Their interpretations are original, fresh and very playful. Their first CD, "Contracorriente", came at the end of 2007. Their cd had 11 songs written by Astola, including their hit "Ojala" which by the way generated more than 15 million hits in Youtube, then.
Their second CD "Las cartas sobre la mesa”, comes later on December 2008. This production has 14 songs written by Astola and it is mixture of pop with a variety of rhythms and flamenco youth tones.
Tu retrato
Fondo Flamenco Lyrics
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Dime que juego es ese el de romper corazones
¿Donde estan las noxes que pasamos juntos
Cada beso y caricia que te regale?
Escribi un cuento de hadas que no terminamos
Tu eras la princesa yo el principe azul
Cambiamos el final por Romeo y Julieta
Tu coges tu camino, yo el mio y adios
En las que hablaban de ti
Toma mi corazon en manos te lo entrego
Quiero hacer mi vida, quiero ser feliz
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
Y me veo solo
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
Y me veo solo mejor que mal acompañao
Vivimos una corta pero intensa historia
Con pequeños momentos para recordar
Me faltan los motivos pa seguir queriendo
Me sobran argumentos pa empeza a olvida
No pienso estar viviendo y lamentando
Que puedo ser y no fue
Me consuela que mis ganas no faltaron
De que esto funcionara y te ame
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
Y me veo solo
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
Y me veo solo
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
Y me veo solo
The song "Tu retrato" by Fondo Flamenco tells the story of a failed romantic relationship. The lyrics speak to the singer's feelings of betrayal and disappointment as they reflect on the love they once shared with their partner. The opening lines ask the question "what game were you playing with me?" and imply that the singer's heart has been broken. The subsequent lines lament the loss of the nights they spent together, the kisses and caresses the singer gave to their partner, and the fairy tale they wrote but never finished. The singer seems to have wanted to be the prince to their partner's princess, but the relationship ended in a tragic manner, like the story of Romeo and Juliet.
The singer admits to tearing up the pages of destiny that involved their partner and hands over their heart, declaring that they want to move on and be happy. The chorus repeats the melancholy message that the singer will no longer be around for their ex-partner to find, that they gave everything and more, but have grown tired of waiting and have ultimately broken their partner's portrait to forget them. The final verse describes how the relationship was brief but intense, with few moments to remember. And even though the singer has no reason to keep loving their ex-partner, they do remember how they ardently wished the relationship to work and how they truly loved that person.
Overall, the song's lyrics convey a strong message of heartbreak, resignation, and the desire to move on from a failed relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
¿A que jugabas conmigo?
What game were you playing with me?
Dime que juego es ese el de romper corazones
Tell me what game is that, the one of breaking hearts
¿Donde estan las noxes que pasamos juntos
Where are the nights we spent together?
Cada beso y caricia que te regale?
Every kiss and caress I gave you?
Escribi un cuento de hadas que no terminamos
I wrote a fairytale that we didn't finish
Tu eras la princesa yo el principe azul
You were the princess, I was the prince charming
Cambiamos el final por Romeo y Julieta
We changed the ending to Romeo and Juliet
Tu coges tu camino, yo el mio y adios
You take your path, I'll take mine and goodbye
Rompi las paginas del libro del destino
I tore the pages from the book of destiny
En las que hablaban de ti
The ones that talked about you
Toma mi corazon en manos te lo entrego
Take my heart, I give it to you
Quiero hacer mi vida, quiero ser feliz
I want to make my life, I want to be happy
No me busques mas, que ya no estare
Don't look for me anymore, I won't be there
Te di todo y mas, por si querias volver
I gave you everything and more, in case you wanted to come back
Te estuve esperando, pero me he cansado
I was waiting for you, but I got tired
Pa no recordarte rompi tu retrato
To not remember you, I broke your portrait
Y me veo solo
And I see myself alone
Vivimos una corta pero intensa historia
We lived a short but intense story
Con pequeños momentos para recordar
With little moments to remember
Me faltan los motivos pa seguir queriendo
I'm missing the reasons to keep loving
Me sobran argumentos pa empeza a olvida
I have enough arguments to start forgetting
No pienso estar viviendo y lamentando
I don't want to be living and regretting
Que puedo ser y no fue
What could have been but wasn't
Me consuela que mis ganas no faltaron
It comforts me that my desire didn't lack
De que esto funcionara y te ame
That this would work and I would love you
Y me veo solo mejor que mal acompañao
And I see myself alone, better that being in bad company
Writer(s): Alejandro Astola Soto
Contributed by Brody G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Macarena Vera
2021 y no falta en mi playlist💖
Monteroo_
Lo mismo digo
raimonds alain galarza garcia
2017 y aún no me canso de escucharla!
Nazaret Rojas Morales
que canción mas bonita, me encanta😍🎶🎤
Patricia Jimenez Lomas
Me encanta. Llevaba sin escuchar esta canción desde hace muchos años. Y hoy por fin la he vuelto a encontrar.
Marjorie Labra
2021 y no me canso de escucharla
Chenoa Jiménez escudero
Que significa argumentos
Melo explicas
Luis Yañez
vivi estas canciones en el mejor momento de mi juventud cuando recien los telefonos tenian reproductores d musica
Chenoa Jiménez escudero
Que significa
Reproductores de musica
Que significa
Reproductores
pato sanchez
Wow que comentario yo igual