The band started when Jorge González and Miguel Tapia decided to start their own band while being high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would like to join them, and impressed by the music they were making, he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones.
In 1984, the band's debut album was released, with the hit song "La Voz De Los '80" (which was never a single). They reached acclaim in the radio and by the next year they would be touring. In 1986, their long awaited second album "Pateando Piedras" went double Platinum album in Chile. By that time, the group was invited to perform at Argentina's Chateau Rock Festival and later to a similar event in Montevideo, Uruguay. They continued touring and they became more successful mainstream wise.
The band disbanded in 1992, then as a quartet with additional members Cecilia Aguayo (keyboards) and Robert Rodríguez (guitar), since Claudio Narea had left the band earlier in 1990.
The original lineup of the band decided to get back together in 2001, offering two massive concerts in the National Stadium of Santiago, and then releasing "Los Prisioneros", their first original studio album in 13 years. However, internal problems between González and Narea led again to the departure of the guitarist in 2001. Los Prisioneros continued working as a duet with guest members like Álvaro Henríquez whom with they released a cover album. In 2004 two additional musicians joined the band: Sergio "Coty" Badilla and Gonzalo Yáñez, releasing their sixth album Manzana the same year. A little while after the release of the album band members decided to establish themselves in Mexico, attempting to get more international exposure. Yáñez decided not to leave Chile and left the band. After touring through several locations in North and South America, they finally disbanded in 2006.
Por Amarte
Los Prisioneros Lyrics
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O debo haber estado, bastante loco
Amarte es el peor error, inevitable
Si al menos yo estuviera hecho de piedra
Es tal difícil
Pensar con calma
Si estoy quemando
Ser tu dueño es un decir, no eres de nadie
Esclava de tus sueños y tus complejos
Y me he perdido
En las tormentas
Transpirando, amor
Sobre tu pecho
Por amarte
Amarte
Amarte
Amarte es mi perdición, mi vida entera
Un cielo disfrazado de infierno
Y me he perdido
En las tormentas
Transpirando, amor
Sobre tu pecho
Por amarte
Amarte
Amarte
Amarte
Por amarte
Amarte
Amarte
Puse mi corazón en tus manos de niña
Todo se estremeció cuando tu lo apartaste de tu lado
Todo es tonto
Todo es tan triste
Amarte es dar cabezazos en la pared
Todo es tonto (amarte)
Todo es tan triste (amarte)
Amarte es un cielo disfrazado de infierno
Por amarte
Amarte
Amarte
Por amarte
Por amarte
Amarte
Por amarte
Por amarte, por amarte
Por amarte
Amarte
Por amarte
Por amarte
The lyrics in Los Prisioneros's song "Por Amarte" convey a theme of love as both a blessing and a curse. The song explores the intense emotional struggle of loving someone so deeply that it can be detrimental to oneself. The lyrics express the idea that being in love is foolish, and it may lead to heartbreak and self-destruction. The character in the song knows that loving the person is a big mistake and will only bring them pain, but they do it anyway. The lines "Amarte es mi estupidez, es mi suicidio" (Loving you is my stupidity, my suicide) perfectly sum up the conflicting nature of their feelings.
Throughout the song, the lyrics also highlight the fact that loving someone means giving up control of one's own emotions. The lines "Ser tu dueño es un decir no eres de nadie / Esclava de tus sueños y tus complejos" (To be your owner is to say you belong to no one / Slave to your dreams and your complexes) paint the picture of someone who has lost their power in the relationship and is under the control of the person they love. They are willing to let go of everything they have to be with their loved one and experience the joys and pains that come along with it.
Overall, "Por Amarte" is a powerful song that delves into the depths of what it means to love someone unconditionally. It captures the raw emotions and rollercoaster of feelings that comes with loving someone, people of all ages can relate to these lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Amarte es mi estupidez, es mi suicidio
Loving you is my own stupidity, it is like committing suicide.
O debo haber estado, bastante loco
Or maybe I must have been crazy enough to fall for you.
Amarte es el peor error, inevitable
Loving you is the worst mistake I have ever made, and it was unavoidable.
Si al menos yo estuviera hecho de piedra
If only I were made of stone.
Es tal difícil pensar con calma
It is so hard to think calmly.
Si estoy quemando mi corazón
If I am burning my heart.
Ser tu dueño es un decir no eres de nadie
To say that I own you is meaningless since you belong to no one.
Esclava de tus sueños why tus complejos
You are a slave to your dreams and your insecurities.
Y me he perdido en las tormentas
And I have gotten lost in the storms.
Transpirando, amor, sobre tu pecho
Sweating, my love, on your chest.
Por amarte, amarte, amarte
Because of loving you, loving you, loving you.
Amarte es mi perdición mi vida entera
Loving you is my own damnation for my entire life.
Un cielo disfrazado de infierno
A heaven dressed up as hell.
Puse mi corazón en tus manos de niña
I trusted you with my heart when we were both young.
Todo se estremeció cuando tu lo apartaste de tu lado
Everything shook when you pushed my heart away.
Todo es tonto, todo es tan triste
Everything is silly, everything is so sad.
Amarte es dar cabezasos en la pared
Loving you is like banging my head against a wall.
Todo es tonto, todo es tan triste
Everything is silly, everything is so sad.
Amarte es un cielo disfrazado de infierno
Loving you is a heaven dressed up as hell.
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: Jorge Gonzalez
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@mayoriangelline26
Nunca me aburro de escuchar esta canción. Estos son el tipo de canción que son eterna. Larga vida a los Prisioneros, la mejor banda de rock de latinoamerica
@panzer3457
Carajo ... este hombre es de otro planeta o qué ?? Sus canciones son una maravilla !!!
@deisygonzalez7137
Me encantan, desde que era chica, mi papa lo escuchaba y aun me vuela la cabeza cada tema!!! Gracias papá!!! Saludos desde Argentina
@rafaporras2837
Si es chileno es bueno saludos
@katherinepierolamartinez7959
Idem
@CultFetus
Privilegiada!
@aidanancucheo8215
Los pricioneros,ese hombre que lo cantajorge gonzales,lo admiro..
@enriquelyndon8776
@@rafaporras2837 ffđrrr
@veronicaortiga
Jorge Gonzalez se merece hace rato el Premio Nacional de Música, solo comparable a Violeta Parra y Víctor Jara. El músico vivo, mas importante en la historia de la música en Chile.
@fantasyslave1
Amen!