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Origins of the group
In June 1971, the Bolivarian singers and musicians Mauricio Castro Rodríguez (countertenor and drums), Hernán Gamboa (tenor and cuatro player), Iván Pérez Rossi (baritone and second cuatro player) and César Pérez Rossi (bass and drums) who were already experienced in playing and singing in other musical groups, met to sing together informally with some friends at the house of the then-governor of Bolívar State, Manuel Guarrido. Mr. Guarrido asked them to make a recording of the music of the Guayana Region. They accepted and decided to record it with a Bolívar group led by the veteran musician and composer Carmito Gamboa (father of Hernán Gamboa), including players of the mandolin, violin, accordion and the Venezuelan cuatro (played by Hernán Gamboa), with the voices of the four young singers standing out. This LP was produced independently that August and called "Serenata Guayanesa" and it was released for the Zapoara Feria, celebrated in Ciudad Bolívar in 1971.
It seems that a copy of that LP arrived at the offices of the Caraqueño TV station "Cadena Venezolana de Televisión" (now VTV) and the four singers took part in a variety programme. When the presenter asked the name of the group, one of them answered that it was the same as the LP – until then none of the group had considered what the name should be.
In 2000, for the Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany, they had one of their rare concerts outside South-America. In honor to the "Venezuelan Day", they sang with a German Childrens Cuatro Group. One of the Visitors was the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Discography
Serenata Guayanesa
Serenata Guayanesa
Serenata Guayanesa Vol. 1, first album of the group
Serenata Guayanesa Vol. 1, first album of the group
First edition of Cantemos con los niños
First edition of Cantemos con los niños
Una Amistad de 25 Años first live album of the group
Una Amistad de 25 Años first live album of the group
Wanting to boost their popularity in the Venezuelan capital, the four members of the new group obtained their first recording contract in 1972 with the company "Palacio de la Música" (Music Palace), which put their recordings out under the label "Decca-London" (although the group were not formally contracted to Decca). That year a record “Serenata Guayanesa” appeared, with a different content to their first recording. The numbers "El Sapo" and the aguinaldo "Casta Paloma" by the Bolivaran composer Alejandro Vargas appeared, as well as the first composition by Iván Pérez Rossi (integrante), the aguinaldo "¿Donde está San Nicolás?", which became a hit later. However, their real success began with the album "Serenata Guayanesa Volume 2" (1973), with the songs "Calypso del Callao" (composed by the "Sociedad de Amigos del Calypso de El Callao") and the classic Venezuelan Christmas number "Aguinaldo Criollo" (by the writer Isabel de Umérez and composer Luis Morales Bance), both great hits, as well as the llanero number "Fiesta en Elorza" by the Venezuelan musician, composer and singer Eneas Perdomo. In 1978 the group decided to record an album of Christmas music, which was not widely known across Venezuela. This album, entitled "Serenata Guayanesa Volume 5: Popular Venezuelan Aguinaldos " included the hits "Corre Caballito" (anonymous) and "El Furruquero" (Iván Pérez Rossi). On this album the group’s singers, together with the singers and drummers Mauricio Castro and César Pérez Rossi, played their own accompaniment on instruments like the chineco and the furruco (vinculados for Christmas music). In 1981 their contract with "Palacio de la Música" expired and they signed with the Organización Diego Cisneros Sonorodven, who brought out an album of their greatest hits, including one new number "Señor Gabán". That contract also expired quicly and they signed with Sonográfica. By this time the group was established as the biggest in Venezuelan popular music. They then hit upon the idea of making an album of music for children, called "Cantemos con los niños" (Let’s sing with the children), which included specially written songs, poems set to music and traditional folk songs. This album was again a great hit, even among adults, with the numbers "La Pulga y el Piojo" and "Este Niño Don Simón". It is interesting to note that one very sentimental song was called "En Mi Pueblo Había Un Río" (In my village there was a river), which told the story of a village in which the native plants and wildlife died out. In 1983 Sonográfica brought out a series of records in homage to the nationalist leader Simón Bolívar including two albums with songs and fragments of speeches by Bolívar himself. The actor Gustavo Rodríguez read the speeches and the music was recorded by Serenata Guayanesa with Hernán Gamboa (his first recordings as a solo artist) and the late internationally renowned artist Jesús Soto, for the first and only time recorded singing and playing the guitar. After that Hernán Gamboa went on to pursue a solo career, while the pediatrician, singer and cuatrista caraqueño Miguel Ángel Bosch joined the group. With Bosch, the group recorded in 1984 a second album of music for children ("Cantemos con los niños, volumen 2") less successful than the first. However, the group recorded a second navideno LP entitled "Viene la parranda", with other musicians, for example a guest appearance by the cuatro and violin player Gualberto Ibarreto. Two years later, for their fifteenth anniversary, the group brought out an album "Caribe Abajo" of Latin American music, some composed specially, some already known. In this album the group was supported by the musicians Rafael, Kenny and Carlos Arrieta (on the caja, guacharaca and accordion, respectively) for a performance of the number in vallenato style "Mis Peroles" (composed by Iván Pérez Rossi), and their first videoclip was recorded in a humorous style. In 1991, the group recorded their first CD entitled "Si la tierra, tierra fuera", promoted by a further video. They had a new hit from this album with the interpretation of the pasodoble "Caracas Mi Ciudad" with the trumpeter Jorge Montenegro and the drummer Antonio Cestari. Their stay with the Sonográfica label was ended with their first live album, recorded at a concert at the Teresa Carreño Theatre, celebrating their 25th anniversary. This double album entitled "Una Amistad de 25 Años" (A 25 Year Friendship) had contributions by well known Venezuelan artists such as María Teresa Chacín, Cheo Hurtado, Simón Díaz, Gualberto Ibarreto, Vidal Colmenares, Ismael Querales, and the gaita zuliana singers Ricardo Cepeda and Abdenago "Neguito" Borjas.
After this, Serenata Guayanesa began to produce their own recordings, reissuing their previous albums with Sonográfica CD format, including numbers recorded in past times with new compositions. in 2003 the CD "Cantemos Con Los Niños" (Let’s Sing with the Children) presents a revised edition of their first album of Venezuelan music for children, in 2005 Serenata Guayanesa made the album El Ferrocarril, with new compositions and new songs.
Cumpleaños Venezolano
Serenata Guayanesa Lyrics
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Pra não ter que te encarar
Afogo na piscina
Pra você me salvar
Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar
Eu só quero brincar com você
Tenho todos que quero
Mas perco o ar quando te vejo
Saio com seus vizinhos
Só pra você me notar
Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero, quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Eu só quero, quero brincar com você
Eu só quero brincar com você
Não me despreze
Eu sou pior que você
Não tenha medo
Eu só quero brincar
The lyrics to Serenata Guayanesa's song "Cumpleaños Venezolano" express the desire for playfulness and fun between two people, with one person taking on various antics to win the attention of the other. The opening line, "Finjo ser invisível pra não ter que te encarar" (I pretend to be invisible so I don't have to face you), suggests a shyness or insecurity in approaching the person they are interested in. However, they also express a willingness to take risks, as seen in the line "Afogo na piscina pra você me salvar" (I drown in the pool so you can save me). The singer is willing to put themselves in potentially dangerous situations for the sake of getting noticed by the object of their affection.
The singer then goes on to describe how they go out of their way to interact with the person they like, even going so far as to attempt to impress them with their stair-tripping and spell-crafting abilities. They admit to being overwhelmed by their attraction, saying "Tenho todos que quero, mas perco o ar quando te vejo" (I have everything I want, but I lose my breath when I see you). Despite this, they don't want to be taken too seriously, as evidenced by the playful tone and repetition of the lines "Eu só quero brincar com você" (I just want to play with you).
Overall, the song's lyrics convey the exhilarating feeling of falling for someone and the desire to have fun and connect with them on a playful level. It captures the mixed emotions of shyness, vulnerability, and excitement that come with attraction and draws the listener in with its catchy melody and playful lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Finjo ser invisível
I pretend to be invisible
Pra não ter que te encarar
So I don't have to face you
Afogo na piscina
I drown in the pool
Pra você me salvar
So you can save me
Tropeço na escada pra você me pegar
I stumble on the stairs so you can catch me
Crio mil feitiços pra tentar te conquistar
I create a thousand spells to try to win you over
Eu só quero brincar com você
I just want to play with you
Tenho todos que quero
I have all that I want
Mas perco o ar quando te vejo
But I lose my breath when I see you
Saio com seus vizinhos
I go out with your neighbors
Só pra você me notar
Just so you can notice me
Não me despreze
Don't despise me
Eu sou pior que você
I am worse than you
Não tenha medo
Don't be afraid
Eu só quero brincar
I just want to play
Writer(s): Rodrigo O'reilly Brandao, Bianca Maria Rodrigues De Mir Jhordao
Contributed by Caroline O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@HectorDiaz-mq6uf
La noche se muestra hermosa
y rebosa de alegría
las estrellas dicen cosas
titilando poesía
la luna canta sonriente
y se inclina frente a ti
para desearte por siempre
un cumpleaños feliz
Apaguen las velas y piquen la torta
que la noche es corta
la fiesta está buena
y para brindar por tu felicidad
saquen una botella de
ron que quiero tomar
y que este parrandón
dure hasta la madruga’
@elvirachacon1205
Feliz cumpleaños Bolivia mi negrita🎉❤🎉❤🎉 en la puerta está la serenata Guayanesa
@LauraGonzalez-nj2uj
Vine aquí después de ver el cumpleaños de @servandoprimera😮
@carmenfermin5328
Tenia que ser UN VENEZOLANO QUIEN
CREO ESTA MAGNIFICA CANCIÓN DE
CUMPLEAÑOS...
BRAVOOOOOOOOO....UN ABRAZO
CARIÑOSO....
Carmen Fermin...
@luisaperez7648
🎉Feliz Cumpleaños Hermanita Marlene 🎉❤❤❤
@elvirachacon1205
Feliz cumpleaños Fernando Con Serenata Guayanesa 🎉❤🎉
@blancarosamolina
La canción de cumpleaños mas Bella que hay🎉🎉🎉🎉
@florhernandez63
Muy bella la canción, para variar la original....muuuuchas gracias. Estoy complacida..besos infinitos. 😊😂🎉
@user-zg3ed6gv2v
Y como vine de lejos a darte está serenata me das mi pedazo de torta y el palo pa' la piñata. Esta canción también es muy bonita . Saludos compatriotas.!
@elvirachacon1205
Serenata Guayanesa los mejores ❤ te los envio para que e canten el el cumpleaños mi niño ♥️ Dios te Bendiga siempre
@ritajuliazambranomorales7625
Que lindo cumpleaños cantado.❤🎉