Pa´ ti no estoy (I’m Not For You) is a song by Spanish artist Rosana Arbelo Gopar released in September, 2001. It’s the second song to feature here from Rosana after her previous entry Llegaremos a Tiempo (We’ll Arrive on Time). Rosana Arbelo was born in Lanzarote in the Spanish Canary Islands off the northwestern coast of Africa. At age 20, she moved to Madrid where she studied music and guitar. In 1994, a song she composed won first prize at the Festival de Benidorm.
Rosana broke three years of recording silence, during which she continued composing for other singers, and then her third album Rosana was launched and sold 900,000 copies. Rosana explains the choice of the title: “It is the best title that reflects my personality.”
Pa´ ti no estoy was the first single off the album and quickly became popular with the public, thanks to its positive message and upbeat style.
A crude English translation of Pa ti no estoy (I’m Not For You) follows:
[Verse 1]
Have a nice day, my best wishes
May you reap in life what you sow good
May it go well for you, may it not go badly for you
And in time you are left where you need to be
[Pre-Chorus]
You wanted to be universal, eclipsing a thousand dreams
May God protect you in the cell of your loneliness
[Chorus]
I’m going to go to the field
Or to the shore, the tide
I wish everything goes well for you
I’m leaving, there you stay
I’m going to live in peace
Without pause but without hurry
I wish everything goes well for you
I don’t expect a visit, so don’t go
I’m not there for you, I’m not there for you
[Verse 2]
Health, love and fortune, I have everything in order
Health to see, love to be, fortune to forget your name
I leave with the moons where the sun does not hide
He shelters me in winter and she lights up my nights
The album Rosana was recorded entirely between Los Angeles and Spain, accompanied by musicians who collaborated with her on her previous works.
It was the first time that Rosana participated as a musician and arranger in the production of an album. With a style more akin to Pop/Rock, the singer gives the listener a more cosmopolitan flavour as clearly heard here with Pa´ ti no estoy. With this album, Rosana entered number 1 on the sales charts for the 3rd time not only in Spain but also in Latin America.
References:
1. Rosana – Wikipedia
2. Rosana (álbum de Rosana) – Wikpedia
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Nice seeing a Spanish song – I like the upbeat vibe! I had never heard of Rosana, but that likely mainly is a reflection that I generally don’t follow Spanish music – unlike my wife who is from Puerto Rico. I got to ask her whether she heard of Rosana before.
The majority of music I hear when I’m out and about is Latin American or Spanish. When I lived in Australia; like you, I didn’t follow this music (at all). But now I like to hear certain genres of Latin American music namely some Ranchero music (Mariachis), Bolero (Cuban traditional), some ‘Salsa Rosa’ (Puerto Rico – Jerry Rivera and Eddie Santiago whom no doubt your wife is familiar) and ‘Bachata’ (Louis Guerra) which originates from the Dominican Republic. Had your wife heard of Rosana? I really like her ‘Llegaremos al Tiempo’ song:
Cheers Christian
That’s cool. I recognize a few names like Jerry Rivera, Eddie Santiago and Louis Guerra.
I still have to ask Frances (my wife) about Rosana. ‘Llegaremos al Tiempo’ sounds beautiful. I could definitely see her like it. 🙂
Do you have a plethora of questions to ask Frances? Haha.
To me ‘Llegaremos al Tiempo’ overstays its welcome by about 2 minutes and a bit ideologically radical / unsound, but no one’s perfect. The first 3 mins do it for me.
It turns out Frances didn’t know Rosana and that song. I’ve been listening more to prog rock lately, and at 5:30 min is when the second of five keyboard solos starts, so that length is nothing! 🙂
At the heart, I’m a pop guy, and 3-4 minutes oftentimes do it for me as well.
Really cool. The video is upbeat, got me moving.
Rosana seems like a lot of fun. I like her smile.
Great smile. Plus she plays that guitar.
Yesiree! You have a thing about women playing guitars yeh? lol That’s cool.
Rosana doesn’t possess those usual music star-like attributes which only enhances her appeal in my books.
I don’t know why but I love a girl that plays guitar lol…