Songs You May Have Missed #842

Julieta Venegas: “Tu Historia” (2022)

The title track from Julieta Venegas’ 2022 Tu Historia (“Your Story”) is an exhortation to own your mistakes and carry them forward as part of your life’s journey.

By this time the Latin music icon had moved on a bit from the irresistible Mexican indie pop of her early career to a more measured, mature, reflective style.

Some fans clamored for a return to the early, poppier sound.

This song found the middle ground: sung from a wizened perspective, but a catchy little earworm of a tune too.

Julieta’s real-life friend Maria Yzabal appears in the video with her.

Lyric translation:

You tell me that you don’t feel like thinking about him
again His memory hurts so much and how sad it was to lose
I tell you: “Friend, wait, breathe, time will do you good
You have learned something and you will take it with you, you will see”
Let your past be part of you
Carry your mistakes with pride

Don’t let the past ever be forgotten, never ignore
it Take with you what you were and hold it well
Don’t let your story ever be forgotten, tell it
again From the first day to the end it’s part of you

There’s nothing wrong with losing, the important thing is to rescue
What you’ve learned and you’ll carry it with you until eternity
If your uneasiness runs out of a name, you won’t
understand You need to know it so you don’t stumble anymore
Let your past be part of you
Carry your mistakes with pride

You tell me you don’t feel like thinking about it
again Its memory hurts so much and how sad it was to lose
I tell you: “Friend, wait, breathe, time will do you good
You have learned something and you will take it with you, you will see”
Let your past be part of you
Carry your mistakes with pride

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