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.
Cierra Los Ojos
Yolandita Monge Lyrics
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Que sorpresa la de encontrarte
Como te va?
Hace tiempo que deseaba hablarte
Para saber algo de ti
Y sin querer estas aqui
Ven junto a mi, ven junto a mi ven aquí
Aquellos dias de feliz ano pasado
Cuando tocabamos el cielo con las manos
Tu enamorado, yo enamorada
Cuando tu cuerpo con mi amor se alimentaba
Cuando el invierno era nuestra primavera
Cuando reias y tambien cuando llorabas
Como te amabas, como me amaba
Que tal mi amor
Dime quien besa hoy tus tiernos labios
Dime por Dios quien con carino matatu tristeza
Quiero saber algo de ti
Y sin querer estas aqui
ven junto a mi,ven junto a mi, ven aquí
Cierra los ojos y juntitos recordemos
Aquellos dias de feliz ano pasado
Cuando tocabamos el cielo con las manos
Tu enamorado, yo enamorada
Cuando tu cuerpo con mi amor se alimentaba
Cuando el invierno era nuestra primavera
Cuando reias y tambien cuando llorabas
Como te amabas, como me amaba
The lyrics to Yolandita Monge's "Cierra Los Ojos" are a nostalgic journey that speaks to the desire to rekindle an old love. The song begins with the singer running into their former love unexpectedly and expressing surprise at seeing them. They then ask how they've been and express their desire to catch up and know more about their life.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer’s wish to relive the happy moments they shared together in the past. The line "Cierra los ojos y juntitos recordemos" ("Close your eyes and remember together") speaks to the power of memory and how it can transport us back in time to moments that we’d like to preserve. The singer then details some of the moments they shared, including the feeling of touching the sky with their hands, how they loved each other, and how they love(d) each other’s bodies.
Throughout the song, there is a sense of yearning and longing to be with their love again. The lyrics "Cuando reias y tambien cuando llorabas/Como te amabas, como me amaba" ("When you laughed and also when you cried/How you loved each other, how I loved you") showcase a deep connection that the singer longs to rekindle.
Overall, "Cierra Los Ojos" is a beautifully written song about longing, love, and memories. The lyrics and melody work in tandem to create a poignant journey through a relationship's past and the hope to keep it alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Que tal mi amor
Hello my love, how are you doing?
Que sorpresa la de encontrarte
What a surprise to see you!
Como te va?
How are you doing?
Hace tiempo que deseaba hablarte
I've wanted to talk to you for a while now
Para saber algo de ti
To know something about you
Y sin querer estas aqui
And here you are, without even trying
Ven junto a mi, ven junto a mi ven aquí
Come close to me, come here
Cierra los ojos y juntitos recordemos
Close your eyes and let's remember together
Aquellos dias de feliz ano pasado
Those happy days of the past year
Cuando tocabamos el cielo con las manos
When we felt like we could touch the sky
Tu enamorado, yo enamorada
You were in love, and so was I
Cuando tu cuerpo con mi amor se alimentaba
When your body was nourished by my love
Cuando el invierno era nuestra primavera
When winter felt like spring to us
Cuando reias y tambien cuando llorabas
When you laughed and cried with me
Como te amabas, como me amaba
How much we loved each other
Dime quien besa hoy tus tiernos labios
Tell me who kisses your tender lips now
Dime por Dios quien con carino matatu tristeza
Tell me, for God's sake, who comforts you when you're sad
Quiero saber algo de ti
I want to know something about you
Y sin querer estas aqui
And here you are, without even trying
ven junto a mi,ven junto a mi, ven aquí
Come close to me, come here
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: EDUARDO FRANCO DA SILVA
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