Eternally Pablo
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The first song I heard by Pablo Milanés was “Eternamente Yolanda” performed by the Puerto Rican “nueva trova” group Haciendo Punto en Otro Son.
It was because of that song that I decided to buy that record. I originally thought the song was written by one of its members. But then I learned that the composer was a Cuban from the Cuban musical movement “nueva trova” named Pablo Milanés.
That’s how my curiosity for the music of this singer-songwriter began. What other beautiful songs would he have in his discography?
Pablo Milanés in Salsa
The songs of Pablo Milanés are so beautiful that the Salsa artists couldn’t do without performing them. So many were recorded that someone had the idea of compiling some of them in an album, which they called “Pablo Milanés…además la Salsa“.
The album includes versions of:
Te Quiero Porque Te Quiero – El Gran Combo
El Tiempo, El Implacable, El Que Pasó – The Sonora Ponceña
Comienzo y Final de una Verde Mañana – Gilberto Santa Rosa
El Breve Espacio En que No Está – Mario Ortiz
Ya Ves – La Sonora Ponceña
Años – El Gran Combo
Cuando Lejos Estás Inalcanzable – Issac Delgado
Son Para Un Festival – Roberto Roena
Cuando Te Enamore – Tony Vega
Quiero Ser De Nuevo el Que Te Amó – La Sonora Ponceña
Son de Cuba to Puerto Rico – Issac Delgado
Puerto Rican salsa artist Andy Montañez also recorded an album with Pablo titled “AM/PM; Líneas Paralelas”, after their respective name initials. A very good album in which Pablo shows that he is very good at Salsa.
Eternamente Adiós
Today we mourn the departure of this talented Cuban singer-songwriter, who was a poet of the song.
In these times when the reguetoneros talk about“te voy a coger #$%” and“te voy a hacer &^%$“, I’m going to miss poets of songs like Pablo Milanés, who used to tell us…
“When I saw you I knew it was true
This fear of finding myself uncovered
You undress me with seven reasons
You open my chest whenever you fill me up
Of love
Of love
Eternally of love
If I ever feel defeated
I give up seeing the sun every morning
Praying the creed you have taught me
I look at your face and say at the window
Yolanda
Yolanda
Eternally, Yolanda”