Resquicio translates to 'crack' or 'crevice'. It's a beautifully descriptive word that you won't encounter in everyday conversation, making it a great one to learn.
In the song, Ricky Martin sings about overwhelming confusion "en cada resquicio de mi corazón" (in every crevice of my heart). He uses this powerful poetic image to express that his heartbreak has seeped into every tiny, hidden part of him, showing a pain that is both deep and inescapable.
Ever felt stuck in an emotional washing machine on spin cycle? Puerto Rican star Ricky Martin lays out that exact mess here. Right from the start, he describes walking around with pockets full of loneliness ("Traigo en los bolsillos tanta soledad") and staring at a faded photograph. He gave up everything for this romance, even admitting, "He perdido todo, hasta la identidad" (I have lost everything, even my identity). It is dramatic, but anyone who has gambled big on love and lost knows that sting. He puts the blame on an incomplete education: "Me enseñaste el límite de la pasión / Y no me enseñaste a decir adiós" (You taught me the limit of passion / And you did not teach me how to say goodbye).
The title really tells the whole story: "Te extraño, te olvido y te amo de nuevo" (I miss you, I forget you, and I love you all over again). Notice how he says "a cada minuto lo intento" (every minute I try). He tries to move on, manages to push the memories away for a second, and then crashes straight back into adoration. It is an endless loop with no cure ("ya no tengo remedio"). Through simple, sharp Spanish phrases, Ricky Martin turns that stubborn back-and-forth into something you want to sing along to, even when the heartbreak hurts.
Ricky Martin was turned down by Menudo twice for being too short. The third audition worked, and in 1984 Enrique Martín 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 "María", 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.