Rey Ruiz performed in the well known "Cabaret Tropicana" music group. During a Cabaret Tropicana tour in the Dominican Republic, Ruiz defected, leaving the group to join some friends in the United States. With the help of his aunt, Martina, he was able to reach Miami, FL. He owes his life in the US to his aunt and it is in Miami, where he found success. Once established there, Ruiz began to gain fame as a solo salsa singer.
It took Ruiz three years after he arrived in the United States for him to release his first CD. The self-titled "Rey Ruiz" was produced by Sony Records and it earned Ruiz celebrity in such places as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela. The album also earned Ruiz a number of billboard and Premios Lo Nuestro awards, and it was a platinum album. Rey Ruiz was named the "salsa singer of the year" for 1993 by a prestigious salsa music magazine.
Ruiz's initial success as a singer translated into small screen success as well, as he was hired by Pepsi, Miller beer and his studio company, Sony, to film commercials announcing their brand. Ruiz's second album was a various artists' compillation dedicated to salsa singers from the 1960s and 1970s. The tribute album was named "Los Soneros de Hoy". loosely translated into "Today's (salsa) performers".
Also in 1993, Ruiz released his second album. "Mi Media Mitad" ("My Other Half") was a large hit in the United States and in Europe, once again, making the Billboard hits list in the States, and topping the European charts. "Mi Media Mitad" became Ruiz's second consecutive platinum album, and it helped make Ruiz popular in Colombia as well, with a single, "Si te Preguntan" ("If They Ask You") becoming a major hit song. Soon after that album's release, Ruiz made his debut at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Ruiz's third album, "En Cuerpo y Alma" ("Body and Soul"), was released in 1995. This was Ruiz's third platinum album in a row; his songs "Estamos Solos" ("We Are Alone") and "Vuelve de Nuevo Conmigo" ("Return Once Again With Me") were international hits, and many salsa experts consider this album to be Ruiz's most important release.
In 1996, with the collaboration of famed Colombian songwriter Omar Estefano and of Ricardo Quijano, Ruiz released his fourth consecutive platinum album, named "Destino" ("Destiny"). One of the most publicly acclaimed songs in that album was "Miénteme Otra Vez" ("Lie to me Again").
His next album, 1997's "Porque es Amor' ("Because it is Love") failed to have the commercial success Ruiz's four previous releases had, ending Ruiz's streak of platinum albums at four. It did, however, contain three major hit songs, including the title song, as well as "Mi Angel" ("My Angel") and "Tú no Sabes" ("You Don't Know").
In 1998, Ruiz released a greatest hits CD, named "Exitos del Rey" ("Rey's Hits", a name which can also be interpreted as "The King's hits", since Rey means king in Spanish). By then, Ruiz owned a recording company; his next album, "Ya Ves Quien Soy" ("Now You See Who I Am"), becoming one of the first CD's to be released by Ruiz's Luna Negra ("Black Moon") record label. Years earlier, Ruiz incorporated his production company in Puerto Rico, by the same name, Luna Negra productions, with the help of his ex-fiance (former Sony Music A&R rep) and then business manager.
"Ya Ves Quien Soy" was another commercial success for Ruiz, particularly in Brazil. Ruiz collaborated with Brazilian singer José Augusto in this album, when the pair recorded a duet song, "Siempre Mía" ("Always Mine").
In 2000, Ruiz joined the Bohemia Records label, releasing "Fenomenal" ("Phenomenal") under that label. In 2004, he released Mi Tentacion.
Duele
Rey Ruiz Lyrics
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Despues de tanto tiempo separarnos
Es dificil...
Pero es mejos asi sin enfadarnos
Que en un tiempo funciono
Fue tan grande nuestro amor
Pero nos derrumbo
Los celos lo fueron matando
Como el rio en invierno se fue congelando
Se fue haciendo hielo pedazo a pedazo
Y el amor como el agua
Con el frio se estanca
Como leña en el fuego lo hicimos cenizas
Lo fuimos ahogando con tantas intrigas
Y el amor se suicida si no saben cuidarlo
Duele...
Decirnos frente a frente fracasamos
No es tan facil
Desenterdernos y olvidar nuestro pasado
Que un tiempo funciono
Fue tan grande nuestro amor
Pero se nos derrumbo
Porque algo nos fallo
Los celos lo fueron matando
Como el rio en invierno se fue congelando
Se fue haciendo hielo pedaso a pedaso
Y el amor como el agua
Con el frio se estanca
Como leña en el fuego lo hicimos cenizas
Lo fuimos ahogando con tantas intrigas
Y el amor se suicida si no saben cuidarlo
Duele...
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Es dificil decir que es el final que fracasamos
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Fue tan grande nuestro amor pero se nos derrumbo
(Duele... muy profundo... despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Que en un tiempo funciono
Pero los celos lo fueron matando
(Duele. duele mucho... despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Muchas veces lo intentamos
Pero al fin nada logramos
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Este amor lo hicimos cenizas
Con tantas intrigas
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Es mejor un buen recuerdo
Que seguirnos lastimando.
The song Duele by Rey Ruiz is about the pain and difficulty of separation after a long time together. The lyrics express sadness and regret for a relationship that once functioned well and was filled with great love, but eventually crumbled due to jealousy and intriguing. The metaphor of a frozen river communicates the gradual process by which the relationship became stagnant and died, like the water that freezes when it gets too cold. The lyrics also suggest that love requires care and attention, and that neglect or lack of concern can lead to its demise.
The chorus of the song repeats the word "duele," meaning "it hurts," emphasizing the pain and longing that can arise from a failed relationship. The lyrics express the difficulty of accepting that the love once shared has died, and the hope that both parties can move on and find closure.
Overall, Duele is a heart-wrenching ballad about the painful end of a relationship that once held great promise. Its lyrics are universal and relatable, speaking to the pain felt by anyone who has experienced the breakdown of a once-loving partnership.
Line by Line Meaning
Duele...
The singer is introducing the idea that something hurts
Despues de tanto tiempo separarnos
The pain is a result of them being separated for a long time
Es dificil...
The pain is difficult to bear
Pero es mejos asi sin enfadarnos
Despite the pain, it's better if they part without anger
Que en un tiempo funciono
The relationship used to work
Fue tan grande nuestro amor
Their love used to be great
Pero nos derrumbo
But it crumbled
Porque algo nos fallo
Something went wrong
Los celos lo fueron matando
Jealousy killed it
Como el rio en invierno se fue congelando
The relationship froze like a river in winter
Se fue haciendo hielo pedazo a pedazo
It turned to ice piece by piece
Y el amor como el agua
And love, like water
Con el frio se estanca
Stagnates with the cold
Como leña en el fuego lo hicimos cenizas
They burned their love to ashes
Lo fuimos ahogando con tantas intrigas
They suffocated their love with so many intrigues
Y el amor se suicida si no saben cuidarlo
Love commits suicide if not taken care of properly
Duele...
Reiterating that it hurts
Decirnos frente a frente fracasamos
Admitting to each other that they failed
No es tan facil
It's not easy
Desenterdernos y olvidar nuestro pasado
To disengage and forget the past
Que un tiempo funciono
The fact that it used to work
Pero se nos derrumbo
But it collapsed for them
Porque algo nos fallo
Something went wrong for them
Los celos lo fueron matando
Jealousy killed their love
Duele...
Still hurting
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Repeating that this pain is a result of being separated for a long time
Es dificil decir que es el final que fracasamos
It's hard to say that it's over and they failed
(Duele... muy profundo... despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
The pain runs deep after such a long separation
Muchas veces lo intentamos
They tried many times
Pero al fin nada logramos
But in the end, they accomplished nothing
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Repeating the source of the pain
Este amor lo hicimos cenizas
They burned this love to ashes
Con tantas intrigas
With so many intrigues
(Duele despues de tanto tiempo separarnos)
Repeating yet again that the pain comes from the long separation
Es mejor un buen recuerdo
It's better to have a good memory
Que seguirnos lastimando.
Than to keep hurting each other
Writer(s): Jorge Luis Piloto
Contributed by Nolan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
lydia rivera
ME ENCANTA LA LETRA., DE ESTA CANCION, ES BELLISIMA, NO ME TRAE RECUERDO DE NADA PERO ME GUSTA LA LETRA, SOLO SE EXTRANA LO QUE TE HACE FELIZ , LO QUE NO SIRVE NO TE HACE NI SIQUIERA RECORDAR. LA LETRA ES BONITA PERO NO ME HACE SUFRIR POR NADA, GRACIAS JHIMICIN.
Aristides Cernichiaro Baker
Duele... Decirnos frente a frente... Fracasamos.... Frase que duele toda la eternidad 😔💔 que viva el mejor género la salsa
Fabian Martinez
Tremenda canción buenísima letra
Yolyta Acuariana
....la verdad duele..... en un tiempo funciono pero lo fuimos quemando con tantas intrigas... duele.. Excelente Rey Ruiz.-
francis Cartier
Yolyta Acuariana linda salsa
francis Cartier
Yolyta Acuariana muy bonito
Nohemi Romo Carbajal
Simplemente hermoso 😍😘
Yerena Lora
Y él amor se suicida si no sabes cuidarlo 💃👏
Ruthdiana Lopez
Hermoso tema mi cubanito precioso, eres el mejor, que temazo,fenomenal
Jose Miguel Donis Aguilar
buena rola muy cierto todo lo q dice excelente letra