Tiene muerto el corazón

Esa flor ya no retoña
Tiene muerto el corazón

Overall Meaning

The song "Flor Sin Retoño" by Pedro Infante is a poignant tale about the metaphorical death of a once-beautiful flower. The singer inadvertently planted the flower and hoped to see it flourish. However, after three days of neglecting to water it, the flower withered away and could not be revived. The singer tried to save the flower by watering it with both tears and rainwater, but it was no use. His friends advised him to let the dead flower go, as it would never bloom again.

The lyrics of this song are not just about a dead flower, but also about the death of hope and the abandonment of a dream. The flower in the song represents a bigger idea of something that once had potential, but due to neglect and lack of care, was destroyed. The singer's friends serve as a wake-up call that there is no use in holding onto something that is dead, and that it's time to let go.

Line by Line Meaning

Sembré una flor
I planted a flower

Sin querer
Unknowingly

Yo la sembré
I planted it

Para ver si era formal
To see if it was viable

A los tres días
After three days

Que la dejé de regar
When I stopped watering it

Al volver ya estaba seca
Upon returning, it was already dry

Ya no quiso retoñar
It no longer wanted to sprout

Yo la regaba
I watered it

Con agua que cae del cielo
With water from the sky

Y la regaba
And I watered it