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.
Dame una Noche
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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como se llora al amar de verdad
yo soy para ti, sin poderlo evitar
dame una noche.
Para inventarme palabras de amores
y derramar por tu cuerpo mis flores
parando el tiempo abrazados al alba
con las estrellas que conocen mi vida
como testigos de nuestra armonía
iluminando tu cuarto y mi cuerpo
con tu beso y el mío.
Te quiero tanto que voy a llorar
dame una noche
dame una noche.
Te quiero tanto que voy a gritar
pero tu nombre me obliga a cantar
dentro de mí, tú eres un volcán
dame una noche.
para inventarme palabras de amores
y derramar por tu cuerpo mis flores
parando el tiempo abrazados al alba
con tu pecho en mi alma
con las estrellas que conocen mi vida
como testigos de nuestra armonía
iluminando tu cuarto y mi cuerpo
con tu beso y el mío.
Te quiero tanto que voy a llorar
dame una noche
dame una noche.
In Rocio Jurado's song "Dame Una Noche," the singer expresses her deep love and desire for her partner. She confesses that she loves him so much that she could cry, like one cries when they truly love someone. She feels powerless against her love for him and declares that she is his, and that he only needs to give her one night.
The singer goes on to say that she wants to create words of love for him and pour her heart out on his body. She dreams of standing still as time passes by, holding him close at dawn with his chest close to her heart. She imagines the stars as witnesses to their harmonious love, as they illuminate her body and his with their kisses.
The entire song embodies passion, longing, and a deep desire to be with the one she loves. It is a romantic song that speaks to the heart and soul of those who have experienced true love.
Line by Line Meaning
Te quiero tanto que puedo llorar
como se llora al amar de verdad
I love you so much that my emotions cannot be contained, just like how one cries when experiencing true love.
yo soy para ti, sin poderlo evitar
dame una noche.
I belong to you, and I cannot resist your request for one night together.
Para inventarme palabras de amores
y derramar por tu cuerpo mis flores
parando el tiempo abrazados al alba
I want to create words of love and shower you with my affections, while we hold each other at dawn, stopping time.
con tu pecho en mi alma
con las estrellas que conocen mi vida
como testigos de nuestra armonía
iluminando tu cuarto y mi cuerpo
con tu beso y el mío.
With your heart intertwined with mine, under the stars that know our life, as witnesses of our harmony, illuminating your room and my body, with the power of our kiss.
Te quiero tanto que voy a gritar
pero tu nombre me obliga a cantar
dentro de mí, tú eres un volcán
dame una noche.
I love you so much that I want to scream, but your name makes me sing. Within me, you are a volcano waiting to erupt - so give me one night.
Te quiero tanto que voy a llorar
dame una noche
dame una noche.
I love you so much that tears come to my eyes - please, give me just one night with you.
Contributed by Allison I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.