She was discovered in singing contests at the age of 15 and offered a role at 17 in Canción de Juventud. After acting in several films she married Filipino-Spanish singer Antonio Morales (a.k.a. Júnior), a member of the Pop group Los Brincos. In 1975, after having two of her three children, she retired from the film industry and in 1977 re-launched her singing career. She recorded the first of several albums of Mexican folk (ranchera) music produced by Juan Gabriel which sold millions of records not only in Mexico, but also Spain and the rest of Latin America. After temporary problems with Juan Gabriel she recorded a Mexican music album with Marco Antonio Solís and had similar success.
In 2001, Rocío Dúrcal was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus. In 2004 the doctors found spots in the lung for which she had to be submitted to chemotherapy. Later on, the cancer itself progressed up to her brain. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Rocío died in her home in Madrid on March 25, 2006.
Her star influenced many other female Mariachi singers from Mexico as well as the Hispanic community of the United States.
Bailemos Otra Vez
Rocío Dúrcal Lyrics
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De mí te te has olvidado
Y sin embargo yo
Te seguiré esperando
No me he querido ir
Para ver si algún día
Que tú quieras volver
Por eso aún estoy
En el lugar de siempre
En la misma ciudad
Y con la misma gente
Para que tú al volver
No encuentres nada extraño
Y sea como ayer
Y nunca más dejarnos
Probablemente estoy
Pidiendo demasiado
Se me olvidaba que
Ya habíamos terminado
Que nunca volverás
Que nunca me quisiste
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
Por eso aún estoy
En el lugar de siempre
En la misma ciudad
Y con la misma gente
Para que tú al volver
No encuentres nada extraño
Y sea como ayer
Y nunca más dejarnos
Probablemente estoy
Pidiendo demasiado
Se me olvidaba
Que habíamos terminado
Que nunca volverás
Que nunca me quisiste
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
Se me olvidó otra vez
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
Se me olvidó otra vez
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que nunca volverás
Que nunca me quisiste
Se me olvidaba
Que ya habíamos terminado
Que nunca volverás
Que nunca me quisiste
Se me olvidó otra vez
Que sólo yo te quise
The lyrics of Rocío Dúrcal's song Se me olvidó otra vez describe the singer's longing for a former lover who has likely forgotten about her. Despite this possibility, the singer continues to wait and hopes that her former lover will return to her one day. The singer has not left the place where they used to be together so that when her former lover comes back, everything will be just like how it was before. The singer acknowledges that it may be too much to ask for, and she forgot that they had already ended their relationship.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the phrase "se me olvidó otra vez" which means "I forgot again" in English. This repetition emphasizes how forgetful she is, as if she is trying to convince herself that she has not really forgotten. By repeating the phrase, the singer also highlights her loneliness and how much she misses her former lover, who may not miss her as much. The song's somber tone and slow melody contribute to the sense of longing and melancholy that permeates the lyrics.
Overall, Se me olvidó otra vez is a poignant portrayal of unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. It is a reminder that sometimes we hold on to hope and memories long after they have ceased to serve us.
Line by Line Meaning
Probablemente ya
You have probably already forgotten about me.
De mí te has olvidado
You have forgotten about me.
Y sin embargo yo
But still, I
Te seguiré esperando
Will keep waiting for you.
No me he querido ir
I didn't want to leave
Para ver si algún día
To see if someday
Que tú quieras volver
You want to come back
Me encuentres todavía
You'll still find me here.
Por eso aún estoy
That's why I'm still here
En el lugar de siempre
In the same place I've always been
En la misma ciudad
In the same city
Y con la misma gente
With the same people
Para que tú al volver
So when you return
No encuentres nada extraño
You'll find nothing out of place
Y sea como ayer
And it'll be like yesterday
Y nunca más dejarnos
And never leave each other again.
Probablemente estoy
I am probably
Pidiendo demasiado
Asking too much
Se me olvidaba que
I forgot that
Ya habíamos terminado
We had already ended things
Que nunca volverás
That you'll never return
Que nunca me quisiste
That you never loved me
Se me olvidó otra vez
I forgot again
Que solo yo te quise
That I was the only one who loved you
Se me olvidó otra vez
I forgot again
Se me olvidó otra vez
I forgot again
Que nunca volverás
That you'll never return
Que nunca me quisiste
That you never loved me
Se me olvidaba
I forgot
Que ya habíamos terminado
That we had already ended things
Que nunca me quisiste
That you never loved me
Se me olvidó otra vez
I forgot again
Que solo yo te quise
That I was the only one who loved you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alberto Aguilera Valadez
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