Before he graduated from Jorge Tadeo Lozano's University with a publicist degree, singer/songwriter Carlos Vives joined different bands and participated in several plays. In 1982, the artist got a role in the Colombian TV series Tiempo Sin Huella, starting his successful acting career, later extending his professional skills to the Puerto Rican television. After forming a band called La Provincia, the singer and guitarist began performing a local style known as Vallenato, successfully touring his native country and South America. In 1994, Carlos Vives' "La Gota Fria," became his first smash, climbing on the most important music charts around Latin America. In 1996, under the slogan of Unete A Los Locales (Join the Local Ones), the talented musician created his own label, called Gaira, to promote and give an incentive to local artists.
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La Despedida Lyrics
Carlos Vives
Yo vengo a darte mi despedida
con este merengue sentimental
para que sepas Maye querida
que yo me voy de Valledupar.(bis)
Porque me vaya para el liceo
te juro mi Maye no estoy contento
las despedidas dan sentimiento (bis)
y eso es muy justo yo te lo creo.
No llores mi Maye, no llores ms
que a m me duele verte llorar
t sabes mi Maye cmo me duele
que yo me vaya y que t te quedes.
Ponte mi Maye ese trajecito
que te ponas cuando me esperabas,
ese que tiene flores pintadas,
dos mariposas y un pajarito.(bis)
Yo no me opongo a que t te pintes
esa boquita tan primorosa
lo que yo temo es que se te quite
y me dejes pintadas dos mariposas
No llores mi Maye, no llores ms
que a m me duele verte llorar
t sabes mi Maye cmo me duele
que yo me vaya y que t te quedes.