Servando (1980) and Florentino (1981) are sons of one of Venezuela's most famous folk singer, Alí Primera.
At the end of 1996 the two brothers decided to retire the Salserin band and pursue their careers as a duet helped by the hand of Ricardo Montaner, after which they reached great fame throughout all South America.
The duet currently resides in Miami, FL.
Como una Sombra
Servando y Florentino Lyrics
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No se si vives como yo que estoy muriendo
Siempre pensando que estas haciendo
Que buena suerte tiene el que ahora te esta viendo
Yo que no encuentro las palabras que te digan
Lo que seguro ya notaron tus amigas
Que tu me gustas y demasiado
Si yo pudiera acariciarte con el viento
Si yo pudiera enamorarte con el viento
Si correspondes a lo que siento
Seguramente ya yo no estaria viviendo...
Como una sombra, yo te persigo
Mi pensamiento solo esta contigo
Como una sombra, que no se siente
Pero a tu lado te acompaña siempre
Yo solo quiero que tu me digas
Que es lo que sientes
Pa′ que yo no siga como una sombra.
Dame un motivo por el cual no pueda amarte
Me has dado miles pa' querer enamorarme
Y ya me tienes en una nube
Enamorado y esperando a ver si subes
Si yo pudiera acariciarte con el viento
Si yo pudiera enamorarte con el viento
Si correspondes a lo que siento
Seguramente ya yo no estaria viviendo...
Como una sombra, yo te persigo
Mi pensamiento solo esta contigo
Como una sombra, que no se siente
Pero a tu lado te acompaña siempre
Yo solo quiero que tu me digas
Que es lo que sientes
Pa′ que yo no siga como una sombra.
Yo te persigo a donde vas.
Como una sombra. buscando el SI que aún no me das.
Como una sombra, yo te persigo
Mi pensamiento solo esta contigo
Como una sombra, que no se siente
Pero a tu lado te acompaña siempre
Y te repito que necesito
Un beso tuyo pa' no andar solito
Como una sombra.
Como una sombra...
The song Como Una Sombra by Servando y Florentino is a heart-wrenching ballad about unrequited love. The singer expresses his deep feelings for someone whom he is not sure reciprocates his feelings. He wonders if the person feels what he is feeling and if they too are dying inside. The singer is constantly thinking about what the person is doing and expressing how lucky the person is to be with someone else if they're not with him. He empathizes with the fact that he has not been able to express his feelings adequately, which the person's friends may have already noticed. He acknowledges that he is desperate to be with the person and wants nothing more than to hear their honest feelings for him.
The chorus of the song uses the metaphor of a shadow to describe the singer's obsession with the person he loves. He is always following them, and his thoughts only revolve around them. He yearns to be noticed by the person, to hold them and love them freely. He is merely a shadow to the person, something that is felt but not seen, despite always being there with them. The singer pleads for a chance to be with the person, as he cannot go on living in this shadowy existence anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
No se si sientes lo que yo estoy sintiendo
I am not sure if you feel the same way as I do
No se si vives como yo que estoy muriendo
I don't know if you are living miserably like me
Siempre pensando que estas haciendo
Always wondering what you are doing
Que buena suerte tiene el que ahora te esta viendo
How lucky is the one who is with you now
Yo que no encuentro las palabras que te digan
I can't find the right words to tell you
Lo que seguro ya notaron tus amigas
Your friends have probably noticed that I like you
Que tu me gustas y demasiado
That I like you too much
Ya se me nota por andar desesperando
It's obvious that I'm getting desperate
Si yo pudiera acariciarte con el viento
If only I could caress you with the wind
Si yo pudiera enamorarte con el viento
If only I could make you fall in love with the wind
Si correspondes a lo que siento
If you feel the same way I do
Seguramente ya yo no estaria viviendo...
I probably wouldn't be alive anymore
Como una sombra, yo te persigo
I follow you like a shadow
Mi pensamiento solo esta contigo
My thoughts are only with you
Como una sombra, que no se siente
Like a shadow that is not felt
Pero a tu lado te acompaña siempre
But always by your side
Yo solo quiero que tu me digas
I just want you to tell me
Que es lo que sientes
What you feel
Pa' que yo no siga como una sombra.
So that I don't keep following you like a shadow.
Dame un motivo por el cual no pueda amarte
Give me a reason why I shouldn't love you
Me has dado miles pa' querer enamorarme
You have given me many reasons to fall in love
Y ya me tienes en una nube
And you already have me on cloud nine
Enamorado y esperando a ver si subes
In love and waiting for you to feel the same
Yo te persigo a donde vas.
I follow you everywhere you go.
buscando el SI que aún no me das.
Looking for the YES that you haven't given me yet.
Y te repito que necesito
And I repeat that I need
Un beso tuyo pa' no andar solito
A kiss from you so that I don't walk alone
Como una sombra.
Like a shadow.
Como una sombra...
Like a shadow...
Contributed by Carter M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.