San Martin was the vocalist until Amaia Montero joined the band by request from Benegas, just after he met her at a dinner party. Much later, the band played at El Concurso de Pop/Rock de San Sebastián, at which they were discovered and later signed by Sony Music.
Their first album, Dile al Sol (Tell The Sun), debuted in 1998; it went to the top of the Spanish music charts, and won the Premio Ondas to The very best Album of the Year. After numerous tours, the group released two more albums, El Viaje de Copperpot (Copperpot's Journey) and Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida (What I Told You While You Pretended To Be Asleep) as well as two DVDs: La Oreja De Van Gogh with material from their first two records, and a live performance called Lo que te Conté Mientras te Hacias la Dormida Gira 2003'.
Their songs are written (both lyrics and music) mostly by Xabi San Martín and Amaia Montero in collaboration with Pablo Benegas, and the themes are usually love, friendship, or whatever comes up in a relationship between two people.
Their fourth album, Guapa, was released April 25th 2006. At the end of 2006, the re-edition of this album, called Más Guapa was released. It was met with wide critical success.
Since their debut, they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. In November 2007, lead singer Amaia Montero announced that she would be leaving the group to begin a solo career. Her replacement, Leire Martínez, was announced in July 2008, along with the band's first single El Último Vals from their album titled A las cinco en el Astoria which was released on September 2, 2008. Leire was discovered on the Spanish reality show Factor X.
Los amantes del círculo polar
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No tenga el final que imaginé
Siento no poder hoy escribir
Esta triste canción y dártela a ti
Y ahí estás, la costumbre te ha hecho así
No fui capaz en mi misma yo me perdí
Tu enemigo fiel ahora tabú
Siento en mí ultrasonidos de
Algo que olvidé viendo llover
Y ahí estás la costumbre te ha hecho así
No fui capaz en mi misma yo me perdí
The first paragraph of the lyrics suggests a sense of disappointment and disillusionment. The singer seems to have imagined a different ending to an old story but now feels like they cannot write a sad song for someone they care about. The tone of the verse hints towards a sense of regret as the singer acknowledges their inability to create something meaningful for the person they are addressing in the song.
In the second paragraph, the singer expresses remorse over their past actions. They seem to have been someone's "diablo azul" or the "blue devil," a term that is sometimes used to describe a bad influence or addiction. However, the same person they once influenced and controlled is now taboo for them. The singer also uses the metaphor of "ultrasound" to imply a distant memory that they have long forgotten.
Overall, "Los amantes del círculo polar" is a melancholic song that deals with themes of loss, regret, and personal responsibility. The lyrics suggest a sense of longing for things that are no longer possible and a recognition of one's own faults and the consequences that come with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Siento que el viejo cuento aquel
I feel that the old tale does not have the ending I imagined
No tenga el final que imaginé
It doesn't have the ending that I imagined
Siento no poder hoy escribir
I feel unable to write today
Esta triste canción y dártela a ti
This sad song and give it to you
Y ahí estás, la costumbre te ha hecho así
And there you are, habit has made you like this
No fui capaz en mi misma yo me perdí
I was unable to, I lost myself
Siento haber sido tu diablo azul
I feel that I've been your blue devil
Tu enemigo fiel ahora tabú
Your faithful enemy now taboo
Siento en mí ultrasonidos de
I feel ultrasound in me
Algo que olvidé viendo llover
Something I forgot while watching the rain
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alvaro Fuentes Ibarz, Amaya Montero Saldias, Haritz Garde Fernandez, Pablo Benegas Urabayen, Xabier San Martin Beldarrain
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Ismael Sacha
Esta no es una canción... Es un ticket para volar en el espacio y tiempo a otros mundos con la mente.
Cristina Chavez
💖💖💖💖
Melvin López
Totalmente de acuerdo.
misscinthya07
Es como viajar a otra galaxia...😌
PedRo y sus cosas
Tremenda canción, me atrapó desde la primera vez que la escuché, aunque lamentablemente no es tan conocida me parece y como bien lo has dicho, esto es para volar,que buena música, que grande amaya.
Marvin_cito. com
Totalmente de acuerdo, ponte los audífonos dale todo el volumen y cierra los ojos, otro nivel
Eric
Recuerdo cuando tenía 12 años y escuchaba esta canción en un discman, me echaba y cerraba los ojos y le subía el volumen a la parte del final... Esta canción es mágica :)
LoveAge
...yo, tenia 35 añitos en la apertura..Vivia en la Isla de El Hierro, en Canarias..Soy Finlandesa. ;)) , mis mejores amigos del mundo en el -fin del mundo..siempre cantando me esta cancion despues unas copas.. Wuuaaahhhh , que GUAY puede ser la vida..en algunos momentos, mirando atras. Si, este cancion es PURA MAGIA.
Guadalupe Juarez Olguin
Asi es a mi me gusta cuando hace el coro ella ""lara laralara lara laaaa""""
Jose Castro
Yo hacia exactamente lo mismo...
Imaginaba el video...