A native of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Vargas was a classically-trained tenor who originally sang opera but gained fame with his renditions of popular songs. He made many musical guest appearances in films from 1936 onward, but also had more substantial acting roles in a few pictures, achieving over 70 screen credits in total.
In 1942, Vargas performed at the White House for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of many honors he received during his long career. He also performed in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Vargas died in Mexico City, Mexico at age 83.
Candilejas
Pedro Vargas Lyrics
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Nadie te ha ofrecido tanto amor
Nadie te ha enseñando de la vida más que yo
Nadie, mi amor, buscó tu amor con tanto amor
Un atardecer llegaste a mí
Como primavera a mi jardín
A la luz de candilejas yo me enamoré
Cada vez que te miraba no podía ver
En tu mirar, que tanto amor iba a perder
Y hoy te vas de mí para olvidar
Qué será de ti, y a dónde irás
Más que yo nadie, mi amor
Busco tu amor con tanto amor
Y aunque sé que nunca volverás
Yo te esperaré una eternidad
Y si algunas vez te acuerdas
Y quieres volver
Aquí estaré, aquí mi amor
Igual que ayer
The lyrics of Pedro Vargas's song Candilejas speaks to enduring and unconditional love. It starts off by claiming that no one has loved the addressee as much as the singer has. The singer has offered the addressee a lot of love and has been the one to teach them about life. And it is because of the depth of the singer's love that they actively sought out the addressee's love. The chorus describes how the two people met- a beautiful sunset, and how it was a moment of love at first sight. The singer explains that they fell in love under the candlelight, and that the addressee's love was everything they had ever imagined. The second verse shifts towards heartbreak, explaining that every time the singer looked into the addressee's eyes, they couldn't have imagined losing so much love. However, despite the addressee leaving them to forget about their love, the singer vows to wait for them forever, just in case they ever want to come back.
Line by Line Meaning
Nadie te ha querido como yo
No one has loved you like I do
Nadie te ha ofrecido tanto amor
No one has given you as much love
Nadie te ha enseñado de la vida más que yo
No one has taught you more about life
Nadie, mi amor, buscó tu amor con tanto amor
No one, my love, has sought your love with as much love
Un atardecer llegaste a mí
At sunset you came to me
Como primavera a mi jardín
Like spring to my garden
A la luz de candilejas yo me enamoré
In the spotlight I fell in love
Era tu amor tal como yo lo imaginé
Your love was just as I imagined it
Cada vez que te miraba no podía ver
Every time I looked at you I couldn't see
En tu mirar, que tanto amor iba a perder
In your eyes, how much love I was going to lose
Y hoy te vas de mí para olvidar
And today you leave me to forget
Qué será de ti, y a dónde irás
What will become of you, and where will you go
Más que yo nadie, mi amor
More than anyone, my love
Busco tu amor con tanto amor
I seek your love with so much love
Y aunque sé que nunca volverás
And although I know you will never return
Yo te esperaré una eternidad
I will wait for you for eternity
Y si algunas vez te acuerdas
And if you ever remember
Quieres volver
You want to come back
Aquí estaré, aquí mi amor
I'll be here, my love
Igual que ayer
The same as yesterday
Writer(s): Charles Chaplin
Contributed by David B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@irmaurizar2416
Es una canción muy bella, y con la voz de don Pedro Vargas, s quien admiro y todos mis respetos para él,❤❤👏👏👏 gracias por compartir, saluditos.
@claudiaiannini6263
Me encanta Pedro Vargas
@lindaross1705
Yes Pedro,i will be loving you eternaly
@aurearamirez9797
Que belleza de cancion !!!! Candilejas por el señoron; Pedro Vargas! adorable! me dejo sin palabras! bellisimaaaa!
@diegofraschini3851
Cancionissima ...por la letra
del mismo film de Charles Chaplín
Limelight ...también lo grabó José Augusto
cantante brasilero y el siku del inigualable
Gheorghe Zamfir y Zariz ....... Parsons
un genio total ( Letra )
@BerthaSantoyo
Q linda gs Alec
@amayalarrieu
Una maravilla de Don Pedro...
@diaromarquez9100
maravillosa , hermosa preciosa
@diaromarquez9100
sin palabras ante lo que fue este señor
@stefanoalessandroruoccosal4483
Excelente hermosa Canción