Roberto Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto xorˈðan]) (born February 2… Read Full Bio ↴Roberto Jordán (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto xorˈðan]) (born February 20, 1943 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico)[1] is a popular singer whose heyday occurred during Mexico's nueva ola (new wave) of music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many of his songs were covers of English-language rock and pop songs, with arrangements provided by music teachers and producers Enrique Okamura and Eduardo Magallanes. Jordán popularized several Bubblegum rock songs among youth in the Spanish-speaking world, singing songs by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Ohio Express and The Turtles as well as introducing the repertoire of singer-songwriters like Neil Diamond and Joe South.

Jordán left the stage for a number of years to pursue business and sports. In the mid-1980s, he returned to performing and even recorded a new version of his onetime hit Hazme una señal (a cover version of Brenton Wood's Gimme Little Sign). He also performed at a reunion concert with original Mexican rock acts such as Los Rockin' Devils, Los Teen Tops and Los Hermanos Carrión in 2006.

Adiós a Jamaica
Roberto Jordan Lyrics

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Por el camino donde sale el sol
y las aves lucen de bello color,
Voy caminando para encontrar
la felicidad de mi corazón

Porque ella se fue y me dejo
solo y triste sin compasión
triste estoy porque ella se me fue

para alegrar mi pobre pobre corazón

Ella se me fue y me dejo
solo y triste sin compasión
triste estoy porque ella no esta aquí
para alegrar mi pobre pobre corazón

Por el camino donde sale el sol
Y las aves lucen de bello color
Voy caminando para encontrar
la felicidad de mi corazón

Por eso a Jamaica le digo adiós
para olvidar este triste dolor

mi corazón muy triste se encontró
por que la nena que mas quiero me dejo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Roberto Jordán's song Adiós a Jamaica express heartbreak and the search for happiness. The song speaks of a protagonist who is walking along a path where the sun rises and the beautiful birds sing, hoping to find happiness for his broken heart. He laments about his beloved leaving him, which has brought him intense sadness and loneliness. He is hurting because she left him, and he is unable to find the joy that she once brought to his heart. He is determined to forget his sorrow by saying goodbye to Jamaica, which symbolizes the end of their relationship. He states that his heart is sad and hurt because the woman he cherishes the most has left him.

Overall, the song exudes a poignant tone that conveys the pain and suffering of heartbreak. The scenic beauty of the sunrise and the chirping birds in the opening lines amplify the contrast between the beauty of the natural world and the harshness of the singer's emotional reality. The lyrics are woven together in a way that evokes a sense of melancholy and despair, forcing us to contemplate the need for healing and searching for hope in the midst of loss.

Line by Line Meaning

Por el camino donde sale el sol
I'm walking on the path where the sun rises

y las aves lucen de bello color,
and the birds look beautiful in their colors

Voy caminando para encontrar
I'm walking to find

la felicidad de mi corazón
the happiness of my heart

Porque ella se fue y me dejo
Because she left me

solo y triste sin compasión
alone and sad without compassion

triste estoy porque ella se me fue
I'm sad because she left me

para alegrar mi pobre pobre corazón
to make my poor heart happy

Ella se me fue y me dejo
She left me

solo y triste sin compasión
alone and sad without compassion

triste estoy porque ella no esta aquí
I'm sad because she's not here