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.
Vivir Sin Aire
Rocío Jurado Lyrics
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como quisiera poder vivir sin agua
me encantaría querete un poco menos.
como quisiera poder vivir sin ti.
Pero no puedo, siento que me muero
me estoy ahogando sin tu amor.
como quisiera calmar mi aflicción
como quisiera poder vivir sin agua
me encantaría robarte el corazón.
Como pudiera un pez nadar sin agua
Como pudiera un ave volar sin alas.
Como pudiera la flor crecer sin tierra
Como quisiera poder vivir sin ti.
Pero no puedo ...
The song "Vivir Sin Aire" by Rocío Jurado is a passionate melody about the desire to live without the essential elements of life such as air and water, as well as the wish to love someone a little less. The beginning of the song sets the tone for the emotional state of the singer, who wishes that they could live without air, water, and the person they love intensely. The lyrics express a deep longing for relief from the pain caused by the overwhelming need for the other person.
As the song continues, the singer notes that they cannot live without the person they love and feel as though they are drowning without their love. These lines conveys a sense of hopelessness, as though the singer has tried to let go of their affection, but cannot escape the powerful emotions that bind them to the other person.
The bridge of the song imagines a world where animals and plants can thrive without their usual necessities, where a fish swims without water, an bird flies without wings, and a flower blooms without soil. Alluding to these impossibilities, the singer again emphasizes that they cannot live without the other person, as they bring life to them. In conclusion, "Vivir Sin Aire" is a poignant song about the difficulty of separating from someone that makes life worth living.
Line by Line Meaning
Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire
I wish I could live without breathing
como quisiera poder vivir sin agua
I wish I could live without drinking water
me encantaría querete un poco menos.
I would love to love you a little less.
como quisiera poder vivir sin ti.
I wish I could live without you.
Pero no puedo, siento que me muero
But I can't, I feel like I'm dying
me estoy ahogando sin tu amor.
I am drowning without your love.
Como quisiera poder vivir sin aire
I wish I could live without breathing
como quisiera calmar mi aflicción
I wish I could ease my pain
como quisiera poder vivir sin agua
I wish I could live without drinking water
me encantaría robarte el corazón.
I would love to steal your heart.
Como pudiera un pez nadar sin agua
How could a fish swim without water?
Como pudiera un ave volar sin alas.
How could a bird fly without wings?
Como pudiera la flor crecer sin tierra
How could a flower grow without soil?
Como quisiera poder vivir sin ti.
I wish I could live without you.
Pero no puedo ...
But I can't...
Contributed by Arianna L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Antonio Jimenez
Cada vez que oigo esta canción se me eriza el alma, por Dios que maravilla!!!!!!!
Gricelinda Aguirre
Amo esta hermosa versión de "Vivir sin Aire".
Ley Lima
Vivir sin aire, no lo sabia desta interpretación , perfecta, Rocio ... Inolvidable.
Alberto Calvo
Hoy hace ya 12 años que te has ido Rocío. Seguiré escuchándote siempre!!
Ximena Diaz
Aquí en el baúl de los recuerdos ,escuchando a Rocío y su bella voz ,en un día nublado , esta qué llueve me siento feliz
Luis Alfonso Corbacho Rodríguez
Puedo vivir sin aire, pero no puedo vivir sin Rocío
carlos eduardo jara jerez
Que hermoso es escuchar tan linda voz. Te admiro mucho rocío gracias por tu arte eres única la mas grande. Dios te tenga en sus brazos rocío. Que gran artista te extrañamos
Manuel de los Ramos
A melhor versão desta canção!
Maria Isabel Iubiní Carreno
Que lindo tema🌷
Ruben Estevez Conde
La madre que te parió Rocio. No había palo que se te resistiera. Que versión más bonita. Cuanto te echo de menos Grande. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹