Although born in New York, Víctor was raised primarily in Añasco and Isabela, Puerto Rico. Growing up in Puerto Rico had a great impact on his youth as he enjoyed salsa music (which was immensely popular in Puerto Rico at the time). His singing career began by chance, during a concert at his high school's graduation party by salsa superstar Gilberto Santa Rosa. At the instigation of classmates, who were going on about their friend the sonero, Santa Rosa invited Víctor to jump up on stage and sing a song with him. To Santa Rosa's surprise, not only could Victor sing, but he "free-styled" the improvisational soneo lyrics in the song, and traded soneos with Santa Rosa. Shortly thereafter, on Santa Rosa's recommendation, Puerto Rican bandleader Don Periñon hired teenage Victor as a backup singer. During these years of apprenticeship he performed with numerous salsa greats.
Thanks again to Santa Rosa, Manuelle was eventually signed as a solo artist to Sony Tropical. His debut album, Justo A Tiempo ("Just in Time"), which Santa Rosa produced, was released in 1993.
Cenizas
Victor Manuelle Lyrics
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Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA CENIZAS
POR QUE CUANDO POR AHI PASE LA BRISA
ESTOY SEGURO QUE SE LLEVARIA
MILES DE RECUERDOS Y UN MILLON DE VERSOS
QUE AHORA YA NO ESTAN Y NO SE ADONDE IRIAN
Y AHORA CUANDO VUELVO A MI CASA VACIA
POR ESO ES QUE QUISIERA VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
LA BRISA DE SEGURO SE LA LLEVARIA
AHORA DUELE MAS QUE NUNCA Y HIERE MAS QUE ANTES
SE HA MULTIPLICADO EL DOLOR ME DUELE EL CORAZON
DE NADA VALE VOLVER NO QUIERO MAS REGRESOS
YA TODO ESTA VACIO...
ME FALTAS TU...
TUS BESOS Y MIS BESOS.
HOY MIRE LA CASA DONDE TU VIVIAS
Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA PEDAZOS
ES COMO UN FANTASMA QUE HACECHA LA MIA
LLEVANDO TU CUERPO RENDIDO EN SUS BRAZOS.
AHORA DUELE MAS QUE NUNCA Y HIERE MAS QUE ANTES
SE HA MULTIPLICADO EL DOLOR ME DUELE EL CORAZON.
DE NADA VALE VOLVER NO QUIERO MAS REGRESOS
YA TODO ESTA VACIO...
ME FALTAS TU...
TUS BESOS Y MIS BESOS.
HOY MIRE LA CASA DONDE TU VIVIAS
Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA CENIZAS
A VER SI DE ESA MANERA OLVIDO
TUS RECUERDOS, TU SONRISA
HOY MIRE LA CASA DONDE TU VIVIAS
Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA CENIZAS
AHORA DUELE MAS QUE NUNCA
MI HERIDA NO CICATRIZA
HOY MIRE LA CASA DONDE TU VIVIAS
Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA CENIZAS
QUIERO VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
LA CASA DONDE VIVIAS
QUIERO VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
TUS FOTOS Y TUS SONRISAS
QUIERO VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
QUIERO VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
QUIERO VERLA
AHORA DUELE MAS QUE NUNCA
QUIERO VERLA
SE MULTIPLICA EL DOLOR
YO QUIERO VERLA
ME CASTIGA Y ME CONSUME SE DESANGRA EL CORAZON.
YA NO QUIERO MAS RECUERDOS SI LA CASA ESTA VACIA. FALTAN TUS BESOS, MIS BESOS
AHI DONDE TU VIVIAS
HECHA CENIZAS
ASI QUIERO VER TU CASA
HECHA CENIZAS
QUE SE LA LLEVE LA BRISA
YO QUISIERA VERLA, YO QUISIERA VERLA,
YO QUISIERA VERLA
HECHA CENIZAS
QUE NO CONSIGAN AGUA
PARA QUE ASI SE QUEMARA
HECHA CENIZAS.
In Victor Manuelle's song "Cenizas," the singer contemplates the pain of lost love and memories as he looks at the house where his former lover used to live. He longs to see the house reduced to ashes, believing that the wind would carry away his memories and thoughts of his lost love. The pain of his loss has intensified, and he wants to forget everything associated with his ex-lover. He suggests that he feels haunted by the memory of his former love and seeing the house where the person once lived makes the feeling worse.
Throughout the song, Manuelle expresses the desire to forget and to be liberated from the memories and longing for his past love. The song's central theme revolves around reminiscence and carrying the memories of lost love. The song's title, "Cenizas," meaning "ashes" in English, highlights the desire to leave memories behind by reducing them to something as mundane as ash. In essence, the singer wants to forget everything and move on.
The song's melodic and rhythmical characteristics enhance its melancholic and mournful tone. The repetition of the phrase "quiero verla toda hecha cenizas," meaning "I want to see it all turned to ashes," in various sections of the song, underscores the singer's desire to forget his past love. The song has resonated with many listeners, given its theme of loss, love, and desire to forget.
Line by Line Meaning
HOY MIRE LA CASA DONDE TU VIVIAS
Today, I looked at the house where you used to live
Y QUISIERA VERLA TODA HECHA CENIZAS
And I wish to see it all turned into ashes
POR QUE CUANDO POR AHI PASE LA BRISA
Because when the breeze blows by there
ESTOY SEGURO QUE SE LLEVARIA
I'm sure it would take away
MILES DE RECUERDOS Y UN MILLON DE VERSOS
Thousands of memories and a million verses
QUE AHORA YA NO ESTAN Y NO SE ADONDE IRIAN
That are now gone and don't know where they'd go
Y AHORA CUANDO VUELVO A MI CASA VACIA
And now when I come back to my empty house
MIRANDO LA TUYA VEO TU SONRISA
Looking at yours, I see your smile
POR ESO ES QUE QUISIERA VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
That's why I wish to see it turned into ashes
AHORA DUELE MAS QUE NUNCA Y HIERE MAS QUE ANTES
Now it hurts more than ever and wounds more than before
SE HA MULTIPLICADO EL DOLOR ME DUELE EL CORAZON
The pain has multiplied, my heart aches
DE NADA VALE VOLVER NO QUIERO MAS REGRESOS
It's no use to go back, I don't want any more returns
YA TODO ESTA VACIO...
Everything is already empty
ME FALTAS TU...
I miss you...
TUS BESOS Y MIS BESOS.
Your kisses and my kisses.
ES COMO UN FANTASMA QUE HACECHA LA MIA
It's like a ghost haunting mine
LLEVANDO TU CUERPO RENDIDO EN SUS BRAZOS.
Carrying your lifeless body in its arms.
A VER SI DE ESA MANERA OLVIDO
To see if this way I forget
TUS RECUERDOS, TU SONRISA
Your memories, your smile
MI HERIDA NO CICATRIZA
My wound won't heal
QUIERO VERLA HECHA CENIZAS
I want to see it turned into ashes
TUS FOTOS Y TUS SONRISAS
Your photos and your smiles
QUE NO CONSIGAN AGUA
So they won't be able to get any water
PARA QUE ASI SE QUEMARA
So it can burn
ASI QUIERO VER TU CASA
That's how I want to see your house
QUE SE LA LLEVE LA BRISA
That the breeze takes it away
Contributed by Victoria L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alexander Osorio
Cuando uno ama la salsa uno está siempre al tanto de la leyenda el grande de la salsa el sonero de la juventud Victor Manuelle saludos
Lisset Espinoza
Por mucho....el mejor de los soneros modernos...😍
Maximo Gramajo
Buen tema hermano 🔊
NAROA LOVE
Quien lo escucha "2020"Divino !🎵🎶🎺🎸🎤👍💖
BEBA Alicia💃 Creations
Hola, Saludos para todos, bendiciones. Buena música. Feliz Sábado .
David Peluches
Es el mejor !!!!
MUNDO SANTILLAN GAME
cuarentena en argentina 2020 escuchando al mejor
Maria De Jesus
Bello el mejor
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