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.
Iluso
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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Pídeme un remis, decía
En el lobby de un hotel barato
Viene de rentar su piel un rato
Con la algarabía del deber cumplido
Acrobacias del placer fingido
Un orgasmo de alquiler, con ruidos
Arañando el adoquín sus pasos
Quien tiene algo para la nariz, pregunta
Podría ser de utilidad un pañuelo
Disfracé de ingenuidad, mi anzuelo
Algo para no dormir, idiota
Si me das podrías pedir mi ropa
Donde encuentro nieve pa'l desvelo, ahora
Creo que cien podría ajustar, te animas
Y de pestal cruzar, la esquina
Estoy solo como tu, fulana
Te invito a estrenar la luz, mañana
No te quiero pa' desarreglar la cama
No es lo que haces con tu boca mi muñeca rota lo que solicito
Te puedes dejar la ropa, mi muñeca rota no la necesito
No es mojar la calentura
Ahogar en tu cintura lo que ando buscando
Es un poco de ternura para ver si cura lo que estoy pasando
Dijo si sin sonreír, camina
Dime si el sexo sin placer, te enciende
Solo si el cliente es mujer, lo entiendes
Disimulando argumente esta claro
No te creas que me parece raro
Cada quien su gusto y su pasión, le dije
Te podría sujetar la mano
Dame cien para empezar, y hablamos
Los busque en mi pantalón y nada
Fui debajo del colchón y estaban
Se los di como quien compra un par, de alas
No es lo que haces con tu boca mi muñeca rota lo que solicito
Te puedes dejar la ropa, mi muñeca rota no la necesito
No es mojar la calentura
Ahogar en tu cintura lo que ando buscando
Es un poco de ternura para ver si cura lo que estoy pasando
Miro el buró y sin sonreír, momento
Si es tu ex la del buró no hay trato
Con su mano señaló el retrato
La conoces pregunté, confuso
Fue por mí quien te dejo, iluso
The lyrics of Ricardo Arjona's song "Iluso" paint a picture of a lonely night in a cheap hotel with a man and a woman who have just rented their bodies and faked pleasure. The woman is depicted as a professional sex worker who asks for drugs before being asked if she wants to spend the night together. The man, in his attempt to find some affection and tenderness, offers her money and to hold her hand. However, she rejects his proposals and instead points to a photograph on the bedside table before revealing that it is her ex who left him heartbroken.
The lyrics suggest a theme of desperation and loneliness that people often feel, turning to temporary vices to fill the void in their lives. The man in the song is searching for something real and meaningful, but his efforts are ultimately unsuccessful. The lyrics are a commentary on how people struggle with their emotions and use temporary pleasures to numb the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Era un jueves gris, llovía
It was a gray Thursday and raining outside.
Pídeme un remis, decía
She asked me to call a cab.
En el lobby de un hotel barato
We were in the lobby of a cheap hotel.
Viene de rentar su piel un rato
She had just finished renting her body.
Con la algarabía del deber cumplido
She seemed satisfied with what she had done.
Acrobacias del placer fingido
She had faked her pleasure.
Un orgasmo de alquiler, con ruidos
She had fake noises to simulate an orgasm.
Pone boca en su carmín escaso
She puts on her scarce lipstick.
Arañando el adoquín sus pasos
She walks scraping the pavement with her feet.
Quien tiene algo para la nariz, pregunta
She asks if someone has something for her nose.
Podría ser de utilidad un pañuelo
I suggest a handkerchief might be useful.
Disfracé de ingenuidad, mi anzuelo
I disguised my request to sound innocent.
Algo para no dormir, idiota
She asked for something to stay awake.
Si me das podrías pedir mi ropa
She offers to give me her clothes if I give her what she wants.
Donde encuentro nieve pa'l desvelo, ahora
She asks where she can find some cocaine to stay awake.
Creo que cien podría ajustar, te animas
I suggest she could buy it for 100 dollars.
Y de pestal cruzar, la esquina
I offer to walk her across the street.
Estoy solo como tu, fulana
I tell her that I am also alone like her.
Te invito a estrenar la luz, mañana
I invite her to see the city in the morning.
No te quiero pa' desarreglar la cama
I tell her I do not want her to mess up the bed.
No es lo que haces con tu boca mi muñeca rota lo que solicito
I tell her I do not need her to perform sexually.
Te puedes dejar la ropa, mi muñeca rota no la necesito
I clarify that she can keep her clothes on.
No es mojar la calentura
I tell her that I am not just looking for physical satisfaction.
Ahogar en tu cintura lo que ando buscando
I am looking for something more meaningful than just sex.
Es un poco de ternura para ver si cura lo que estoy pasando
I need some tenderness to help me through my struggles.
Dijo si sin sonreír, camina
Without smiling, she agrees to walk with me.
Dime si el sexo sin placer, te enciende
I ask her if she is turned on by sex without pleasure.
Solo si el cliente es mujer, lo entiendes
She clarifies that she is only turned on by female clients.
Disimulando argumente esta claro
She tries to hide her preference for female clients.
No te creas que me parece raro
I tell her I do not find it strange.
Cada quien su gusto y su pasión, le dije
I tell her that everyone has their own taste and passion.
Te podría sujetar la mano
I offer to hold her hand.
Dame cien para empezar, y hablamos
I ask for 100 dollars to start the conversation.
Los busque en mi pantalón y nada
I cannot find the money in my pants.
Fui debajo del colchón y estaban
I find the money under the mattress.
Se los di como quien compra un par, de alas
I give her the money, as if giving her wings to fly away.
Miro el buró y sin sonreír, momento
I notice her looking at the nightstand.
Si es tu ex la del buró no hay trato
I tell her if the person in the photo on the nightstand is her ex, there is no deal.
Con su mano señaló el retrato
She points to the photo on the nightstand.
La conoces pregunté, confuso
I ask if I know the person in the photo, feeling confused.
Fue por mí quien te dejo, iluso
She informs me that the person in the photo left her for her, calling me naive for not knowing.
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.