History
Ricardo was born in the village of Jocotenango, near Antigua, Guatemala to Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Noemí Morales de Arjona. When he was three years of age he and his family moved to Guatemala City.
He spent some time as a teacher at a rural primary school, where he reputedly said he spent three hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing football. This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate the level of education amongst Ricardo Arjona's pupils. The representative found that the students' level of education was actually above average.
Ricardo Arjona was a talented basketball player, and he played for the team Leones de Marte. He also toured Central America as a member of the Selección de básquetbol de Guatemala (Guatemala's National Basketball Team); until recently he held the record for the most points scored in a single game by a Guatemalan player.
Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering subjects, he eventually graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).
At USAC there is a library hall that bears his name. There is also a street named for him in his birthplace, Jocotenango, Guatemala.
Animal Nocturno
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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Era una bella rutina
Conquistar a chicas del jet set
O a mujerzuelas de esquina
Si es que no son la misma cosa
Con diferencia de precio
Entrar a algún bar sin conocer
Ni que me conozcan
Y esperar el trago de cortesía
Que siempre venia
Era mi filosofía
Hasta que un productor
Según él me hizo el favor
De grabarme un disco
Y metió la inspiración en una
Computadora
Y aquel fuego de libertad
En refrigeradora
Me dijeron quítate esos jeans y
Esa camisa vaquera
Tendremos que cambiarte de look
Pues ese nadie lo aprueba
Tendrás imagen nueva
Y una prospera carrera
Luciendo siempre cara de mascota
Recién comprada
Salía en la tele con cierto dejo
De tristeza en la mirada
Y el alma enfadada
De cantar sin decir nada
Me canse de los representantes
Y cocteles de moda
Me canse de toda esa gente
Que dice que te adora
Das la espalda y te ignora
Me harte de no ser el mismo
Me compre unos cuantos amigos
Una novia y un perro
Los amigos y la novia se fueron
Solo me quedo el perro
Que no tiene prejuicios
Y me acepta como soy
Por eso vine a este bar
Y aquí me pagan diez mil pesos
La hora
Tengo un cuarto con balcón
Y hasta una chica que me adora
Y es tanta mi fe que
Aunque no tengo jardín
Ya compre una rodadora
Y es tanta mi fe
Que aunque no tengo jardín
Ya compre una rodadora
The song "Animal Nocturno" by Ricardo Arjona is about a man who used to live a wild and carefree life, enjoying the nightlife and the thrill of conquering women. He would frequent bars and nightclubs, singing songs and waiting for someone to buy him a drink. However, he was then discovered by a producer who recorded an album with him and turned him into a commercial success. This led to him being asked to change his image and conform to society's standards. He soon grew tired of the superficiality of the music industry and the people around him, so he retreated into isolation where he could be himself.
In the end, the man recognizes that he was never truly happy until he embraced his true self, leaving behind the shallow world of fame and fortune. He now lives a simple life with his loyal dog and a few close friends, content with performing in small bars and living on his own terms. The chorus of the song, "El ser un animal nocturno" refers to his former lifestyle, which he has now abandoned for a more authentic existence.
Overall, "Animal Nocturno" is a commentary on the superficiality of the music industry and the pressure to conform to society's standards. It shows how one man chose to break away from the corporate world of music in order to find true happiness and contentment.
Line by Line Meaning
El ser un animal nocturno
Being a night animal
Era una bella rutina
It was a beautiful routine
Conquistar a chicas del jet set
Conquering jet set girls
O a mujerzuelas de esquina
Or streetwalkers
Si es que no son la misma cosa
If they're not the same thing
Con diferencia de precio
With a price difference
Entrar a algún bar sin conocer
Entering a bar without knowing it
Ni que me conozcan
Without anyone knowing me
Entonar una canción
Singing a song
Y esperar el trago de cortesía
And waiting for the courtesy drink
Que siempre venia
That always came
Era mi filosofía
It was my philosophy
Hasta que un productor
Until a producer
Según él me hizo el favor
According to him did me a favor
De grabarme un disco
Of recording a disc for me
Y metió la inspiración en una
And put the inspiration in a
Computadora
Computer
Y aquel fuego de libertad
And that freedom fire
En refrigeradora
In the refrigerator
Me dijeron quítate esos jeans y
They told me to take off those jeans and
Esa camisa vaquera
That denim shirt
Tendremos que cambiarte de look
We'll have to change your look
Pues ese nadie lo aprueba
Because nobody approves it
Tendrás imagen nueva
You'll have a new image
Y una prospera carrera
And a prosperous career
Luciendo siempre cara de mascota
Always looking like a pet
Recién comprada
Just bought
Salía en la tele con cierto dejo
Appeared on TV with a certain tone
De tristeza en la mirada
Of sadness in the gaze
Y el alma enfadada
And the angry soul
De cantar sin decir nada
Of singing without saying anything
Me canse de los representantes
I got tired of the representatives
Y cocteles de moda
And trendy cocktails
Me canse de toda esa gente
I got tired of all those people
Que dice que te adora
Who say they adore you
Das la espalda y te ignora
You turn your back and they ignore you
Me harte de no ser el mismo
I got tired of not being myself
Me compre unos cuantos amigos
I bought a few friends
Una novia y un perro
A girlfriend and a dog
Los amigos y la novia se fueron
The friends and the girlfriend left
Solo me quedo el perro
Only the dog stayed with me
Que no tiene prejuicios
Who doesn't have prejudices
Y me acepta como soy
And accepts me as I am
Por eso vine a este bar
That's why I came to this bar
Y aquí me pagan diez mil pesos
And they pay me ten thousand pesos here
La hora
Per hour
Tengo un cuarto con balcón
I have a room with a balcony
Y hasta una chica que me adora
And even a girl who adores me
Y es tanta mi fe que
And my faith is such that
Aunque no tengo jardín
Even though I don't have a garden
Ya compre una rodadora
I already bought a lawnmower
Y es tanta mi fe
And my faith is such
Que aunque no tengo jardín
That even though I don't have a garden
Ya compre una rodadora
I already bought a lawnmower
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICARDO ARJONA
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Mayra M.
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Esta canción no es más que una triste burka. Se presta para muchas interpretaciones y al final no dice nada.