I used to have a playlist called “Melancolía” and it was all sad songs in Spanish. whew
Hearing songs about missing your parents in Spanish ALWAYS make me feel some type of way. WHEW
This one talks about remembering his mother and waiting for his death to reunite them. 🥵

Fruto y sus Tesos - El Preso
Here he talks about how his luck has always been bad beginning with the loss of his parents.

El Día de mi Suerte - Héctor Lavoe
hmkay no more sad parent ones.
In this one, Celia Cruz sings about Cuba describing her nostalgia in detail. Always makes me feel some type of way and I’m not even Cuban. 🇨🇺🇨🇺💔

Siento La Nostalgia de Palmeras - Celia Cruz
Translated Chorus:

“Take this knife,
open my veins,
I want to bleed out,
until I die,
I don’t want life...”

The good sis was going THROUGH it. 🥵

Amor Gitano - La Lupe
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