His musical career started at age 17 while he was doing his military service in the recently formed FAR (Revolutionary Armed Forces) created in late 1961 after the failed invasion of Cuba by the U.S.A. led mainly by the C.I.A. and the Cuban exiles in that country, the self-titled "Gusanos", ordered by former president John F. Kennedy.
The bombings by the U.S.A. where targeted mainly towards the urban settlements in La Habana, Santiago de Cuba and San Antonio de los Baños, the latter in which Silvio was living at the time. He was working as an educator for the Alphabetization Program of the Revolution in which he taught History, Mathematics, Geography, Grammar and Politics.
Esteban Baños was the friend that taught him how to play guitar while they were in the army, it was around 1964 when Silvio wrote his first songs. In 1967 he finished his Army training and started his career as a musician mainly as a solo artist but also shortly as a part of the Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC (GESI).
Imaginate
Silvio Rodríguez Lyrics
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Que desde muy niño
Te llevaba flores
Te daba mi abrigo
Imagínate
Que soy el amigo
De tu mismo grado
Imagínate
Que soy de tu calle
Que siempre pasé
Por donde miraste
Imagínate
Que hasta mi perro
Me busca en tu puerta
Cuando me le pierdo
Imagínate
Que eres mi dama
Mi último sueño
Mi más roja flama
Imagínate
Que somos nosotros
Tú y yo para siempre
Que no eres de otro
The lyrics to Silvio Rodriguez's song "Imaginate" present a beautiful and innocent vision of love and devotion. The song opens with the line "Imagínate" which translates to "imagine" in English. The singer then proceeds to paint a picture of what he imagines their relationship would be like if things were different. He describes himself as the kind of person who would bring her flowers from a very young age and wrap his arm around her when she was cold. He imagines himself as her friend who would carry her books and walk her home. He further envisions that he is from the same street as her, and his dog would even come looking for him at her door when he gets lost. Finally, the singer imagines her as the love of his life, his last dream, and his reddest flame. The lyrics paint an idyllic vision of love, one where devotion and adoration are pure and unwavering.
The lyrics of Silvio Rodriguez's "Imaginate" evoke the innocent and pure feelings of love that one experiences during their younger days. It portrays a romanticized view of love, one where the smallest gestures of affection and care can be the most meaningful. The singer presents himself as the ultimate companion, one who is always there for her and whose loyalty is unshakable. The repetition of "Imagínate" throughout the song also underscores the importance of imagination and the power of visualizing a better and brighter future. The song serves as a reminder that love, at its purest form, can be transformative and has the power to create beautiful realities where none existed before.
Line by Line Meaning
Imagínate
Use your imagination
Que desde muy niño
Since childhood
Te llevaba flores
I would bring you flowers
Te daba mi abrigo
I would give you my coat
Que soy el amigo
I am your friend
De tu mismo grado
Of your same grade/level
Que lleva tus libros
I carry your books
Que soy de tu calle
I am from your street
Que siempre pasé
I always passed by
Por donde miraste
Where you looked
Que hasta mi perro
Even my dog
Me busca en tu puerta
Looks for me at your door
Cuando me le pierdo
When I get lost
Que eres mi dama
You are my lady
Mi último sueño
My last dream
Mi más roja flama
My brightest flame
Que somos nosotros
That we are us
Tú y yo para siempre
You and I forever
Que no eres de otro
That you are not with someone else
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: EGBERT ROSA, ERIC JOEL RODRIGUEZ, RAFAEL PINA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Javier Juárez Romero
No encuentro palabras, para expresar lo bella que es esta canción , Solo Silvio saber decir cosas bellas :D
Nicolas Caceres Garcia.
He estado enamorado de la misma niña desde que nació el amor en mi corazón, sueño por instantes estar con ella por siempre, ya van cerca de 15 años y aún la amo con la misma ternura...
Imagínate
Que somos nosotros
Tú y yo para siempre
Que no eres de otro.
Víctor Hugo García
Mi amor no correspondido desde la secundaria, hice una vida hermosa, pero su recuerdo bello vive en un rinconcito de me I corazón.
Aida Vega, donde quiera que estes. ❤️
Alex Makhno
😊 jeje . Amigo, yo también me acuerdo de esa niña tan graciosa y tan bonita de la que estuve tan enamorado... No me podía olvidar de ella por las noches, y mi corazón latía de locura... y yo sabía que nadie me entendía... Y mis suspiros llegaban hasta las estrellas
Qué passada.
Hasta que Silvio, después de muchos años, me contó que a todos nos pasa lo mismo; que amar duele, que ya sabes tú lo que te voy a contar, y que un frasquito pequeño de un suspiro vale más que la más mejor botella del más mejor vino...
Salud!
ymad
chuuuuta me paso lo mismo
Enzo Olivares
Un amor tan..tan..lleno de inocencia..un amor limpio y puro..un deseo de jovenzuelo..de amor mozo, entregado y soñador..un amor onírico..un amor resignado..Gracias Silvio por pulsar los sentimientos..de amor precoz..y soñador..
Jose Jesús Nogueiras Santiago
Una obra maestra!
Patricia M Cevallos
Hermosa canción 💘
Mauricio Beltre
Solo me resta imaginar....que eres mi dama....mi ultimo sueño....que desde muy niños te llevaba flores y cargaba tus libros.....que no eres de otro....que no eres, de otro.
Iris Cabanes Espino
Belleza de canción, me emociona...