Remediar means 'to remedy' or 'to fix' a situation or problem. It's a word that implies a desire to change or improve something that is wrong or difficult.
In this song, Vicente Fernández sings, "Yo la quiero y no lo puedo remediar" (I love her and I can't fix it/remedy it). This powerful line expresses a deep sense of helplessness and unchangeable love, making remediar a poignant and memorable word in the context of heartbreak.
In “Cantando”, Vicente Fernández turns heartbreak into a serenade. The singer wanders alone, robbed of the sweetness of her kisses, and confesses that another mouth now owns the affection that once lit up his world. Torn between laughter and tears, fueled by fear and jealousy, he keeps doing what he knows best: singing. Every note reveals how deeply he still loves her, even while admitting he doesn’t know how to cry.
Yet the song is not only a lament. It is also a humble prayer. Vicente calls upon the Virgencita milagrosa to bring back what is rightfully his, begging forgiveness if loving so intensely is a sin. “Cantando” reminds listeners that for many in Mexico, music is both a confession and a lifeline. When words fail, the ranchera singer lifts his voice to the heavens, hoping that somewhere between the guitar strings and the sky his lost love will hear—and return.
Vicente Fernández grew up on his father's ranch outside Guadalajara, in Jalisco, and started out singing for tips on the street before signing with CBS México in 1966. His early records like "Perdóname" and "Cantina del Barrio" built his name, but it was 1976's "Volver, Volver" that turned him into a national phenomenon across Mexico and the wider Spanish-speaking world.
Fans came to call him "El Ídolo de México," and critics crowned him the King of Ranchera for his warm, aching tenor and the way he sang about heartbreak, betrayal, and rural life with equal conviction. He recorded well over a hundred albums across his career, including El Rey, Mi Querido Viejo, and a tribute record to songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez, and sold more than 70 million records before his death in 2021 at 81.