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.
Que Se La Lleva El Aire
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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La isla se queda sola
Y su corazón herido
Llora que llora, que llora.
Silencio de Maestranza
Sola la Virgen Morena
Sabe lo que a mi me pasa.
Que se la lleva el aire,
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que se la lleva el aire
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que yo no quiero penitas viejas
Dentro del alma.
Cuando escucho los sones
De una guitarra,
Se me sueltan los nudos
De mi garganta.
Cuando escucho los sones
De los tendios,
En una rebolera
Pierdo el sentido.
Que se la lleva el agua
Que se la lleva el viento,
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que se la lleva el viento,
Que yo me pierdo con mi moreno
A capote lento.
La Lola se va a los puertos
La isla se queda sola
Y su corazón herido
Llora que llora, que llora.
Silencio de Maestranza
Solo mi Virgen de Regla
Sabe lo que a mi me pasa.
Que se la lleva el aire,
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que se la lleva el aire,
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que yo no quiero penitas viejas
Dentro del alma.
Que se la lleva el agua
Que se la lleva el viento,
Que se la lleva el agua,
Que se la lleva el viento,
Que yo me pierdo con mi moreno
A capote lento.
The song "Que Se La Lleva El Aire" by Rocio Jurado tells the story of a woman named Lola who leaves for the ports, leaving the island and her heart behind. The song is full of vivid imagery and metaphorical language that represents the pain and longing that the singer feels. The opening line, "La Lola se va a los puertos, la isla se queda sola" (Lola goes to the ports, the island stays alone) sets the scene for the rest of the song, as it suggests a feeling of abandonment and solitude. The singer's heart is "herido" (wounded) and she cries and cries, suggesting a deep emotional pain.
The singer then mentions the "Silencio de Maestranza" (silence of the bullring), which adds to the feeling of loneliness and emptiness. The only one who understands the singer's pain is the "Virgen Morena" (dark-skinned Virgin), showing the religious and cultural background of the song. The repeated line "Que se la lleva el aire, que se la lleva el agua" (That the air takes, that the water takes) represents the idea that the pain and sorrow that the singer feels will eventually be carried away by nature, but she does not want to hold on to old sorrows.
The song then shifts to a more playful tone, as the singer talks about the music that moves her. The rhythm and sounds of the guitar and other instruments loosen the knots in her throat, and the music transports her to another world. Here, the lines "Que yo me pierdo con mi moreno, a capote lento" (That I get lost with my dark-skinned man, at a slow pace) suggest a sense of passion and excitement, perhaps representing a moment of escape from the pain of the real world.
Overall, "Que Se La Lleva El Aire" is a powerful song that expresses the pain of loss and the healing power of music and love.
Line by Line Meaning
La Lola se va a los puertos
Lola is leaving for the ports
La isla se queda sola
The island is left alone
Y su corazón herido
And her wounded heart
Llora que llora, que llora.
Cries and cries and cries.
Silencio de Maestranza
Silence of the bullring
Sola la Virgen Morena
Only the dark-skinned Virgin
Sabe lo que a mi me pasa.
Knows what is happening to me.
Que se la lleva el aire,
That the air takes away
Que se la lleva el agua,
That the water takes away
Que se la lleva el aire
That the air takes away
Que se la lleva el agua,
That the water takes away
Que yo no quiero penitas viejas
That I do not want old sorrows
Dentro del alma.
Inside my soul.
Cuando escucho los sones
When I hear the sounds
De una guitarra,
Of a guitar,
Se me sueltan los nudos
My knots come loose
De mi garganta.
From my throat.
Cuando escucho los sones
When I hear the sounds
De los tendios,
Of the (bullfighting) stands,
En una rebolera
In a whirl,
Pierdo el sentido.
I lose my senses.
Que se la lleva el agua
That the water takes away
Que se la lleva el viento,
That the wind takes away,
Que se la lleva el agua,
That the water takes away,
Que se la lleva el viento,
That the wind takes away,
Que yo me pierdo con mi moreno
That I get lost with my dark-skinned love
A capote lento.
At a slow pace with the cape (in bullfighting).
La Lola se va a los puertos
Lola is leaving for the ports
La isla se queda sola
The island is left alone
Y su corazón herido
And her wounded heart
Llora que llora, que llora.
Cries and cries and cries.
Silencio de Maestranza
Silence of the bullring
Solo mi Virgen de Regla
Only my Virgin of Regla
Sabe lo que a mi me pasa.
Knows what is happening to me.
Que se la lleva el aire,
That the air takes away
Que se la lleva el agua,
That the water takes away
Que se la lleva el aire,
That the air takes away
Que se la lleva el agua,
That the water takes away
Que yo no quiero penitas viejas
That I do not want old sorrows
Dentro del alma.
Inside my soul.
Contributed by Adam V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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