If you ask for the most important music artist from Costa Rica, the majorit… Read Full Bio ↴If you ask for the most important music artist from Costa Rica, the majority of the people will tell you Ray Tico. Ramon Jacinto Herrera, alias Ray Tico, was born in Limon, Costa Rica in 1928. He received his first guitar when he was 7 years old, and he never let go since. When he was a teenager he left for Colombia as a fisherman, and it is there that he began his career as a musician, which continued for the rest of his life.
In 1953, he went to Cuba where he adopted the nickname Ray Tico, as well as composing "Eso es Imposible" ("That is Impossible"), his biggest hit among the more than 50 other songs that he wrote. His unique style of guitar playing, that also includes using it as a percussion instrument, became his personal stamp of distinction. With his new fame, Ray moved to the U.S., frequently playing at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Later in Hollywood, he gained fame as a latin playboy, often invited to join the most famous people of the era like Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Sammy Davis Jr.
n 1969, at the age of 41, after having passed on the music and culture of Costa Rica throughout the world, Ray returned to Costa Rica to stay. He spent the next 38 years writing songs and playing in virtually every important event that occurred in the country, including presidential inaugurations.
In August of 2007, Ray Tico left on another trip, this time forever. His 79 years were lived intensely. Only weeks before his death, Papaya Music celebrated 8 decades of Ray, where despite his failing health, he got up on stage with Editus and other notable Costa Rican musicians to celebrate his career. Costa Rican will miss Ray, but will remember him with happiness, which, in the end, is what he has given to others all his life.

Hoy
Ray Tico Lyrics

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Hoy
Letra y musica
Ray Tico y Pibe Hine

Hoy después de tanto tiempo te vuelvo a ver
Hoy después que nuestras vidas
Cambiaron si querer
Hoy que con amor te veo

Mi alma vuelve a ser feliz
Hoy que con amor te veo
Quisiera que mi vida volviera a ser de ti
Hoy que con amor te veo
Mi alma vuelve a ser feliz
Quisiera que mi vida volviera a ser de ti
Hoy que con amor te veo
Mi alma vuelve a ser feliz

Hoy que con amor te veo
Quisiera que mi vida volviera a ser de ti

Overall Meaning

In "Hoy," Ray Tico expresses the joy and happiness he feels upon seeing someone again after a long time. The opening line, "Hoy después de tanto tiempo te vuelvo a ver," reflects the excitement and anticipation one may feel when seeing a long-lost friend or loved one. Tico goes on to describe how their lives have changed without their consent, but despite those changes, he is still filled with love and happiness at the sight of them. He longs for their relationship to be renewed and for his life to once again revolve around them.

The repetition of "Hoy que con amor te veo" emphasizes the depth of Tico's feelings towards this person, and highlights the importance of cherishing their time together. The song is a celebration of the power of love to revive and renew, even after time and circumstance have passed. Through its simple, yet evocative lyrics, "Hoy" captures the joy and beauty of reunions and new beginnings.

Line by Line Meaning

Hoy después de tanto tiempo te vuelvo a ver
After so much time has passed, I see you again today

Hoy después que nuestras vidas cambiaron sin querer
Today, after our lives changed unintentionally

Hoy que con amor te veo mi alma vuelve a ser feliz
Now that I see you with love, my soul becomes happy again

Hoy que con amor te veo quisiera que mi vida volviera a ser de ti
Seeing you with love today makes me wish my life could be with you again

Hoy que con amor te veo mi alma vuelve a ser feliz
Once again, seeing you with love brings happiness to my soul

Quisiera que mi vida volviera a ser de ti
I wish my life could be with you again

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