She was born in Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain and was nicknamed "The Greatest".
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.
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Mira
Rocio Jurado Lyrics
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Pero quererte no puedo.
Yo te quisiera querer porque
Yo se que manana me olvidaras
Otra vez y ami no me de
La gana.
Mira, mira, y mira.
Yo que se me esta queriendo
Cuando admiro tu persona.
Toma, toma y toma
Mira, mira y mira
Yo se que me estas queriendo
Cuando tus ojos me miran.
De noches nos encontramos
Te quise de madrugada.
De noches nos encontramos
Pero llego el nuevo dia, entonces
Nos separamos esa es la penita
Mia.
Mira, mira y mira.
Toma, toma y toma.
Yo se que me estas queriendo
Cuando admiro tu persona.
Toma, toma y toma.
Mira, mira y mira
Yo que se estas queriedon
Cuando tus ojos me miran.
Yo no puedo fiarme si juras
Tu querer. por que luego se
Te olvida y tengo que sufrir.
Yo no puedo ya fiarme si juras
Tu querer.
Solo te querre el momento
Que quiera el amor, pero luego
Al separarnos yo me sonreire.
Sin un remordimiento y no dire
Mas un adios.
In Rocio Jurado's song "Mira," the lyrics express a bittersweet sentiment of a failed relationship. Despite wanting to love the other person, the singer cannot force their own affection. The lyrics hint at a past where the two lovers had met at night, and it seemed as though their relationship had promise. However, once the morning dawned, they had to separate, and it is hinted that this was a recurring pattern of their relationship.
The chorus, "Mira, mira y mira. Toma, toma y toma," can be loosely translated to "Look, look and look. Take, take and take," and seems to express the singer's desire to take in and admire the other person's beauty and charm. While the other person may be attached, as evidenced by their fickle promises of love, the singer is willing to take whatever moments of love they can get. In the end, the singer admits to not trusting the other person's professed love and is prepared to move on without any regrets.
Overall, "Mira" explores the complexities of romantic relationships and the fleeting nature of love, leaving the listener with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo te quisiera querer,
I wish I could love you,
Pero quererte no puedo.
But I can't love you.
Yo te quisiera querer porque
I wish I could love you because
Yo se que manana me olvidaras
I know that tomorrow you'll forget me
Otra vez y ami no me de
Again, and I don't feel like
La gana.
It.
Mira, mira, y mira.
Look, look, and look.
Toma, toma y toma,
Take, take and take,
Yo que se me esta queriendo
I don't know if I'm falling for you
Cuando admiro tu persona.
When I admire your personality.
Toma, toma y toma
Take, take and take,
Mira, mira y mira
Look, look and look
Yo se que me estas queriendo
I know you're loving me
Cuando tus ojos me miran.
When your eyes look at me.
De noches nos encontramos
We met at night
Te quise de madrugada.
I fell in love with you at dawn.
Pero llego el nuevo dia, entonces
But the new day arrived, so
Nos separamos esa es la penita
We separated, that's the sorrow
Mia.
Mine.
Mira, mira y mira.
Look, look, and look.
Toma, toma y toma.
Take, take and take.
Yo se que me estas queriendo
I know you're loving me
Cuando admiro tu persona.
When I admire your personality.
Toma, toma y toma.
Take, take and take.
Mira, mira y mira
Look, look and look
Yo que se estas queriedon
I don't know if I'm falling for you
Cuando tus ojos me miran.
When your eyes look at me.
Yo no puedo fiarme si juras
I can't trust you if you swear
Tu querer. por que luego se
Your love because then it
Te olvida y tengo que sufrir.
Fades away and I have to suffer.
Yo no puedo ya fiarme si juras
I can't trust you anymore if you swear
Tu querer.
Your love.
Solo te querre el momento
I'll only love you when
Que quiera el amor, pero luego
Love wants it, but later
Al separarnos yo me sonreire.
I'll smile when we separate.
Sin un remordimiento y no dire
Without remorse, I won't say
Mas un adios.
More goodbyes.
Writer(s): A. Bourbon
Contributed by Callie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ichito Reyes
que bella cancion y magistralmente interpretada
Chipionera
me gusta el tema y la forma tan dulce de cantarla. guapa mia rocio de mi alma!
Juanbisbi Mohedano Jurado
A mi esta cancion me fascina!!!Transmite mucho!
José Lohigorry
!SE FUE ROCIO JUERADO! COMO TANTA OTRAS QUEDA RECORDARLA
Teresa Lohigorry
Se la extraña
JOSE CELESTINO FERNANDEZ MENDEZ
Ke pedazo de canción y paso sin pena ni gloria
Alfredo Pereira
Las discográficas no supieron aprovechar todo el potencial de esta mujer. Explotaron la de LA OLA y la de SEÑORA hasta el aburrimiento, siendo canciones que no le llegan a esta otra ni a los primeros acordes... una pena que siempre se mire únicamente lo comercial y las auténticas y verdaderas canciones de ella pasaran sin pena ni gloria.
Jorge Hansen
Pero si Como Una Ola es una cancion bellisima es un deleite