Yolandita Monge (born September 16, 1955) is an international singer and ac… Read Full Bio ↴Yolandita Monge (born September 16, 1955) is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico.

Monge started out by winning a radio contest in 1966 (at the age of eleven). In 1968, she signed with record label Patty Records, which released her first album, named Puerto Rico's Poignant...Powerful...Incomparable: Yolandita Monge.

She followed up with some other hits in Puerto Rico, but she moved to Mexico, where she signed with TECA records company and had hits such as Vete de Aqui (Get out Of Here), Por qué Papá? (Why, Dad?) and La Voz Del Silencio (The Voice of Silence).

1975 was a big year for Monge, she released "Cierra Los Ojos" (Close Your Eyes), which earned her wild fame in such South American countries as Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Santo Domingo, and Argentina. Yolandita declared as an international star.

Amnesia
Yolandita Monge Lyrics

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¿Por qué me enamoré?
¿Por qué te conocí?
¿Por qué vine a fijarme en tus ojos
Que son un puñal para mí?

¿Por qué no me alejé
Y puse una pared?
Si al momento de verte yo supe

El peligro que iba a correr

¿Por qué no lo pensé?
¿Por qué no te esquivé?
¿Por qué?

Si pudiera echar atrás
Cada noche que te amé
Todo lo que te besé
Y no sé cómo borrar

Si pudiera despertar
Con un nuevo corazón
Que por ti no sienta amor
Que no te pueda extrañar

Si tu presencia
Me provocara amnesia

¿Por qué una discusión
Llegó donde llegó?
Y perdimos la calma diciéndonos
Cosas que dejan dolor

¿Por que se terminó
Con esta relación?
Si yo sé que me amas que sientes
Y piensas lo mismo que yo

¿Por qué no hay solución
Para esta situación?
¿Por qué?

Si pudiera echar atrás
Cada noche que te ame
Todo lo que te besé
Y no sé cómo borrar

Si pudiera despertar
Con un nuevo corazón
Que por ti no sienta amor
Que no te pueda extrañar

Si tu presencia
Me provocara amnesia

Mi vida no es igual sin ti
Quiero olvidar pero no sé
Como empezar como seguir
Como arrancarte de mi piel

No sé porque te conocí
Porque confié como confié
Porque no vi que iba a sufrir
Si tu presencia me provocara amnesia

Si pudiera despertar
Con un nuevo corazón
Que por ti no sienta amor
Que no te pueda extrañar

Si tu presencia
Me provocara amnesia

Si tu presencia
Me provocara amnesia

Overall Meaning

In Yolandita Monge's song "Amnesia," the singer is reflecting on a past relationship and questioning why she fell in love with this person in the first place. She wonders why she didn't stay away and put up a wall when she first saw him, knowing the danger of falling for him. The singer is looking to forget the love and pain she experienced, wishing to wake up with a new heart that doesn't feel love for him and doesn't miss him. The chorus expresses the desire for amnesia, asking that the presence of this person would cause forgetfulness so that the singer can move on and forget.

The second verse reveals that the relationship ended due to a disagreement, and the singer questions why there isn't a solution for their situation. She reflects on how her life is not the same without this person, and she wishes she could forget him. The singer continues to struggle with why she ever fell in love with him, why she trusted him, and why she didn't see that she was going to suffer. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the desire for amnesia.

Line by Line Meaning

¿Por qué me enamoré?
Why did I fall in love?

¿Por qué te conocí?
Why did I meet you?

¿Por qué vine a fijarme en tus ojos Que son un puñal para mí?
Why did I look into your eyes, knowing they were dangerous for me?

¿Por qué no me alejé Y puse una pared?
Why didn't I distance myself and build a wall?

Si al momento de verte yo supe El peligro que iba a correr
If I knew the danger I was getting myself into the moment I saw you

¿Por qué no lo pensé? ¿Por qué no te esquivé? ¿Por qué?
Why didn't I think about it? Why didn't I avoid you? Why did I do it?

Si pudiera echar atrás Cada noche que te amé Todo lo que te besé Y no sé cómo borrar
If I could go back in time and erase every night I loved you, every kiss I gave you, and I don't know how to forget

Si pudiera despertar Con un nuevo corazón Que por ti no sienta amor Que no te pueda extrañar
If I could wake up with a new heart that doesn't feel love for you, that couldn't miss you

Si tu presencia Me provocara amnesia
If your presence would cause me amnesia

¿Por qué una discusión Llegó donde llegó? Y perdimos la calma diciéndonos Cosas que dejan dolor
Why did a discussion end up where it did? And we lost our calmness and said things that leave pain

¿Por que se terminó Con esta relación? Si yo sé que me amas que sientes Y piensas lo mismo que yo
Why did this relationship end if I know you love me, feel and think the same as me?

¿Por qué no hay solución Para esta situación? ¿Por qué?
Why isn't there a solution for this situation? Why?

Mi vida no es igual sin ti Quiero olvidar pero no sé Como empezar como seguir Como arrancarte de mi piel
My life is not the same without you, I want to forget but I don't know how, how to start how to continue, how to rip you out of my skin

No sé porque te conocí Porque confié como confié Porque no vi que iba a sufrir Si tu presencia me provocara amnesia
I don't know why I met you, why I trusted you like I did, why I didn't see that I would suffer if your presence caused me amnesia

Si pudiera despertar Con un nuevo corazón Que por ti no sienta amor Que no te pueda extrañar Si tu presencia Me provocara amnesia Si tu presencia Me provocara amnesia
If I could wake up with a new heart that doesn't feel love for you, that couldn't miss you, if your presence would cause me amnesia, if your presence would cause me amnesia

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Yoel Henriquez, Jorge Luis Piloto

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