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.

Perdon No Pido
Pedro Infante Lyrics

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También de dolor se canta
cuando llorar no se puede
estos versos lo atestiguan
que son canto que me duele

Sin oírme me condenas
y bien sabes que te quiero
que mis lágrimas son penas

y peno porque te espero

Perdón no pido
ni piedad te imploro
le canto a tu olvido
y tu amor añoro amor perdido

Perdón no pido
ni piedad te imploro
le canto a tu olvido
y tu amor añoro amor perdido

Paloma que estás dormida
florecita de ilusión
deja que te de la vida
y te deje el corazón

Solo quisiera mi vida
que salgas al balcón
si es esta la despedida
destrózame el corazón

Perdón no pido
ni piedad te imploro
le canto a tu olvido
y tu amor añoro amor perdido

Perdón no pido
ni piedad te imploro

le canto a tu olvido
y tu amor añoro amor perdido

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pedro Infante's "Perdón No Pido" (I'm Not Asking for Forgiveness) tell a story of unrequited love, heartache, and the struggle to move on from a relationship that has ended. The first stanza establishes that sometimes we sing of pain when we cannot cry, and that the lyrics of the song itself are a testament to the singer's heartache. The second stanza speaks to the fact that despite the singer's love for the person he is singing to, that love is not returned, and his tears are a manifestation of the pain he feels from their rejection. However, the singer is not asking for forgiveness or mercy, but rather using the song to express his feelings of love and loss.

The third stanza introduces the image of a sleeping dove and a flower of illusion, which the singer desires to give and leave to the person he loves. He wishes that they would show themselves on the balcony and not leave him with a broken heart if this is truly the end of their relationship. The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the singer's unwillingness to ask for forgiveness or mercy, as he continues to sing of his lost love and his yearning for them.

Line by Line Meaning

También de dolor se canta
We also sing of pain

cuando llorar no se puede
When we can no longer cry

estos versos lo atestiguan
These verses testify to it

que son canto que me duele
That this song pains me

Sin oírme me condenas
You condemn me without listening

y bien sabes que te quiero
And you know well that I love you

que mis lágrimas son penas
That my tears are sorrows

y peno porque te espero
And I suffer because I wait for you

Perdón no pido
I do not ask for forgiveness

ni piedad te imploro
Nor do I plead for your mercy

le canto a tu olvido
I sing to your forgetfulness