The group's first single was "Corazón de Sandía", a summer hit from the first album "Mama Funk" with sixteen songs, released in 1995 under the EMI label. Two years later a second big hit "Cha cha cha" was released as a single, featuring Juan Sativo a rap artist from Chilean band Tiro de Gracia. Also in 1997 another album with fifteen songs, called "La Medicina", was released under the EMI Odeon label. This album is recognized by a lot of latin artists as one of the best latin-american funk works ever.
Los Tetas introduced a new member "Tata", who eventually took the place of Pepino on drums, but also made a huge impact on vocals and musical adjustments. With the participation of a lot of artists from local scene, such as Boomer (DJ and Raggamuffin), Zaturno and Juan Sativo from Tiro de Gracia and Anita Tijoux from Makiza, they made a solid and fun album with big influences from James Brown and Parliament funkadelic. Among the songs recorded in this perieod were "Papi... donde esta el Funk", "Bola Disco", "La Medicina" and "Primavera".
In 1998 after some dissagreements within the band, they dissolved, to reunit again in 1999 with a new formation: Tata (drums), Toly Ramirez Jr. (Bass), C-Funk (Guitar, keyboard and vocals) and Tea Time (scratch and vocals). With this band, they made their fourth album, "Independiente" containing ten songs. This album was edited and distributed by CAPITALUX Discos label. It wasn't as big a success as former albums, but they survive in the local scene with a lot of live gigs. They also made the transition to the north and begin to make some contacts to work in Mexico and USA.
In late of 2002 their last album "Tómala!", with 14 songs (including "I like", "Fiesta Funk", "Underground side" and "Sistemas"), made the band to take a huge jump to a lot of countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Perú, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and especially México. They also started to perform in the USA. Later they shared the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers in a concert at the Chilean Estadio Nacional.
In 2004 they dissolved for good, after one of the co-founder members C-Funk, decided to make the transition to a solo career. The remaining artists of the band changed the name to T-Funk and a few months after to FunkAttack, because C-Funk sued them for the similar name.
Como Quisiera Decirte
Los Tetas Lyrics
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como explicarte lo que ando pensando
lo que nunca te dije ahora lo canto
Escúchame, bajo el cielo algo me empuja
lo que en mi mente es una lucha constante
te recuerdo en el trabajo
te recuerdo en la calle
te recuerdo en la ducha
tienes que sentarte, visualiza
comienza a imaginarte
tu eres la protagonista (ah)
Romeo y Julieta es una historia ya antigua ya vista
mi alma naufragada en la eterna rima
de aquí al futuro, del futuro al pasado
yo sé que nadie como yo te ha amado
he restado y sumado
ya lo he calculado
Como quisiera decirte
algo que llevo aquí dentro
clavado como una espina
y así va pasando el tiempo
sin atinar a decirte
lo que a diario voy sintiendo
por temor quizá a oírte
cosas que oírte no quiero
Te he buscado en el vocabulario
y en diccionarios, ah
y no he encontrado nada que forme tu retrato
como decirte lo que sentí aquel ocaso
jamás podré olvidar aquel inolvidable rato
fue como un pacto sin un pacto
y se quebró como un frasco
solo veo pedazos de aquel acto
acaso mi remedio
es otro trago de mi vaso
me dirijo hacia el olvido con mis pasos
a un lejano territorio dejaré
el recuerdo de tu trato
si, echo de menos tu trato
aún así, como creo que ya no hay caso
voy bajo los astros admirando el espacio
mi pena solo se aleja despacio...
Como quisiera decirte que
cuando contemplo el cielo
tu estrella me va diciendo
como me faltan tus besos
como quisiera decirte
que eres mi amor
mi lucero
pero sentirte tan lejos
de a poco me estoy muriendo
Que quiero que estés conmigo
como en un final de cuentos
como quisiera decirte
decirte cuanto te quiero
como quisiera decirte...
decirte cuanto te quiero...
"Como Quisiera Decirte" by Los Tetas is a poignant song that reflects the complexity of love and the difficulty of putting emotions into words. The lyrics are a plea from the singer to express their feelings to a loved one who is distant and whom they miss terribly. The song opens with the singer lamenting the fact that they cannot find the words to fully express what they are feeling or convey their thoughts to the person they love. However, they feel driven to share their emotions, so they resort to singing the unsaid words. The lyrics are a plea to the listener to hear their message and understand what they are trying to convey.
As the song unfolds, the singer describes how they constantly think about their loved one and how their memories are always present, whether they are at work, walking in the street, or taking a shower. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of someone who is consumed by their feelings and desires for the other person but is unable to express them properly. The singer even explores the idea of forgetting their loved one, but as the song progresses, it becomes clear that they cannot do so. They continue to long for their love's return and express this in the song's final line.
Overall, "Como Quisiera Decirte" is a love song that beautifully portrays the complexity of human emotions and the challenge of expressing oneself fully. Whether the listener has experienced the same longing for someone or not, the song resonates on a deep emotional level, highlighting the power of love and how it can affect our lives in meaningful ways.
Line by Line Meaning
Como quisiera decirte tanto
I wish I could tell you everything
como explicarte lo que ando pensando
Explain what I am thinking and feeling
lo que nunca te dije ahora lo canto
Sing about what I never told you
Escúchame, bajo el cielo algo me empuja
Listen to me, something is pushing me under the sky
lo que en mi mente es una lucha constante
What's in my mind is a constant struggle
te recuerdo en el trabajo
I remember you at work
te recuerdo en la calle
I remember you on the street
te recuerdo en la ducha
I remember you in the shower
y a cada instante, ah
And at every moment, ah
tienes que sentarte, visualiza
You have to sit down, visualize
comienza a imaginarte
Start imagining
tu eres la protagonista (ah)
You are the artist (ah)
Romeo y Julieta es una historia ya antigua ya vista
Romeo and Juliet is an old, already seen story
mi alma naufragada en la eterna rima
My soul is shipwrecked in the eternal rhyme
de aquí al futuro, del futuro al pasado
From here to the future, from the future to the past
yo sé que nadie como yo te ha amado
I know nobody has loved you like I have
he restado y sumado
I have subtracted and added
ya lo he calculado
I have already calculated it
Como quisiera decirte
I wish I could tell you
algo que llevo aquí dentro
Something I carry inside
clavado como una espina
Stuck like a thorn
y así va pasando el tiempo
And time keeps passing
sin atinar a decirte
Without being able to tell you
lo que a diario voy sintiendo
What I feel every day
por temor quizá a oírte
Maybe because I fear to hear you
cosas que oírte no quiero
Things I don't want to hear from you
Te he buscado en el vocabulario
I have looked for you in the vocabulary
y en diccionarios, ah
And in dictionaries, ah
y no he encontrado nada que forme tu retrato
And I haven't found anything that forms your portrait
como decirte lo que sentí aquel ocaso
How to tell you what I felt that sunset
jamás podré olvidar aquel inolvidable rato
I will never forget that unforgettable moment
fue como un pacto sin un pacto
It was like a pact without a pact
y se quebró como un frasco
And it broke like a jar
solo veo pedazos de aquel acto
I only see fragments of that act
acaso mi remedio
Maybe my remedy
es otro trago de mi vaso
Is another sip from my glass
me dirijo hacia el olvido con mis pasos
I am walking towards oblivion
a un lejano territorio dejaré
I will leave to a distant territory
el recuerdo de tu trato
The memory of your treatment
si, echo de menos tu trato
Yes, I miss the way you treated me
aún así, como creo que ya no hay caso
Still, I believe there is no hope
voy bajo los astros admirando el espacio
I go under the stars admiring space
mi pena solo se aleja despacio...
My sorrow only goes away slowly...
Como quisiera decirte que
I wish I could tell you that
cuando contemplo el cielo
When I look at the sky
tu estrella me va diciendo
Your star is telling me
como me faltan tus besos
How much I miss your kisses
como quisiera decirte
I wish I could tell you
que eres mi amor
That you are my love
mi lucero
My star
pero sentirte tan lejos
But feeling you so far away
de a poco me estoy muriendo
I am slowly dying
Que quiero que estés conmigo
I want you to be with me
como en un final de cuentos
Like in a story's ending
como quisiera decirte
I wish I could tell you
decirte cuanto te quiero
Tell you how much I love you
como quisiera decirte...
I wish I could tell you...
Writer(s): Orlando Salinas
Contributed by Daniel J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@specialone3821
Like si te acuerdas cuando la ponían en los 10+ pedidos de MTv
@Chinto-13
Jajaj,es neta carnal!
@rudewey
Esto solo es una muestra de lo grandes que son estos señores!!! solo que esta es de las mas comerciales!! Bendiciones desde México hermanos Chilenos!!
@joshuanaconda
es la raja ese vibrato de los 60 en la voz!
@ederariel610
Mayo 2021 hoy me acordé de esta canción
@BambinoJavi
Viva la música chilena, que bueno que volvió esta gran banda, pensé que jamas volveria a verlos juntos!!!
@carlosvillalon608
le puso weno el tea time en este tema , la raja
@mazkotas
Grandes ente los grandes... Rulo, Camilo, C-Funk y Pepino... grandes recuerdos de Balmaceda 1215.De los mejores recuerdos de mi vida. Bless para Uds
@delmirajesusaguilarzambran1137
Que súper desde Bolivia
@PollitoConPapas2024
En este disco solo estaban tea time y cfunk. Estuvieron separados hasta cerca de 2011