Desesperada means "desperate" or "hopeless." It's a strong adjective that conveys a deep sense of urgency or despair.
In "Ser Feliz," Ricky Martin sings, "Sé que estás desesperada y que lloras con tu almohada" (I know you're desperate and you cry with your pillow). This word paints a vivid picture of someone in emotional distress, making the promise of happiness even more impactful and relatable.
Ricky Martin keeps this one simple: he found someone, and now he wants to be happy with her. "Te encontré como en un sueño" ("I found you as if in a dream") opens the song, and he admits right away that he doesn't have the right words for her: "Mis palabras torpes sin saber qué más decir" ("My clumsy words, not knowing what else to say").
He notices she's still guarded, crying into her pillow at night, unconvinced this is real. His answer isn't a big declaration; it's the chorus, repeated until it sinks in: "Ser feliz siempre junto a ti" ("To be happy, always next to you"). No promises about forever, no drama, just a decision he's already made.
Ricky Martin was turned down by Menudo twice for being too short. The third audition worked, and in 1984 Enrique MartĂn Morales joined the Puerto Rican boy band at twelve, staying past his age-mandated retirement until July 1989. Two solo ballad albums followed, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amarás (1993), before he changed direction.
A Medio Vivir (1995) carried "MarĂa", his first hit well beyond Latin America, and Vuelve (1998) carried "La Copa de la Vida", the official song of that year's World Cup in France. He sang it at the 1999 Grammy Awards, where Vuelve took Best Latin Pop Performance, and that spring "Livin' la Vida Loca" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as the lead single from his first English-language album. He has gone on recording in Spanish throughout: Almas del Silencio (2003), and A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015), which won Best Latin Pop Album. He came out publicly in 2010, and his foundation campaigns against human trafficking.