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.
Me Rompio El Corazon
Los Tres Lyrics
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nunca supe muy bien
si las postales que escribio
me hundieron muy lento , muy lento
no se si tuve razon
en lo que me cego
estamos lejos del final
se torna mas lento , mas lento
El infierno me dio
razones que no
me sirven para recordar
palabras que incendian , que incendian
mi ultimo adios
no espera perdon
solo dos lagrimas de amor
que veo en tu alma
en tu alma
The lyrics of Los Tres's song Me Rompió el Corazón, translated to "He Broke My Heart," express the pain and confusion of a broken heart. The singer expresses that he never truly understood if it was the postcards that he received from his lover that caused him to slowly sink into despair. He ponders the possibility that he was blind to the truth of his relationship, and that they are far from their happy ending - a fact that only exacerbates his pain.
The second verse reveals that the pain of the breakup feels like a living hell. Memories, words and emotions swirl inside him as he tries to understand what happened. His last goodbye does not expect forgiveness, but only the release of two tears of love that he can see in his lover's soul.
Overall, the song's lyrics reveal the heartbreak, confusion and pain of a romantic relationship that ended for reasons that are unclear to one of the partners. The postcards mentioned throughout the song may symbolize communication attempts that, in the end, failed to reconcile the couple. The song's slow tempo and melancholic tone only highlight the singer's feelings of loss and confusion, making this a heartbreaking yet beautiful song.
Line by Line Meaning
Me rompió el corazón
My heart was broken
Nunca supe muy bien
I never quite knew
Si las postales que escribió
If the postcards he wrote
Me hundieron muy lento, muy lento
Slowly sank me down
No sé si tuve razón
I don't know if I was right
En lo que me cegó
In what blinded me
Estamos lejos del final
We are far from the end
Se torna más lento, más lento
It becomes slower, slower
El infierno me dio
Hell gave me
Razones que no
Reasons that don't
Me sirven para recordar
Serve me to remember
Palabras que incendian, que incendian
Words that ignite, that ignite
Mi último adiós
My last goodbye
No espera perdón
Doesn't expect forgiveness
Sólo dos lágrimas de amor
Only two tears of love
Que veo en tu alma, en tu alma
That I see in your soul, in your soul
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: HENRIQUEZ
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