In 1982, three guys from Concepción, Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto Titae Lindl, and Pancho Molina started a band called Los Dick Stones, whose set list was based on songs by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Gene Vincent. They quickly became very popular in universities, bars, and peñas around the southern city of Concepción. Given their ambition to achieve success in the Chilean mainstream, they decided to move to the capital city of Santiago and changed their name to Los Tres. In 1988 Ángel Parra joined the band and even though Los Tres is Spanish for "the three", they decided to keep the name.
During years when culture and art began to rise again -after the cultural and night life had been reduced for almost 20 years due to the military regime that had ruled Chile since 1973-, the times were right for their music to develop and their popularity to grow. They recorded 9 albums during their first stage together, from 1982 until 2000.
In 2000 the band went into an indefinite break and its members continued their musical careers in personal projects.
On 2006 Los Tres, with the exception of Pancho Molina, announced their reunion including a show in May, the festival Vive Latino in Mexico City, and a show in Santiago de Chile. The first single Camino was already released. Their tenth album (Hágalo usted mismo) was a result of this reunion. The band is still together.
Feria Verdadera
Los Tres Lyrics
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El viento con sus silbidos siempre está atento
A lo que dicta el río
Hago lo que puedo para ver desde afuera
A los veintinueve quién no es frágil
Doliente, cínico y valiente
Sacar el polvo sucio de las penas que no queman
Se fundió al fin la vela que sopló y dejó una estela
Sin condena, sin condena
Que tiré junto a los peces hasta el fondo del mar
Que tiré junto a los peces a descansar en paz
A descansar en paz
A descansar en paz
The lyrics of Los Tres's song Feria Verdadera speak of personal growth and introspection, as the singer reflects on his efforts to distance himself from his past self and observe the world from a different perspective. He tries his best not to be who he was before and is constantly aware of the winds that blow and the river that flows, reflecting on the constant changes that occur around him.
The singer also contemplates the fragility of human nature, recognizing that at twenty-nine, one can either be vulnerable and suffering, sarcastic and cynical, or brave and strong. He then speaks of the need to separate the true shine from the wax, a metaphor for distinguishing the genuine from the fake or superficial. He also mentions removing the dirty dust of meaningless sorrows that do not deserve to burn.
Line by Line Meaning
Hago lo mejor para no ser el que era
I am trying my best to not be the person I used to be
El viento con sus silbidos siempre está atento
The wind with its whistles is always attentive
A lo que dicta el río
To what the river dictates
Hago lo que puedo para ver desde afuera
I am doing what I can to see from the outside
A los veintinueve quién no es frágil
Who at twenty-nine is not fragile
Doliente, cínico y valiente
Pained, cynical, and brave
Separar el brillo de la cera verdadera
Separating the shine from the true wax
Sacar el polvo sucio de las penas que no queman
Removing the dirty dust from the pains that don't burn
Se fundió al fin la vela que sopló y dejó una estela
The candle that blew and left a trail has finally burned out
Sin condena, sin condena
Without condemnation, without condemnation
Que tiré junto a los peces hasta el fondo del mar
That I threw with the fish to the bottom of the sea
Que tiré junto a los peces a descansar en paz
That I threw with the fish to rest in peace
A descansar en paz
To rest in peace
A descansar en paz
To rest in peace
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: HENRIQUEZ, LINDL
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