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.
Sólo Quería Un Café
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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Con poca azúcar, quizá un croissant
No iba por la tertulia o el flirteo
Solo quería un café
Quizá echarle algún vistazo
A las malas nuevas de los diarios o sacudirme
Esa pereza crónica de mis amaneceres
Juro por mi que solo fui por un café
Y cambiaste mi vida, mi ritmo, mi espacio
Mi tiempo, mi historia, mi sueños y todo
Y me agregaste risas, dos dudas, un duende
Un par de fantasmas
Y este amor que te tengo
Y juro por mi qué solo fui por un café
Pero te vi
Quien iba a imaginar
Que esa mañana, en el café
Yo iría a coincidir con el milagro
De pisar el mismo espacio
A la misma hora que tu
Y cómo si esto fuera poco
Que tus ojos se fijaran justamente en mi
Juro por mi qué solo fui por un café
Pero te vi
Y cambiaste mi vida, mi ritmo, mi espacio
Mi tiempo, mi historia, mi sueños y todo
Y me agregaste risas, dos dudas, un duende
Un par de fantasmas
Y este amor que te tengo
Y juro por mi qué solo fui por un café
The song "Sólo Quería un Café" by Ricardo Arjona tells a story about a man who only wanted to grab a coffee with very little sugar and maybe a croissant. He did not go to the café for socializing or flirting, but rather to read some bad news from the newspapers or to shake off his morning laziness. However, unexpectedly, he saw someone who changed his life forever. The lyrics describe how this person altered his daily routine, space, time, dreams, and everything else. This person added laughter, doubts, a fairy, a couple of ghosts, and the love that the singer has for them. The song expresses how this chance encounter had an incredible impact on the singer's life and that even though they did not plan for it, they were glad for the miracle that day.
The song's lyrics are rich in imagery and figurative expressions, and Arjona's delivery underscores the emotion of the song's meaning. The opening lines, "Solo quería un café, con poca azúcar, quizá un croissant" (I just wanted a coffee, with a little sugar, maybe a croissant), set the scene and establish the singer's innocent intentions, which unexpectedly turn into a life-changing experience. The song is mainly about serendipity, the idea that a chance encounter can lead to something significant, and the lyrics beautifully capture that sentiment.
Overall, the song "Sólo Quería un Café" is a poignant expression of how one chance encounter can have a massive impact on someone's life. It speaks to the power of unexpected moments and how they can change the course of people's lives completely.
Line by Line Meaning
Solo quería un café
I just wanted a cup of coffee
Con poca azúcar, quizá un croissant
With little sugar, maybe a croissant
No iba por la tertulia o el flirteo
I wasn't going for chatting or flirting
Solo quería un café
I just wanted a cup of coffee
Quizá echarle algún vistazo
Maybe take a look
A las malas nuevas de los diarios o sacudirme
At the bad news in the newspapers or shake off
Esa pereza crónica de mis amaneceres
That chronic laziness of my mornings
Juro por mi que solo fui por un café
I swear that I only went for a coffee
Pero te vi
But I saw you
Y cambiaste mi vida, mi ritmo, mi espacio
And you changed my life, my rhythm, my space
Mi tiempo, mi historia, mi sueños y todo
My time, my story, my dreams and everything
Y me agregaste risas, dos dudas, un duende
And you added laughs, two doubts, a sprite
Un par de fantasmas
A couple of ghosts
Y este amor que te tengo
And this love I have for you
Quien iba a imaginar
Who would have imagined
Que esa mañana, en el café
That morning, at the cafe
Yo iría a coincidir con el milagro
I would come across the miracle
De pisar el mismo espacio
Of stepping into the same space
A la misma hora que tu
At the same time as you
Y cómo si esto fuera poco
And as if this wasn't enough
Que tus ojos se fijaran justamente en mi
That your eyes would look right at me
Juro por mi qué solo fui por un café
I swear that I only went for a coffee
Pero te vi
But I saw you
Y cambiaste mi vida, mi ritmo, mi espacio
And you changed my life, my rhythm, my space
Mi tiempo, mi historia, mi sueños y todo
My time, my story, my dreams and everything
Y me agregaste risas, dos dudas, un duende
And you added laughs, two doubts, a sprite
Un par de fantasmas
A couple of ghosts
Y este amor que te tengo
And this love I have for you
Y juro por mi qué solo fui por un café
And I swear that I only went for a coffee
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICARDO ARJONA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Muchas gracias! Por alguna extraña razón, está versión no está en Spotify, así que la vengo a escuchar por acá. Un abrazo!
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