Willie Rosario
Rosario (born Fernando Luis Rosario Marin) was raised in a poor but, hard working family. His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of 6. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother also had him take saxophone classes, however what he really was interested in was the conga. In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family to moved to New York City. The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan ghetto known as Spanish Harlem.
Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras. After he graduated from high school he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations. On one occasion Rosario visited the famed Palladium Ball Room in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales. This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument. He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler.
In 1959, Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeño in New York. When not playing, he would work as a disc jockey for WADO, a Spanish speaking radio station in New York.
In 1962, he signed with the Alegre Record Label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands and all over the United States. He opened the Tropicana Club in New York in association with fellow Puerto Rican Bobby Valentin.
Among his best known compositions are "De Barrio Obrero a la Quince", "El Timbal de Carlitos", "Mi Amigo el Payaso" (My friend the Clown), "El Revendon", "Lluvia" (Rain), "Cuando No Hay Cariño" (When there's no Love). Plus, he also composed the following jazz tunes "Flip, flop", "Stop and go" and "My Favorite Thing".
Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentin; "Latin Jazz Go-Go-Go", "El Bravo soy Yo" (I'm the tough guy), "Too Too Much" and "Willie Rosario y su Ritmo".
Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song "Nueva Cosecha" (New Harvest), various Gold and Platinum Records, the Golden Agueybana Award, ACE, Diplo and Paoli Awards. In 2000, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Willie Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music. In 2002, Willie Rosario was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Wllie Rosario's last production was "La Banda Que Deleita". He continues to play small venues in the San Juan area, having last been seen performing at Shots Bar & Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006.
Échame La Culpa A Mi
Willie Rosario Lyrics
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Tal vez yo no pude ser el amor aquel,
O acaso tu para mi no fuiste la inspiracion que yo soñe
Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos,
Pero el ayer es ayer y el mañana es el mañana,
Dame una esperanza mas donde no tuvimos nada,
Y por distintos caminos tendremos felicidad,
Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos, o que se yo
Oye bien dice que guaguanco la dicha que no tuvimos
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Comprendo que no te di yo felicidad en tu camino
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Que nonononono nonononono nonono no me digas tu sabes
Bien que es la verdad comprendeme
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Ven y ven y ven preguntale a willie rosario que muchas veces
Me vio llorando preguntale
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Me acuerdo de aquella tarde que en ponce nos conocimos
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Quiza, quiza no fuiste tu el amor que yo soñe
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Yo, yo me declaro culpable ante ti, ante dios cosa buena,
Te lo juro yo
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Si decides perdonarme ya sabes donde encontrarme otra vez
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Ayer te dije te quiero y hoy digo que por siempre te querre
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Echame la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi,
Yo se que yo fui el culpable
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
Echame a mi la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi por dios
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
The lyrics of Willie Rosario's Échame La Culpa A Mi (Blame Me for What We Were) express feelings of regret and reflection on a past relationship. The singer acknowledges their own faults and takes responsibility for the failure of the relationship, asking their former partner to blame them for what happened. They question whether they were the right match for each other and suggest that they both can find happiness in new relationships. The singer also draws on memories of their time together, both good and bad, indicating that the relationship was significant to them despite its ultimate end.
Through the use of repetition of the title phrase, the song emphasizes the theme of accepting responsibility and taking ownership of one's actions. The lines "Dame una esperanza más donde no tuvimos nada" (Give me one more chance where we had nothing) and "Si decides perdonarme ya sabes donde encontrarme otra vez" (If you decide to forgive me, you know where to find me again) convey a desire to make things right and potentially rekindle the relationship. The listener can sense the singer's heartache and longing for their former love, as well as their willingness to try again.
Line by Line Meaning
Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos,
Blame me for our past,
Tal vez yo no pude ser el amor aquel,
Maybe I couldn't be that love,
O acaso tu para mi no fuiste la inspiracion que yo soñe
Or maybe you weren't the inspiration I dreamed of
Pero el ayer es ayer y el mañana es el mañana,
Yesterday is yesterday and tomorrow is tomorrow,
Dame una esperanza mas donde no tuvimos nada,
Give me one more hope where we had nothing,
Y por distintos caminos tendremos felicidad,
And we will find happiness in different paths,
Tu con otro amor, yo con otro amor
You with another love, me with another love
Oye bien dice que guaguanco la dicha que no tuvimos
It is said that happiness is in the guaguancó we didn't have,
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
(Blame me for our past)
Comprendo que no te di yo felicidad en tu camino
I understand that I didn't give you happiness in your path,
Que nonononono nonononono nonono no me digas tu sabes
Don't say no no no, you know the truth,
Bien que es la verdad comprendeme
You know it's the truth, understand me
Ven y ven y ven preguntale a willie rosario que muchas veces Me vio llorando preguntale
Come and come and come, ask Willie Rosario how many times he saw me crying, ask him
Me acuerdo de aquella tarde que en ponce nos conocimos
I remember that afternoon when we met in Ponce,
Quiza, quiza no fuiste tu el amor que yo soñe
Maybe, maybe you weren't the love I dreamed of
Yo, yo me declaro culpable ante ti, ante dios cosa buena, Te lo juro yo
I declare myself guilty to you, to god, it's a good thing, I swear it to you
Si decides perdonarme ya sabes donde encontrarme otra vez
If you decide to forgive me, you know where to find me again
Ayer te dije te quiero y hoy digo que por siempre te querre
Yesterday I told you I love you and today I say I will love you forever
Echame la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi, Yo se que yo fui el culpable
Blame me, blame me, blame me, I know I was the one to blame
Echame a mi la culpa a mi, echame la culpa a mi por dios
Blame me, blame me, blame me, for God's sake
(Echame la culpa a mi de lo que fuimos)
(Blame me for our past)
Writer(s): Curet Alonso Catalino
Contributed by Zachary V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@julianoyola6998
Ritmo y sentimiento en una misma canción 🎤🔔🪈🎶
Ritmo d willie Rosario todo los años 🇪🇨🇺🇲
Está x terminar el 2023 Y empieza el 2024, y seguiré escuchando estos temazos 🙋🏻♂️
@oswaldoobregonreyes2761
El gran Junior Toledo con la banda que deleíta, la Máquina del rítmo de Mr. Afínque, el Infinito Willie Rosario. Junior Toledo la mejor voz que pasó por esta tremenda agrupación, díljo el maestro Willie Rosario.
@Hilda1702
Ese es mi papá!! Cuánto falta hace!!! 🙏🏽❣️🔥
@marcohernandezbenavides156
De los mejores
@albertomartinez9476
Oh wao, es uno de mis cantantes favoritos 👍🙏
@josejairoduquevaldez5229
Que orgullo....y no habido otro igual....mucho cantante
@gilberthernandezromero6136
Tu papá es un inmortal!!!! Tienes la bendición de que nunca se te va a olvidar su voz 💗🙏🏾🎺🎹🎙️🎤🎧
@alejandroavila3461
Tu padre ya es inmortal, uno de mis preferidos.
@onixo8538
mr. afinque QUE DIOS T BENDGA POR 100PRE!!!!!
@alexanderhenao6806
A hilda72 si ese es tu papa felicitaciones tu papa para mi esta entre los 3 mejores cantantes de la salsa