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.
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Ricardo Arjona Lyrics
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A purgarme los fantasmas
A meternos en la cama sin tocarnos
Acompáñame al misterio
De no hacernos compañía
A dormir sin pretender que pase nada
Acompáñame a estar solo
De charlar sin las palabras
A saber que estás ahí y yo a tu lado
Acompáñame a lo absurdo
De abrazarnos sin contacto
Tú en tu sitio yo en el mío
Como un ángel de la guarda
Acompáñame a estar solo
Acompáñame
A decir sin las palabras
Lo bendito que es tenerte y serte infiel solo con esta soledad
Acompáñame
A quererte sin decirlo
A tocarte sin rozar ni el reflejo de tu piel a contraluz
A pensar en mí para vivir por ti
Acompáñame a estar solo
Acompáñame a estar solo
Para calibrar mis miedos
Para envenenar de a poco mis recuerdos
Para quererme un poquito
Y así quererte como quiero
Para desintoxicarme del pasado
Acompáñame a estar solo
Acompáñame
A decir sin las palabras
Lo bendito que es tenerte y serte infiel solo con esta soledad
Acompáñame
A quererte sin decirlo
A tocarte sin rozar ni el reflejo de tu piel a contraluz
A pensar en mí para vivir por ti
Acompáñame a estar solo
Y si se apagan las luces
Y si se enciende el infierno
Y si me siento perdido sé que tú estarás conmigo
Con un beso de rescate
Acompáñame a estar solo
Acompáñame
A decir sin las palabras
Lo bendito que es tenerte y serte infiel por esta vez
Acompáñame
A quererte sin decirlo
A tocarte sin rozar ni el reflejo de tu piel a contraluz
A pensar en mí para vivir por ti
Por esta vez
Acompáñame a estar solo
The lyrics of Ricardo Arjona's "Acompañame a estar solo" tell a story of a desire for emotional isolation, but not necessarily physical isolation. Instead, the singer invites their partner to join them in this solitude, this purging of ghosts and demons. They seek to explore the mystery of not keeping each other company, of sleeping without the expectation of anything happening. The song refers to the absurdity of cuddles without contact, where they seemingly act as each other's guardian angels.
The singer asks their partner to accompany them into the silence of unspoken words, where they know the other is there despite their lack of communication. They yearn to express their gratitude for their partner's presence without having to explain it. They want to touch them without physically touching them, to think of themselves while living for the other, and to be alone with their thoughts to detox from the past.
The song also describes the fears that the singer has, but they feel more secure knowing their partner is there with them. They want to explore their desire for infidelity with this solitude, and they express a desire to want their partner without having to say it out loud.
Overall, the lyrics are an exploration of the complex nature of relationships, the need for emotional isolation, and the comfort of having a partner by one's side even in solitude.
Line by Line Meaning
Acompáñame a estar solo
Join me in being alone
A purgarme los fantasmas
To purge my ghosts
A meternos en la cama sin tocarnos
To get into bed without touching each other
Acompáñame al misterio
Accompany me to the mystery
De no hacernos compañía
Of not keeping each other company
A dormir sin pretender que pase nada
To sleep without pretending that anything is happening
Acompáñame al silencio
Accompany me to the silence
De charlar sin las palabras
To talk without words
A saber que estás ahí y yo a tu lado
To know that you are there and I am by your side
Acompáñame a lo absurdo
Accompany me to the absurd
De abrazarnos sin contacto
Of hugging without contact
Tú en tu sitio yo en el mío
You in your place and me in mine
Como un ángel de la guarda
Like a guardian angel
Acompáñame
Accompany me
A decir sin las palabras
To say without words
Lo bendito que es tenerte y serte infiel solo con esta soledad
How blessed it is to have you and be unfaithful to you only with this loneliness
A quererte sin decirlo
To love you without saying it
A tocarte sin rozar ni el reflejo de tu piel a contraluz
To touch you without even touching the reflection of your skin in silhouette
A pensar en mí para vivir por ti
To think of myself to live for you
Para calibrar mis miedos
To calibrate my fears
Para envenenar de a poco mis recuerdos
To poison my memories little by little
Para quererme un poquito
To love myself a little
Y así quererte como quiero
And thus love you as I want to
Para desintoxicarme del pasado
To detox from the past
Y si se apagan las luces
And if the lights go out
Y si se enciende el infierno
And if hell lights up
Y si me siento perdido sé que tú estarás conmigo
And if I feel lost, I know you will be with me
Con un beso de rescate
With a rescue kiss
Por esta vez
This time
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ricardo Arjona
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Esta canción no es más que una triste burka. Se presta para muchas interpretaciones y al final no dice nada.