World Salsa Competition 2006

February 6, 2007

Cristian & Ashle


Abel and Sulmara


Alex and Allen


Daniel and Deborah


Troy and Andrea


Jaime and Liz


Alfonso and Charlene


Gaston and Shannon


Don’t Love Me

Back in Uni days, one of the songs that I had never failed to listen to is Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s “No Me Ames”. Every morning, I’d get up, turned on my laptop, and blast this song in my room while getting ready for classes.
"No Me Ames" (Spanish) means "Don’t Love Me". The lyrics touches my heart, as it reflected on my relationship crisis back then.

It has been almost 2 years now… As I looked at myself now, I am no longer the 21 years old gal in foreign land, getting thru the cold winter, free spirited, and care free…I have grown up so much, I feel like a chameleon where my emotions often changes and me adapting to this ever changing life cycle.

Listen to this song, and tell me if it provokes and emotions in you. It moves in a fluidic pace – each unrolled and unraveled. Last week, I spent some time alone being reflective and nostalgic. This is a lethal habit, I can’t help it! I looked back at the moments when I have truly loved and lost, one of the most underrated relationship being the one I had with Brent, we shared something so unbelievably sweet (and fiery) that I felt that when it hadn’t worked out due to the lack of love, I haven’t given it the recognition it deserves. I’ve claimed that being separated miles away from each other has shaped me to be more feisty and strong, but it is the distance that has made my heart icy..

This song had once brought tears to my eyes. I went through the lyrics of the song again (translated version, of coz)

Don’t Love Me (No Me Ames)

Tell me why you’re crying…
Of happiness.
And why are you drowning?
for loneliness
Tell me why you take my hands so strongly, and let your
thoughts carry you away

I love you so much
And why is that?
Crazy stubborn person, stop doubting it any longer
Even though in the future there will be a huge wall
I’m not afraid, I want to fall in love

Dont love me, because you think that
I may appear different
You dont think its right
For us to see time go by together?
Dont love me, I understand
the lie that it would be
If your love, I don;t deserve, dont love me,
just stay another day

Dont love me, because I am lost,
Because I changed the world,Because its destiny
Because it can’t be, We both are like a mirror,
And you would be my own reflection
Don’t love me, you would be dying
Within a war full of regrets,dont love me to be on this
Earth, I would like to throw your enormous love
thru the blue sky.

I dont know what to say to you, that’s the truth
When people want to, they know how to hurt
You and I will depart, they would not move,
But in this sky dont leave me alone

Dont leave me, dont leave me, dont listen to me
If I say to you "dont love me"
Dont let me. Do not disable
my heart with that "Dont love me"
Dont love me, I’m begging you, leave me with my bitterness
You know well, that I can’t, that its useless,
That I will always love you

Dont love me,because I would make you suffer with this heart of mine
that was filled with a thousand winters.
Dont love me,so that way you can forget of your gray days.
I want you to love me, just to love me
Dont love me, you and I will fly,
With with the other, and we will always be together
This love is like the sun that comes out after the storm
Like 2 comets on the same path

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Dime porque lloras
De felicidad
Y porqué te ahogas
Por la soledad
Di porque me tomas, fuerte así, mis manos
Y tus pensamientos te van llevando

Yo te quiero tanto
Y porque será
Loco testarudo, no lo dudes mas
Aunque en el futuro, haya un muro enorme
Yo no tengo miedo
Quiero enamorarme

No me ames, porque pienses que parezco diferente
Tú no piensas que es lo justo ver pasar el tiempo juntos
No me ames, que comprendo la mentira que sería
Si tu amor no merezco, no me ames, mas quedate otro día

No me ames, porque estoy perdido, porque cambie el mundo,
Porque es el destino, porque no se puede, somos un espejo
Y tu así serías lo que yo de mi reflejo
No me ames, para estar muriendo, dentro de una guerra llena de
arrepentimientos, no me ames, para estar en tierra, quiero alsar el vuelo
Con tu gran amor por el azul del cielo

No sé que decirte, esa es la verdad
Si la gente quiere, sabe lastimar
Tu y yo partiremos, ellos no se mueven
Pero en este cielo sola no me dejes

No me dejes, no me dejes, no me escuches, si te digo "no me ames"
No me dejes, no desarmes, mi corazón con ese "no me ames"
No me ames, te lo ruego, mi amargura déjame
Sabes bien, que no puedo,que es inútil, que siempre te amaré

No me ames, pues te haré sufrir con este corazón que se lleno de
mil inviernos
No me ames, para así olvidarte de tus dias grises quiero que me ames
sólo por amarme
No me ames, tu y yo volaremos uno con el otro y seguiremos siempre juntos
Este amor es como el sol que sale tras de la tormenta
Como dos cometas en la misma estela
No me ames
No me ames
No me ames

P/S:

1) Who knew they’d end up together?

2) Who would have thought this can be an upbeat salsa song?

3) Who would have thought that i could dance to the song i used to cried to?

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