Career
Jurado began performing flamenco at a very young age, debuting on the big screen in 1962 with Los guerrilleros, acting alongside Manolo Escobar. She also played a main role in 1966's Proceso a una estrella and 1971's Una chica casi decente. While temporarily living in Argentina, the Spanish diva participated in a successful musical called La zapatera prodigiosa, based on Federico García Lorca's work. After teaming with composer Manuel Alejandro, Rocío Jurado became a major and beloved figure on the Latin music scene, acclaimed throughout America and Spain after releasing Muera el amor and Señora, among other hits.
Illness
In 2004, Jurado was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for which she was treated in Houston, Texas in 2006. In April 2006, she was also treated for acute liver failure in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. On May 26, 2006, Spain's Culture Minister Carmen Calvo announced that Jurado had suffered a stroke, an assertion denied by Jurado's personal physician Dr. Domingo and by her brother and manager Amador Mohedano. She died at 5:15 in the morning on June 1st, 2006, at her home in La Moraleja, Madrid, aged 61. She is buried in her hometown, Chipiona, Cadiz, in the San José Cemetery.
Besos De Ayer
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Cambian de olor cuando el verano
En las calles.
Para ayudar algo al amor
La noche llega mas tarde.
Besos de ayer,
Dicen adios al barcon
Todo parace mas tierno.
Donde estare y por quien llorare
Cuando tus besos acaben?
Quien me hara ver que soy mujer
Cuando en las noches me apague?
Besos de ayer,
Caen en el mar como gaviotas
Cansadas.
Una vez mas voy a estrenar
Mis playas con tus pisadas.
Besos de ayer,
Lloran al sol mientras
Mi cuerpo te abraze,
Me perdeder en tu cancion
Solo amare lo que nacen.
Donde estare y por quien llorare
Cuando tus besos se acaben?
Quien me hara ver que soy
Mujer cuando en las noches
Me apague?
The lyrics of Rocio Jurado's "Besos De Ayer" describe the changing of seasons and its effect on love. The kisses of yesterday that were shared during the winter months, now change in scent as the summer arrives, influencing love to be kinder and the night to arrive later. The lyrics also speak about saying goodbye to the past, and embracing the present, as the sun shines and everything seems gentler. The lyrics also highlight the fear of losing the love that was once shared, wondering where one will be and whom they will weep for when the kisses are gone. The song also talks about the importance of being loved and being a woman, which may seem to be intertwined in the singer's thoughts.
Overall, the song "Besos De Ayer" speaks about the transience of love and the fear of losing it. It also speaks about the changes in a person's emotions and the importance of being loved and validated.
Line by Line Meaning
Besos de ayer, cambian de olor cuando el verano en las calles.
Kisses from yesterday, their scent changes when summer comes to the streets.
Para ayudar algo al amor la noche llega mas tarde.
To assist love in some way, the night arrives later.
Besos de ayer, dicen adios al barcon del invierno, hoy brilla el sol, todo parece mas tierno.
Kisses from yesterday say goodbye to the winter coat, today the sun shines, everything seems more tender.
Donde estare y por quien llorare cuando tus besos acaben?
Where will I be and for whom will I cry when your kisses are over?
Quien me hara ver que soy mujer cuando en las noches me apague?
Who will make me see that I am a woman when I fade away at night?
Besos de ayer, caen en el mar como gaviotas cansadas.
Kisses from yesterday fall into the sea like tired seagulls.
Una vez mas voy a estrenar mis playas con tus pisadas.
Once again, I will debut my beaches with your footprints.
Besos de ayer, lloran al sol mientras mi cuerpo te abraze.
Kisses from yesterday cry in the sun while my body embraces you.
Me perdeder en tu cancion solo amare lo que nacen.
I will lose myself in your song, only love what is born.
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.