Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, he moved to Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of Maracaibo. In 1983, he released his first album titled Cada Día. Although the album was not a great success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in Venezuela with the singles "Yo Que Te Amé" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.
The following year he came out with Ricardo Montaner 2 which featured hit songs like "Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular soap opera Niña Bonita. This also became a tool to make his songs known to the rest of Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next two albums, Un Toque de Misterio and En el Último Lugar del Mundo, became classics of the popular music in Mexico, Central and South America with hits such as "La Cima del Cielo", "Me Va a Extrañar", "Déjame Llorar" and "Será".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the Spanish Caribbean with Los Hijos del Sol, an album that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the Aladdin song "A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal".
Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other great song writers in Latin America such as Pablo Manavello, Ilan Chester and Oscar Gómez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album Una Mañana y un Camino, which became popular only years after his release due to the lack of promotion by his new record label EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also release Viene del Alma in 1995, an Italian pop flavored album. Also in 1995 he teamed up with Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3 concerts in different cities on the same day in Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.
By 1997, Montaner was already a well established artist in the Spanish speaking music world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music, without forgetting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company, Warner Music proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for. Es Así brought Ricardo much popularity in the United States Spanish speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour more than 17 countries in Latin America making him even more popular in Spain. Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es Así" became very popular all around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the strings of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with Sueño Repetido that included the bolero style song "Bésame" arranged by Bebu Silvetti which became a hit all over the world. Future works with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kike Santander and Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's Suma (Bolero style songs) and 2003's Prohibido Olvidar (balada pop) had fair results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in Suma was written for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past record of 12, which also held it Yolandita Monge and Ricardo Arjona.
In 2004, he made another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named Con La London Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2 featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched Todo y Nada which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada". For this album he's already nominated in the Latin Grammys with album and song of the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and "Heridas de Amor" are non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.
In 2007, Ricardo released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo produced by Adrian Posse with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "Échame A Mí La Culpa (Artista Invitado: Juanes)".
In 2008, he released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mías...! with the songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bésame (Featuring Pasión Vega)".
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 22 million albums, and keeps breaking records in arenas and theaters all over the world.
Ojalá
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Ojalá que vuelvas aquí
Hojas sepias
De un libro antiguo
Hojas de carta
Que me dan llanto
Palidecí
Hojas secas
Dejan tus huellas en mí
Hojas muertas
En tu libreta
La que dejaste
Junto a la puerta
Como olvidaste
Olvidar olvidarme
Ojalá me recuerdes
Ojalá, cada tanto
Ojalá, en tu olvido eterno
Dime si esas hojas
Que vas pisando como a mí
Dime si este llanto
Que ha rebasado todo el mar
Es suficiente
Cada tanto, ojalá
Ojalá, en tu olvido
Te acuerdes un poco de mí, sí
The lyrics to Ricardo Montaner's "Ojalá" are filled with longing and sadness as the singer laments the loss of a loved one. He starts off by mentioning scattered leaves, wishing that the person he's missing would return. He compares himself to old book pages, gray and lifeless without the presence of the person he's missing. The singer is so overcome with emotion that tears come to his eyes when he thinks about the letters written to him, and he's filled with coldness.
As the song progresses, the singer feels like his lost love has moved on without him, and he's been left behind like dead leaves on a notebook. He asks if the person he's missing remembers him, hopes that they do, but feels like he'll be forgotten in the end. The singer wonders if the person he's missing thinks of him when they're walking and if they ever feel as crushed by sadness as he does.
Overall, "Ojalá" is a song that captures the sadness and longing that comes with the end of a relationship. The scattered leaves and pages symbolize the feelings of emptiness that can follow when a significant other is no longer present. While the song has a sad and melancholy tone, it's also a beautiful exploration of the depth of emotion that we can feel when we're missing someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Hojas sueltas
Loose leaves
Ojalá que vuelvas aquí
I hope you come back here
Hojas sepias
Sepia leaves
De un libro antiguo
From an old book
Hojas de carta
Pages of a letter
Que me dan llanto
That make me cry
Palidecí
I turned pale
Lleno de frío
Full of coldness
Hojas secas
Dry leaves
Dejan tus huellas en mí
They leave your marks on me
Hojas muertas
Dead leaves
En tu libreta
In your notebook
La que dejaste
The one you left
Junto a la puerta
Next to the door
Como olvidaste
How did you forget
Olvidar olvidarme
To forget to forget me
Ojalá me recuerdes
I hope you remember me
Ojalá, cada tanto
I hope, every so often
Ojalá, en tu olvido eterno
I hope, in your eternal forgetfulness
Dime si esas hojas
Tell me if those leaves
Que vas pisando como a mí
That you are stepping on like me
Dime si este llanto
Tell me if this crying
Que ha rebasado todo el mar
That has overflowed the entire sea
Es suficiente
Is it enough?
Cada tanto, ojalá
Every so often, I hope
Ojalá, en tu olvido
I hope, in your forgetfulness
Te acuerdes un poco de mí, sí
You remember me a little, yes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JORGE LUIS CHACIN, PIERANGELO CASSANO, RICARDO MONTANER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
leticia contreras
Hojas sueltas ojalá que vuelvas aquí
Hojas sepias de un libro antiguo
Hojas de cartas que me dan llanto
Palidecí lleno de frío
Hojas secas dejan tus huellas en mí
Hojas muertas en tu libreta
la que dejaste junto a la puerta
Como olvidaste olvidar olvidarme....
Ojalá me recuerdes
ojalá cada tanto
ojalá en tu olvido eterno...
Dime si esas hojas
que vas pisando como a mí te dicen algo
Dime si este llanto
que ha rebasado todo el mar
es suficiente...
cada tanto, ojalá
Ojalá en tu olvido te acuerdes un poco de mí...
sí...
Hojas de cartas que me dan llanto
Palidecí por ti lleno de frío
Dime si...
Ruben Acevedo
Esta canción “ojalá”me llega al alma. Gracias, Ricardo Montaner. Tu eres mi cantante favorito. Saludos desde Cicero, Illinois, EE.UU.
JOHN JORGE TAPIA SALAZAR
AUNQUE PASEN LOS AÑOS TODAVÍA SIGO RECORDANDOTE COMO SI HUBIESE SIDO AYER!!
Mario Escalante
Impecable letra...y buena musica ...buena epoca de Montaner ...
Angela Alcaraz
Canciones para aliviar el dolor. Sirven en su momento. Luego hay que buscar nuevas canciones para ver brillar el sol. Sufrir por amor es un acto aprendido que hay que desaprender con la alegría de la vida porque es demasiado corta y vulnerable como para perderla llorando.
sinfreno coc
Asi es debemos morirnos por vivir.
celinda R
Todo lo cantas con una dulzura exquisita, me encanta escucharte. Ahora aquí es otoño y me encanta ver el suelo cubierto de hojas, y pasarlas y escuchar el crujido, y que colores tan bonitos tiene el otoño. Gracias por cantar así de bien. Saludos desde España Ricardo Montaner.
marcelo diconomo
que belleza, que celestial, cuanto amor hubo en mi vida con estos repertorios , por dios
Alfredo Hernamdez
no m canso d escucharla bella letra y.. es así también bellísima .orgullo venezolano
gonzalo heredia
Para mí Ricardo Montaner es un ídolo temas como este que te transportan al pasado
Luis Esperanza
Hermoso tema. Grande Ricardo Montaner, que viva Venezuela.