She became a successful ranchera singer.
In 1984 she got a Grammy nomination.
She starred in many Mexican movies. La Hija de Nadie (1976) was the first one. It was based on one of her most successful songs, with the same title.
She still records today, having 44 cds on the market, and with her new CD "Verdades Que Duelen" coming out in late September 2008.
She lives in San Antonio, Texas since 2005.
BALA PERDIDA
Yolanda del Rio Lyrics
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si ya no te sigo besando
la cruz no pesa lo hala
son los filos cariño santo
cariño santo
yo no te dejo ni aunque
me grites ni aunque me grites
que ya me estas que ya me estas
las balas perdidas
pegaron siempre en mi pecho
pero tus besos me inyectaron
nueva vida bala perdida
bala perdida
viene alla el mauser
que te ha tronado que te ha tronado
para acabar para acabar
para acabar con mi vida
cuatro despedidas
las tengo para ti escritas
ahi te las dejo para que llores
cuando te diga bala perdida
bala perdida
y andando estamos y aqui murio
aqui murio
y adios adios
adios adios
que tengas suerte en la vida
The lyrics of Yolanda del Rio’s song “Bala Perdida” speak of a complicated relationship where the singer (presumably Yolanda herself) is trying to express that she still loves her partner, despite not wanting to kiss them anymore. She explains that it’s not the weight of the cross that’s pulling her down, but rather the sharp edges of their love. The chorus begins with her saying that even though she’s been hit by stray bullets before, her partner’s kisses have given her new life. She compares herself to a stray bullet, wandering aimlessly and longing to find her target.
In the second verse, the singer warns her partner that the gunfire is coming for him and that she has four goodbye messages written for him. She tells him that he’ll cry when she whispers “stray bullet,” and that’s when he’ll know it’s over. The last lines of the song suggest that the relationship has ended and that it ended badly, but the singer is moving on and wishing her ex luck in the future.
The lyrics of “Bala Perdida” are evocative of the emotional turmoil that can come with love, passion and heartbreak. The metaphor of the stray bullet is also quite poignant and gives the song a touch of poignancy. Additionally, the use of the mauser, a type of gun used in warfare, creates a sense of danger and unease throughout the song that is both powerful and meaningful.
Line by Line Meaning
no es que no te quiera
It's not that I don't love you
si ya no te sigo besando
Even though I'm not kissing you anymore
la cruz no pesa lo hala
It's not the burden of the cross that pulls me away
son los filos cariño santo
It's the sharp edges, holy love
yo no te dejo ni aunque
I won't leave you even if
me grites ni aunque me grites
You scream and shout at me
que ya me estas que ya me estas
Because you're already getting to me
las balas perdidas
The stray bullets
pegaron siempre en mi pecho
Always hit me in the chest
pero tus besos me inyectaron
But your kisses injected new life into me
nueva vida bala perdida
New life, stray bullet
viene alla el mauser
The Mauser is coming over there
que te ha tronado que te ha tronado
And it has already fired, it has already fired
para acabar para acabar
To put an end, to put an end
con mi vida
To my life
cuatro despedidas
Four farewells
las tengo para ti escritas
I've already written them for you
ahi te las dejo para que llores
I'll leave them here for you to cry over
cuando te diga bala perdida
When I call you a stray bullet
y andando estamos y aqui murio
And here we are walking, where it died
aqui murio
Where it died
y adios adios
And goodbye, goodbye
que tengas suerte en la vida
Wishing you the best in life
Contributed by Christopher A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.