She bid her love farewell
He departed in a ship in the wharf of San Blas.
He swore that he would return,
And, soaked in tears, she swore that she would wait.
Thousands of moons passed away
And she was always on the dock, waiting
Many afternoons nested themselves,
They nested themselves in her hair and in her lips.
She always wore the same dress
So that should he return, he would not mistake her
The crabs bit at her clothing, her misery, and her illusion
Time then slipped away
And her eyes filled with sunrises.
With the sea she became enamored
And then her body took root on the wharf
Alone, alone in oblivion
Alone, alone with her spirit
Alone, alone with her love, the sea
Alone on the wharf of San Blas
Her hair bleached white,
But no ship came that returned her love
And in the village they called her,
They called her the Madwoman of the Wharf of San Blas
And one afternoon in April
They attempted to take her to the Madhouse
But no one could tear her away
And from the sea nevermore did they separate her
She stayed, she stayed, alone, alone
She stayed, she stayed with the sea and the sun
She stayed, she stayed until the end
She stayed there, she stayed on the wharf of San Blas
Alone, alone, alone...
SvaraRaderaThe Tragic Story of Rebecca Méndez Jiménez
In the Wharf of San Blas The song is based on the true and tragic
story of Rebeca Méndez Jiménez, the woman who waited for her love
for 41 long years. Rebeca died on September 18th, 2012, at age 63.
Her ashes were scattered on the beaches of San Blas,
Local authorities are planning to erect a statue in her honor at the Port.
No one seems to know exactly what happened to her; she was suffering from
several mental disorders during her final years.
Local legend states that in her youth, she fell in love with a fisherman named Manuel.
He went out to sea, promising to return to her soon and marry her.
Rebeca was so excited that she put on her bridal clothes and waited for his return.
Unfortunately, Manuel fell victim to a hurricane, never to return to his love.
Since then, Rebeca had been spotted roaming the streets at the port of San Blas.
Locals have seen her wandering without any direction, sometimes sitting before
the lighthouse and listening to seagulls.
She always wore a white dress, with a veil covering her head.
Once, Rebeca was selling candy at Puerto Vallarta, dressed like a bride,
when she was spotted by Fher Maná, the lead singer of Maná. He got
her talking and that’s how the song came to be
Another version of Rebeca’s story says that after a few years,
she became romantically involved with a local merchant called Laos.
He was kind to her and fondly called her ‘Smoke Girl’ because of her grey-tinged hair.
It appears that Rebeca and Laos lived together for a while, and between jokes,
he promised to marry her. Once again, Rebeca took this promise seriously.
She waited for Laos at the Church of San Blas in her wedding attire. He never came.
La trágica historia de Rebecca Méndez Jiménez
En el muelle de San Blas, la canción se basa en la verdadera
y trágica historia de Rebeca Jiménez Méndez, la mujer que esperó
su amor durante 41 años. Rebeca murió el 18 de septiembre de 2012,
a los 63 años. Sus cenizas fueron dispersadas en las playas de
San Blas, las autoridades locales planean erigir una estatua en
su honor en el puerto
Nadie parece saber exactamente lo que pasó con ella; ella sufría
de varios trastornos mentales durante sus últimos años
La leyenda local dice que en su juventud, se enamoró de un pescador llamado Manuel.
Quien salió a la mar, prometiendo regresar pronto y casarse con ella.
Rebeca estaba tan emocionada que se puso su ropa nupcial esperando su regreso.
Por desgracia, Manuel fue víctima de un huracán, para nunca volver donde su amor.
Desde entonces, había sido avistada Rebeca vagando por las calles en el puerto de San Blas.
Los lugareños han visto su vagar sin ninguna dirección, a veces
sentada ante el faro y escuchando las gaviotas.
Siempre llevaba un vestido blanco, con un velo que cubría su cabeza.
Una vez, Rebeca estaba vendiendo dulces en Puerto Vallarta, vestida como una novia,
Entonces fue descubierta por Fher Maná, el vocalista de Maná. Él habló con ella y es así es
como la canción llegó a ser
Otra versión de la historia de Rebeca dice que después de unos años,
tuvo una relación romántica con un comerciante local llamado Laos.
Él era amable con ella y cariñosamente la apodaba su 'chica de humo' debido a su pelo teñido gris.
Parece ser que Rebeca y Laos vivieron juntos durante un tiempo, y entre bromas, prometió casarse con ella.
Una vez más, Rebeca tomó en serio esta promesa.
Ella esperó por Laos en la iglesia de San Blas en su traje de boda.
Él nunca llegó