Pericias translates to "skills" or "expertise". It's a less common word in everyday Spanish songs, making it stand out.
In the context of the song, the singer laments, "no sé qué voy a hacer sin tus pericias" (I don't know what I'm going to do without your skills). This suggests that the beloved possesses unique abilities or qualities that are essential to the singer's life, highlighting a deep dependency and admiration beyond just love.
Yiyo Sarante's "Como Si Nada" [As If Nothing] is a powerful salsa track about the pain of a love lost, or perhaps, a love that was never truly appreciated. The singer is completely consumed by this person, admitting, "No sé qué voy a hacer sin tus pericias / Sin ese gran amor que me arrebata, que me quitas que me robas y que me mata" [I don't know what I'm going to do without your skills / Without that great love that snatches me, that takes me, that robs me and that kills me]. It's a dramatic declaration of how much this love means to him!
But then, the mood shifts to frustration and disbelief. He can't understand how this person can act "Como si nada" [As if nothing] or "Como si no importara nada" [As if nothing mattered], forgetting the love they shared. He feels abandoned, asking, "Qué excusa puede extender si fallas es este amor y mataste la esperanza que hay en mi corazón mi amor" [What excuse can you offer if this love fails and you killed the hope in my heart, my love?]. It's a raw look at the hurt when someone you gave everything to seems to just walk away without a second thought.
Yiyo Sarante, born Eduardo Sarante in the Dominican Republic, is a bachata and salsa singer known for his deep, expressive voice. The seventh of nine children born to Ángel Sarante and María Perdomo, he got his start as a percussionist before making his solo singing debut in 1999, performing in the tourist town of Bávaro.
He built his career through the 2000s and 2010s, with his 2011 single "Tierra Mala" landing at number two on the Dominican Republic's annual Top 50 Salsa list. Yiyo comes from a musical family: his older brother, the late Yoskar Sarante, was one of the most celebrated bachata singers of his generation.
Today, Yiyo Sarante continues to record romantic bachata like "Corazón de Acero," building his own following among fans of the genre.