In 1982, three guys from Concepción, Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto Titae Lindl, and Pancho Molina started a band called Los Dick Stones, whose set list was based on songs by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Gene Vincent. They quickly became very popular in universities, bars, and peñas around the southern city of Concepción. Given their ambition to achieve success in the Chilean mainstream, they decided to move to the capital city of Santiago and changed their name to Los Tres. In 1988 Ángel Parra joined the band and even though Los Tres is Spanish for "the three", they decided to keep the name.
During years when culture and art began to rise again -after the cultural and night life had been reduced for almost 20 years due to the military regime that had ruled Chile since 1973-, the times were right for their music to develop and their popularity to grow. They recorded 9 albums during their first stage together, from 1982 until 2000.
In 2000 the band went into an indefinite break and its members continued their musical careers in personal projects.
On 2006 Los Tres, with the exception of Pancho Molina, announced their reunion including a show in May, the festival Vive Latino in Mexico City, and a show in Santiago de Chile. The first single Camino was already released. Their tenth album (Hágalo usted mismo) was a result of this reunion. The band is still together.
Un Amor Violento
Los Tres Lyrics
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Supe que el cielo era para ti
Y para mí
Y para ti y para mí
Nunca más podré dormir
Nunca más podré soñar
Con nadie que
No seas tú
Gastaré toda mi vida
En comprar la tuya
Gastaré toda mi vida
Y más
Mucho más, mucho más
El amor tendrá que esperar
Un buen rato para descansar
De tú y de mí
De tú y de mí
El amor tendrá que esperar
Un buen rato para descansar
De tú y de mí
De tú y de mí
Gastaré toda mi vida
En comprar la tuya
Gastaré toda mi vida
Y más
Y más
Gastaré toda mi vida
En comprar la tuya
Gastaré toda mi vida
Y más
Y más
Y más
Porque un amor violento nos deslumbró
Un amor violento nos fulminó
Un amor violento nos deslumbró
Un amor violento nos fulminó
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Ah-uh-ah-uh-ah
Ah-uh-ah-uh-ay
Ay-ay
Uah-yayayayayay
Uah-yayayayayay
Uah-yayayayayay
Ya-uh-uh-uh
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Ya-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
The song "Un Amor Violento" by Los Tres is a powerful and intense love song that explores the depths of love and passion that can become all-consuming. The singer describes the moment when he first saw the person he loves, and how he knew that the heavens were meant for them. The lyrics express a fierce and all-encompassing desire to be with this person, to the point where the singer says he will spend his entire life buying the other person's love. The repetition of the lines "Y para mí / Y para tí" emphasizes the intense connection between the two lovers.
The singer’s infatuation with this person is so deep that it keeps him from being able to sleep or dream about anyone else but this person. He proclaims that he will spend his lifetime buying his lover's love, and even more. The line "El amor tendrá que esperar" suggests that their love may not be socially acceptable or that it is too intense for people to handle. This love is described as "violent," which could indicate that it consumes them both completely and may be difficult to contain.
The bridge proclaiming "Un amor violento / Nos deslumbró / Un amor violento / Nos fulminó" is particularly powerful. The phrase "Nos fulminó" can be translated to mean that this love has struck them like lightning, a powerful and uncontrollable force. The repetition of the phrase "Un amor violento" emphasizes the overwhelming nature of their connection. The song's use of repetition and building intensity through the bridge and chorus express the singer's desperate desire to be with the person they love at any cost.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando por primera vez te ví Supe que el cielo era para tí Y para mí Y para tí Y para mí
From the first time I saw you, I knew that heaven was meant for you and me. Our love is destined to be great.
Nunca más podré dormir Nunca más podré soñar Con nadie que No seas tú
I can never sleep nor dream of anyone other than you, because you are the only one for me.
Gastaré toda mi vida En comprar la tuya Gastaré toda mi vida Y más Mucho más, mucho más
I will spend all of my life trying to buy your love, and more. No amount of sacrifice will be too much for us.
El amor tendrá que esperar Un buen rato Para descansar De tú y de mí De tú y de mí
Love must wait for a while to rest, from the intensity of our love. It must recover from the passion between us.
Porque un amor violento Nos deslumbró Un amor violento Nos fulminó
Our violent love has left us blinded and struck us like lightning. It is intense and all-consuming.
Ah-uh-ah-uh-ah Ah-uh-ah-uh-ah Ah-uh-ah-uh-ay Ay-ay Uah-yayayayayay Uah-yayayayayay Uah-yayayayayay Ya-uh-uh-uh Ya-uh-uh-uh Ya-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
These sounds are an expression of the emotions felt from the intense love they share. It represents the chaos and intense energy that love brings.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alvaro Henriquez
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