Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born 19 January 1964, Jocotenango, Guatemala… Read Full Bio ↴Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, (born 19 January 1964, Jocotenango, Guatemala), known as Ricardo Arjona (pronounced /aɾ'xona/), is a popular Guatemalan singer. He has won two Grammy Awards from three nominations: The 2007 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album and the 2006 Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album, both for his album Adentro, (2005).

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.

Vuelo
Ricardo Arjona Lyrics

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Ella camina y pasa yo me detengo y veo
Ella en zapatos negros yo en mis gafas de miope
Perfil perfecto aerodinámico
Cortando el aire en cada paso

Bendito sea el milagro que hoy nos haré coincidir
Tartamudea la acera
Con tus tacos de aguja al caminar

Como has podido ir y venir por tantos años
Sin mi

Vuelo, al vuelo
Detrás del huracán que hay en tu pelo
Vuelo, al vuelo
Si coincidir es guerra y no consuelo

Ella camina y pasa yo me incorporo
Ella no me conocer yo me enamoro
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
De ser infiel con el futuro
Despacio tras de ti me entrego a la persecución

De las huellas que dejas
De lo que quieras darme en consignación
Como he podido ir y venir por tantos años
Sin ti

Vuelo, al vuelo
Detrás del huracán que hay en tu pelo
Vuelo, al vuelo
Si coincidir es guerra y no consuelo

Se paro el reloj cuando te vi pasar
Vi mi carta astral tatuada en tu cintura
Yo no se si esto esa bien o mal
Yo no se que va a pasar tan solo

Vuelo, al vuelo
Detrás del huracán que hay en tu pelo

Vuelo, al vuelo
Si coincidir es guerra y no consuelo

Overall Meaning

In the first stanza, Arjona describes a moment where he encounters a woman who catches his eye. He stops to admire her as she walks past him in black high-heeled shoes while he stands there wearing his glasses. He notes that her profile is aerodynamic and that she "cuts through the air" with each step she takes. He feels lucky to have crossed paths with her as he believes it was a miracle that they met.

In the second stanza, Arjona continues to describe the woman as she walks away. He is captivated by her and is enamored despite never meeting her before. His emotions are conflicted, as he feels excitement from chasing her, but despair knowing that their potential relationship would be a difficult and tumultuous one. The last line of the stanza reveals that Arjona has been wandering aimlessly without her for years.

The chorus repeats the same words, "vuelo" meaning "flight," and references the woman's hair like a hurricane that he is pursuing. Though they have connected, he recognizes that their desire to be together is like a war rather than a source of comfort.

Line by Line Meaning

Ella camina y pasa yo me detengo y veo
She walks by and I stop to watch.

Ella en zapatos negros yo en mis gafas de miope
She wearing black shoes and I'm wearing my nearsighted glasses.

Perfil perfecto aerodinámico
Perfect aerodynamic profile.

Cortando el aire en cada paso
Cutting through the air with each step.

Bendito sea el milagro que hoy nos haré coincidir
Blessed is the miracle that will make us coincide today.

Tartamudea la acera
The sidewalk stutters.

Con tus tacos de aguja al caminar
With your high-heeled shoes as you walk.

Como has podido ir y venir por tantos años
How have you been able to come and go for so many years?

Sin mi
Without me.

Vuelo, al vuelo
Flight, to the flight.

Detrás del huracán que hay en tu pelo
Behind the hurricane in your hair.