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.
Vereda Tropical
Rey Ruiz Lyrics
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por la vereda tropical.
La noche plena de quietud,
con su perfume de humedad.
Y en la brisa que viene del mar,
se oye el rumor de una cancion;
cancion de amor y de piedad.
Con ella fui,
noche tras noche,
hasta el mar.
Para besar,
su boca fresca de amor.
Y me juro
querernos mas y mas,
y no olvidar jamas
aquellas noches,
junto al mar.
Hoy solo me queda recordar.
Mis ojos mueren de llorar.
El alma muere de esperar.
¿Por que se fue?
Tu le dejaste ir vereda tropical.
Hasta volver a mi,
quiero besar su boca
otra vez
junto al mar.
Con ella fui,
noche tras noche,
hasta el mar.
Para besar,
su boca fresca de amor.
Y me juro
querernos mas y mas,
y no olvidar jamas
aquellas noches,
junto al mar.
Hoy solo me queda recordar.
Mis ojos mueren de llorar.
El alma muere de esperar.
¿Por que se fue?
Tu le dejaste ir vereda tropical.
Hasta volver a mi,
quiero besar su boca
otra vez
junto al mar.
Vereda tropical.
Vereda tropical.
Vereda tropical.
Vereda
Tropical
The lyrics to the song Vereda Tropical by Rey Ruiz speak of a love lost and the longing to recapture the moments shared with that love. The opening lines "Voy por la vereda tropical" set the scene for the singer's journey through a tropical path. The night is described as peaceful and full of humidity, while the breeze coming from the sea carries the sound of a love song. The song represents love and compassion for the singer, and it is his connection to the person he loves. He describes how they went together to the ocean to kiss and promised to love each other more and never forget the moments shared by the sea. However, the person leaves, and the singer is left with nothing but memories and the hope of recapturing their love by the sea once again.
The singer has deep desires to have those moments again with his love whom he longs for. He even asks why his love would leave him to go down the tropical path, a place they both shared together. The refrain "Vereda tropical" repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the importance of this place and the memories it holds. The song's overall tone is one of sadness, highlighting that even though the singer is left with memories, he cannot help but feel and experience the pain of the lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
Voy...
por la vereda tropical.
I'm traveling along the tropical path.
La noche plena de quietud,
con su perfume de humedad.
The night is so peaceful and full, with its scent of humidity.
Y en la brisa que viene del mar,
se oye el rumor de una cancion;
cancion de amor y de piedad.
In the breeze that comes from the sea, you can hear the sound of a song - a song of love and mercy.
Con ella fui,
noche tras noche,
hasta el mar.
With her, I went night after night, all the way to the sea.
Para besar,
su boca fresca de amor.
Y me juro
querernos mas y mas,
y no olvidar jamas
aquellas noches,
junto al mar.
To kiss her fresh mouth of love, and she promised me to love each other more and more, and never forget those nights by the sea.
Hoy solo me queda recordar.
Mis ojos mueren de llorar.
El alma muere de esperar.
Today, I only have memories left. My eyes cry while my soul dies waiting.
¿Por que se fue?
Tu le dejaste ir vereda tropical.
Hasta volver a mi,
quiero besar su boca
otra vez
junto al mar.
Why did she leave? You let her go down the tropical path. Until she comes back to me, I want to kiss her mouth again by the sea.
Vereda tropical.
Vereda tropical.
Vereda tropical.
Tropical path.
Contributed by Audrey R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Carlota Melendez
Recordando a mi mamá con esta canción que le encantaba hoy 15 de abril 2022 noche de oír muchos temas tuyos 🌹
Samsung A10
Nunca pasará de moda esta canción en cualquier versión. Y la de Rey Ruiz es magnífica.
Ma.Isabel Arias
Hermosa y bien cantada versión. Me encanta Rey Ruiz🧡
julian rojas
muy buena version cantada por rey ruiz
Francisca Catalina Juares Diaz
Bellos acordes y preciosa y deleitosa voz!!🎉🎉
julian rojas
esto si es la verdadera musica mejor la musica de hoy en dia
Rosa Delfina Aguilar bautista
Me encanta esta canción de rey ruiz una de mis favoritas excelente maestro 😀😀😍😍
Roberto Regalado
Pues te informo que no es de Rey Ruiz, el es uno más que la canta, pero lo hace muy bien. Aunque este no es su ritmo normal.
Daniel Nieves
Simplemente me encanta ésta canción.
Mayury Farias
Me encanta esta canción , que Bella 😘❤️ y con el ste estilo me gusta ☺️💙💯🎶