On last.fm there are two entries for the same artist: Alí Primera & Ali Primera (without accent mark).
It would be useful to merge them.
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Alí Primera was baptized as Alí Rafael Primera Rosell by his parents Antonio Primera and Carmen Adela Rossell. Poor from the start, he lost his father when he was three. His father, who worked served as an official in Coro, died accidentally during a shooting incident that occurred when some prisoners tried to escape from the jail in town in 1945. As Primera was still quite young when his father died, he travelled with his mother and 2 siblings through different towns on the Paraguaná Peninsula, including San José, Caja de Agua, where he graduated from elementary school; Las Piedras and finally, La Vela, near Punto Fijo. It was in this town that Primera worked a number of jobs, from a shoeshiner at the age of 6 to a boxer, due to the miserable conditions his family lived in. These jobs did not, however, discourage him from continuing his studies.
In 1960, Primera and his family left La Vela looking for a better life and moved to Caracas, where he enrolled in the “Liceo Caracas” in order to complete his education. After he graduated in 1964, he enrolled at the Central University of Venezuela to study Chemistry at the School of Science. While at the university, he started singing and composing music. At first, it was a just a hobby for him, but it gradually came to take up all of his time. His first songs, Humanidad and No basta rezar, the latter of which was presented at the Festival of Protest Songs organized by the Universidad de los Andes in 1967, propelled him to fame.
Between 1969 and 1973, Primera lived in Europe thanks to a scholarship he was received in 1968 from the Communist Party of Venezuela to continue his studies in Romania. Once in Europe, he earned a living by washing dishes and occasionally sang in places that respected his work. He recorded his first album Gente de mi tierra in a studio in Germany. Primera’s compositions talk about the suffering of the people, destroyed by poverty and social inequality. Because of his songs, he quickly made his way into the hearts of the people and soon became known as El Cantor del Pueblo or The People’s Singer.
Primera died in a car accident on February 16, 1985 on the Autopista Valle-Coche in Caracas. Before his death, Alí Primera had started a new album at the end of 1984 that combined the recurring themes of his songs with beats that he had never used before such as the gaita from Zulia in Venezuela.
Even though the Venezuelan government declared in 2005 his music to be national property, the reality is that the rights to his albums were turned over years ago to the now defunct Venezuelan record company Top Hits, which was acquired by the Mexican record company Balboa Records.
Otra vez
Alí Primera Lyrics
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Otra vez, otra vez
Para en el suelo otra vez
Otra vez, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra veeeeeeeez
Otra vez, otra vez
Se lo llevaron pa'l cuartel
Otra vez, otra vez
Y el hijo e' el amo e' la hacienda
Fue pa' New York otra vez
Otra vez,
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra veeeeeeeez
Se acercan las elecciones
Otra vez, otra vez
Si gana la misma gente
Ta'mos jodío otra vez
Otra vez, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra veeeeeeeez
Empezó el peo en Caracas
Otra vez, otra vez
Que mata la policía
A los estudiantes otra vez
Otra vez, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra veeeeeeeez
Démole duro a la mina
Que se eleve esta oración
Pa'que los hombres se unan
Y nos vamos pa'la lucha
Lo mismito que Bolívar
Pa'ser libres otra vez
Otra vez,
De una vez,
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra vez
Eje, eje, otra veeeeeeez
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Otra vez, de una vez
Otra vez, de una vez
Otra vez, de una vez
Ba cu bá, ba cu bá
Ba cu bá, ba cu bá
The lyrics of Alí Primera's song "Otra vez" are a commentary on the cyclical nature of oppression, and the need for resistance and revolution to break the pattern. The opening lines "Tan rompía las alpargatas otra vez, otra vez" can be translated to "once again, his espadrilles were breaking apart." This suggests that the singer's subject has been in this situation before, perhaps walking long distances due to poverty or political persecution. The repetition of "otra vez" emphasizes the continuation of his suffering.
The second verse describes how the singer's friend's son was taken to the barracks, likely due to political reasons. The stark contrast between the fate of the wealthy landowner's son, who went to New York, and the poor friend's son, who was taken to the barracks, highlights the inequality and injustice that exists in society.
In the third verse, the singer's commentary on the police brutality towards students in Caracas suggests that the government has not changed and the same oppressive forces are at work. The song ends with a call to action, to unite and fight for freedom and break the cycle of oppression.
Overall, the song "Otra vez" speaks to the struggles and the need for resistance against oppressive systems that persist through time.
Line by Line Meaning
Tan rompía las alpargatas
He used to wear out his espadrilles
Para en el suelo otra vez
To end up on the ground again
Eje, eje, otra vez
Hey, hey, again
El hijo de mi comai
My comai's son
Se lo llevaron pa'l cuartel
They took him to the barracks
Y el hijo e' el amo e' la hacienda
And the son of the hacienda owner
Fue pa' New York otra vez
Left for New York again
Se acercan las elecciones
Elections are coming up
Si gana la misma gente
If the same people win
Ta'mos jodío otra vez
We're screwed again
Empezó el peo en Caracas
The mess started in Caracas
Que mata la policía
Police killing
A los estudiantes otra vez
To the students again
Démole duro a la mina
Let's go hard on the mine
Que se eleve esta oración
May this prayer rise
Pa'que los hombres se unan
So that men unite
Y nos vamos pa'la lucha
And we go to fight
Lo mismito que Bolívar
Just like Bolívar did
Pa'ser libres otra vez
To be free again
Otra vez, de una vez
Once again, once for all
Ba cu bá, ba cu bá
Ba cu bá, ba cu bá
Contributed by Evelyn A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anais Fernandez
cómo me hace recordar esta canciones a mi papi Gonzalo Fernández. Fans #1 de Alí 👴🏾👩❤️👨🤍🙏🏻 una Venezolana en Perú escuchando en el 2023. viendo que las elecciones las siguen ganando la misma gente, y estamos Jodidos OTRA VEZ.
Deybal Dominguez
Alguien ha sacado el bajo de esta canción?.. suena excelente... además de la canción en si pues.. Ali Vive
Freddy González
Yo la estoy escuchando porque soy Caprilista. Me gusta las canciones de Ali Primera
latercerapalabra
Impresionante voooooooz, simplemente fabulosaaaaaa.
Erick Wladymir Blanco
el pensamiento de Ali esta vivo mas vivo que nunca....
Adriana leal
Nací escuchando las canciones de Alí Primera, eran mis canciones de cuna, hasta en mis 15 estas canciones suplieron a los comunes mariachis, orgullosa de nacer en una familia revolucionaria y con ideales de izquierda bien marcado y estudiados :D Radical sano. Y bueno, no digo que no escuchen estas letras tan puras, al contrario las recomiendo, pero me parece algo íronico, no creen? En fin, disfruten de nuestro lado del roble. :D
David Carmona
ese bajo es demaciado bueno
brizelita2
Letra: Brígido Marquina. Música e interpretación: Alí Primera. Justicia para el poeta y periodista Brígido Marquina, despojado de ochenta letras que le grabara Alí Primera.
hola norma Gomez
Supera el despecho. Esa es mucha canción para ti. Esa canción se parece a Ali. A su compromiso, su verbo, su lucha. Donde estabas tu escondido. Supera tu despecho.
TheSebasPower
Esas tesis "conciliadoras" son las que han destruido al mundo decía Alí: "dulce mejilla la de mi pueblo que a la segunda le esta doliendo a mi pueblo manso, mi manso pueblo"