According to the artist, the story behind this transition was unforgettable: “Between the age of 12 to about 15 and a half, more or less, I sang with a salsa band called Tempo Moderno. In 1973 we shared the stage with the orchestra of Eddie Palmieri. I summoned the courage to speak with the maestro and asked him to listen to me sing “Sabroso guaguancó”, a song that he had recorded in the 60’s. He listened and left. Six months passed and Palmieri returned to Puerto Rico to look for me. We made an agreement. I had a new audition and thus was born Lalo Rodriguez, although at that time I was known as Lolo. My name is Ubaldo. It was Palmieri, when he brought me into his orchestra, baptized me as Lalo”.
His first LP (long play) recording was in 1973 at age 16, with the Eddie Palmieri orchestra. That album was entitled The Sun of The Latin Music and won him his first Grammy. A year later, he recorded the song Un Puesto Vacante which appeared on his second album with Palmieri, Unfinished Masterpiece and is a good example of his style of salsa.
In 1980 Rodriguez decided to launch himself into the pop music world as a soloist. Simplemente Lalo, was his first LP album. Later, in 1982, he produced his album, Nuevamente Lalo and his string of hits continued with “Niño, el hombre que es soñador es loco”, in 1985, with a philosiphical theme that later inspired the production of his album, Punto y coma.
It was not until 1988 that Rodriguez realized his next album release, Un nuevo despertar, which marked his return to the artistic scene after four years without without a recording. His single, “Ven, devórame otra vez”, became a major hit, reaching the top of the charts in Panamá, Perú, Colombia, Venezuela and Spain. In that last country, his recording reached platinum and gold for sales of more 200,000 copies.
In Puerto Rico, Rodriguez realized the highest selling album in 1988 with “Un Nuevo Despertar”, reaching gold. In 1989 he received three important awards by the prestigeous Billboard magazine: Vocalist of the Year in the Tropical Music category; Song of the Year for “Ven, devórame otra vez”, and Best Record Production of the Year for his album, “Un nuevo despertar”.
At the very beginning of the 1990’s, Rodriguez performed several sold-out concerts in various venues throughout Spain; in La Coruña, Vigo, Bilbao and Madrid. It is notable that during those concerts he had the famous jazz musician, Quincy Jones, among his fans in the audience.
His discography in the 1990’s included such titles as Sexacional and Nací para cantar, with record labels such as TH Rodven y EMI Latin. In Spain he was the first “salsero” to reach gold and platinum for over 100,00o in unit sales in the Iberian peninsula.
Ámame
Lalo Rodriguez Lyrics
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ámame, de los pies a la cabeza
ámame, que ahora
Quiero ser tu prisionero.
Amame, que ahora
Soy tu amor prohibido
ámame, que deseo estar contigo.
ámame, que arrebata todos mis sentidos.
Quiero amarte siempre vuélveme a querer.
Tengo sed de amarte hambre de tenerte
Verterme en tu vientre una y otra vez.
Amame, encarcélame en tus dedos
ámame, hazme preso de tus celos
ámame, hazme leña ardiente de este fuego.
Ámame, que ahora soy tu amor prohibido
ámame, que deseo estar contigo
ámame, y arrebatas todos mis sentidos.
Tengo sed de amarte hambre de tenerte
Quiero amarte siempre vuélveme a querer.
Tengo sed de amarte hambre de tenerte
Verterme en tu vientre una y otra vez.
Tengo sed de amarte.
(Tengo sed de amarte, hambre de tenerte)
Yo quiero embriagarme con todo tu amor
Yo quiero tenerte siempre.
(Tengo sed de amarte, hambre de tenerte)
La dulzura de tus besos vibran todo
Me transforma y estremece.
(Tengo sed de amarte, hambre de tenerte)
Amame, rompe mi mente completa,
Vuelve loca a mi cabeza, Ámame.
(Tengo sed de amarte, hambre de tenerte)
Como el rocío de la mañana
Se deposita en una flor
Así yo quiero mojarte.
(Tengo sed de amarte, hambre de tenerte)
Mujer, yo quiero tenerte.
In Lalo Rodríguez's song "Ámame", the singer is expressing his desire to be loved by his partner in any way she wants. He wants to be her prisoner and her forbidden love. He craves her love, her touch and the fire that she ignites in him. He compares his cravings for her to hunger and thirst and he wants to be with her always. He wants to be imprisoned by her, to be a prisoner of her love and her jealousy. He wants her to make him burn with the fire of their love. The singer wants to be transformed and shaken to his core by the sweetness of her kisses. He wants her to break his mind and make him crazy for her love. Just like the dew on a flower in the morning, he wants to soak her with his love. He concludes by professing his undying desire for her and his need to have her always.
Line by Line Meaning
Ámame, en la forma que tu quieras
Love me, in whatever way you want.
ámame, de los pies a la cabeza
Love me, from head to toe.
ámame, que ahora
Love me, now.
Quiero ser tu prisionero.
I want to be your prisoner.
Amame, que ahora
Love me, now
Soy tu amor prohibido
I am your forbidden love.
ámame, que deseo estar contigo.
Love me, because I desire to be with you.
ámame, que arrebata todos mis sentidos
Love me, because it takes away all my senses.
Tengo sed de amarte hambre de tenerte
I am thirsty to love you, hungry to have you.
Quiero amarte siempre vuélveme a querer.
I want to always love you, make me want you again.
Verterme en tu vientre una y otra vez.
Pour myself into your womb again and again.
Amame, encarcélame en tus dedos
Love me, imprison me in your fingers.
ámame, hazme preso de tus celos
Love me, make me a prisoner of your jealousy.
ámame, hazme leña ardiente de este fuego.
Love me, make me a burning firewood of this fire.
Tengo sed de amarte hambre de tenerte
I am thirsty to love you, hungry to have you.
Quiero amarte siempre vuélveme a querer.
I want to always love you, make me want you again.
Verterme en tu vientre una y otra vez.
Pour myself into your womb again and again.
Tengo sed de amarte.
I am thirsty to love you.
Yo quiero embriagarme con todo tu amor
I want to get drunk on all of your love.
Yo quiero tenerte siempre.
I want to have you always.
La dulzura de tus besos vibran todo
The sweetness of your kisses vibrates everything.
Me transforma y estremece.
It transforms and shakes me.
Amame, rompe mi mente completa,
Love me, break my complete mind.
Vuelve loca a mi cabeza, Ámame.
Make my head crazy, Love me.
Como el rocío de la mañana
Like the morning dew.
Se deposita en una flor
Deposits itself onto a flower.
Así yo quiero mojarte.
That's how I want to wet you.
Mujer, yo quiero tenerte.
Woman, I want to have you.
Writer(s): Rudolpho Castillo
Contributed by Kennedy J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@gerardcuriel7880
El mambo mas bonito que he escuchado en una salsa ..QEPD LALO
@jorgepena5231
El tumbao que as escuchado
@enriquetacorzas7967
Para que aprendan que puerto Rico se respeta somos los mejores en todo la salsa nos pertenece siempre hemos tenido las mejores orquestas y cantantes esa es la realidad y el que no le guste me importa eso mismo 😉 arriba puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
@miltonclaudio9
Solos una Isla pequeña de grandes corazones Puerto Rico lo hacemos mejor tanto talentos insuperables los mejores cantantes del planeta
@gpr13martinez88
Eso es así 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
@JoseEspinoza-co9wo
Aqui en Venezuela nuestro señor de los grande temas en todo dj toca su grande exitos muy sonado Lalo de donde este te recordaré .
@paolasorena4224
Mi canción del momento ❤❤❤❤ temazo sublime mis oídos se deslizan amar a mi compañero ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@pammor6036
Cuando la ponías J.D mé decías escúchala esos tiempos gracias por esos tiempos.
@nilkaatencio1570
Tengo sed de amarte , hambre de tenerte…… descansa Lalo
@juancarlosrodriguezalminag4121
como olvidar este tema de los 80s ....aca en mi Perú ..fue la numero 1 en el año 86 o 87 en el programa "Maestra Vida" del Dr. Luis Delgado- Aparicio Porta...Sarava...QEPD....una gran salsero por el aprendí a escuchar salsa mi gran homenaje a este gran hombre..difusor de la música Afro -latino caribeña americana....saludos a todos este mundo salsero....que nunca morirá...