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.

Rosa Rosita
Pedro Infante Lyrics

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Rosa Rosita
Con tu aroma me provocas
De día y de noche
Quisiera estar a tu lado
Yo quiero estar, en tu jardín sentado
Para saber, quien cortara esa flor

Rosa Rosita

Con tu aroma me provocas
De día y de noche
Quisiera estar a tu lado
Yo quiero estar, en tu jardín sentado
Para saber, quien cortara esa flor

Yo soy el hombre
Que desea cortarte una hoja
Aunque el viejito
Del jardín me tenga preso
Yo quiero darte

En tu boquita un beso
Para saber, si tu me amas a mi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pedro Infante's song "Rosa Rosita" describe the overwhelming allure and attraction that the titular rose provokes in the singer. He is drawn to her day and night by her aroma, and longs to be by her side, sitting in her garden. He wants nothing more than to gaze upon her beauty and be the one to pluck her from her branch. Despite the frustration of being held captive in the old man's garden, the singer is determined to steal a kiss from Rosa Rosita to determine whether she reciprocates his affection.

The song speaks to the timeless theme of unrequited love, capturing the intense longing and desire that can consume a person when they are fixated on another. The rose, in this context, represents femininity and sensuality, and serves as a symbol of the unattainable object of the singer's obsession. The lyrics are both romantic and melancholic, conveying the pain of unfulfilled desire, as well as the beauty and mystery of the object of the singer's affection.

Line by Line Meaning

Rosa Rosita
Addressing a person named Rosa Rosita

Con tu aroma me provocas
Your scent provokes me

De día y de noche
Both in the day and at night

Quisiera estar a tu lado
I would like to be by your side

Yo quiero estar, en tu jardín sentado
I want to sit in your garden

Para saber, quien cortara esa flor
To find out who will cut that flower

Yo soy el hombre
I am the man

Que desea cortarte una hoja
Who wishes to cut a leaf from you

Aunque el viejito
Although the old man

Del jardín me tenga preso
In the garden keeps me imprisoned

Yo quiero darte
I want to give you