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.
Una Cantaora
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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Buscando otro cielola Lola se va.
Me queda un consuelo ponerme a cantar.
Me duele el sentío de tanto sufrir
Y al ver que la gloria del cariño mío
Me ha dejado aquí.
Siempre de camino por tierra y por mar
Mi sino es cantar.
Que una cantaora es solo canción
Y a nadie le importa si rie o si llora,
Este corazón.
Cantando la Lola se va por los mares,
Se va por los mares,
Pero no murmuren porque vaya sola,
Voy con mis pesares.
El mundo adelante voy a recorrer.
Me llevo mi cante, me dejo un querer.
Me voy de su vera con este dolor,
Que entre luna y viento colgarlo quisiera
Del palo mayor.
Siempre de camino por tierra y por mar
Y aunque entre la rosa me sangre una espina
Mi sino es cantar.
Que una cantaora es solo canción
Y a nadie le importa si rie o si llora,
Este corazón.
Cantando la Lola se va por los mares,
Se va por los mares,
Pero no murmuren porque vaya sola,
Voy con mis pesares,
Primo de mi alma, voy con mis pesares.
The song Una Cantaora by Rocío Jurado tells the story of Lola, a female singer who leaves the comfort of her home in search of a different life. The first few lines indicate that Lola is leaving to find a new and better life, but the singer herself remains behind to sing about her own pain and suffering. She continues to suffer, especially when she realizes that her loved one has left her. Lola's life is a constant journey, and she faces it with her singing as her only consolation. Her heart is heavy with emotions and yet she trods on.
The chorus of the song says that Lola is a singer, and her only job is to make music. She belongs to no one, and no one cares if she's happy or sad. She only has her music to express her emotions, and she continues to sing even as she travels on the seas. She begs people not to judge her for traveling alone, as she carries the burden of her sorrows. The last few lines express Lola's desire to continue traveling the world, but she has a longing to heal her broken heart. She wants to hang her pain on the highest mast of a ship, where the wind and moon can soothe her wounds.
Overall, Una Cantaora is a song about a lonely female singer who journeys through life alone with her music as her only comfort. Her heart is heavy with emotions, but she continues to sing, knowing that that's what she was made for.
Line by Line Meaning
Buscando otro cielo la Lola se va,
Lola is leaving in search of another destination.
Buscando otro cielo la Lola se va.
Lola wants to find a new place and is determined to leave.
Me queda un consuelo ponerme a cantar.
Singing is the only way for her to find solace.
Me duele el sentío de tanto sufrir
She is in extreme pain because of all the suffering she's endured.
Y al ver que la gloria del cariño mío
Realizing the love she had is gone is heartbreaking for her.
Me ha dejado aquí.
She was abandoned and left alone.
Siempre de camino por tierra y por mar
She is always traveling, whether by land or by sea.
Y aunque entre la rosa me sangre una espina
Even if she encounters obstacles or hardships, she will still continue on.
Mi sino es cantar.
Her destiny is to sing, no matter what.
Que una cantaora es solo canción
A singer's identity is tied solely to her music.
Y a nadie le importa si rie o si llora,
No one cares whether she laughs or cries, as long as she sings.
Este corazón.
Her heart is filled with emotion and passion.
Cantando la Lola se va por los mares,
Lola sails away while singing.
Se va por los mares,
She is leaving and venturing out to sea.
Pero no murmuren porque vaya sola,
She doesn't want anyone to gossip or talk about her leaving alone.
Voy con mis pesares.
She is carrying all of her troubles with her.
El mundo adelante voy a recorrer.
She is going to explore and travel the world.
Me llevo mi cante, me dejo un querer.
She takes her music with her, but leaves behind her love.
Me voy de su vera con este dolor,
She is leaving behind someone she loves and is hurting because of it.
Que entre luna y viento colgarlo quisiera
She wishes she could hang her pain between the moon and the wind.
Del palo mayor.
She wants to let go of her pain and sadness.
Primo de mi alma, voy con mis pesares.
She is taking her troubles and sorrow with her, even though it hurts.
Contributed by Madison B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@miguel27js
Esto es una barbaridad, si se tiene que decir que es la mejor artista que ha dado España, se dice y punto!!!
@diegomiranda1750
El mundo hispano está orgulloso de tenerte, Rocío.
@MariadelPilarGutierrez-ks9bb
Nó, hay ni abrá otra como Ella, hasta ahora su color de voz su manera, tocando todos los palos, ÚNICA
@MariadelPilarGutierrez-ks9bb
Tuve la gran suerte de verla en persona varias veces, y desde luego ÚNICA
@omartellez-yh1ch
Me encanta su voz grave , manejaba espectacular sus matices
Es la más grande digan lo que digan
@adelaaneas5101
La habre oído 30 veces y otras tantas por otras cantantes q a mi me parecen buenas,,,, pero Hera UNICA, y todavía no e oido minguna q se le parezca❤
@aliciamarqueamunoz5169
¡¡¡INSUPERABLE...EXTRAORDINARIA...GRANDIOSA...MAGNIFICA...NADIE PODRA IGUALARLA JAMAS (UNA PRESENCIA ESPLENDIDA Y UNA VOZ PRIVILEGIADA, CAPAZ DE CANTARLO TODO...COPLAS, BALADAS, FLAMENCO, RANCHERAS) NINGUN ESTILO MUSICAL SE RESISTIA A SU PRODIGIOSA GARGANTA...POR Y PARA SIEMPRE LA MAS GRANDE!!! Gracias y un saludo desde Sevilla.
@ramongajon9082
Nadie muere para siempre si hay alguien que te recuerde y sigue cantando desde el Cielo
@aroamartinez7297
Rocío era mujer más poderosa con su voz espectacular era única yo al escucharla cantar llore y lloré mucho su perdida su voz me llegó dentro
@anahuertamayorga2008
Gracias por compartir, con permiso comparto😍